Erythrocyte Count, Anemia, and the Human Natural Lifespan Limit:Evidence from the Long Life Family Study
Konstantin G. Arbeev, Olivia Bagley, Joanne M. Murabito, Harvey Jay Cohen, Brandon L. Pierce, William Evan Johnson, Dan T. A. Eisenberg, Milind C. Mahajan, Stacy L. Andersen, Kaare Christensen, Joseph M. Zmuda, Bharat Thyagarajan, Sheng Luo, Anatoliy I. Yashin, Michael A. Province, Abraham Aviv
The paper examines the relationship between erythrocyte count and mortality in older adults, finding a critical threshold below which mortality risk sharply increases.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology