DESCRIPTION:

List of positional candidate genes after correcting for multiple testing and controlling the false discovery rate from genome wide association studies (GWAS) retrieved from the NHGRI-EBI Catalog of published genome-wide association studies (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/). The disease/trait examined in this study, as reported by the authors, was Longevity (85 years and older). The EFO term longevity was annotated to this set after curation by NHGRI-EBI. Intergenic SNPS were mapped to both the upstream and downstream gene. P-value uploaded. This gene set was generated using gwas2gs v. 0.1.8 and the GWAS Catalog v. 1.0.1.

LABEL:

GWAS: longevity

SCORE TYPE:

P-Value

DATE ADDED:

2017-05-02

DATE UPDATED:

2024-04-25

SPECIES:

AUTHORS:

J Deelen, M Beekman, HW Uh, L Broer, KL Ayers, Q Tan, Y Kamatani, AM Bennet, R Tamm, S Trompet, DF Guðbjartsson, F Flachsbart, G Rose, A Viktorin, K Fischer, M Nygaard, HJ Cordell, P Crocco, EB van den Akker, S Böhringer, Q Helmer, CP Nelson, GI Saunders, M Alver, K Andersen-Ranberg, ME Breen, R van der Breggen, A Caliebe, M Capri, E Cevenini, JC Collerton, S Dato, K Davies, I Ford, J Gampe, P Garagnani, EJ de Geus, J Harrow, D van Heemst, BT Heijmans, FA Heinsen, JJ Hottenga, A Hofman, B Jeune, PV Jonsson, M Lathrop, D Lechner, C Martin-Ruiz, SE Mcnerlan, E Mihailov, A Montesanto, SP Mooijaart, A Murphy, EA Nohr, L Paternoster, I Postmus, F Rivadeneira, OA Ross, S Salvioli, N Sattar, S Schreiber, H Stefánsson, DJ Stott, H Tiemeier, AG Uitterlinden, RG Westendorp, G Willemsen, NJ Samani, P Galan, TI Sørensen, DI Boomsma, JW Jukema, IM Rea, G Passarino, AJ de Craen, K Christensen, A Nebel, K Stefánsson, A Metspalu, P Magnusson, H Blanché, L Christiansen, TB Kirkwood, CM van Duijn, C Franceschi, JJ Houwing-Duistermaat, PE Slagboom

TITLE:

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of human longevity identifies a novel locus conferring survival beyond 90 years of age.

JOURNAL:

Human molecular genetics Aug 2014, Vol 23, pp. 4420-32

ABSTRACT:

The genetic contribution to the variation in human lifespan is ∼ 25%. Despite the large number of identified disease-susceptibility loci, it is not known which loci influence population mortality. We performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 7729 long-lived individuals of European descent (≥ 85 years) and 16 121 younger controls (<65 years) followed by replication in an additional set of 13 060 long-lived individuals and 61 156 controls. In addition, we performed a subset analysis in cases aged ≥ 90 years. We observed genome-wide significant association with longevity, as reflected by survival to ages beyond 90 years, at a novel locus, rs2149954, on chromosome 5q33.3 (OR = 1.10, P = 1.74 × 10(-8)). We also confirmed association of rs4420638 on chromosome 19q13.32 (OR = 0.72, P = 3.40 × 10(-36)), representing the TOMM40/APOE/APOC1 locus. In a prospective meta-analysis (n = 34 103), the minor allele of rs2149954 (T) on chromosome 5q33.3 associates with increased survival (HR = 0.95, P = 0.003). This allele has previously been reported to associate with low blood pressure in middle age. Interestingly, the minor allele (T) associates with decreased cardiovascular mortality risk, independent of blood pressure. We report on the first GWAS-identified longevity locus on chromosome 5q33.3 influencing survival in the general European population. The minor allele of this locus associates with low blood pressure in middle age, although the contribution of this allele to survival may be less dependent on blood pressure. Hence, the pleiotropic mechanisms by which this intragenic variation contributes to lifespan regulation have to be elucidated. PUBMED: 24688116
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