Authors: Yang JK; Gong YY; Xie L; Lian SG; Yang J; Xu LY; Gao SJ; Zhang YP
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been reported to associate with human longevity. However, little information is available in a Han Chinese longevity population.Therefore, we investigated the association of the ACE gene insertion/ deletion polymorphism with longevity in a Han Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We compared the distribution of ACE insertion/deletion genotype and allele frequencies in two groups: a longevity group (399 subjects) aged over 90 years and a control group (302 subjects) aged less than 60 years. RESULTS: No difference in genotype and allele frequencies of the ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism was observed between the longevity group and the control group.When adjusting for gender, the difference between the longevity group and the control group was also not significant regarding the frequencies of the genotypes (male, p=0.994 and female, p=0.797) as well as allele frequencies (male, p=0.969 and female, p=0.884). CONCLUSIONS: No association of the ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with longevity was observed in our Han Chinese population.
Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics; China; Female; *Gene Deletion; Gene Frequency; Humans; Longevity/*genetics; Male; Middle Aged; *Mutagenesis, Insertional; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/*genetics; Polymorphism, Genetic|
Journal: Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Pages: 115-8 Date: June 9, 2009 PMID: 19502260 |
Yang JK, Gong YY, Xie L, Lian SG, Yang J, Xu LY, Gao SJ, Zhang YP (2009) Lack of genetic association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and longevity in a Han Chinese population. Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS 10: 115-8.
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