Denigma Buck Institute Health Extension
Polymorphism: rs4880
rs4880 ( SNPedia | 23andMe )

Variant Type: SNP
Location: 6q25.3

Factor:
- Symbol: SOD2
- Name: superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial
- Entrez ID: 6648
- Ensembl ID: ENSG00000112096

Factors:
  • SOD2 superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial ( 6648 / ENSG00000112096 )


    • Description:

    rs may not correspond exactly with polymorphism

    Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
    Age of cases: Mean age 75
    Longer lived allele: T

    Statistics
    - Number of cases/controls: (150 m, 74 f) vs (121 m, 320 f) (initial)
    - p-value: 0.009 [0.009 (males)]
    - Significant: Yes

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

    Reference:
    15621215: Candidate genes associated with ageing and life expectancy in the Jerusalem longitudinal study.

    Choice: Curate
    Created: July 2, 2013, 2:54 a.m.
    Updated: Aug. 8, 2014, 1:06 p.m.

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