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Review: a meta-analysis of GWAS and age-associated diseases

  1. William R. Jeck1,2,
  2. Alex P. Siebold1,
  3. Norman E. Sharpless1,2

Article first published online: 30 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00871.x

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Aging Cell

Aging Cell

Volume 11, Issue 5, pages 727–731, October 2012

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Jeck, W. R., Siebold, A. P. and Sharpless, N. E. (2012), Review: a meta-analysis of GWAS and age-associated diseases. Aging Cell, 11: 727–731. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00871.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Genetics

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine, The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

* Norman E. Sharpless, MD, The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CB #7295, Departments of Medicine and Genetics, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, USA. Tel.: +(919) 966 1185; fax: +(919) 966 8212; e-mail: nes@med.unc.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 30 AUG 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 13 AUG 2012 10:14AM EST
  4. Accepted for publication 8 August 2012

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