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Association of genomic loci from a cardiovascular gene SNP array with fibrinogen levels in European Americans and African-Americans from six cohort studies: the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe).
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| Title | Association of genomic loci from a cardiovascular gene SNP array with fibrinogen levels in European Americans and African-Americans from six cohort studies: the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe). |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Wassel, CL, Lange, LA, Keating, BJ, Taylor, KC, Johnson, AD, Palmer, C, Ho, LA, Smith, NL, Lange, EM, Li, Y, Yang, Q, Delaney, JA, Tang, W, Tofler, G, Redline, S, Taylor, HA, Wilson, JG, Tracy, RP, Jacobs, DR, Folsom, AR, Green, D, O'Donnell, CJ, Reiner, AP |
| Journal | Blood |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 268-75 |
| Date Published | 2011 Jan 06 |
| ISSN | 1528-0020 |
| Keywords | Adult, African Americans, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cohort Studies, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Fibrinogen, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Factors |
| Abstract | <p>Several common genomic loci, involving various immunity- and metabolism-related genes, have been associated with plasma fibrinogen in European Americans (EAs). The genetic determinants of fibrinogen in African Americans (AAs) are poorly characterized. Using a vascular gene-centric array in 23,634 EA and 6657 AA participants from 6 studies comprising the Candidate Gene Association Resource project, we examined the association of 47,539 common and lower frequency variants with fibrinogen concentration. We identified a rare Pro265Leu variant in FGB (rs6054) associated with lower fibrinogen. Common fibrinogen gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (FGB rs1800787 and FGG rs2066861) significantly associated with fibrinogen in EAs were prevalent in AAs and showed consistent associations. Several fibrinogen locus single nucleotide polymorphism associated with lower fibrinogen were exclusive to AAs; these include a newly reported association with FGA rs10050257. For IL6R, IL1RN, and NLRP3 inflammatory gene loci, associations with fibrinogen were concordant between EAs and AAs, but not at other loci (CPS1, PCCB, and SCL22A5-IRF1). The association of FGG rs2066861 with fibrinogen differed according to assay type used to measure fibrinogen. Further characterization of common and lower-frequency genetic variants that contribute to interpopulation differences in fibrinogen phenotype may help refine our understanding of the contribution of hemostasis and inflammation to atherothrombotic risk.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood-2010-06-289546 |
| Alternate Journal | Blood |
| PubMed ID | 20978265 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC3037748 |
| Grant List | HL073410 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL095080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268200625226C / / PHS HHS / United States R01 HL71862-06 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL071862 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HL095080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL073410 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States 5215810-55000000041 / / PHS HHS / United States |