Talk:Klotho (biology)

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Name

"The name of the gene comes from Klotho or Clotho, one of the Moirae, or Fates, in Greek mythology." - Does whoever inserted this information have a reference for it (not for the meaning of the term Klotho, but for the suggestion that this is why the gene is named this)? Thanks.DianaW (talk) 14:49, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fish for the discovery paper at PubMed; the authors usually provide explanations for naming. Cheers, --CopperKettle (talk) 17:05, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yes, thanks, but it's not in there.DianaW (talk) 20:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-aging?

Ready to add this? Link Lfstevens (talk) 16:11, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

i clicked your link and got a bunch of sports news ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.108.8 (talk) 19:28, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Intelligence

Researchers found that increasing levels of the gene, called KLOTHO, in mice made them smarter, possibly by increasing the strength of connections between nerve cells in the brain.

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iqboosting-gene-found/article5998829.ece — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.108.8 (talk) 19:25, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Should mention alpha and beta klotho

FGF21 refers to beta-klotho and one ref here seems to be about alpha-klotho. - Rod57 (talk) 13:02, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]