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Sex Differences in Genetic Associations With Longevity

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  • Yi Zeng, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Chao Nie, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Junxia Min, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Huashuai Chen, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Xiaomin Liu, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Rui Ye, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Zhihua Chen, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Chen Bai, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Enjun Xie, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Zhaoxue Yin, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Yuebin Lv, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Jiehua Lu, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Jianxin Li, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Ting Ni, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Kenneth C Land, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Anatoliy Yashin, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Angela M O'Rand, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Liang Sun, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Ze Yang, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Wei Tao, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Anastasia Gurinovich, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Claudio Franceschi, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Jichun Xie, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Jun Gu, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Yong Hou, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Xiao Liu, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Xun Xu, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Jean-Marie Robine, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Joris Deelen, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Paola Sebastiani, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Eline Slagboom, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Thomas Perls, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Elizabeth Hauser, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • William Gottschalk, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Qihua Tan, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Kaare Christensen, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Xiaoming Shi, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Mike Lutz, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Xiao-Li Tian, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • Huanming Yang, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital
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  • James Vaupel, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Medical School of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Zeng, H. Chen); Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Development, Raissun Institute for Advanced Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (Zeng, Bai); BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China (Nie);BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (Nie, Xiaomin Liu, Ye, Z. Chen, Bolund, Hou, Xiao Liu, Xu, H. Yang); The First Affiliated Hospital

IMPORTANCE: Sex differences in genetic associations with human longevity remain largely unknown; investigations on this topic are important for individualized health care.

OBJECTIVE: To explore sex differences in genetic associations with longevity.

DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: This population-based case-control study used sex-specific genome-wide association study and polygenic risk score (PRS) analyses to examine sex differences in genetic associations with longevity. Five hundred sixty-four male and 1614 female participants older than 100 years were compared with a control group of 773 male and 1526 female individuals aged 40 to 64 years. All were Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study participants with Han ethnicity who were recruited in 1998 and 2008 to 2014.

MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Sex-specific loci and pathways associated with longevity and PRS measures of joint effects of sex-specific loci.

RESULTS: Eleven male-specific and 11 female-specific longevity loci (P < 10-5) and 35 male-specific and 25 female-specific longevity loci (10-5 ≤ P < 10-4) were identified. Each of these loci's associations with longevity were replicated in north and south regions of China in one sex but were not significant in the other sex (P = .13-.97), and loci-sex interaction effects were significant (P < .05). The associations of loci rs60210535 of the LINC00871 gene with longevity were replicated in Chinese women (P = 9.0 × 10-5) and US women (P = 4.6 × 10-5) but not significant in Chinese and US men. The associations of the loci rs2622624 of the ABCG2 gene were replicated in Chinese women (P = 6.8 × 10-5) and European women (P = .003) but not significant in both Chinese and European men. Eleven male-specific pathways (inflammation and immunity genes) and 34 female-specific pathways (tryptophan metabolism and PGC-1α induced) were significantly associated with longevity (P < .005; false discovery rate < 0.05). The PRS analyses demonstrated that sex-specific associations with longevity of the 4 exclusive groups of 11 male-specific and 11 female-specific loci (P < 10-5) and 35 male-specific and 25 female-specific loci (10-5 ≤P < 10-4) were jointly replicated across north and south discovery and target samples. Analyses using the combined data set of north and south showed that these 4 groups of sex-specific loci were jointly and significantly associated with longevity in one sex (P = 2.9 × 10-70 to 1.3 × 10-39) but not jointly significant in the other sex (P = .11 to .70), while interaction effects between PRS and sex were significant (P = 4.8 × 10-50 to 1.2 × 10-16).

CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: The sex differences in genetic associations with longevity are remarkable, but have been overlooked by previously published genome-wide association studies on longevity. This study contributes to filling this research gap and provides a scientific basis for further investigating effects of sex-specific genetic variants and their interactions with environment on healthy aging, which may substantially contribute to more effective and targeted individualized health care for male and female elderly individuals.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJAMA network open
Volume1
Issue4
ISSN2574-3805
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2018

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