Polymorphism: SI000565Q


Variant Type: STR
Location: 2p24-p23

Factor:
- Symbol: APOB
- Name: apolipoprotein B (including Ag(x) antigen)
- Entrez ID: 338
- Ensembl ID: ENSG00000084674

Factors:
  • APOB apolipoprotein B (including Ag(x) antigen) ( 338 / ENSG00000084674 )


  • Description:

    3` VNTR Longer alleles are associated with longevity. Shorter alleles are not associated with longevity.

    Ethnicity: Chinese
    Age of cases: > 90 baseline, Mean age 97 +/- 3
    Shorter lived allele: Short
    Longer lived allele: Long
    Finding: Positive

    Statistics
    - Number of cases/controls: 191 (case) vs 53 (initial) (initial)
    - p-value: 0.0005
    - Significant: Yes

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

    Reference:
    17393087: Correlation between haplotype of apolipoprotein B gene and natural longevity persons in Uygur nationality.

    Choice: Clean
    Created: July 2, 2013, 2:33 a.m.
    Updated: Aug. 8, 2014, 1:05 p.m.

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