Polymorphism: MNS16A
Variant Type: VNTR
Factor:
- Symbol: TERT
- Name: telomerase reverse transcriptase
- Entrez ID: 7015
- Ensembl ID: ENSG00000164362
Factors:
TERT
telomerase reverse transcriptase
(
7015
/
ENSG00000164362
)
Ethnicity:
Italian
Age of cases: 88+
Shorter lived allele: MNS16A*L
Finding: Positive
Statistics
- Number of cases/controls: 200 vs 539 (initial)
- Odds ratio: 0.749
- Odds ratio type:
- p-value:
0.019
[0.019]
- Significant: Yes
Study Design
- Classifications:
Longevity-Associated
- Study type: Candidate Region/Gene
- Technology:
Reference:
23562826: The functional VNTR MNS16A of the TERT gene is associated with human longevity in a population of Central Italy.
Choice: Curate
Created: Aug. 31, 2014, 9:35 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2014, 9:35 p.m.
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