Those who live to catch a hundred years or more have "chosen" good parents. Researchers who observed the impact of family versus lifestyle found that most people who live a hundred years or more have in common some genetic variations, according to a study published Thursday. That does not mean that life style and he does not have a major impact on life expectancy or as soon there will be a test to predict who will live 100 years and who is not, said the team of researchers at Boston University, quoted The Associated Press. However, one of the researchers said the study could be the starting point to determine early in life who will be vulnerable to certain diseases to be treated in time. The team made the 1055 study of Caucasians born between 1890 and 1267 compared with 1910 and the later-born individuals. By studying genes, scientists have been able to predict the percentage of 77% which groups of genes from men over 100 years. "77% is a very high percentage of visual acuity for a genetic model," said Paola Sebastiani, one of the researchers. "But the error rate of 23% demonstrates that there are many things to discover."

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