Table II.

Age-associated candidate genes.

Function	Genes
Transcription-associated (including nucleotide-excision repair proteins)	POU1F1, GTF2H2, SP1, STAT5A, ERCC6, TCF3, POLA1
Signaling pathways	DLL3, STAT5A, PTK2
Cell cycle	BUB3, CHEK2, POU1F1
Nuclear receptor	NCOR1, NCOR2
Development	VEGFA
Others	HSPD1

POU1F1, POU class 1 homeobox 1; GTF2H2, general transcription factor IIH subunit 2; SP1, Sp1 transcription factor; STAT5A, signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A; ERCC6, ERCC excision repair 6 chromatin remodeling factor; TCF3, transcription factor 3; POLA1, DNA polymerase α 1 catalytic subunit; delta like canonical Notch ligand 3; PTK2, protein tyrosine kinase 2; BUB3, BUB3 mitotic checkpoint protein; CHEK2, checkpoint kinase 2; NCOR, nuclear receptor corepressor; VEGFA, vascular endothelial growth factor A.