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A genetic association study of D-dimer levels with 50K SNPs from a candidate gene chip in four ethnic groups.

TitleA genetic association study of D-dimer levels with 50K SNPs from a candidate gene chip in four ethnic groups.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsWeng, L-C, Tang, W, Rich, SS, Smith, NL, Redline, S, O'Donnell, CJ, Basu, S, Reiner, AP, Delaney, JA, Tracy, RP, Palmer, CD, Young, T, Yang, Q, Folsom, AR, Cushman, M
JournalThromb Res
Volume134
Issue2
Pagination462-7
Date Published2014 Aug
ISSN1879-2472
KeywordsAdult, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Ethnic Groups, Factor V, Female, Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products, Fibrinogen, Genetic Association Studies, Genotype, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Young Adult
Abstract<p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>D-dimer, a fibrin degradation product, is related to risk of cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism. Genetic determinants of D-dimer are not well characterized; notably, few data have been reported for African American (AA), Asian, and Hispanic populations.</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS: </b>We conducted a large-scale candidate gene association study to identify variants in genes associated with D-dimer levels in multi-ethnic populations. Four cohorts, comprising 6,848 European Americans (EAs), 2,192 AAs, 670 Asians, and 1,286 Hispanics in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Candidate Gene Association Resource consortium, were assembled. Approximately 50,000 genotyped single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 2,000 cardiovascular disease gene loci were analyzed by linear regression, adjusting for age, sex, study site, and principal components in each cohort and ethnic group. Results across studies were combined within each ethnic group by meta-analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Twelve SNPs in coagulation factor V (F5) and 3 SNPs in the fibrinogen alpha chain (FGA) were significantly associated with D-dimer level in EAs with p<2.0×10(-6). The signal for the most associated SNP in F5 (rs6025, factor V Leiden) was replicated in Hispanics (p=0.023), while that for the top functional SNP in FGA (rs6050) was replicated in AAs (p=0.006). No additional SNPs were significantly associated with D-dimer.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Our study replicated previously reported associations of D-dimer with SNPs in F5 and FGA in EAs; we demonstrated replication of the association of D-dimer with FGA rs6050 in AAs and the factor V Leiden variant in Hispanics.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.thromres.2014.05.018
Alternate JournalThromb. Res.
PubMed ID24908450
PubMed Central IDPMC4111961
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