Gsell O
Aktuelle Gerontol. 1982 May;12(3):77-82.
The longevity of a Swiss family with 867 descendants during 200 years from 1778-1980 is given in detail. The lifetime of 65 years or more was reached by 178 members, whilst in the years from 0-64 years 125 died and 564 are just today on life. 49% of the family members reached 70 years or more, all these born before 1910, in which period the average life-time at birth was between 49-52 years. The causes of death of the drop-out-cases (died before 65 years) are analyzed, happening mostly by infectious diseases, misfortune or exogenous risk factors. Essential is that no hereditary hypertension, metabolism or biochemical diseases, epilepsy was seen. Of the factors of longevity could be excluded climate of habitation occupation, had social or educational position. The hereditary longevity is broken only for some individuals by exogenous damage and can be seen as a privilege of this large family.
详细介绍了一个瑞士家族在1778年至1980年的200年间拥有867名后代的长寿情况。178名成员活到了65岁及以上，而在0至64岁期间，有125人死亡，如今还有564人在世。49%的家庭成员活到了70岁及以上，所有这些人都出生于1910年之前，在那个时期，出生时的平均寿命在49至52岁之间。对那些中途离世（65岁之前死亡）的人的死因进行了分析，主要是由传染病、不幸事件或外部风险因素导致的。重要的是，未发现遗传性高血压、代谢或生化疾病以及癫痫病例。可以排除居住气候、职业、社会或教育地位等长寿因素。只有一些个体因外部损害打破了遗传长寿，这可被视为这个大家族的一种特殊优势。
