Newsletter and IYOP Initiatives Australian Coalition '99

AC '99 UPDATE - EDITION No. 6 (February 1999)
INTERNATIONAL News

Centenarian Sibling Pair Study

The Harvard Medical School-Division on Aging is conducting a genetic study on ageing and invites Australian centenarians to participate.

Are you 98 years or older? Does old age run in your family? Harvard is seeking participants who are 98 years old or older and their living brothers or sisters who are 90 years old or older. Centenarians with living siblings are rare and are potentially an extremely valuable resource for studying ageing and how diseases normally associated with ageing may be avoided.

Please note that all information is kept strictly confidential. Participation is free and travel to the U.S.A. is not required.

Please contact Jennifer Bowen at:
Harvard Medical School-Division on Aging
643 Huntington Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston,
MA 02115 USA Phone: (617) 432-2622
e-mail: jennifer_bowen@hms.harvard.edu
website: www.med.harvard.edu/programs/necs

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