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Genes, Ageing and Longevity in Humans: Problems, Advantages and Perspectives.
Laura CelaniStefano SalvioliMiriam CapriFrancesca MarchegianiG. De BenedictisCalogero CarusoAurelia SantoroMichele MishtoClaudio FranceschiMaurizio CardelliGiuseppe PaolissoEfstathios S. GonosFabiola OlivieriElena BellavistaElisa CeveniniLaura InvidiaDaniela MontiFederica SeviniFrancesco LescaiSilvana Valensinsubject
Mitochondrial DNAAgingProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexNuclear geneApolipoproteins geneticsInsulin-Like Growth Factor I geneticsmedia_common.quotation_subjectApolipoprotein E4LongevityBiologyGenetic polymorphisms ageing longevity centenarians association studies mitochondrial DNABiochemistryDNA MitochondrialInflammation geneticsApolipoprotein E4 geneticsCytokines geneticsAnimalsHumansAlleleInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILongevity geneticsGenemedia_commonGenetic associationGeneticsAged 80 and overInflammationPolymorphism GeneticAryldialkylphosphataseSuperoxide DismutaseLongevitySuperoxide Dismutase geneticsGeneral MedicineClusterin geneticsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases geneticsAging geneticsApolipoproteinsClusterinTumor Suppressor Protein p53 geneticsGenesEvolutionary biologyTraitCytokinesGene poolPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Aryldialkylphosphatase geneticsDNA Mitochondrial geneticsProteasome Endopeptidase Complex physiologydescription
Many epidemiological data indicate the presence of a strong familial component of longevity that is largely determined by genetics, and a number of possible associations between longevity and allelic variants of genes have been described. A breakthrough strategy to get insight into the genetics of longevity is the study of centenarians, the best example of successful ageing. We review the main results regarding nuclear genes as well as the mitochondrial genome, focusing on the investigations performed on Italian centenarians, compared to those from other countries. These studies produced interesting results on many putative "longevity genes". Nevertheless, many discrepancies are reported, likely due to the population-specific interactions between gene pools and environment. New approaches, including large-scale studies using high-throughput techniques, are urgently needed to overcome the limits of traditional association studies performed on a limited number of polymorphisms in order to make substantial progress to disentangle the genetics of a trait as complex as human longevity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 |