LongevityMap variant

Entry Details

Longevity Association
Non-significant
Population
Irish
Study Design
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 1 A/T SNP
Conclusions
No significant differences were observed in centenarians and controls
Identifier
IL8
Cytogenetic Location
4q13.3
UCSC Genome Browser
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Gene details

HGNC symbol
CXCL8
Aliases
IL8; NAF; GCP1; LECT; LUCT; NAP1; GCP-1; LYNAP; MDNCF; MONAP; NAP-1 
Common name
C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 
Description
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the CXC chemokine family. This chemokine is one of the major mediators of the inflammatory response. This chemokine is secreted by several cell types. It functions as a chemoattractant, and is also a potent angiogenic factor. This gene is believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis, a common respiratory tract disease caused by viral infection. This gene and other ten members of the CXC chemokine gene family form a chemokine gene cluster in a region mapped to chromosome 4q. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Other longevity studies of this gene
2
OMIM
146930
Ensembl
ENSG00000169429
UniProt/Swiss-Prot
A0A024RDA5_HUMAN
Entrez Gene
3576
UniGene
624
HapMap
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Homologs in model organisms

Danio rerio
CXCL8

References

Ross et al. (2003)

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