03137nas a2200673 4500008004100000022001400041245008300055210006900138260001300207300001200220490000700232520108000239653004101319653001001360653000901370653002501379653002301404653002701427653002701454653002701481653003701508653004001545653003801585653002201623653001801645653001101663653002801674653002701702653002001729653004001749653003601789653003801825653001701863653002001880100002901900700002201929700002101951700002501972700001701997700001902014700001902033700002302052700002602075700002502101700002202126700002302148700002202171700001702193700003002210700001902240700002302259700003002282700002802312700002002340700001902360700002202379700002602401856003602427 2009 eng d a1546-171800aCommon variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study.0 aCommon variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in th c2009 Apr a399-4060 v413 a
QT interval duration, reflecting myocardial repolarization on the electrocardiogram, is a heritable risk factor for sudden cardiac death and drug-induced arrhythmias. We conducted a meta-analysis of three genome-wide association studies in 13,685 individuals of European ancestry from the Framingham Heart Study, the Rotterdam Study and the Cardiovascular Health Study, as part of the QTGEN consortium. We observed associations at P < 5 x 10(-8) with variants in NOS1AP, KCNQ1, KCNE1, KCNH2 and SCN5A, known to be involved in myocardial repolarization and mendelian long-QT syndromes. Associations were found at five newly identified loci, including 16q21 near NDRG4 and GINS3, 6q22 near PLN, 1p36 near RNF207, 16p13 near LITAF and 17q12 near LIG3 and RFFL. Collectively, the 14 independent variants at these 10 loci explain 5.4-6.5% of the variation in QT interval. These results, together with an accompanying paper, offer insights into myocardial repolarization and suggest candidate genes that could predispose to sudden cardiac death and drug-induced arrhythmias.
10aAdaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing10aAdult10aAged10aArrhythmias, Cardiac10aChromosome Mapping10aDeath, Sudden, Cardiac10aElectroencephalography10aERG1 Potassium Channel10aEther-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels10aEuropean Continental Ancestry Group10aGenetic Predisposition to Disease10aGenetic Variation10aGenome, Human10aHumans10aKCNQ1 Potassium Channel10aMeta-Analysis as Topic10aMuscle Proteins10aNAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel10aPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide10aPotassium Channels, Voltage-Gated10aRisk Factors10aSodium Channels1 aNewton-Cheh, Christopher1 aEijgelsheim, Mark1 aRice, Kenneth, M1 ade Bakker, Paul, I W1 aYin, Xiaoyan1 aEstrada, Karol1 aBis, Joshua, C1 aMarciante, Kristin1 aRivadeneira, Fernando1 aNoseworthy, Peter, A1 aSotoodehnia, Nona1 aSmith, Nicholas, L1 aRotter, Jerome, I1 aKors, Jan, A1 aWitteman, Jacqueline, C M1 aHofman, Albert1 aHeckbert, Susan, R1 aO'Donnell, Christopher, J1 aUitterlinden, André, G1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aLumley, Thomas1 aLarson, Martin, G1 aStricker, Bruno, H Ch uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/108704323nas a2201033 4500008004100000022001400041245011200055210006900167260001300236300001300249490000600262520134000268653000901608653002001617653001901637653004001656653001101696653003801707653003401745653001101779653000901790653001601799653002601815653001201841653003601853653002401889100002601913700002501939700001901964700001901983700002202002700001202024700002302036700002102059700001902080700002402099700002002123700002202143700002102165700002502186700002402211700002302235700002602258700002102284700001902305700002302324700002102347700002102368700002202389700002202411700002202433700002002455700002202475700001602497700002002513700002002533700002202553700002602575700001602601700002302617700002202640700001602662700001602678700002502694700001902719700002102738700001902759700002402778700002402802700003002826700002702856700002202883700002402905700001902929700001902948700002602967700002802993700003003021700001903051700002203070700002403092700002603116700002303142700002303165700002503188700002103213700001903234856003603253 2009 eng d a1553-740400aNRXN3 is a novel locus for waist circumference: a genome-wide association study from the CHARGE Consortium.0 aNRXN3 is a novel locus for waist circumference a genomewide asso c2009 Jun ae10005390 v53 aCentral abdominal fat is a strong risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To identify common variants influencing central abdominal fat, we conducted a two-stage genome-wide association analysis for waist circumference (WC). In total, three loci reached genome-wide significance. In stage 1, 31,373 individuals of Caucasian descent from eight cohort studies confirmed the role of FTO and MC4R and identified one novel locus associated with WC in the neurexin 3 gene [NRXN3 (rs10146997, p = 6.4x10(-7))]. The association with NRXN3 was confirmed in stage 2 by combining stage 1 results with those from 38,641 participants in the GIANT consortium (p = 0.009 in GIANT only, p = 5.3x10(-8) for combined analysis, n = 70,014). Mean WC increase per copy of the G allele was 0.0498 z-score units (0.65 cm). This SNP was also associated with body mass index (BMI) [p = 7.4x10(-6), 0.024 z-score units (0.10 kg/m(2)) per copy of the G allele] and the risk of obesity (odds ratio 1.13, 95% CI 1.07-1.19; p = 3.2x10(-5) per copy of the G allele). The NRXN3 gene has been previously implicated in addiction and reward behavior, lending further evidence that common forms of obesity may be a central nervous system-mediated disorder. Our findings establish that common variants in NRXN3 are associated with WC, BMI, and obesity.
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2010 eng d a1546-171800aAssociation analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index.0 aAssociation analyses of 249796 individuals reveal 18 new loci as c2010 Nov a937-480 v423 aObesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity susceptibility, we examined associations between body mass index and ∼ 2.8 million SNPs in up to 123,865 individuals with targeted follow up of 42 SNPs in up to 125,931 additional individuals. We confirmed 14 known obesity susceptibility loci and identified 18 new loci associated with body mass index (P < 5 × 10⁻⁸), one of which includes a copy number variant near GPRC5B. Some loci (at MC4R, POMC, SH2B1 and BDNF) map near key hypothalamic regulators of energy balance, and one of these loci is near GIPR, an incretin receptor. Furthermore, genes in other newly associated loci may provide new insights into human body weight regulation.
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2010 eng d a1546-171800aCommon variants in 22 loci are associated with QRS duration and cardiac ventricular conduction.0 aCommon variants in 22 loci are associated with QRS duration and c2010 Dec a1068-760 v423 aThe QRS interval, from the beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave on an electrocardiogram, reflects ventricular depolarization and conduction time and is a risk factor for mortality, sudden death and heart failure. We performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis in 40,407 individuals of European descent from 14 studies, with further genotyping in 7,170 additional Europeans, and we identified 22 loci associated with QRS duration (P < 5 × 10(-8)). These loci map in or near genes in pathways with established roles in ventricular conduction such as sodium channels, transcription factors and calcium-handling proteins, but also point to previously unidentified biologic processes, such as kinase inhibitors and genes related to tumorigenesis. We demonstrate that SCN10A, a candidate gene at the most significantly associated locus in this study, is expressed in the mouse ventricular conduction system, and treatment with a selective SCN10A blocker prolongs QRS duration. These findings extend our current knowledge of ventricular depolarization and conduction.
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Though heritable factors play a substantial role in population variation, little is known about specific genetic determinants. This knowledge can impact clinical care by identifying novel factors that influence pathologic heart rate states, modulate heart rate through cardiac structure and function or by improving our understanding of the physiology of heart rate regulation. To identify common genetic variants associated with heart rate, we performed a meta-analysis of 15 genome-wide association studies (GWAS), including 38,991 subjects of European ancestry, estimating the association between age-, sex- and body mass-adjusted RR interval (inverse heart rate) and approximately 2.5 million markers. Results with P < 5 × 10(-8) were considered genome-wide significant. We constructed regression models with multiple markers to assess whether results at less stringent thresholds were likely to be truly associated with RR interval. We identified six novel associations with resting heart rate at six loci: 6q22 near GJA1; 14q12 near MYH7; 12p12 near SOX5, c12orf67, BCAT1, LRMP and CASC1; 6q22 near SLC35F1, PLN and c6orf204; 7q22 near SLC12A9 and UfSp1; and 11q12 near FADS1. Associations at 6q22 400 kb away from GJA1, at 14q12 MYH6 and at 1q32 near CD34 identified in previously published GWAS were confirmed. In aggregate, these variants explain approximately 0.7% of RR interval variance. A multivariant regression model including 20 variants with P < 10(-5) increased the explained variance to 1.6%, suggesting that some loci falling short of genome-wide significance are likely truly associated. Future research is warranted to elucidate underlying mechanisms that may impact clinical care.
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Alan, F1 aPeters, Annette1 aFox, Ervin, R1 aOostra, Ben, A1 aKroemer, Heyo, K1 aCouper, David1 aVölzke, Henry1 aCampbell, Harry1 aMeitinger, Thomas1 aUda, Manuela1 aWitteman, Jacqueline, C M1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aWichmann, H-Erich1 aHarris, Tamara, B1 aKääb, Stefan1 aSiscovick, David, S1 aJamshidi, Yalda1 aUitterlinden, André, G1 aFolsom, Aaron, R1 aLarson, Martin, G1 aWilson, James, F1 aPenninx, Brenda, W1 aSnieder, Harold1 aPramstaller, Peter, P1 aDuijn, Cornelia, M1 aLakatta, Edward, G1 aFelix, Stephan, B1 aGudnason, Vilmundur1 aPfeufer, Arne1 aHeckbert, Susan, R1 aStricker, Bruno, H Ch1 aBoerwinkle, Eric1 aO'Donnell, Christopher, J uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/121712698nas a2203781 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2010 eng d a1476-468700aHundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height.0 aHundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pa c2010 Oct 14 a832-80 v4673 aMost common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified more than 600 variants associated with human traits, but these typically explain small fractions of phenotypic variation, raising questions about the use of further studies. Here, using 183,727 individuals, we show that hundreds of genetic variants, in at least 180 loci, influence adult height, a highly heritable and classic polygenic trait. The large number of loci reveals patterns with important implications for genetic studies of common human diseases and traits. First, the 180 loci are not random, but instead are enriched for genes that are connected in biological pathways (P = 0.016) and that underlie skeletal growth defects (P < 0.001). Second, the likely causal gene is often located near the most strongly associated variant: in 13 of 21 loci containing a known skeletal growth gene, that gene was closest to the associated variant. Third, at least 19 loci have multiple independently associated variants, suggesting that allelic heterogeneity is a frequent feature of polygenic traits, that comprehensive explorations of already-discovered loci should discover additional variants and that an appreciable fraction of associated loci may have been identified. Fourth, associated variants are enriched for likely functional effects on genes, being over-represented among variants that alter amino-acid structure of proteins and expression levels of nearby genes. Our data explain approximately 10% of the phenotypic variation in height, and we estimate that unidentified common variants of similar effect sizes would increase this figure to approximately 16% of phenotypic variation (approximately 20% of heritable variation). Although additional approaches are needed to dissect the genetic architecture of polygenic human traits fully, our findings indicate that GWA studies can identify large numbers of loci that implicate biologically relevant genes and pathways.
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2010 eng d a1546-171800aMeta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution.0 aMetaanalysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waisthip rat c2010 Nov a949-600 v423 aWaist-hip ratio (WHR) is a measure of body fat distribution and a predictor of metabolic consequences independent of overall adiposity. WHR is heritable, but few genetic variants influencing this trait have been identified. We conducted a meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide association studies for WHR adjusted for body mass index (comprising up to 77,167 participants), following up 16 loci in an additional 29 studies (comprising up to 113,636 subjects). We identified 13 new loci in or near RSPO3, VEGFA, TBX15-WARS2, NFE2L3, GRB14, DNM3-PIGC, ITPR2-SSPN, LY86, HOXC13, ADAMTS9, ZNRF3-KREMEN1, NISCH-STAB1 and CPEB4 (P = 1.9 × 10⁻⁹ to P = 1.8 × 10⁻⁴⁰) and the known signal at LYPLAL1. Seven of these loci exhibited marked sexual dimorphism, all with a stronger effect on WHR in women than men (P for sex difference = 1.9 × 10⁻³ to P = 1.2 × 10⁻¹³). These findings provide evidence for multiple loci that modulate body fat distribution independent of overall adiposity and reveal strong gene-by-sex interactions.
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2011 eng d a1546-171800aGenetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.0 aGenetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity an c2011 Jun 26 a753-600 v433 aGenome-wide association studies have identified 32 loci influencing body mass index, but this measure does not distinguish lean from fat mass. To identify adiposity loci, we meta-analyzed associations between ∼2.5 million SNPs and body fat percentage from 36,626 individuals and followed up the 14 most significant (P < 10(-6)) independent loci in 39,576 individuals. We confirmed a previously established adiposity locus in FTO (P = 3 × 10(-26)) and identified two new loci associated with body fat percentage, one near IRS1 (P = 4 × 10(-11)) and one near SPRY2 (P = 3 × 10(-8)). Both loci contain genes with potential links to adipocyte physiology. Notably, the body-fat-decreasing allele near IRS1 is associated with decreased IRS1 expression and with an impaired metabolic profile, including an increased visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease and decreased adiponectin levels. Our findings provide new insights into adiposity and insulin resistance.
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To identify variants with different effects by sex, we examined gene-by-sex autosomal interactions genome-wide, and performed expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis and bioinformatics network analysis. We conducted an autosomal genome-wide meta-analysis of gene-by-sex interaction on lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) BMD in 25,353 individuals from 8 cohorts. In a second stage, we followed up the 12 top single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; p < 1 × 10(-5) ) in an additional set of 24,763 individuals. Gene-by-sex interaction and sex-specific effects were examined in these 12 SNPs. We detected one novel genome-wide significant interaction associated with LS-BMD at the Chr3p26.1-p25.1 locus, near the GRM7 gene (male effect = 0.02 and p = 3.0 × 10(-5) ; female effect = -0.007 and p = 3.3 × 10(-2) ), and 11 suggestive loci associated with either FN- or LS-BMD in discovery cohorts. However, there was no evidence for genome-wide significant (p < 5 × 10(-8) ) gene-by-sex interaction in the joint analysis of discovery and replication cohorts. Despite the large collaborative effort, no genome-wide significant evidence for gene-by-sex interaction was found to influence BMD variation in this screen of autosomal markers. If they exist, gene-by-sex interactions for BMD probably have weak effects, accounting for less than 0.08% of the variation in these traits per implicated SNP. © 2012 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
10aBone Density10aCohort Studies10aFemale10aGenes10aGenome-Wide Association Study10aHumans10aMale10aMeta-Analysis as Topic10aPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide10aQuantitative Trait Loci10aReproducibility of Results10aSex Characteristics1 aLiu, Ching-Ti1 aEstrada, Karol1 aYerges-Armstrong, Laura, M1 aAmin, Najaf1 aEvangelou, Evangelos1 aLi, Guo1 aMinster, Ryan, L1 aCarless, Melanie, A1 aKammerer, Candace, M1 aOei, Ling1 aZhou, Yanhua1 aAlonso, Nerea1 aDailiana, Zoe1 aEriksson, Joel1 aGarcía-Giralt, Natalia1 aGiroux, Sylvie1 aHusted, Lise, Bjerre1 aKhusainova, Rita, I1 aKoromila, Theodora1 aKung, Annie, Waichee1 aLewis, Joshua, R1 aMasi, Laura1 aMencej-Bedrac, Simona1 aNogues, Xavier1 aPatel, Millan, S1 aPrezelj, Janez1 aRichards, Brent1 aSham, Pak, Chung1 aSpector, Timothy1 aVandenput, Liesbeth1 aXiao, Su-Mei1 aZheng, Hou-Feng1 aZhu, Kun1 aBalcells, Susana1 aBrandi, Maria, Luisa1 aFrost, Morten1 aGoltzman, David1 aGonzález-Macías, Jesús1 aKarlsson, Magnus1 aKhusnutdinova, Elza, K1 aKollia, Panagoula1 aLangdahl, Bente, Lomholt1 aLjunggren, Osten1 aLorentzon, Mattias1 aMarc, Janja1 aMellström, Dan1 aOhlsson, Claes1 aOlmos, José, M1 aRalston, Stuart, H1 aRiancho, José, A1 aRousseau, François1 aUrreizti, Roser1 aVan Hul, Wim1 aZarrabeitia, María, T1 aCastano-Betancourt, Martha1 aDemissie, Serkalem1 aGrundberg, Elin1 aHerrera, Lizbeth1 aKwan, Tony1 aMedina-Gómez, Carolina1 aPastinen, Tomi1 aSigurdsson, Gunnar1 aThorleifsson, Gudmar1 aVanmeurs, Joyce, Bj1 aBlangero, John1 aHofman, Albert1 aLiu, Yongmei1 aMitchell, Braxton, D1 aO'Connell, Jeffrey, R1 aOostra, Ben, A1 aRotter, Jerome, I1 aStefansson, Kari1 aStreeten, Elizabeth, A1 aStyrkarsdottir, Unnur1 aThorsteinsdottir, Unnur1 aTylavsky, Frances, A1 aUitterlinden, Andre1 aCauley, Jane, A1 aHarris, Tamara, B1 aIoannidis, John, Pa1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aRobbins, John, A1 aZillikens, Carola, M1 aVanduijn, Cornelia, M1 aPrince, Richard, L1 aKarasik, David1 aRivadeneira, Fernando1 aKiel, Douglas, P1 aCupples, Adrienne, L1 aHsu, Yi-Hsiang uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/155608598nas a2202365 4500008004100000022001400041245007900055210006900134260001600203300001100219490000800230520193500238653005002173653001602223653002002239653002602259653001102285653002202296653003402318653001102352653000902363653002602372653001402398653003602412653001302448653002302461100001502484700002002499700002202519700002202541700002802563700002302591700001902614700002502633700003202658700001802690700001902708700002602727700003102753700001902784700001802803700002002821700001202841700001702853700002202870700002502892700002002917700002002937700001602957700002002973700001902993700001903012700001803031700002103049700001803070700002603088700001903114700002103133700002003154700002103174700001903195700002103214700002003235700001903255700003503274700002403309700002103333700001803354700001503372700002803387700001903415700003403434700001803468700001803486700002003504700002203524700002103546700002103567700002503588700002903613700002303642700001603665700002003681700002203701700001403723700002303737700001603760700001803776700001903794700002203813700001903835700002103854700002203875700002203897700002003919700002103939700002303960700002003983700002004003700001804023700002104041700002304062700002404085700001904109700001804128700002704146700001804173700001704191700002204208700001904230700001904249700002404268700002604292700002104318700001704339700002004356700001904376700002004395700002004415700002004435700002504455700002004480700002404500700002204524700002004546700001604566700001904582700002104601700001904622700002304641700002304664700002504687700002504712700002404737700002304761700002504784700002104809700002104830700002104851700002404872700002104896700002204917700002404939700002804963700001704991700002305008700001905031700001805050700002105068700003005089700002605119700002205145700002405167700002005191700002705211700001905238700002305257700002005280700002105300700002005321700002405341700001505365700002005380700001805400700001905418700002805437700002505465700002805490700002605518700002505544700002705569700002305596700002505619700002405644700001905668700002205687700001805709700002005727700001905747700002205766700002205788700002105810700002105831700002405852700002005876700002505896700002405921700002205945700002305967700002105990700002006011700002006031700002806051700002106079700002506100700002406125700002406149700002306173856003606196 2012 eng d a1476-468700aFTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index.0 aFTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body m c2012 Oct 11 a267-720 v4903 aThere is evidence across several species for genetic control of phenotypic variation of complex traits, such that the variance among phenotypes is genotype dependent. Understanding genetic control of variability is important in evolutionary biology, agricultural selection programmes and human medicine, yet for complex traits, no individual genetic variants associated with variance, as opposed to the mean, have been identified. Here we perform a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of phenotypic variation using ∼170,000 samples on height and body mass index (BMI) in human populations. We report evidence that the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs7202116 at the FTO gene locus, which is known to be associated with obesity (as measured by mean BMI for each rs7202116 genotype), is also associated with phenotypic variability. We show that the results are not due to scale effects or other artefacts, and find no other experiment-wise significant evidence for effects on variability, either at loci other than FTO for BMI or at any locus for height. The difference in variance for BMI among individuals with opposite homozygous genotypes at the FTO locus is approximately 7%, corresponding to a difference of ∼0.5 kilograms in the standard deviation of weight. Our results indicate that genetic variants can be discovered that are associated with variability, and that between-person variability in obesity can partly be explained by the genotype at the FTO locus. The results are consistent with reported FTO by environment interactions for BMI, possibly mediated by DNA methylation. Our BMI results for other SNPs and our height results for all SNPs suggest that most genetic variants, including those that influence mean height or mean BMI, are not associated with phenotypic variance, or that their effects on variability are too small to detect even with samples sizes greater than 100,000.
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2012 eng d a1546-171800aGenome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture.0 aGenomewide metaanalysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci c2012 Apr 15 a491-5010 v443 aBone mineral density (BMD) is the most widely used predictor of fracture risk. We performed the largest meta-analysis to date on lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD, including 17 genome-wide association studies and 32,961 individuals of European and east Asian ancestry. We tested the top BMD-associated markers for replication in 50,933 independent subjects and for association with risk of low-trauma fracture in 31,016 individuals with a history of fracture (cases) and 102,444 controls. We identified 56 loci (32 new) associated with BMD at genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10(-8)). Several of these factors cluster within the RANK-RANKL-OPG, mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, endochondral ossification and Wnt signaling pathways. However, we also discovered loci that were localized to genes not known to have a role in bone biology. Fourteen BMD-associated loci were also associated with fracture risk (P < 5 × 10(-4), Bonferroni corrected), of which six reached P < 5 × 10(-8), including at 18p11.21 (FAM210A), 7q21.3 (SLC25A13), 11q13.2 (LRP5), 4q22.1 (MEPE), 2p16.2 (SPTBN1) and 10q21.1 (DKK1). These findings shed light on the genetic architecture and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying BMD variation and fracture susceptibility.
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2013 eng d a1546-171800aGenome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture.0 aGenomewide metaanalysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometri c2013 May a501-120 v453 aApproaches exploiting trait distribution extremes may be used to identify loci associated with common traits, but it is unknown whether these loci are generalizable to the broader population. In a genome-wide search for loci associated with the upper versus the lower 5th percentiles of body mass index, height and waist-to-hip ratio, as well as clinical classes of obesity, including up to 263,407 individuals of European ancestry, we identified 4 new loci (IGFBP4, H6PD, RSRC1 and PPP2R2A) influencing height detected in the distribution tails and 7 new loci (HNF4G, RPTOR, GNAT2, MRPS33P4, ADCY9, HS6ST3 and ZZZ3) for clinical classes of obesity. Further, we find a large overlap in genetic structure and the distribution of variants between traits based on extremes and the general population and little etiological heterogeneity between obesity subgroups.
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2013 eng d a1553-740400aMeta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies six new Loci for serum calcium concentrations.0 aMetaanalysis of genomewide association studies identifies six ne c2013 ae10037960 v93 aCalcium is vital to the normal functioning of multiple organ systems and its serum concentration is tightly regulated. Apart from CASR, the genes associated with serum calcium are largely unknown. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 39,400 individuals from 17 population-based cohorts and investigated the 14 most strongly associated loci in ≤ 21,679 additional individuals. Seven loci (six new regions) in association with serum calcium were identified and replicated. Rs1570669 near CYP24A1 (P = 9.1E-12), rs10491003 upstream of GATA3 (P = 4.8E-09) and rs7481584 in CARS (P = 1.2E-10) implicate regions involved in Mendelian calcemic disorders: Rs1550532 in DGKD (P = 8.2E-11), also associated with bone density, and rs7336933 near DGKH/KIAA0564 (P = 9.1E-10) are near genes that encode distinct isoforms of diacylglycerol kinase. Rs780094 is in GCKR. We characterized the expression of these genes in gut, kidney, and bone, and demonstrate modulation of gene expression in bone in response to dietary calcium in mice. Our results shed new light on the genetics of calcium homeostasis.
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2013 eng d a1553-740400aSex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits.0 aSexstratified genomewide association studies including 270000 in c2013 Jun ae10035000 v93 aGiven the anthropometric differences between men and women and previous evidence of sex-difference in genetic effects, we conducted a genome-wide search for sexually dimorphic associations with height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip-ratio (133,723 individuals) and took forward 348 SNPs into follow-up (additional 137,052 individuals) in a total of 94 studies. Seven loci displayed significant sex-difference (FDR<5%), including four previously established (near GRB14/COBLL1, LYPLAL1/SLC30A10, VEGFA, ADAMTS9) and three novel anthropometric trait loci (near MAP3K1, HSD17B4, PPARG), all of which were genome-wide significant in women (P<5×10(-8)), but not in men. Sex-differences were apparent only for waist phenotypes, not for height, weight, BMI, or hip circumference. Moreover, we found no evidence for genetic effects with opposite directions in men versus women. The PPARG locus is of specific interest due to its role in diabetes genetics and therapy. Our results demonstrate the value of sex-specific GWAS to unravel the sexually dimorphic genetic underpinning of complex traits.
10aAnthropometry10aBody Height10aBody Mass Index10aBody Weight10aBody Weights and Measures10aFemale10aGenetic Loci10aGenome, Human10aGenome-Wide Association Study10aHumans10aMale10aPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide10aSex Characteristics10aWaist Circumference10aWaist-Hip Ratio1 aRandall, Joshua, C1 aWinkler, Thomas, W1 aKutalik, Zoltán1 aBerndt, Sonja, I1 aJackson, Anne, U1 aMonda, Keri, L1 aKilpeläinen, Tuomas, O1 aEsko, Tõnu1 aMägi, Reedik1 aLi, Shengxu1 aWorkalemahu, Tsegaselassie1 aFeitosa, Mary, F1 aCroteau-Chonka, Damien, C1 aDay, Felix, R1 aFall, Tove1 aFerreira, Teresa1 aGustafsson, Stefan1 aLocke, Adam, E1 aMathieson, Iain1 aScherag, Andre1 aVedantam, Sailaja1 aWood, Andrew, R1 aLiang, Liming1 aSteinthorsdottir, Valgerdur1 aThorleifsson, Gudmar1 aDermitzakis, Emmanouil, T1 aDimas, Antigone, S1 aKarpe, Fredrik1 aMin, Josine, L1 aNicholson, George1 aClegg, Deborah, J1 aPerson, Thomas1 aKrohn, Jon, P1 aBauer, Sabrina1 aBuechler, Christa1 aEisinger, Kristina1 aBonnefond, Amélie1 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Caroline, S1 aFrayling, Timothy1 aGroop, Leif, C1 aHaritunians, Talin1 aHunter, David1 aIngelsson, Erik1 aKaplan, Robert1 aMohlke, Karen, L1 aO'Connell, Jeffrey, R1 aSchlessinger, David1 aStrachan, David, P1 aStefansson, Kari1 aDuijn, Cornelia, M1 aAbecasis, Goncalo, R1 aMcCarthy, Mark, I1 aHirschhorn, Joel, N1 aQi, Lu1 aLoos, Ruth, J F1 aLindgren, Cecilia, M1 aNorth, Kari, E1 aHeid, Iris, M1 aDIAGRAM Consortium1 aMAGIC investigators uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/602802995nas a2200385 4500008004100000022001400041245024500055210006900300260001600369520171800385100001902103700001202122700001802134700002302152700001902175700001802194700002302212700002702235700001702262700001902279700001802298700002202316700001702338700002202355700001902377700002602396700001902422700002402441700002402465700002002489700002102509700002202530700002102552856003602573 2016 eng d a1460-208300aTargeted Sequencing of Genome Wide Significant Loci Associated with Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Reveals Significant Novel and Rare Variants: The Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Targeted Sequencing Study.0 aTargeted Sequencing of Genome Wide Significant Loci Associated w c2016 Sep 113 aBACKGROUND: Bone mineral density (BMD) is a heritable phenotype that predicts fracture risk. We performed fine-mapping by targeted sequencing at WLS, MEF2C, ARHGAP1/F2 and JAG1 loci prioritized by eQTL and bioinformatic approaches among 56 BMD loci from our previous GWAS meta-analysis.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Targeted sequencing was conducted in 1,291 Caucasians from the Framingham Heart Study (n=925) and Cardiovascular Health Study (n=366), including 206 women and men with extreme low femoral neck (FN) BMD. A total of 4,964 sequence variants (SNVs) were observed and 80% were rare with MAF <1%. The associations between previously identified SNPs in these loci and BMD, while nominally significant in sequenced participants, were no longer significant after multiple testing corrections. Conditional analyses did not find protein-coding variants that may be responsible for GWAS signals. On the other hand, in the sequenced subjects, we identified novel associations in WLS, ARHGAP1, and 5' of MEF2C (p-values < 8x10(-5); false discovery rate (FDR) q-values < 0.01) that were much more strongly associated with BMD compared to the GWAS SNPs. These associated SNVs are less-common; independent from previous GWAS signals in the same loci; and located in gene regulatory elements.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that protein-coding variants in selected GWAS loci did not contribute to GWAS signals. By performing targeted sequencing in GWAS loci, we identified less-common and rare non-coding SNVs associated with BMD independently from GWAS common SNPs, suggesting both common and less-common variants may associate with disease risks and phenotypes in the same loci.
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2019 eng d a1938-320700aDisentangling the genetics of lean mass.0 aDisentangling the genetics of lean mass c2019 Feb 01 a276-2870 v1093 aBackground: Lean body mass (LM) plays an important role in mobility and metabolic function. We previously identified five loci associated with LM adjusted for fat mass in kilograms. Such an adjustment may reduce the power to identify genetic signals having an association with both lean mass and fat mass.
Objectives: To determine the impact of different fat mass adjustments on genetic architecture of LM and identify additional LM loci.
Methods: We performed genome-wide association analyses for whole-body LM (20 cohorts of European ancestry with n = 38,292) measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) or bioelectrical impedance analysis, adjusted for sex, age, age2, and height with or without fat mass adjustments (Model 1 no fat adjustment; Model 2 adjustment for fat mass as a percentage of body mass; Model 3 adjustment for fat mass in kilograms).
Results: Seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in separate loci, including one novel LM locus (TNRC6B), were successfully replicated in an additional 47,227 individuals from 29 cohorts. Based on the strengths of the associations in Model 1 vs Model 3, we divided the LM loci into those with an effect on both lean mass and fat mass in the same direction and refer to those as "sumo wrestler" loci (FTO and MC4R). In contrast, loci with an impact specifically on LM were termed "body builder" loci (VCAN and ADAMTSL3). Using existing available genome-wide association study databases, LM increasing alleles of SNPs in sumo wrestler loci were associated with an adverse metabolic profile, whereas LM increasing alleles of SNPs in "body builder" loci were associated with metabolic protection.
Conclusions: In conclusion, we identified one novel LM locus (TNRC6B). Our results suggest that a genetically determined increase in lean mass might exert either harmful or protective effects on metabolic traits, depending on its relation to fat mass.
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