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If you're of European descent and carry a rare broken version of the TET2 gene, you might not live as long — studies suggest these people are more than twice as likely to die earlier than those without it, possibly because of a blood-related aging process linked to cancer.
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Rare genetic associations with human lifespan in UK Biobank are enriched for oncogenic genes
Cohort Study
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2025 Feb 28The study found that people with certain rare genetic changes in the TET2 gene tend to live shorter lives, which matches the main point of the claim.
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