Two variants located in the upstream enhancer region of human UCP1 gene affect gene expression and are correlated with human longevity

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 897-904

  Rose, Giuseppina ^a   Crocco, Paolina ^a   D'Aquila, Patrizia ^a   Montesanto, Alberto ^a   Bellizzi, Dina ^a   Passarino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Genetic polymorphisms; Longevity; Thermogenesis; Uncoupling proteins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; UCP1 GENE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; ITALY; LONGEVITY; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 80054855464     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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