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The Next PAGE in understanding complex traits: design for the analysis of Population Architecture Using Genetics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study.

TitleThe Next PAGE in understanding complex traits: design for the analysis of Population Architecture Using Genetics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsMatise, TC, Ambite, JLuis, Buyske, S, Carlson, CS, Cole, SA, Crawford, DC, Haiman, CA, Heiss, G, Kooperberg, C, Le Marchand, L, Manolio, TA, North, KE, Peters, U, Ritchie, MD, Hindorff, LA, Haines, JL
Corporate/Institutional AuthorsPAGE Study,
JournalAm J Epidemiol
Volume174
Issue7
Pagination849-59
Date Published2011 Oct 01
ISSN1476-6256
KeywordsEpidemiologic Methods, Epidemiologic Research Design, Ethnic Groups, Genetic Association Studies, Genetics, Population, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Interinstitutional Relations, Multifactorial Inheritance, National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.), Phenotype, Pilot Projects, Research Design, Risk Factors, United States
Abstract<p>Genetic studies have identified thousands of variants associated with complex traits. However, most association studies are limited to populations of European descent and a single phenotype. The Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study was initiated in 2008 by the National Human Genome Research Institute to investigate the epidemiologic architecture of well-replicated genetic variants associated with complex diseases in several large, ethnically diverse population-based studies. Combining DNA samples and hundreds of phenotypes from multiple cohorts, PAGE is well-suited to address generalization of associations and variability of effects in diverse populations; identify genetic and environmental modifiers; evaluate disease subtypes, intermediate phenotypes, and biomarkers; and investigate associations with novel phenotypes. PAGE investigators harmonize phenotypes across studies where possible and perform coordinated cohort-specific analyses and meta-analyses. PAGE researchers are genotyping thousands of genetic variants in up to 121,000 DNA samples from African-American, white, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian participants. Initial analyses will focus on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with obesity, lipids, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, inflammation, various cancers, and related biomarkers. PAGE SNPs are also assessed for pleiotropy using the "phenome-wide association study" approach, testing each SNP for associations with hundreds of phenotypes. PAGE data will be deposited into the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes and made available via a custom browser.</p>
DOI10.1093/aje/kwr160
Alternate JournalAm. J. Epidemiol.
PubMed ID21836165
PubMed Central IDPMC3176830
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