Secrets of Healthy Aging and Longevity From Exceptional Survivors Around the Globe: Lessons From Octogenarians to Supercentenarians

The second and final article, that of Koropatnick and colleagues (60), also found that plasma HDL cholesterol, and a particular CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) gene variant that affects HDL levels, and is common in the Japanese population, were predictive of healthy aging and longevity in...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2008-11, Vol.63 (11), p.1181-1185
Main Authors: Willcox, Bradley J., Willcox, D. Craig, Ferrucci, Luigi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged, 80 and over - physiology
Aging
Aging - physiology
Centenarians
Health
Humans
Longevity - physiology
Oldest old people
Studies
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Summary:The second and final article, that of Koropatnick and colleagues (60), also found that plasma HDL cholesterol, and a particular CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) gene variant that affects HDL levels, and is common in the Japanese population, were predictive of healthy aging and longevity in older Japanese-American men in Hawaii. Such work would be enhanced by standardization of performance-based measures of aging-related traits across populations (14), the development of consortia and/or large multiethnic cohorts for reproduction, and validation of findings and novel approaches for investigating healthy aging across the life span (41,61-63).
ISSN:1079-5006
1758-535X
DOI:10.1093/gerona/63.11.1181