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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Apolipoprotein E4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Apolipoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aryldialkylphosphatase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Clusterin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Mitochondrial, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Superoxide Dismutase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1071-5762
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1303-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Apolipoprotein E4, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Apolipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Aryldialkylphosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Clusterin, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-DNA, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Longevity, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:17090420-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Genes, ageing and longevity in humans: problems, advantages and perspectives.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't