Denigma Buck Institute Health Extension
Polymorphism: rs699947
rs699947 ( SNPedia | 23andMe )

Variant Type: SNP
Location: 6p12

Factor:
- Symbol: VEGFA
- Name: vascular endothelial growth factor A
- Entrez ID: 7422
- Ensembl ID: ENSG00000112715

Factors:
  • VEGFA vascular endothelial growth factor A ( 7422 / ENSG00000112715 )

    • Ethnicity: Italian
    Age of cases: 85-99 (mean 89.8±2.8)
    Shorter lived allele: C
    Longer lived allele: A
    Finding: Positive

    Statistics
    - Number of cases/controls: 166 vs 324 (initial)
    - Odds ratio: 1.43
    - p-value: 0.008 [0.008]
    - Significant: Yes

    Study Design
    - Classifications: Longevity-Associated
    - Study type: Candidate Region/Gene

    Reference:
    17574707: Role of VEGF gene variability in longevity: a lesson from the Italian population.

    Choice: Curate
    Created: July 2, 2013, 2:47 a.m.
    Updated: Aug. 8, 2014, 1:06 p.m.

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