Diseases of aging map to a few 'hotspots' on the human genome

The two major hotspots related to the MHC locus (autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, celiac disease, Type I diabetes, asthma, psoriasis, and lupus) and the INK4/ARF (or CDKN2a) tumor suppressor locus (aging: atherosclerosis, heart attacks, stroke, Type II diabetes, glaucoma and various cancers)

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