People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop DNA damage

Re:People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop D... by azinman2 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:54PM (#27091098)

There are many ways one can die or be injured. But knowing the likely upper limit of your longevity can change how you approach finances and risk.

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Re:People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop D... by virtue3 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:24PM (#27091330)

I find it good to remember that genes are like re-used variables that do 100s of things in a giant 1mil lines of code file.

Just cuz they identified one gene doesn't mean that it doesn't require other activations as well. Or that expressing that one gene will have that much of an effect.

So sure, you could have an idea of the upper limit but definitely not the whole story.

Circulating levels of GH/Insulin/IGF and other hormone like chemicals also play a huge factor in longevity as well.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22396862/

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Re:People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop D... by londons_explore on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:29PM (#27091369)

So far, I suspect such genetic analysis has too much uncertainty to use as individual guidance.

Knowing that an average person has say an 85% chance to exceed age 70, but you only have a 68% chance, would you dramatically change your life choices?

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Re:People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop D... by azinman2 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @12:53PM (#27097530)

In this case it’s not about that, but rather if you possess what it takes to hit 100+.

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