LongevityMap variant

Entry Details

Longevity Association: Non-significant
Population: Germany, Italian, Chinese (Han)
Study Design: 36 haplotype-tagging SNPs (htSNPs) in the gene regions of FOXO1, FOXO4, and FOXO6 were examined in Germany cohort which consist of 1447 centenarians/nonagenarians (95-110 y, mean age: 98.8 y, approx. 75% female) and 1029 younger controls (60-75 y, mean age: 66.8 y, approx. 75% female) for longevity association analysis. Then these htSNPs were examined in Italian women samples which consist of 166 long-lived individuals (90–109 years, mean age: 98.39 years) and 216 younger controls (18–48 years; mean age: 31.06 years).
Conclusions: None of the FOXO1, FOXO4, and FOXO6 genes plays a significant role in the ability to reach old age in Germany. FOXO1 was not associated with longevity in Italian either.

HGNC symbol: FOXO4
Aliases: AFX; AFX1; MLLT7
Common name: forkhead box O4
Description: This gene encodes a member of the O class of winged helix/forkhead transcription factor family. Proteins encoded by this class are regulated by factors involved in growth and differentiation indicating they play a role in these processes. A translocation involving this gene on chromosome X and the homolog of the Drosophila trithorax gene, encoding a DNA binding protein, located on chromosome 11 is associated with leukemia. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]
Other longevity studies of this gene: 5
OMIM: 300033
Ensembl: ENSG00000184481
UniProt/Swiss-Prot: FOXO4_HUMAN
Entrez Gene: 4303
UniGene: 584654
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