title: PPARD +294C overrepresentation in general and long-lived population in China Bama longevity area and unique relationships between PPARD +294T/C polymorphism and serum lipid profiles.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The +294T/C polymorphism in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARD) gene is associated with hyperlipidemia in several younger populations, but results are still inconsistence across ethnic groups and its possible impact on the lipid profiles of long-lived individuals remains unexploited. Here, we aimed to evaluate the possible correlation between PPARD +294T/C and serum lipid levels in a long-lived population in Bama, a region known for longevity situated in Guangxi, China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Genotyping of PPARD +294T/C polymorphism was conducted in 505 long-lived inhabitants (aged 90 and above, long-lived group, LG) and 468 healthy controls (aged 60-75, non-long-lived group, non-LG) recruited from Bama area.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No difference in allelic and genotypic frequencies was found between the two groups (P>0.05). However, C-allele and C-genotype (TC and CC) were significantly more frequent in the females of non-LG than were LG after sex stratification. CC carriers exhibited higher LDL-C level in LG (P<0.05) but lower TC, TG and LDL-C in non-LG (P<0.05 for each) than TT carriers; C allele carriers (TC/CC) in LG exhibited higher TC, TG, and LDL-C levels as compared with the same genotype and the same lipid parameter in non-LG (P<0.05 for each). LDL-C in LG was correlated with genotypes while TC, TG, and LDL-C in non-LG were correlated with genotypes (P<0.05-0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that there were different impact patterns of PPARD +294T/C polymorphism on lipid profiles between long-lived cohort and average population in Bama area and this may be one of the genetic bases of its longevity.
authors: Chen-Yuan
authors: CY
authors: Luo
authors: Cheng-Wu
authors: CW
authors: Liu
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Ge
authors: Guo-Fang
authors: GF
authors: Pang
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Yang
authors: Cai-You
authors: CY
authors: Hu
authors: Ze-Ping
authors: ZP
authors: Lv
authors: Ning-Yuan
authors: NY
authors: Chen
authors: Hai-Yan
authors: HY
authors: Li
authors: Hua-Yu
authors: HY
authors: Wu
authors: Yi-Yuan
authors: YY
authors: Wang
authors: Rui-Xing
authors: RX
authors: Yin
authors: Shang-Ling
authors: SL
authors: Pan
authors: Jun-Hua
authors: JH
authors: Peng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D047494:PPAR delta / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D047494:PPAR delta; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol