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Telomere shortening is a biomarker of cellular senescence and is associated with a wide range of age-related disease. Oxidative stress is also associated with physiological aging and several age-related diseases. Non-human studies suggest that variants in oxidative stress genes nay contribute to both telomere shortening and biological aging. We sought to test whether oxidative stress-related gene polymorphisms contribute to variance in both telomere length and physical biomarkers of aging in humans. Telomere lengths were calculated for 190 (82 men, 108 women) participants aged 79 years and associations with 384 SNPs. from 141 oxidative stress genes, identified 9 significant SNPS, of which those from 5 genes (GSTZ1, MSRA NDUFA3, NDUFA8, VIM) had robust associations with physical aging biomarkers, respiratory function or grip strength. Replication of associations in a sample of 318 (120 males, 198 females) participants aged 50 years confirmed significant associations for two of the five SNPs (MSRA rs4841322, p = 0.008: NDUFAS rs6822, p = 0.048) on telomere length. These data indicate that oxidative stress genes may be involved in pathways that lead to both telomere shortening and physiological aging in humans. Oxidative stress may explain, at least in part, associations between telomere shortening and physiological aging. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Starr JM, Shiels PG, Harris SE, Pattie A, Pearce MS, Relton CL, Deary IJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Year: 2008
Volume: 129
Issue: 12
Pages: 745-751
ISSN (print): 0047-6374
ISSN (electronic): 1872-6216
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.020
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.020
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