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What's the secret to living past 110?
- Updated: June 9, 2012 - 8:27 PM
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Is there some secret that lets a human live past 110? A research team collaborating with the University of Tokyo is betting it's in their genes. The team, led by Keio University lecturer Nobuyoshi Hirose, has started analyzing the genomes of 50 supercentenarians -- people who lived to 110 or older -- in an effort to find out the secret to their longevity.
People who live into their 100s are known to have a lower frequency of developing such conditions as diabetes, arteriosclerosis and cancer. The team hopes to identify common features in their genes, which could contribute to treating and preventing those conditions. Experts believe extreme longevity may be affected by very rare genetic variations found only in one in a million people and may involve two or more genes.
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