Genome-wide association study identifies a single major locus contributing to survival into old age; the APOE locus revisited.

Authors: Deelen J; Beekman M; Uh HW; Helmer Q; Kuningas M; Christiansen L; Kremer D; van der Breggen R; Suchiman HE; Lakenberg N; van den Akker EB; Passtoors WM; Tiemeier H; van Heemst D; de Craen AJ; Rivadeneira F; de Geus EJ; Perola M; van der Ouderaa FJ; Gunn DA; Boomsma DI; Uitterlinden AG; Christensen K; van Duijn CM; Heijmans BT; Houwing-Duistermaat JJ; Westendorp RG; Slagboom PE

Abstract: By studying the loci that contribute to human longevity, we aim to identify mechanisms that contribute to healthy aging. To identify such loci, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) comparing 403 unrelated nonagenarians from long-living families included in the Leiden Longevity Study (LLS) and 1670 younger population controls. The strongest candidate SNPs from this GWAS have been analyzed in a meta-analysis of nonagenarian cases from the Rotterdam Study, Leiden 85-plus study, and Danish 1905 cohort. Only one of the 62 prioritized SNPs from the GWAS analysis (P<1x10(-4) ) showed genome-wide significance with survival into old age in the meta-analysis of 4149 nonagenarian cases and 7582 younger controls [OR=0.71 (95% CI 0.65-0.77), P=3.39 x 10(-17) ]. This SNP, rs2075650, is located in TOMM40 at chromosome 19q13.32 close to the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. Although there was only moderate linkage disequilibrium between rs2075650 and the ApoE epsilon4 defining SNP rs429358, we could not find an APOE-independent effect of rs2075650 on longevity, either in cross-sectional or in longitudinal analyses. As expected, rs429358 associated with metabolic phenotypes in the offspring of the nonagenarian cases from the LLS and their partners. In addition, we observed a novel association between this locus and serum levels of IGF-1 in women (P=0.005). In conclusion, the major locus determining familial longevity up to high age as detected by GWAS was marked by rs2075650, which tags the deleterious effects of the ApoE epsilon4 allele. No other major longevity locus was found.

Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease/genetics; Apolipoproteins E/*genetics; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Female; Forkhead Transcription Factors/genetics; Genetic Loci; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; *Genome, Human; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Linkage Disequilibrium; Longevity/*genetics; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics
Journal: Aging cell
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Pages: 686-98
Date: March 23, 2011
PMID: 21418511
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Citation:

Deelen J, Beekman M, Uh HW, Helmer Q, Kuningas M, Christiansen L, Kremer D, van der Breggen R, Suchiman HE, Lakenberg N, van den Akker EB, Passtoors WM, Tiemeier H, van Heemst D, de Craen AJ, Rivadeneira F, de Geus EJ, Perola M, van der Ouderaa FJ, Gunn DA, Boomsma DI, Uitterlinden AG, Christensen K, van Duijn CM, Heijmans BT, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Westendorp RG, Slagboom PE (2011) Genome-wide association study identifies a single major locus contributing to survival into old age; the APOE locus revisited. Aging cell 10: 686-98.


Lifespan Factors:
  • APOE apolipoprotein E
  • TOMM40 translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 homolog (yeast)

  • Longevity Variant Associations (p-value):
  • rs970048 (7.17e-07)
  • rs2075650 (3.39e-17)
  • rs2802292 (1.0)
  • rs2498804 (0.001)
  • rs970048 (7.17e-07)
  • rs2075650 (2.65e-06)
  • rs1893132 (3.19e-06)
  • rs4110518 (3.26e-06)
  • rs9827142 (4.88e-06)
  • rs10490478 (5.79e-06)
  • rs9868286 (7.4e-06)
  • rs11122430 (7.65e-06)
  • rs12548622 (8.78e-06)
  • rs2290889 (9.14e-06)
  • rs4736209 (9.5e-06)
  • rs7864625 (1.01e-05)
  • rs2436932 (1.12e-05)
  • rs13248142 (1.43e-05)
  • rs857788 (1.55e-05)
  • rs660100 (1.63e-05)
  • rs2033563 (1.76e-05)
  • rs4133282 (2.02e-05)
  • rs10502005 (2.42e-05)
  • rs3959143 (2.61e-05)
  • rs857785 (2.68e-05)
  • rs13253866 (3.17e-05)
  • rs6577989 (3.24e-05)
  • rs3914248 (3.48e-05)
  • rs970567 (3.5e-05)
  • rs12548929 (3.52e-05)
  • rs1421746 (4.04e-05)
  • rs268300 (4.05e-05)
  • rs6581191 (4.06e-05)
  • rs7830605 (4.07e-05)
  • rs11776260 (4.3e-05)
  • rs11782735 (4.92e-05)
  • rs1859416 (5.04e-05)
  • rs12080088 (5.19e-05)
  • rs7005993 (5.38e-05)
  • rs12815289 (5.4e-05)
  • rs10497762 (5.49e-05)
  • rs11129533 (5.65e-05)
  • rs9473350 (5.68e-05)
  • rs886550 (5.75e-05)
  • rs12892152 (5.78e-05)
  • rs10931700 (6.06e-05)
  • rs11047358 (6.49e-05)
  • rs7661225 (6.59e-05)
  • rs6941242 (6.91e-05)
  • rs10191593 (6.97e-05)
  • rs6852830 (7.17e-05)
  • rs17154903 (7.31e-05)
  • rs2302951 (7.59e-05)
  • rs2003499 (8.07e-05)
  • rs6774262 (8.37e-05)
  • rs16861446 (8.47e-05)
  • rs7011660 (8.64e-05)
  • rs10194564 (8.88e-05)
  • rs625249 (9.29e-05)
  • rs12101383 (9.53e-05)
  • rs10401068 (9.62e-05)
  • rs1516507 (9.67e-05)
  • rs9662589 (9.68e-05)
  • rs642990 (9.81e-05)
  • rs4681554 (9.82e-05)
  • rs2511703 (9.96e-05)
  • rs429358, rs7412
  • (rs429358, rs7412) + (rs2075650) (0.337)

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