Monday 7 January 2013

Dopamine-Receptor Gene Variant Linked To Human Longevity

A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers have found. This derivative of a dopamine-receptor gene - called the DRD4 7R allele - appears in significantly higher rates in people more than 90 years old and is linked to lifespan increases in mouse studies. Robert Moyzis, professor of biological chemistry at UC Irvine, and Dr... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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