Richard Cawthon
- Human Genetics
- Research Associate Professor
Research Interests
We are studying the genetics of human aging. Different physiological functions within the same individual decline at different rates with age, and the magnitude and rank order of these functional declines vary among individuals. These dichotomies suggest that there are two or more distinct processes of senescence. Therefore, while aging is likely to be complex, with multiple environmental and genetic factors influencing it, it is reasonable to search for single genes in the human that simultaneously promote longevity and slow senescence.
Recent Publications
Hasstedt SJ, Camp NJ, Hopkins PN, Coon H, McKinney JT, Cawthon RM, Hunt SC (2004) Model-fitting and linkage analysis of sodium-lithium countertransport. Eur J Hum Genet. [Epub ahead of print]
Hunt SC, Coon H, Hasstedt SJ, Cawthon RM, Camp NJ, Wu LL, Hopkins PN. (2004) Linkage of serum creatinine and glomerular filtration rate to chromosome 2 in Utah pedigrees. Am J Hypertens. 17(6):511-5.
Camp NJ, Hopkins PN, Hasstedt SJ, Coon H, Malhotra A, Cawthon RM, Hunt SC (2003) Genome-wide multipoint parametric linkage analysis of pulse pressure in large, extended utah pedigrees.
Hypertension 42(3):322-8. Epub 2003 Jul 21.
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