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De Benedictis, G., Carotenuto, L., Carrieri, G., De Luca, M., Falcone, E., Rose, G., Cavalcanti, S., Corsonello, F., Feraco, E., Baggio, G., Bertolini, S., Mari, D., Mattace, R., Yashin, Bonafe`, M. and Franceschi, C., Gene/longevity association

Acknowledgements: This work was financed in part by a grant from AIRC (Italian Association for Cancer Research), and by Ministry of Health “Progetto finalizzato 1997: la pre- venzione della morbilita` per malattie croniche nell’eta` avan- zata. Il modello dei centenari”, and “Progetto finalizzato 1998: interazioni tra fattori di rischio cardiovascolari e fattori genetici dell’aterosclerosi e delle trombosi: un approccio integrato genetico-funzionale in casistiche selezionate”.

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