Blood group does not appear to affect longevity a pilot study in centenarians from Western Sicily

Biogerontology. 2011 Oct;12(5):467-71. doi: 10.1007/s10522-011-9350-7. Epub 2011 Jul 16.

Abstract

Centenarians are the best example of extreme human longevity, and they represent a selected population in which the appearance of major age-related diseases, such as cancer, and cardiovascular diseases among others, has been consistently delayed or escaped. The study of the long-lived individual genetic profile has the purpose to possibly identify the genes and the allelic variations influencing extended life expectancy, hence considering them as biomarkers of age-related diseases onset and development. The present study shows no significant differences between allelic variations of ABO blood groups among a group of centenarians from Western Sicily.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longevity*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sicily

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System