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Rick J. Mourits

Radboud University NijmegenORCID 0000-0002-2267-1679Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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Intergenerational transmission of longevity is not affected by other familial factors: Evidence from 16,905 Dutch families from Zeeland, 1812-1962

Rick J. Mourits, Niels van den Berg, Mar Rodríguez‐Girondo, Kees Mandemakers, P. Eline Slagboom, Marian Beekman, Angelique A. P. O. Janssens

The paper examines whether the survival advantage of offspring from long-lived parents is genetic or environmental, finding a genetic component that persists beyond age 5.

The History of the Family · Jul 2, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

Longevity defined as top 10% survivors is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait: results from large three-generation datasets

Niels van den Berg, Mar Rodríguez‐Girondo, Ingrid K. van Dijk, Rick J. Mourits, Kees Mandemakers, Angelique A. P. O. Janssens, Marian Beekman, Ken Robert Smith, P. Eline Slagboom

The paper shows that longevity as top 10% survivors is a quantitative genetic trait, with a 31% survival advantage in families with long-lived relatives.

Nature Communications · Dec 28, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics