Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 890-894 , October 2006

Analysis of Common Polymorphisms in Angiotensin-converting Enzyme and Apolipoprotein E Genes and Human Longevity in Colombia

  • Diego A. Forero

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Applied Molecular Genomics Group, Department of Molecular Genetics, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Jorge Pinzón

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Gonzalo H. Arboleda

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Departamento de Patología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • ,
  • Juan J. Yunis

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Departamento de Patología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • ,
  • Claudia Alvarez

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • ,
  • Nohra Cataño

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Departamento de Cuidado y Practica, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • ,
  • Humberto Arboleda

      Affiliations

    • Grupo de Neurociencias, Facultad de Medicina e Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Humberto Arboleda, Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Received 11 January 2006 ,Accepted 7 April 2006.

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PII: S0188-4409(06)00149-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.04.001

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 890-894 , October 2006

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