ObjectiveToclone the gene of mortalityfactorrelatedgene15(MRG15) and to investigateitsexpressioninlensepitheliumcell(LEC) ofnormalandagerelated cataractous eyes.
Whale researchers use population models that factor a species' reproductive rate and its natural mortality to come up with an estimate of how many are likely dying.
"Thus, E-4 appears as a risk factor for both heart disease and Alzheimer's disease, two major causes of mortality and morbidity at advanced ages, " Francois Schachter and his colleagues at the Center for the Study of Human Polymorphisms, a genetic-research center in Paris, conclude in a report.