Genetic associations with longevity are on average stronger in females than in males
Zeng Y, Chen H, Liu X, Song Z, Yao Y, Lei X, Lv X, Cheng L, Chen Z, Bai C, Yin Z, Lv Y, Lu J, Li J, Land K, Yashin A, O'Rand A, Sun L, Yang Z, Tao W, Gu J, Gottschalk W, Tan Q, Christensen K, Hesketh T, Tian X, Yang H, Egidi V, Caselli G, Robine J, Wang H, Shi X, Vaupel J, Lutz M, Nie C, Min J. Genetic associations with longevity are on average stronger in females than in males. Heliyon 2023, 10: e23691. PMID: 38192771, PMCID: PMC10772631, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide complex trait analysisGenome-wide association study datasetGenetic associationSex-specific genetic variantsSex-specific genesGenetic variantsComplex trait analysisReplication analysisPolygenic risk score analysisIndividual genesGenetic datasetsCandidate genesBiological functionsTrait analysisRisk score analysisGenesMiddle-age controlsLongevityIndependent datasetsLongevity StudyUnderlying mechanismGWASFuture investigationsVariantsSNPs