LongevityMap Gene

Gene details

HGNC symbol: MEFV
Aliases: FMF; MEF; TRIM20
Common name: MEFV, pyrin innate immunity regulator
Description: This gene encodes a protein, also known as pyrin or marenostrin, that is an important modulator of innate immunity. Mutations in this gene are associated with Mediterranean fever, a hereditary periodic fever syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Cytogenetic Location: 16p13.3
UCSC Genome Browser: View 16p13.3 on the UCSC genome browser
OMIM: 608107
Ensembl: ENSG00000103313
UniProt/Swiss-Prot: D2DTW2_HUMAN
Entrez Gene: 4210
UniGene: 632221
1000 Genomes: 1000 Genomes

Significant/Non-significant: 1/1

Longevity Association

Significant

Population

Italian (Sicily)

Study Design

Conclusions

Indentifier

M694V

Reference

Longevity Association: Non-significant
Population: Italian (Sicily)
Study Design: Three FMF-associated mutations were examined in 121 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients (20-46 years, 10 female), in 68 centenarians (>99 years, 38 female), and in 196 age-matched controls (20-50 years, 117 female)
Conclusions: The only detected mutation M694V (A2080G) was less frequent in centenarians. The heterozygous genotype was also significantly overexpressed in AMI patients and underexpressed in centenarians compared with young controls. Although the frequency of M694V proinflammatory genotype and allele in centenarians was lower this was not statistically significant. After adjustment for AMI risk factors, the results predicted M694V genotype was an independent risk factor to develop AMI. Conversely, the wild-type pyrin genotype may predispose to a greater chance to live longer under some conditions.
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