Objectif This project is directed towards increasing our knowledge about the mechanisms of human longevity and towards understanding the ageing process. There are two specific hypotheses which the project will test: whether the age-related accumulation of the DNA damage in parental germ cells is important for the longevity of the offspring; and whether parental age at conception is an important indicator of the longevity of the offspring. To clarify the primary role of parental age on longevity of the offspring, the longevity differences between birth cohorts and between sexes will be taken into account since many confounding factors, such as ethnicity, geographical location, social and educational status, number of children in the family, may be statistically associated with parental age. The problem will be studied through adjusting for confounding factors. Sample data will be collected, analysed and prepared for scientific publication. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Thème(s) 72 - Social Sciences Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur Université Catholique de Louvain Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Place Montesquieu 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgique Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (4) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ETUDES DEMOGRAPHIQUES France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 75675 PARIS Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée London School of Economics and Political Science Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Houghton Street WC2A 2AE London Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 119899 Moscow Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Russian Academy of Sciences Russie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 117312 Moscow Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
