GENETICVARIANTS

There are 4 papers on GENETICVARIANTS in aging research: 4 observational studies in people.

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At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 4 independent labs in 5 countries.

“we identify 127 independent loci associated with age-specific BP changes later in life”
Separating the genetics of disease, treatment, and treatment response using graphical modeling and large-scale electronic health recordsmedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2026doi:10.1101/2025.04.29.25326633

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.
  • 4 independent labs in 5 countries
  • Funders: National Institutes of Health and others
  • 1 of 4 findings with company ties
  • Humans4

Associations

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Age-specific blood pressure changes

upin humans1

1 study
  1. GENETICVARIANTS is associated with age-specific blood pressure changes in humans (127 independent loci).

    “we identify 127 independent loci associated with age-specific BP changes later in life”

    Humansn = 211,845

    Separating the genetics of disease, treatment, and treatment response using graphical modeling and large-scale electronic health records

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciencesPreprint

Physical and biochemical traits

upin humans1

1 study
  1. GENETICVARIANTS is associated with physical and biochemical traits in humans (533 independent loci).

    “In total, 533 independent loci reach Bonferroni significance after clumping.”

    Humansn = 50,000

    The Taizhou Longitudinal Study: a population-based biobank resource of genetic and biochemical biomarkers for precision medicine in China

    Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao

Frailty

upin humans1

1 study
  1. GENETICVARIANTS is associated with frailty in humans (15 SNPs (P < .001); 18 genes (P < .005)).

    “We found 15 SNPs (P < .001), 18 genes (P < .005), and 4 pathways (P < .05)”

    Humans

    Relation Between Genetic Factors and Frailty in Older Adults

    Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Red blood cell distribution width

upin humans1

1 study
  1. GENETICVARIANTS is associated with red blood cell distribution width in humans (29% (33.8% in 60+ year olds, 28.4% in <50 year olds)).

    “A large proportion RDW is explained by genetic variants (29%), especially in the older group”

    Humansn = 116,666

    Red blood cell distribution width: Genetic evidence for aging pathways in 116,666 volunteers

    PloS one

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