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Genes Analyzed for their Possible Association with Human Longevity


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ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1 9q31.1 Japanese The R219K SNP was examined in 256 centenarians and 190 healthy younger controls The allelic frequencies were not different between the two groups Arai et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 French I/D polymorphism was examined in centenarians (n = 338) and in adults aged 20-70 years A variant of ACE which predisposes to coronary heart disease was more frequent in centenarians with a significant increase of the homozygous genotype Schachter et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 English, Cambridge I/D polymorphism was examined in 182 women and 100 men aged >84 years and in 100 boys and 100 girls younger than 17 years The I/I polymorphism was depleted in the elderly males but not in the elderly females. Furthermore, significant differences were observed between ACE genotypes in elderly men and elderly women. Galinsky et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Copenhagen, Denmark ACE (I/D) polymorphism was examined in 10,150 subjects from 20 to >80 years-old The relative frequency of the D allele did not change as a function of age Agerholm-Larsen et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 French I/D polymorphism was examined in 394 French centenarians (13% men and 87% women) and controls (238) from 20 to 70 years of age (140 men and 98 women) Both the ACE D allele and ACE D/D genotype were more frequent in centenarians in comparison with controls, without sex-related differences nor significant correlation with a cardiovascular pathology Faure-Delanef., 1998 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Dutch, Leiden I/D polymorphism was determined in 648 subjects >85 years-old The ACE genotype distributions were similar in elderly and young subjects Heijmans et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Danish I/D polymorphism was examined in 187 centenarians and 201 controls (20-64 years) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Bladbjerg et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 American Caucasians, USA I/D polymorphism was examined in 2689 healthy Caucasians: 17-39 years (n = 979; 505 males and 474 females), 40-59 years (n = 900; 526 males and 374 females), and 60-85 years (n = 810; 530 males and 280 females) No statistically significant decrease in genotype or allele frequency was observed among carriers of ACE D Hessner et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 French I/D polymorphism was examined in 560 centenarians and 560 adult controls No association was observed between ACE allele frequencies or genotype and longevity Blanche et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Danish The I/D polymorphisms were examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Tan et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Polish I/D polymorphism was examined in 101 long-life subjects and in a group of 494 younger persons No connection was made between polymorphism and long-life Grzeszczak et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Uighur, Kazakh and Han, Xin Jiang Uighur Autonomous region of China I/D polymorphism was examined in 424 subjects comprising 227 Uighur individuals, 108 Kazakh individuals, and 89 Han individuals. All subjects in the latter two groups ranged in age from 65 to 70 years, whereas the Uighur subjects comprised two different age groups: those ranging in age from 59 to 70 years and those ranging in age from 90 to 113 years. Within the Uighur group, frequency of the D allele was significantly higher in the group aged >90 than in the group aged <70. The overall distributions of alleles in the three groups did not differ significantly. Rahmutula et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Brazilian population of European and Japanese origin I/D polymorphism was examined in 834 persons aged 10–104 years An association between the DD genotype and D allele and age was observed in the European group only. The ACE polymorphism–age association occurred at age >60 years in the European population with decreasing II frequency. Da Cruz et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Danish The cognitive skills of 684 twins aged 73+ years were examined in relation to a polymorphic 287 bp fragment in the ACE gene that can be present in the insertion (I) variant and absent in the deletion (D) variant Neither physical nor cognitive performance was associated with the ACE genotype. Having the D allele, however, improved the chances of survival. Fredericsen et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Korean I/D polymorphism was examined in 103 centenarians (13 men and 90 women) and in 7232 apparently healthy adults (4100 men and 3132 women) The frequencies of genotypes and alleles of the centenarians were not significantly different from those of the control groups. There was also a lack of association between the presence of the D allele and dementia status. Choi et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Northern and Southern Europe I/D polymorphism was examined in 82 centenarians and 252 middle-aged, unrelated subjects or volunteers No statistically significant differences were found in ACE genotype or allele frequencies between centenarians and controls in Southern European population Panza et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Russian, Novosibirsk I/D polymorphism was examined in 97 elderly subjects and control group aged 25-64 Frequency of D/D genotype among senile and long-living men was significantly lower than in men 55-64 years of age. A similar decrease of this gene frequency was also found in women of the same age. Shabalin et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Xinjiang Uygur people, China I/D polymorphisms of ACE gene were examined in 42 centenarians, 102 people aged 90-99, 70 people aged 65-70, and 53 cases of natural death aged 65-70 used as controls The frequency rates of genotype D/D and D alleles were significantly higher in the centenarian group than in the controls Wufuer et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Italian The genotype and allele frequency distribution of I/D polymorphisms were analyzed in 235 Italian patients with sporadic Alzheimer disease, 153 with familial Alzheimer disease, 192 healthy controls and 111 centenarians There were no significant differences in ACE genotypes or allele frequencies in all the studied groups. Centenarians show the highest allele D frequency, although the value is not significant. Nacmias et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Columbian Polymorphisms in the ACE gene were analyzed in a sample of 538 subjects (18-106 years) A significant decrease in DD genotype (24 vs. 16%) was observed between young and old subject groups (mean age: 45 vs. 77 years). The ACE DD genotype and D allele decrease was significant only in women. Forrero et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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ACE Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme 17q23.3 Southern Italian The association of sex and age with the occurrence of ACE genotypes in healthy aging and longevity in 1344 healthy individuals and 64 centenarians was examined A significant association of D allele and age was observed in centenarians Seripa et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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AGT Angiotensinogen (serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade A (alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 8) 1q42.2 Danish M/T235 SNP was examined in 187 centenarians and 201 controls (20-64 years) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Bladbjerg et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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AGT Angiotensinogen (serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade A (alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 8) 1q42.2 Danish M/T235 SNP was examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) Significant influences on survival in males were observed, with reduced hazards of death for carriers of the M235 allele Tan et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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APOA1 Apolipoprotein A-I 11q23.3 Southern Italy APOA1-MspI-RFLP (-75 nt from the transcription starting site) polymorphism was examined in a healthy population with 304 subjects aged 18–45 years, 267 subjects aged 46–80 years and 229 subjects aged 81–109 years (including 184 subjects, 43 males and 141 females, older than 100 years) The APOA1 allele P, which increases serum LDL-C at middle-age and is over-represented in cardiovascular diseases, tends to increase its frequency in the centenarians males Garasto et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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APOA4 Apolipoprotein A-IV 11q23.3 Italian Two restriction polymorphisms, HinfI347 (Thr347/Ser) and Fnu4HI360 (Gln360/His), and a VNTR (alleles 3, 4) at the 3 region of the APOA4 gene were examined in 71 centenarians (18 men and 53 women, 100–107 years of age, mean 102.3 years) and 100 unrelated adults (21 men and 79 women, 19–59 years of age, mean 35.7 years) The Hinf347 genotype distribution was significantly different in centenarians Pepe et al., 1998 Entrez Gene
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APOA4 Apolipoprotein A-IV 11q23.3 French Glutamine (CAG) to histidine (CAT) substitution at codon 360 was examined in 120 Alzheimer patients (88 females, 32 males) and 119 presumed-healthy elderly subjects (62 females, 57 males) The frequency of apoAIV alleles was not significantly different between Alzheimer patients and the elderly control group. However, in both groups, apoAIV (360:His) allele frequency was higher than in the general population. Merched et al., 1998 Entrez Gene
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APOA4 Apolipoprotein A-IV 11q23.3 Southern Italy APOA4-HincII-RFLP (Asp127/Ser127) polymorphism was examined in a healthy population with 304 subjects aged 18–45 years, 267 subjects aged 46–80 years and 229 subjects aged 81–109 years (including 184 subjects, 43 males and 141 females, older than 100 years) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Garasto et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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APOB Apolipoprotein B (including Ag(x) antigen) 2p24.1 Finnish The apolipoprotein B Xba I polymorphism was examined in 179 Finnish centenarians The frequencies of the Xba I alleles among the centenarians and among the young Finns were not significantly different Louhija et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOB Apolipoprotein B (including Ag(x) antigen) 2p24.1 Finnish The apolipoprotein B EcoRI and Xba I polymorphisms were examined in Finnish nonagenarians The frequency of EcoRI allele R- was low in the nonagenarians, whereas the allele frequency for the Xba I polymorphism did not differ between the nonagenarians and the younger groups Kervinen et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOB Apolipoprotein B (including Ag(x) antigen) 2p24.1 Italian A sample of 143 centenarians and a control sample of 158 individuals were examined for polymorphism in APOB restriction fragment length (RFLP) (XbaI2488 and EcoRI4154) and variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) (3'APOB-VNTR) polymorphisms Neither the XbaI-RFLP nor the EcoRI-RFLP was able to discriminate between centenarians and controls, while the 3'APOB-VNTR multiallelic system revealed significant differences between the samples: the frequency of alleles with fewer than 35 repeats was lower in centenarians than in controls de Benedictis et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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APOC1 Apolipoprotein C-I 19q13.31 English, Cambridge Allele and genotype frequencies at Hpa1 RFLP were examined in 182 women and 100 men aged >84 years and in 100 boys and 100 girls younger than 17 years Allele and genotype frequencies were significantly different in the elderly women compared to the younger sample. No difference was observed in the elderly men. Galinsky et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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APOC3 Apolipoprotein C-III 11q23.3 Finnish The Sst I polymorphism was examined in 179 Finnish centenarians The S2 allele (Sst I restriction site present) occurred more often in the centenarians (frequency, 12.9%) than in the youngest reference population (frequency, 8.8%) Louhija et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOC3 Apolipoprotein C-III 11q23.3 Russian 5'-untranslated region (T-455C) SNP was examined in a group of 137 elderly individuals (70-106 years old) A greater frequency of the -455C allele was demonstrated with aging Anisimov et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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APOC3 Apolipoprotein C-III 11q23.3 Southern Italian APOC3-SstI-RFLP polymorphism was examined in a healthy population of 304 subjects aged 18–45 years, 267 subjects aged 46–80 years and 229 subjects aged 81–109 years (including 184 subjects, 43 males and 141 females, older than 100 years) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Garasto et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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APOC3 Apolipoprotein C-III 11q23.3 Ashkenazi Jews A group of centenarians (213), their offspring (216), and an age-matched control group (258) were genotyped for 66 polymorphisms in 36 candidate genes related to cardiovascular disease The prevalence of homozygosity for the 641C allele in the APOC3 promoter (rs2542052) was higher in centenarians (25%) and their offspring (20%) than in controls (10%). This genotype was associated with significantly lower serum levels of APOC3, a favorable pattern of lipoprotein levels and sizes. A lower prevalence of hypertension and greater insulin sensitivity in the 641C homozygotes was also found. Atzmon et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Swedish Isoforms were examined in 407 healthy Swedish individuals, 244 men and 163 women, ages 17 to 86 years The E4 frequency decreased with increasing age and was significantly lower in individuals > 60 years of age Eggertsen et al., 1993 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 French Common polymorphism was examined in centenarians (n = 338) and in adults aged 20-70 years E4 allele was significantly less frequent in centenarians than in controls, while the frequency of the E2 allele was significantly increased Schachter et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Finnish The common polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (E2, E3, and E4) was examined in 179 Finnish centenarians The frequency of the E2 allele was higher and that of the E4 allele lower in the centenarians Louhija et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Finnish The common polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (E2, E3, and E4) was examined in Finnish nonagenarians The frequency of the E4 allele was lower in the nonagenarians than in the middle-aged and young adults Kervinen et al., 1994 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Italian Polymorphism (E2, E3, and E4) was examined in a sample of 228 healthy Italian subjects (124 men and 104 women) aged 18-93 The frequency of E4 decreased with age and was not found in subjects aged 75 and older Ruiu et al., 1995 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 English, Cambridge Common polymorphism was examined in 182 women and 100 men aged > 84 years and in 100 boys and 100 girls younger than 17 years Difference between genotypes in the elderly women and the young sample was observed. However, this did not retain significance when the genotype frequencies of the young sample were adjusted to values expected from the allele frequencies on the basis of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and compared to observed genotypes in elderly men and women. Galinsky et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 French Polymorphism (E2, E3, and E4) was examined in 560 centenarians and 560 adult controls Significant differences were observed between centenarians and controls for allelic and genotypic frequencies. The E4E4 genotype was under-represented in centenarians compared to controls. Centenarians carrying at least one E2 allele or homozygous for E3 were more frequent than controls. Blanche et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Uygur nationality in Xinjiang China Polymorphism (E2, E3, and E4) was studied in 164 subjects including 35 persons aged 90 years or older, 71 men aged 20-35 and 54 men with myocardial infarction There was statistically significant difference in the E4 allele frequencies among the three groups with the older group showing a lower E4 allele frequency Wang et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Finnish Common polymorphism was examined in 179 persons (28 men and 151 women) aged 100 years and older The percentages of E2-allele carriers increased with age, particularly in women. The percentage of carriers of the E4 allele was lower than expected. Frisoni et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Brazilian Common polymorphism was examined in 70 elderly patients aged 80 years or more No association was observed between the genotypes and longevity, though individuals with the E3E4 genotype had a mean age greater than those with the E3E3 genotype. Schwanke et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Russian, Novosibirsk Common polymorphism was examined in 97 elderly subjects and control group aged 25-64 In men aged 83 years and older the frequency of the E3/E4 genotype was lower and that of the E2/E3 genotype was higher. In subjects of senile age and long-livers of both sexes genotype E4/E4 was not found. Shabalin et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Korean Common polymorphism was examined in 103 centenarians (13 men and 90 women, mean age 102.4 +/- 2.6 years) and in 6435 adults (5008 men and 1427 women) of mean age 50.7 +/- 7.9 years The frequencies of genotypes and alleles of the centenarians were not significantly different from those of the control groups. The frequency of the E4 allele was significantly higher in centenarians with dementia than in centenarians without definitive dementia. Choi et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Ashkenazi Jews, Jerusalem Common polymorphism was examined in 224 older (75 years) Jewish Jerusalem residents of Ashkenazi ethnicity (150 males and 74 females) and a group of 441 younger subjects (22 years) Ashkenazi older subjects were characterized by an increased percentage of the E2 allele and a decreased percentage of the E4 allele Stessman et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Uygur nationality in Xinjiang China Common polymorphism was examined in centenarians (n=42), 90-year-old people (n=102), 65-70-year-old people (n=70) and controls(n=53). The frequencies of genotype E3/4 and E4, E3 alleles in the centenarian group were significantly lower than those in controls, whereas the frequencies of genotype E2/3 and E2 allele in the centenarian group were significantly higher than those in controls. Mayila et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Columbian Polymorphisms were studied in a sample of 538 Colombian subjects (aged 18-106 years) There were no differences between young and old subjects Forrero et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Southern Italian The association of sex and age with the occurrence of APOE genotypes in healthy aging and longevity in 1344 healthy individuals and 64 centenarians was examined A higher E2 frequency was observed in men aged 60-90 years and in centenarians Seripa et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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APOE Apolipoprotein E 19q13.31 Greek The prevalence of genotypes in 80 healthy aged individuals (>80 years) and 391 adults (median age 43 years) was examined Genotypes were comparable in both groups with the exception of E3/3 and E3/4, which were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in aged individuals. The epsilon2 and epsilon3 allele frequencies were not different between the groups. The epsilon4 allele was significantly less frequent in aged individuals compared to controls. Stakias et al., 2007 Entrez Gene
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AKAP10 A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 10 17p11.2 European-American Male (n= 4766) and female (n = 6202) divided into young (18–39 years) and old (60 years) groups were examined for polymorphisms A polymorphism that results in an amino acid change from Ile to Val showed the strongest correlation with age. The Val variant was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the length of the electrocardiogram PR interval. An A to G polymorphism in the 3'UTR of D-AKAP2 showed a significant decrease of the G allele in the older sample of both genders. Additionally, the I646V polymorphism was found to be significantly different between young and old in both males and females. Kammerer et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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BF B-factor, properdin Italian Alleles were examined in healthy aged people (77 centenarians and 89 elderly subjects) The frequencies of the alleles were similar in the studied cohorts Bellavia et al., 1999 Ensembl
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BRCA1 Breast cancer 1, early onset 17q21.31 New England Caucasians and Italian Polymorphisms were examined in 102 centenarians from the New England area and 84 centenarians from Italy. The control population consisted of 97 individuals from Italy. The genotype "a+a" was more frequent in both centenarian groups compared to the control group whereas the genotype "a+b" was less frequent. The results, however, were not statistically significant. Vijg et al., 2000 Entrez Gene
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C3 Complement component 3 19p13.3 Italian C3 alleles were examined in healthy aged people (77 centenarians and 89 elderly subjects) The frequencies of C3 alleles were similar in the studied cohorts Bellavia et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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C4 Complement component 4 Italian C4 alleles were examined in healthy aged people (77 centenarians and 89 elderly subjects) The frequencies of C4A alleles were similar in the studied cohorts. For C4B null allele (C4BQ0) a trend toward an increase in the older cohort was observed, although the differences were not significant after statistical correction. Bellavia et al., 1999 Ensembl
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CAT Catalase 11p13 Danish The -262C/T polymorphism was examined in 2223 Danish individuals aged 45-93 years The -262C/T polymorphism was not associated with survival Christiansen et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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CPB2 Carboxypeptidase B2 (plasma, carboxypeptidase U) 13q14.13 American Caucasian Genotypes were studied in 2224 men and women aged 65 or older at baseline During 10 years of follow-up, men with the -438 A/A genotype had decreased mortality due to all causes, and lived, on average, longer than men with the -438 G allele. The effects of -438 G/A in women were smaller and not statistically significant. Reiner et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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CETP Cholesteryl ester transfer protein 16q13 Ashkenazi Jews The I405V polymorphism distribution was examined in 213 Ashkenazi Jews with exceptional longevity (mean [SD] age, 98.2 [5.3] years), their offspring (n = 216; mean [SD] age, 68.3 [6.7] years) and in an age-matched control group of Ashkenazi Jews (n = 258) + participants from the Framingham Offspring Study (n = 589) Probands with exceptional longevity showed an increased frequency of homozygosity for the 405 valine allele of (VV genotype) compared with controls Barzilai et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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CETP Cholesteryl ester transfer protein 16q13 Japanese Polymorphisms (mutations in intron 14 and exon 15, and Taq1B) were examined in 256 centenarians and 190 healthy younger controls (22-65 years old) The allelic frequencies did not differ between the two groups Arai et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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CETP Cholesteryl ester transfer protein 16q13 Italian The I405V polymorphism was examined in 175 Italian centenarians and, as a control group, 189 sex-matched healthy individuals No association with longevity was found Cellini et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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CNDP1 Carnosine dipeptidase 1 (metallopeptidase M20 family) 18q22.3 German The frequency of CNDP1 alleles in German centenarians (n=330), patients with premature coronary heart disease, and matched controls was examined. A total of 1382 individuals were examined. There was no difference in allele or genotype frequency between centenarians and their control group, or between cardiovascular patients and their control group Zschocke et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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CYP1A1 Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 15q24.1 Northern Italian SNP was examined in 94 nonagenarians and centenarians and 418 control subjects of younger age No association with longevity was found Taioli et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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CYP1A1 Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 15q24.1 German, Bonn T461N and 3801 T/ C SNPs were examined in 205 octogenarians and a reference group of 294 persons aged less than 80 years No association with longevity was found Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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CYP1B1 Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily B, polypeptide 1 2p22.2 German, Bonn V432L SNP was examined in 205 octogenarians and a reference group of 294 persons aged less than 80 years In octogenarians, the 432L allele was less prevalent than in the reference group Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily E, polypeptide 1 10q26.3 Spanish The enzymatic polymorphism was examined in 41 nonagenarians (10 males, mean age 92.2 years, range 90-98) free of known malignancies or neurodegenerative diseases and in control groups comprised of 137 (116 males, mean age 32 years) No association with longevity was found Agundez et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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CYP2D6 Cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily D, polypeptide 6 Spanish The enzymatic polymorphism was examined in 41 nonagenarians (10 males, mean age 92.2 years, range 90-98) free of known malignancies or neurodegenerative diseases and in control groups comprised of 217 healthy volunteers (128 males, mean age 36.3 years) No association with longevity was found Agundez et al., 1997 Ensembl
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CYP2D6 Cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily D, polypeptide 6 French CYP2D63 (A2637 deletion) and CYP2D64 (G1934A transition) alleles were examined in 552 centenarians and 243 controls aged 20-70 years No significant difference was found between centenarian and control subjects Muiras et al., 1998 Ensembl
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F2 Coagulation factor II (thrombin) 11p11.2 Danish F2 20210 G/A SNP was examined in 187 centenarians and 201 controls (20-64 years) No association with longevity was found Bladbjerg et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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F2 Coagulation factor II (thrombin) 11p11.2 Danish F2 20210 G/A SNP was examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) No association with longevity was found Tan et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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F2 Coagulation factor II (thrombin) 11p11.2 American Caucasians F2 20210 G/A SNP was examined in 2689 healthy Caucasians aged 17-39 years (n = 979; 505 males and 474 females), 40-59 years (n = 900; 526 males and 374 females), and 60-85 years (n = 810; 530 males and 280 females) No statistically significant decrease in genotype or allele frequency was observed among carriers of F2 Hessner et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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F5 Coagulation factor V (proaccelerin, labile factor) 1q24.2 American Caucasian G1691A SNP was examined in 2689 healthy Caucasians aged 17-39 years (n = 979; 505 males and 474 females), 40-59 years (n = 900; 526 males and 374 females), and 60-85 years (n = 810; 530 males and 280 females) No statistically significant decrease in genotype or allele frequency was observed among carriers of F5 Hessner et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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F7 Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) 13q34 Italian The R353Q substitution polymorphism in exon 8 was examined in 124 healthy individuals over 100 years of age and 130 young, healthy individuals No significant differences relative to longevity were found Mannucci et al., 1997 Entrez Gene
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F7 Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) 13q34 Danish The R353Q substitution, intron 7 (37bp)n, and -323ins10 polymorphisms were examined in 187 centenarians and 201 healthy controls, aged 20-64 years (mean age 42 years). The genotype frequencies in the centenarians and in the controls were similar Bladbjerg et al., 1999 Entrez Gene
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F7 Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) 13q34 Danish Blood coagulation factor VII (FVII) R/Q353 and FVII-323ins10 SNPs were examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) R/Q353 and FVII-323ins10 manifest significant influences on survival in males, with reduced hazards of death for carriers of the Q353 allele and the FVII-323P10 allele Tan et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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F7 Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) 13q34 Danish Polymorphisms were examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) No association with longevity was found Tan et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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F7 Coagulation factor VII (serum prothrombin conversion accelerator) 13q34 Ashkenazi Jews, Jerusalem Arg/Gln R353Q SNP was examined in 224 older (75 years) Jewish Jerusalem residents of Ashkenazi ethnicity (150 males and 74 females) and a group of 441 younger subjects (22 years) There was a decrease in the percentage of the A allele in older Ashkenazi male subjects and a corresponding marked decrease (9.7–2.1%) in the percentage of AA homozygotes Stessman et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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FAS Fas (TNF receptor superfamily, member 6) 10q23.31 Northern Italian The -670 and -1377 position SNPs were examined in 50 centenarians and 86 young controls Genotype and allele distribution for both polymorphisms were similar in controls and centenarians Pinti et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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FASLG Fas ligand (TNF superfamily, member 6) 1q25.1 Northern Italian The -124 and 169 position SNPs were examined in 50 centenarians and 86 young controls Genotype and allele distribution for both polymorphisms were similar in controls and centenarians Pinti et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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FCGR2A Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIa, receptor (CD32) 1q23.3 German The FCGR2A-His131Arg polymorphism was analyzed in a group of 408 German centenarians and two samples of younger Germans aged 60-75 and 18-49 years No statistically significant differences were observed between the three age groups Flesch et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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FGB Fibrinogen beta chain Italian The G/A-455 SNP was examined in 124 healthy individuals over 100 years old and 130 young, healthy individuals Alleles and genotypes were found with similar frequencies in centenarians and in the control group Mannucci et al., 1997 Ensembl
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FGB Fibrinogen beta chain Danish The -455G/A SNP was examined in 187 centenarians and 201 healthy controls aged 20-64 years (mean age 42 years) The genotype frequencies in the centenarians and the controls were similar Bladbjerg et al., 1999 Ensembl
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FGB Fibrinogen beta chain Danish The G/A-455 SNP was examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) No association with longevity was found Tan et al., 2001 Ensembl
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FGB Fibrinogen beta chain American Caucasian Genotypes for -455 G/A were studied in 2224 men and women aged 65 years and older at baseline During 10 years of follow-up, no association with survival was found Reiner et al., 2005 Ensembl
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FOXO1A Forkhead box O1A (rhabdomyosarcoma) 13q14.11 Italian The (T/C, 97347 bp) polymorphism was examined in healthy people 17–85 yr of age (n= 278; mean age, 54.8; 76 males and 202 females) and in healthy people 86–109 yr of age (n= 218; mean age, 98.0; 56 males and 162 females No significant differences relative to longevity were found Bonafe et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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FOXO1A Forkhead box O1A (rhabdomyosarcoma) 13q14.11 Japanese 3 intronic polymorphisms were examined in 122 Japanese semisupercentenarians (older than 105, 107 female, 15 male, mean age 106.8 years) and 122 healthy younger controls (105 female, 17 male, mean age 33.33) No significant differences relative to longevity were found Kojima et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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GH1 Growth hormone 1 17q23.3 Dutch, Leiden Intron 4 A/T SNP was examined in 1576 individuals aged 85 and older Female carriers of the A allele had reduced height and mortality Heemst et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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GHRHR Growth hormone releasing hormone receptor 7p14.3 Dutch, Leiden Codon 57 A/G SNP was examined in 1576 individuals aged 85 and older No association with longevity was found Heemst et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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GP1BA Glycoprotein Ib (platelet), alpha polypeptide 17p13.2 Danish The L/P codon 33 SNP was examined in 187 centenarians (47 males and 140 females) and 201 controls (20-64 years) No association with longevity was found Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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GSTM1 Glutathione S-transferase M1 1p13.3 French The GSTM1 deletion was examined in 552 centenarians and 243 controls aged 20-70 years No significant difference was found between centenarian and control subjects Muiras et al., 1998 Entrez Gene
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GSTM1 Glutathione S-transferase M1 1p13.3 Northern Italian GSTM1 deletion was examined in 94 nonagenarians and centenarians and 418 control subjects of younger age No association with longevity was found Taioli et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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GSTM1 Glutathione S-transferase M1 1p13.3 German, Bonn GSTM1 deletion was examined in 205 octogenarians and a reference group of 294 persons aged less than 80 years Octogenarians turned out to have a marginally significant more GSTM1 negatives Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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GSTM1 Glutathione S-transferase M1 1p13.3 Danish The GSTM1 deletion polymorphism was examined in a longitudinal study of 681 elderly Danish twins (234 men and 447 women) A non-significant trend for carriage of two copies of the GSTM1 functional gene was found Christiansen et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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GSTP1 Gutathione S-transferase pi 11q13.2 German, Bonn I105V SNP was examined in 205 octogenarians and a reference group of 294 persons aged less than 80 years There were fewer observed heterozygous 105IV genotypes and more homozygous 105VV genotypes than expected among octogenarians Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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GSTT1 Glutathione S-transferase theta 1 22q11.23 Northern Italian Deletion was examined in 94 nonagenarians and centenarians and 418 control subjects of younger age A significant difference in the proportion of nonagenarians and centenarians homozygotes for the deletion was observed in comparison to control subjects Taioli et al., 2001 Entrez Gene
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GSTT1 Glutathione S-transferase theta 1 22q11.23 German, Bonn Deletion was examined in 205 octogenarians and a reference group of 294 persons aged less than 80 years Octogenarians had less GSTT1 deficient genotypes Pesch et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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GSTT1 Glutathione S-transferase theta 1 22q11.23 Danish Deletion polymorphism was examined in a longitudinal study of 681 elderly Danish twins (234 men and 447 women) Both heterozygosity and homozygosity for the GSTT1 functional gene was associated with a moderate but significant increased mortality in women Christiansen et al., 2006 Entrez Gene
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HFE Hemochromatosis 6p22.2 Sicilian C282Y, H63D and S65C polymorphisms were studied in 106 young controls (age range from 22 to 55 years; 40 men and 66 women) and 35 elderly subjects (age range from 91 to 105 years; seven men and 28 women) A significant difference was observed only in women in frequencies of C282Y alleles between the young and the elderly subjects. Concerning H63D polymorphisms, no significant differences were observed, between old and young people. Lio et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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HFE Hemochromatosis 6p22.2 Sardinian The C282Y, H63D and S65C SNPs were examined in 61 controls and 57 centenarians Although there was a trend for an increased frequency of the H63D allele in centenarian women, no significant differences were observed in frequencies of the different alleles between young and centenarians Carru et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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HLA-A1 Major histocompatibility complex, class I, A1 Irish, Belfast 100 control samples (59% female, 41% male with an age-range of 19-45 years old) and 93 aged samples (70% female, 30% male with an age-range of 80-97 years old) were examined No age-related allele or genotype frequencies were observed Ross et al., 2003 Ensembl
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HLA-A1 Major histocompatibility complex, class I, A1 Bulgarian 12 alleles were examined in 17 unrelated elderly (age 65–90 years; 6 males and 11 females), 23 family members (age 18–57 years; 9 males and 14 females, and a control group with 105 randomly selected, matched for geographical distribution healthy controls aged 25–53 years (40 male and 65 female) The most frequent HLA alleles in elderly Bulgarians were A01 and A02. A number of haplotypes were also found to be more frequent in elderly Bulgarians compared to the controls. Naumova et al., 2004 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Japanese, Okinawa Polymorphisms in Okinawan centenarians were analyzed DRB1*1401 allele was significantly increased in the centenarians while DRB1*0101 and DRB1*1201 alleles were slightly decreased Akisaka et al., 1997 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 French The longevous groups included two independent cohorts totalling 533 centenarians and 163 nonagenarian siblings. Control group included 2950 subjects. DR7 frequency was elevated in longevous men and DR13 frequency was increased in centenarians. DR11's influence on longevity displayed a significant interaction with sex, with an increase in women from longevous sibships. HLA-DR homozygotes were more frequent in centenarians than in controls. Ivanova et al., 1998 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Bulgarian 10 alleles were examined in 17 unrelated elderly (age 65–90 years; 6 males and 11 females), 23 family members (age 18–57 years; 9 males and 14 females, and a control group with 105 randomly selected, matched for geographical distribution healthy controls aged 25–53 years (40 male and 65 female) The most frequent HLADRB1 alleles in elderly Bulgarians were DRB111 and DRB113. The most frequent haplotypes in elderly Bulgarians compared to the controls were DRB111–DQB103 and DRB113–DQB106. Naumova et al., 2004 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Mexican A total of 71 healthy elders were studied, age ranged from 80 to 96 years (mean 86.2 years). The control samples were obtained from 99 young (from 21 – 54 years; mean 35.2 years) healthy individuals unrelated to elders. A significant increased frequency of HLA-DRB1*11 was found in elderly women whereas this allele was not present in elderly males Soto-Vega et al., 2005 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB3 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 3 Irish, Belfast 100 control samples (59% female, 41% male with an age-range of 19-45 years old) and 93 aged samples (70% female, 30% male with an age-range of 80-97 years old) were examined No age-related allele or genotype frequencies were observed Ross et al., 2003 Ensembl
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HLA-DRB5 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 5 Dutch, Leiden 964 inhabitants aged 85 years and over and 2444 young controls, aged 20-35 years, with an identical ethnic and demographic background were examined HLA-DR5 was higher in the group of 85 years and over, as compared to the control group Lagaay et al., 1991 Ensembl
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HLA-DQA1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1 Japanese, Okinawa Polymorphisms in HLA class II alleles of Okinawan centenarians were analyzed DQA10101=0104 and DQA105 alleles were significantly increased in the centenarians Akisaka et al., 1997 Ensembl
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HLA-DQA1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1 Mexican A total of 71 healthy elders were studied, age ranged from 80 to 96 years (mean 86.2 years). The control samples were obtained from 99 young (from 21 – 54 years; mean 35.2 years) healthy individuals unrelated to elders. The frequencies of the alleles tested were not statistically different among groups Soto-Vega et al., 2005 Ensembl
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HLA-DQA1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1 Sardinian 129 centenarians and 154 sexagenarians randomly selected from the inhabitants of the same province were examined. In addition, 24 85-year-old sibs of centenarians were enrolled. Sib pair analysis showed nonsignificant differences between the observed and expected percentage of DQA* allele sharing Scola et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HLA-DQB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1 Japanese, Okinawa Polymorphisms in HLA class II alleles of Okinawan centenarians were analyzed DQB105 and DQB103 alleles were significantly increased in the centenarians Akisaka et al., 1997 Ensembl
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HLA-DQB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1 Bulgarian 5 alleles were examined in 17 unrelated elderly (age 65–90 years; 6 males and 11 females), 23 family members (age 18–57 years; 9 males and 14 females, and a control group with 105 randomly selected, matched for geographical distribution healthy controls aged 25–53 years (40 male and 65 female) The most frequent DQB1 alleles in elderly Bulgarians were DQB103 and DQB105 Naumova et al., 2004 Ensembl
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HLA-DQB1 Major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1 Sardinian 129 centenarians and 154 sexagenarians randomly selected from the inhabitants of the same province were examined. In addition, 24 85-year-old sibs of centenarians were enrolled. Sib pair analysis showed nonsignificant differences between the observed and expected percentage of DQB1* allele sharing. Scola et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HLA-B Major histocompatibility complex, class I, B Dutch, Leiden 964 inhabitants aged 85 years and over and 2444 young controls, aged 20-35 years, with an identical ethnic and demographic background were examined HLA-B40 was lower in the group of 85 years and over, as compared to the control group Lagaay et al., 1991 Ensembl
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HLA-B Major histocompatibility complex, class I, B 6p21.33 Irish, Belfast 100 control samples (59% female, 41% male with an age-range of 19-45 years old) and 93 aged samples (70% female, 30% male with an age-range of 80-97 years old) were examined No age-related allele or genotype frequencies were observed Ross et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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HLA-B Major histocompatibility complex, class I, B 6p21.33 Bulgarian 14 alleles were examined in 17 unrelated elderly (age 65–90 years; 6 males and 11 females), 23 family members (age 18–57 years; 9 males and 14 females, and a control group with 105 randomly selected, matched for geographical distribution healthy controls aged 25–53 years (40 male and 65 female) The most frequent HLB alleles in elderly Bulgarians were B18 and B*51 Naumova et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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HLA-B Major histocompatibility complex, class I, B 6p21.33 Mexican 71 healthy elders were studied, age ranged from 80 to 96 years (mean 86.2 years). The control samples were obtained from 99 young (from 21 – 54 years; mean 35.2 years) healthy individuals unrelated to elders. The frequencies of the alleles tested were not statistically different among groups Soto-Vega et al., 2005 Entrez Gene
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HLA-C Major histocompatibility complex, class I, C 6p21.33 Bulgarian 10 alleles were examined in 17 unrelated elderly (age 65–90 years; 6 males and 11 females), 23 family members (age 18–57 years; 9 males and 14 females, and a control group with 105 randomly selected, matched for geographical distribution healthy controls aged 25–53 years (40 male and 65 female) The most frequent HLC alleles in elderly Bulgarians were C*07 and C*04 Naumova et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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HMOX1 Heme oxygenase (decycling) 1 22q12.3 Japanese A (GT)n repeat polymorphism in the promoter region of the human HO-1 gene was examined in younger (60 years, 59 male and 45 female) and older (60-75 years, 95 male and 106 female) subjects The proportion of allelic frequencies in class L with a large size of (GT)n repeat, as well as the genotypic frequencies in group I with class L alleles, was significantly lower in the oldest male subjects than in the younger males. In contrast, in the oldest female subjects this was not observed. Yamaya et al., 2003 Entrez Gene
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HSPA1A Heat shock 70kDa protein 1A Southern Italian (A/C)-110 polymorphism was examined in 591 subjects (263 males and 328 females; age range 18–109 years; 36 male and 84 female centenarians) A significant age-related decrease of the frequency of allele (A)-110 was observed in females, while no difference was observed in the males Altomare et al., 2003 Ensembl
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HSPA1A Heat shock 70kDa protein 1A Danish The -110A/C polymorphism was examined in a cohort of aged Danish twins (individuals aged between 70 and 91 years, categorized according to the presence or absence of various diseases) An association was found between low self-rated health and heterozygosity (AC genotype) Singh et al., 2004 Ensembl
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HSPA1A Heat shock 70kDa protein 1A Ashkenazi Jews rs1043618 polymorphism was examined in 347 centenarians, 260 centenarian offspring, and 238 controls No genetic associations were found with two SNPs within two hsp70 genes Terry et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HSPA1A Heat shock 70kDa protein 1A Danish The A/C -110 polymorphism was examined in 426 participants of various ages Female carriers of CC genotype survive better than the noncarriers (AA and AC) Singh et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HSPA1B Heat shock 70kDa protein 1B Danish The A/G (1267 coding) polymorphism was examined in 426 participants of various ages Female carriers of GG genotype survive better than noncarriers Singh et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HSPA1B Heat shock 70kDa protein 1B Ashkenazi Jews rs6457452 polymorphism was examined in 347 centenarians, 260 centenarian offspring, and 238 controls No genetic associations were found Terry et al., 2006 Ensembl
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HSPA1L Heat shock 70kDa protein 1-like Irish The frequency of the T2437C transversion (Met to Thr) polymorphism was investigated in a healthy aged population of 100 control samples (59% female, 41% male with an age-range of 19–45 years) and 129 aged consecutive samples (70% female, 30% male with an age range of 80–97 years) The 2437T polymorphic nucleotide was observed to increase in the elderly, although not attaining statistical significance. The TT genotype was observed to be significantly increased within the aged population, while conversely the TC genotype was significantly decreased in the aged subjects. Ross et al., 2003 Ensembl
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HSPA1L Heat shock 70kDa protein 1-like Danish The T/C (2437 coding) polymorphism was examined in a cohort of aged Danish twins (individuals aged between 70 and 91 years, categorized according to the presence or absence of various diseases) No association with longevity was found Singh et al., 2004 Ensembl
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IFNG Interferon gamma 12q15 Italian The distribution of 874T/A polymorphism was examined in 174 Italian centenarians (>99 years old, 142 women and 32 men) and 248 <60-year-old control subjects (90 women and 158 men) The +874T allele, known to be associated with low IFN-gamma production, was found less frequently in centenarian women than in centenarian men or in control women whereas no significant differences were observed in the distribution of the two alleles between male or female controls. Allele frequencies in centenarian men were not found significantly different from male controls. Lio et al., 2002 Entrez Gene
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IFNG Interferon gamma 12q15 Sardinian 112 (36 male, 76 female) centenarians, as well as 137 sixty-year-old controls, were analyzed for 874T/A SNP No significant differences were observed in centenarians and controls Pes et al., 2004 Entrez Gene
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IFNG Interferon gamma 12q15 Irish 100 control samples (59% female and 41% male) and 93 aged consecutive samples (70% female, 30% male with an age range of 80-97 years) were analyzed for Intron I microsatellite repeats No significant differences were observed in centenarians and controls Ross et al., 2003