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Genetic Predisposition to Elevated Serum Thyrotropin Is Associated with Exceptional Longevity
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CONTEXT: Exceptional longevity is associated with raised serum TSH. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether offspring of people with exceptional longevity have elevated serum TSH and whether specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TSH-B gene and TSH receptor (TSHR) gene are associated with this phenotype. DESIGN/SETTING/PATIENTS: We measured serum TSH and free T(4) in Ashkenazi Jewish centenarians (n = 232; median age, 97 yr), their offspring (n = 366; median age, 69 yr), and age-matched controls without familial longevity (n = 163; median age, 70 yr). We determined TSH heritability, its distribution, and association with SNPs in the TSH-B and TSHR genes. RESULTS: Offspring had higher median serum TSH [1.68 mIU/liter (97.5% confidence interval, 0.65 to 4.79 mIU/liter)], compared to controls [1.50 mIU/liter (97.5% confidence interval, 0.63 to 3.93 mIU/liter); P = 0.02], with estimated heritability of 0.33 (P = 0.004). Allele frequency of two SNPs in the promoter/enhancer region of TSHR gene, associated with increased serum TSH, was higher in centenarians and their offspring compared to controls (rs10149689 G allele frequency, 0.57 and 0.53 vs. 0.48; P = 0.001 and P = 0.08; odds ratio, 1.56 and 1.22, respectively; and rs12050077 A allele frequency, 0.57 and 0.53 vs. 0.46; P = 0.0001 and P = 0.01; odds ratio, 1.68 and 1.32, respectively). Linkage disequilibrium between the two SNPs was high (r(2) = 0.95), suggesting interaction between them. Furthermore, GA haplotype frequency was significantly higher among centenarians and offspring compared to controls (0.57 and 0.53 vs. 0.46; P = 0.0001 and P = 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: A heritable phenotype characterized by raised serum TSH is associated with human longevity. Carriers of rs12050077 and rs10149689 SNPs in the TSHR have higher serum TSH, possibly contributing to decreased thyroid function and longevity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Atzmon, G., Barzilai, N., Surks, M. I., & Gabriely, I.
- Affiliations
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gabriely, Ilan
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- The Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Volume
- 94
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4768-4775
- ISSN
- 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7197
- PMC
- PMC2795660
- OpenAlex
- W1966433579
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 7.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
- National Institutes of Health (AG023122, RR12248)
- National Institute on Aging (AG 023122, R01AG018728, AG027734, P01AG027734, AG-18728, U19AG023122)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK20541, P60DK020541, P30DK020541)
- National Center for Research Resources (M01-RR12248, M01RR012248, RR-12248)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Keywords
- exceptional longevity, centenarians, serum thyrotropin, TSH receptor gene, single nucleotide polymorphisms, Ashkenazi Jewish population, genetic susceptibility, linkage disequilibrium
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Haplotypes, Humans, Jews, Longevity, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Thyrotropin, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional
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