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List of works by Francesco Villa

A G613A missense in the Hutchinson's progeria lamin A/C gene causes a lone, autosomal dominant atrioventricular block

scientific article

A Model of Evolutionary Selection: The Cardiovascular Protective Function of the Longevity Associated Variant of BPIFB4

scientific article published on 19 October 2018

A rare genetic variant of BPIFB4 predisposes to high blood pressure via impairment of nitric oxide signaling.

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APOE Alleles and Extreme Human Longevity

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Association of the FOXO3A locus with extreme longevity in a southern Italian centenarian study.

scientific article published in April 2009

Association study on long-living individuals from Southern Italy identifies rs10491334 in the CAMKIV gene that regulates survival proteins.

scientific article published on 25 May 2011

Author Correction: A rare genetic variant of BPIFB4 predisposes to high blood pressure via impairment of nitric oxide signaling

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Centenarians as a model to discover genetic and epigenetic signatures of healthy ageing.

scientific article published on 30 October 2017

Central role of the p53 pathway in the noncoding-RNA response to oxidative stress.

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Effects of FOXO3 Polymorphisms on Survival to Extreme Longevity in Four Centenarian Studies.

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Exome sequencing of a family with lone, autosomal dominant atrial flutter identifies a rare variation in ABCB4 significantly enriched in cases

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Four Genome-Wide Association Studies Identify New Extreme Longevity Variants

scientific article published on 15 March 2017

Genetic Analysis Reveals a Longevity-Associated Protein Modulating Endothelial Function and Angiogenesis

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LAV-BPIFB4 associates with reduced frailty in humans and its transfer prevents frailty progression in old mice

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

LAV-BPIFB4 isoform modulates eNOS signalling through Ca2+/PKC-alpha-dependent mechanism

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Longevity-Associated Variant of BPIFB4 Mitigates Monocyte-Mediated Acquired Immune Response

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

PTX3: an inflammatory protein modulating ultrastructure and bioenergetics of human endothelial cells

scientific article published on 02 February 2019

Polymorphisms of the antiapoptotic protein bag3 may play a role in the pathogenesis of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Serum BPIFB4 levels classify health status in long-living individuals.

scientific article published on 15 December 2015

Single systemic transfer of a human gene associated with exceptional longevity halts the progression of atherosclerosis and inflammation in ApoE knockout mice through a CXCR4-mediated mechanism

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Taste receptors, innate immunity and longevity: the case of TAS2R16 gene

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The application of genetics approaches to the study of exceptional longevity in humans: potential and limitations

scientific article published on 23 April 2012

The expression of the BPIFB4 and CXCR4 associates with sustained health in long-living individuals from Cilento-Italy.

scientific article published on 22 January 2017

The longevity-associated variant of BPIFB4 improves a CXCR4-mediated striatum-microglia crosstalk preventing disease progression in a mouse model of Huntington's disease

scientific article published on 18 July 2020

Vascular ageing: the role of oxidative stress.

scientific article published on 07 January 2013