| Title: | Human longevity is influenced by many genetic variants: evidence from 75,000 UK Biobank participants |
| Author: | Pilling LC et al. |
| Journal: | Aging (Albany NY) |
| Published: | 1 Mar 2016 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27015805/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100930 |
Publication 1802
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Summary
Variation in human lifespan is 20 to 30% heritable in twins but few genetic variants have been identified. We undertook a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) using age at death of parents of middle-aged UK Biobank participants of European decent (n=75,244 with father's and/or mother's data, excluding early deaths). The parents were used, as the participants themselves are predominantly young and healthy, and we were seeking the heritable aspect of lifespan. We found that a nicotine receptor gene (CHRNA3, previously associated with increased smoking and lung cancer) was associated with fathers' survival. Less common variants requiring further confirmation were also identified. Offspring of longer lived parents had more protective alleles for coronary artery disease, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, type-1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease and Alzheimer's disease. In candidate analyses, variants in the TOMM40/APOE locus were associated with longevity, but FOXO variants were not. Associations between extreme longevity (mother >=98 years, fathers >=95 years, n=1,339) and disease alleles were similar, with an additional association with HDL cholesterol (p=5.7x10^-3). These results support a multiple protective factors model influencing lifespan and longevity (top 1% survival) in humans, with prominent roles for cardiovascular-related pathways. Several of these genetically influenced risks, including blood pressure and tobacco exposure, are potentially modifiable.1 Application
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