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Genetic study of high longevity index populations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6240576     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Five-year multidisciplinary study of longevity in the Georgian SSR made it possible to select two populations (Abkhazian and Imeretian), in which indices of longevity were much higher, than the average level for the rural population of the whole region. The distribution of polymorphic systems of red cell enzymes (adenilate kinase, esterase D, phosphoglucomutase I, acid phosphatase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, glyoxalase I, lactate dehydrogenase, adenosine deaminase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase, phosphoglycolate phosphatase, phosphohexose isomerase) and serum proteins (haptoglobin, Gc-component and transferrin) was studied for genetic analysis of these populations. The results indicate that for all the studied loci the observed genotypic frequencies in both populations are distributed according to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The genetic comparison of the studied populations with some other neighbouring populations did not reveal any genetic peculiarities and the both populations concord with the scheme of anthropological types of Hither Asia. The study of age-related changes of gene frequencies and heterozygosity showed some age-related fluctuations of genetic indices in all age groups, but the heterogeneous nature of these deviations indicate that they may be the result of random genetic processes.
Authors:
N G Lelashvili; S M Dalakishvili
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of ageing and development     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0047-6374     ISO Abbreviation:  Mech. Ageing Dev.     Publication Date:  1984 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-03-19     Completed Date:  1985-03-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0347227     Medline TA:  Mech Ageing Dev     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  261-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aging*
Enzymes / blood,  genetics
Erythrocytes / enzymology
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Georgia (Republic)
Heterozygote
Humans
Longevity*
Middle Aged
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzymes

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