The national academy of science in Washington DC, USA, has recently published a study that has been linked to life longevity. A number of studies have been undertaken in recent years with the most recent focusing on three hundred and eighty eight male and females from Germany over the age of one hundred. The results showed that these elderly people had a specific difference in their genetic makeup when compared to seven hundred and thirty one considerably younger men and women.
The results of this study further confirmed the belief that a ‘longevity gene’ had been found as a previous study noted the same result when the genes of three thousand, seven hundred and forty one men over the age of ninety five were analysed.
The specific gene that was found to vary within throughout the most recent study was the FOXO3A gene. This forkhead box O3 is a protein that is used in the transcription process of DNA replication. Forkhead box genes are a sequence of eighty to one hundred amino acids that bind onto DNA. Studies have shown that FOXO are critical regulators of cell survival under stressful conditions. Thus, those with a varying FOX03 gene are more likely (not certain) to live a longer life.
The results of this study further confirmed the belief that a ‘longevity gene’ had been found as a previous study noted the same result when the genes of three thousand, seven hundred and forty one men over the age of ninety five were analysed.
The specific gene that was found to vary within throughout the most recent study was the FOXO3A gene. This forkhead box O3 is a protein that is used in the transcription process of DNA replication. Forkhead box genes are a sequence of eighty to one hundred amino acids that bind onto DNA. Studies have shown that FOXO are critical regulators of cell survival under stressful conditions. Thus, those with a varying FOX03 gene are more likely (not certain) to live a longer life.
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