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If someone has a higher genetic score based on 10 specific DNA variants, they're more likely to have a parent who lived to 100 or beyond — each step up in the score means about a 19% better chance of having a centenarian parent.
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Human longevity: 25 genetic loci associated in 389,166 UK biobank participants
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2017 Dec 6The study looked at a genetic score linked to how long parents live and found it really does predict if someone will have a parent who lives to 100, just like the claim says.
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