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Can some rare genes make you look young even though you are old and give you a longer life expectancy(120 years)?i am not talking about any diseases.

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Ponce De Leon Gene?: There may be such a gene but it has not yet been discovered. Can we call it the ponce de leon gene?

Answered 8/20/2013

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A member asked:

Can some rare genes make you look young even though you are old and give you a longer life expectancy(120 years)?i am not talking about any diseases.

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