Mitochondrial DNA inherited variants are associated with successful aging and longevity in humans

ABSTRACTMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is characterized by high variability, maternal inheritance, and absence of recombination. Studies of human populations have revealed ancestral associated polymorphisms whose combination defines groups of mtDNA types (haplogroups) that are currently used to reconstru...

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Published in:The FASEB journal 1999-09, Vol.13 (12), p.1532-1536
Main Authors: De Benedictis, G., Rose, G., Carrieri, G., De Luca, M., Falcone, E., Passarino, G., Bonafe, M., Monti, D., Baggio, G., Bertolini, S., Mari, D., Mattace, R., Franceschi, C.
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Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - genetics
Biological Evolution
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Female
Genetic Variation
Haplotypes
Humans
Italy
Longevity - genetics
Male
Middle Aged
mitochondria
MtDNA haplogroup
Polymorphism, Genetic
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Restriction Mapping
Sex Characteristics
sex‐specific mtDNA/longevity association
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Summary:ABSTRACTMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is characterized by high variability, maternal inheritance, and absence of recombination. Studies of human populations have revealed ancestral associated polymorphisms whose combination defines groups of mtDNA types (haplogroups) that are currently used to reconstruct human evolution lineages. We used such inherited mtDNA markers to compare mtDNA population pools between a sample of individuals selected for successful aging and longevity (212 subjects older than 100 years and in good clinical condition) and a sample of 275 younger individuals (median age 38 years) carefully matched as to sex and geographic origin (northern and southern Italy). All nine haplogroups that are typical of Europeans were found in both samples, but male centenarians emerged in northern Italy as a particular sample: 1) mtDNA haplogroup frequency distribution was different between centenarians and younger individuals (P=0.017 by permutation tests); and 2) the frequency of the J haplogroup was notably higher in centenarians than in younger individuals (P=0.0052 by Fisher exact test). Since haplogroups are defined on the basis of inherited variants, these data show that mtDNA inherited variability could play a role in successful aging and longevity.—De Benedictis, G., Rose, G., Carrieri, G., De Luca, M., Falcone, E., Passarino, G., Bonafé, M., Monti, D., Baggio, G., Bertolini, S., Mari, D., Mattace, R., Franceschi, C. Mitochondrial DNA inherited variants are associated with successful aging and longevity in humans. FASEB J. 13, 1532–1536 (1999)
ISSN:0892-6638
1530-6860
DOI:10.1096/fasebj.13.12.1532