Research on the health of the bones of one of the oldest in the world, who died recently aged 114 revealed that there was no genetic changes that may have contributed to this longevity.
The research team, Director: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Professor Adolfo Diez Perez, studied the bone mass and analyzes the genetics of a man with an enviable health which was at the age of 113 war.Die research with four other members of his family at the time of the study carried out: 101-year-old brother, 81 77 at the age of two daughters, and a nephew at the age of 85, all of you born and still lives in a small town of the island of Menorca.
The researchers according to man's bones were in excellent conditions: his bone mass was normal, there were no abnormal curvature and he had never suffered a fracture.On the genetic analyses researchers were generally on a good level of mineral density unsuccessfully in the search for mutations in KLOTHO-gen, and therefore healthy bones connected ist.Weder you've found the LRP5 gene associated with longevity.None of the members of the family who participated in the study presents all mutations in this gene.
Researchers could the possibility cannot be excluded that other genetic mutations positively influence longevity. However closed Explorer, that the good health of the family, including in particular the 113-year-old man, up to the age of 102, cycled every day and looked after the family Orchard primarily a result of a healthy lifestyle, a Mediterranean temperate and regular physical activity.
The research was published in the journals of Gerontology Series A: life sciences and medical research, 62: 794-795 (2007)
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