Re: Amount of Special Kind of DNA Predicts Frailty and Mortality

[Steven Salzberg]

Congratulations Dan on publishing this major result!
-Steven

Steven L. Salzberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics
Director, Center for Computational Biology
McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410-614-6112 Email: salz...@jhu.edu
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On 12/18/14, 3:20 PM, InsideHopkins wrote:

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Amount of Special Kind of DNA Predicts Frailty and Mortality

The amount of DNA found in the miniature “power houses” of the cell, called the mitochondria, measured in peoples’ blood directly relates to how frail they are medically. This DNA may prove to be a useful predictor of overall risk of frailty and death from any cause 10 to 15 years before symptoms appear. More »

[Kasper Daniel Hansen]

Congratulations Dan,

I have been waiting for this to come out ever since the faculty lunch.

Best,

Kasper