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© Harris et al. Gene expression is influenced by both genetic variants and the environment. As individuals age, changes in gene expression may be associated with decline in physical and cognitive abilities. We measured transcriptomewide expression levels in lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from members of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 at mean ages 70 and 76 years. Changes in gene expression levels were identified for 1,741 transcripts in 434 individuals. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis indicated an enrichment of biological processes involved in the immune system. Transcriptome-wide association analysis was performed for eleven cognitive, fitness, and biomedical aging-related traits at age 70 years (N=665 to 781) and with mortality. Transcripts for genes (F2RL3, EMILIN1 and CDC42BPA) previously identified as being differentially methylated or expressed in smoking or smoking-related cancers were overexpressed in smokers compared to non-smokers and the expression of transcripts for genes (HERPUD1, GAB2, FAM167A and GLS) previously associated with stress response, autoimmune disease and cancer were associated with telomere length. No associations between expression levels and other traits, or mortality were identified.
Author(s): Harris SE, Riggio V, Evenden L, Gilchrist T, McCafferty S, Murphy L, Wrobel N, Taylor AM, Corley J, Pattie A, Cox SR, Martin-Ruiz C, Prendergast J, Starr JM, Marioni RE, Deary IJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Aging
Year: 2017
Volume: 9
Issue: 12
Pages: 2489-2503
Online publication date: 01/12/2017
Acceptance date: 26/11/2017
Date deposited: 16/01/2018
ISSN (print): 1945-4589
Publisher: Impact Journals LLC
URL: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101333
DOI: 10.18632/aging.101333
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