A Common Copy Number Variation (CNV) Polymorphism in the CNTNAP4 Gene: Association with Aging in Females

Leonid Iakoubov, Malgorzata Mossakowska, Malgorzata Szwed, Zhibing Duan, Federico Sesti and Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 11, 1-

Abstract: Background: Aging is a biological process strongly determined by genetics. However, only a few single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reported to be consistently associated with aging. While investigating whether copy number variations (CNVs) could fill this gap, we focused on CNVs that have not been studied in previous SNP-based searches via tagging SNPs. Methods: TaqMan qPCR assays were developed to quantify 20 common CNVs in 222 senior American Caucasians in order to reveal possible association with longevity. The replication study was comprised of 1283 community-dwelling senior European Caucasians. Replicated CNVs were further investigated for association with healthy aging and aging-related diseases, while association with longevity was additionally tested in Caenorhabditis elegans. Results: In the discovery study of ≥80 vs.

Date: 2013
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