03424nas a2200589 4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260001600226300001100242490000800253520173500261653001901996653003402015653001302049653001102062653001502073653003602088653002102124653001302145653003002158100001702188700002402205700002002229700002102249700002002270700001402290700001902304700002802323700001602351700002302367700002402390700002802414700002102442700002202463700001602485700002002501700002402521700002102545700002702566700002502593700002202618700001602640700001802656700002102674700002102695700002002716700002002736700002402756700001802780856003602798 2010 eng d a1091-649000aGenome-wide association identifies OBFC1 as a locus involved in human leukocyte telomere biology.0 aGenomewide association identifies OBFC1 as a locus involved in h c2010 May 18 a9293-80 v1073 a
Telomeres are engaged in a host of cellular functions, and their length is regulated by multiple genes. Telomere shortening, in the course of somatic cell replication, ultimately leads to replicative senescence. In humans, rare mutations in genes that regulate telomere length have been identified in monogenic diseases such as dyskeratosis congenita and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which are associated with shortened leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and increased risk for aplastic anemia. Shortened LTL is observed in a host of aging-related complex genetic diseases and is associated with diminished survival in the elderly. We report results of a genome-wide association study of LTL in a consortium of four observational studies (n = 3,417 participants with LTL and genome-wide genotyping). SNPs in the regions of the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding folds containing one gene (OBFC1; rs4387287; P = 3.9 x 10(-9)) and chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 gene (CXCR4; rs4452212; P = 2.9 x 10(-8)) were associated with LTL at a genome-wide significance level (P < 5 x 10(-8)). We attempted replication of the top SNPs at these loci through de novo genotyping of 1,893 additional individuals and in silico lookup in another observational study (n = 2,876), and we confirmed the association findings for OBFC1 but not CXCR4. In addition, we confirmed the telomerase RNA component (TERC) as a gene associated with LTL (P = 1.1 x 10(-5)). The identification of OBFC1 through genome-wide association as a locus for interindividual variation in LTL in the general population advances the understanding of telomere biology in humans and may provide insights into aging-related disorders linked to altered LTL dynamics.
10aCohort Studies10aGenome-Wide Association Study10aGenotype10aHumans10aLeukocytes10aPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide10aReceptors, CXCR410aTelomere10aTelomere-Binding Proteins1 aLevy, Daniel1 aNeuhausen, Susan, L1 aHunt, Steven, C1 aKimura, Masayuki1 aHwang, Shih-Jen1 aChen, Wei1 aBis, Joshua, C1 aFitzpatrick, Annette, L1 aSmith, Erin1 aJohnson, Andrew, D1 aGardner, Jeffrey, P1 aSrinivasan, Sathanur, R1 aSchork, Nicholas1 aRotter, Jerome, I1 aHerbig, Utz1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aSastrasinh, Malinee1 aMurray, Sarah, S1 aVasan, Ramachandran, S1 aProvince, Michael, A1 aGlazer, Nicole, L1 aLu, Xiaobin1 aCao, Xiaojian1 aKronmal, Richard1 aMangino, Massimo1 aSoranzo, Nicole1 aSpector, Tim, D1 aBerenson, Gerald, S1 aAviv, Abraham uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/119204494nas a2200925 4500008004100000022001400041245008800055210006900143260001300212300001100225490000600236520191100242653001002153653002202163653000902185653002402194653004002218653001102258653002702269653002202296653001802318653003402336653001102370653000902381653001602390653003602406100001802442700002202460700002102482700002202503700001702525700001902542700002002561700002002581700001702601700002002618700001802638700002202656700002202678700002402700700002402724700001202748700002402760700002202784700001402806700001902820700001602839700001902855700002202874700001702896700002002913700002402933700001902957700002502976700002103001700002403022700002503046700002003071700002403091700002203115700002803137700001903165700002003184700001903204700002003223700001903243700002303262700002203285700002103307700002003328700001903348700002203367700001803389700002203407700002303429700002103452700002903473710003003502856003603532 2012 eng d a1942-326800aImpact of ancestry and common genetic variants on QT interval in African Americans.0 aImpact of ancestry and common genetic variants on QT interval in c2012 Dec a647-550 v53 aBACKGROUND: Ethnic differences in cardiac arrhythmia incidence have been reported, with a particularly high incidence of sudden cardiac death and low incidence of atrial fibrillation in individuals of African ancestry. We tested the hypotheses that African ancestry and common genetic variants are associated with prolonged duration of cardiac repolarization, a central pathophysiological determinant of arrhythmia, as measured by the electrocardiographic QT interval.
METHODS AND RESULTS: First, individual estimates of African and European ancestry were inferred from genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data in 7 population-based cohorts of African Americans (n=12,097) and regressed on measured QT interval from ECGs. Second, imputation was performed for 2.8 million SNPs, and a genome-wide association study of QT interval was performed in 10 cohorts (n=13,105). There was no evidence of association between genetic ancestry and QT interval (P=0.94). Genome-wide significant associations (P<2.5 × 10(-8)) were identified with SNPs at 2 loci, upstream of the genes NOS1AP (rs12143842, P=2 × 10(-15)) and ATP1B1 (rs1320976, P=2 × 10(-10)). The most significant SNP in NOS1AP was the same as the strongest SNP previously associated with QT interval in individuals of European ancestry. Low probability values (P<10(-5)) were observed for SNPs at several other loci previously identified in genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry, including KCNQ1, KCNH2, LITAF, and PLN.
CONCLUSIONS: We observed no difference in duration of cardiac repolarization with global genetic indices of African American ancestry. In addition, our genome-wide association study extends the association of polymorphisms at several loci associated with repolarization in individuals of European ancestry to include individuals of African ancestry.
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METHODS AND RESULTS: We present results from the largest genome-wide association study to date of PR in 13 415 adults of African descent from 10 cohorts. We tested for association between PR (ms) and ≈2.8 million genotyped and imputed single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Imputation was performed using HapMap 2 YRI and CEU panels. Study-specific results, adjusted for global ancestry and clinical correlates of PR, were meta-analyzed using the inverse variance method. Variation in genome-wide test statistic distributions was noted within studies (λ range: 0.9-1.1), although not after genomic control correction was applied to the overall meta-analysis (λ: 1.008). In addition to generalizing previously reported associations with MEIS1, SCN5A, ARHGAP24, CAV1, and TBX5 to African American populations at the genome-wide significance level (P<5.0 × 10(-8)), we also identified a novel locus: ITGA9, located in a region previously implicated in SCN5A expression. The 3p21 region harboring SCN5A also contained 2 additional independent secondary signals influencing PR (P<5.0 × 10(-8)).
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the ability to map novel loci in African Americans as well as the generalizability of loci associated with PR across populations of African, European, and Asian descent.
10aAdult10aAfrican Americans10aCohort Studies10aElectrocardiography10aFemale10aGenetic Loci10aGenome-Wide Association Study10aHumans10aMale10aMeta-Analysis as Topic10aMiddle Aged10aPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide1 aButler, Anne, M1 aYin, Xiaoyan1 aEvans, Daniel, S1 aNalls, Michael, A1 aSmith, Erin, N1 aTanaka, Toshiko1 aLi, Guo1 aBuxbaum, Sarah, G1 aWhitsel, Eric, A1 aAlonso, Alvaro1 aArking, Dan, E1 aBenjamin, Emelia, J1 aBerenson, Gerald, S1 aBis, Josh, C1 aChen, Wei1 aDeo, Rajat1 aEllinor, Patrick, T1 aHeckbert, Susan, R1 aHeiss, Gerardo1 aHsueh, Wen-Chi1 aKeating, Brendan, J1 aKerr, Kathleen, F1 aLi, Yun1 aLimacher, Marian, C1 aLiu, Yongmei1 aLubitz, Steven, A1 aMarciante, Kristin, D1 aMehra, Reena1 aMeng, Yan, A1 aNewman, Anne, B1 aNewton-Cheh, Christopher1 aNorth, Kari, E1 aPalmer, Cameron, D1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aQuibrera, Miguel1 aRedline, Susan1 aReiner, Alex, P1 aRotter, Jerome, I1 aSchnabel, Renate, B1 aSchork, Nicholas, J1 aSingleton, Andrew, B1 aSmith, Gustav1 aSoliman, Elsayed, Z1 aSrinivasan, Sathanur, R1 aZhang, Zhu-Ming1 aZonderman, Alan, B1 aFerrucci, Luigi1 aMurray, Sarah, S1 aEvans, Michele, K1 aSotoodehnia, Nona1 aMagnani, Jared, W1 aAvery, Christy, L uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/608405300nas a2201225 4500008004100000022001400041245016600055210006900221260001600290300001300306490000700319520181200326653001402138653001002152653000902162653002202171653002002193653004002213653001102253653003402264653001102298653000902309653001602318653002402334653002002358653001602378100002202394700001502416700002502431700002302456700002102479700002602500700002502526700002102551700001802572700002302590700002402613700002302637700001902660700001602679700001402695700002902709700001802738700002202756700001402778700002002792700002302812700001802835700002402853700002302877700001902900700003102919700002702950700002602977700001803003700001603021700002003037700002203057700001803079700001603097700001903113700002103132700002103153700002903174700002003203700002103223700002403244700002203268700001503290700002203305700002303327700001803350700002203368700002003390700002103410700002403431700002203455700001903477700002503496700002103521700002103542700002503563700001903588700002103607700002203628700002403650700002203674700001903696700002303715700002103738700002003759700001703779700002203796700002103818700002303839700002103862700001903883700002003902700002103922700002003943710003003963710002103993710002404014856003604038 2014 eng d a1460-208300aGene-centric meta-analyses for central adiposity traits in up to 57 412 individuals of European descent confirm known loci and reveal several novel associations.0 aGenecentric metaanalyses for central adiposity traits in up to 5 c2014 May 01 a2498-5100 v233 aWaist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are surrogate measures of central adiposity that are associated with adverse cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes and cancer independent of body mass index (BMI). WC and WHR are highly heritable with multiple susceptibility loci identified to date. We assessed the association between SNPs and BMI-adjusted WC and WHR and unadjusted WC in up to 57 412 individuals of European descent from 22 cohorts collaborating with the NHLBI's Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) project. The study population consisted of women and men aged 20-80 years. Study participants were genotyped using the ITMAT/Broad/CARE array, which includes ∼50 000 cosmopolitan tagged SNPs across ∼2100 cardiovascular-related genes. Each trait was modeled as a function of age, study site and principal components to control for population stratification, and we conducted a fixed-effects meta-analysis. No new loci for WC were observed. For WHR analyses, three novel loci were significantly associated (P < 2.4 × 10(-6)). Previously unreported rs2811337-G near TMCC1 was associated with increased WHR (β ± SE, 0.048 ± 0.008, P = 7.7 × 10(-9)) as was rs7302703-G in HOXC10 (β = 0.044 ± 0.008, P = 2.9 × 10(-7)) and rs936108-C in PEMT (β = 0.035 ± 0.007, P = 1.9 × 10(-6)). Sex-stratified analyses revealed two additional novel signals among females only, rs12076073-A in SHC1 (β = 0.10 ± 0.02, P = 1.9 × 10(-6)) and rs1037575-A in ATBDB4 (β = 0.046 ± 0.01, P = 2.2 × 10(-6)), supporting an already established sexual dimorphism of central adiposity-related genetic variants. Functional analysis using ENCODE and eQTL databases revealed that several of these loci are in regulatory regions or regions with differential expression in adipose tissue.
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1 aEvans, Daniel, S1 aAvery, Christy, L1 aNalls, Mike, A1 aLi, Guo1 aBarnard, John1 aSmith, Erin, N1 aTanaka, Toshiko1 aButler, Anne, M1 aBuxbaum, Sarah, G1 aAlonso, Alvaro1 aArking, Dan, E1 aBerenson, Gerald, S1 aBis, Joshua, C1 aBuyske, Steven1 aCarty, Cara, L1 aChen, Wei1 aChung, Mina, K1 aCummings, Steven, R1 aDeo, Rajat1 aEaton, Charles, B1 aFox, Ervin, R1 aHeckbert, Susan, R1 aHeiss, Gerardo1 aHindorff, Lucia, A1 aHsueh, Wen-Chi1 aIsaacs, Aaron1 aJamshidi, Yalda1 aKerr, Kathleen, F1 aLiu, Felix1 aLiu, Yongmei1 aLohman, Kurt, K1 aMagnani, Jared, W1 aMaher, Joseph, F1 aMehra, Reena1 aMeng, Yan, A1 aMusani, Solomon, K1 aNewton-Cheh, Christopher1 aNorth, Kari, E1 aPsaty, Bruce, M1 aRedline, Susan1 aRotter, Jerome, I1 aSchnabel, Renate, B1 aSchork, Nicholas, J1 aShohet, Ralph, V1 aSingleton, Andrew, B1 aSmith, Jonathan, D1 aSoliman, Elsayed, Z1 aSrinivasan, Sathanur, R1 aTaylor, Herman, A1 aVan Wagoner, David, R1 aWilson, James, G1 aYoung, Taylor1 aZhang, Zhu-Ming1 aZonderman, Alan, 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2018 eng d a1537-660500aGenome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.0 aGenome Analyses of 200000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chron c2018 Nov 01 a691-7060 v1033 aC-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performed in silico functional analyses and Mendelian randomization analyses with several clinical outcomes. The GWAS meta-analyses of CRP revealed 58 distinct genetic loci (p < 5 × 10). After adjustment for body mass index in the regression analysis, the associations at all except three loci remained. The lead variants at the distinct loci explained up to 7.0% of the variance in circulating amounts of CRP. We identified 66 gene sets that were organized in two substantially correlated clusters, one mainly composed of immune pathways and the other characterized by metabolic pathways in the liver. Mendelian randomization analyses revealed a causal protective effect of CRP on schizophrenia and a risk-increasing effect on bipolar disorder. Our findings provide further insights into the biology of inflammation and could lead to interventions for treating inflammation and its clinical consequences.
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