Tagging long-lived individuals through vitamin-D receptor (VDR) haplotypes.

Longevity is a complex phenomenon involving multiple environmental and biological factors. Genetic studies of longevity have focussed on DNA repair, oxidative damage correction and immune-related genes. Vitamin-D works by modulating mineral homeostasis and key physiological processes such as cell proliferation and immune response.

2-Methyl-1-phenylsulfanyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12).

In the title o-carborane derivative, C(9)H(18)B(10)S, the methyl and phenylsulfanyl groups are connected to the C atoms of the carborane cage. The C(cage)-C(cage) distance is 1.708 (4) A.