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Two common gene variants reduce life expectancy by 3 years

01-Apr-2016

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University of Edinburgh researchers analysed genetic information from more than 152,000 people in UK Biobank study.

Identified variants in APOE and CHRNA3/5 genes that can cut your lifespan by up to three years.

More than two-thirds of us carry one of them.

Study published in Nature Communications.

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Nature Communications

Journal covering all topics in physics, chemistry, and biology

Peter Joshi

Chancellor's Fellow at the Usher Institute.

The University of Edinburgh

Public research university for UK and international students

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