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Strong impact of natural-selection-free heterogeneity in genetics of age-related phenotypes.

TitleStrong impact of natural-selection-free heterogeneity in genetics of age-related phenotypes.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsKulminski, AM, Huang, J, Loika, Y, Arbeev, KG, Bagley, O, Yashkin, A, Duan, M, Culminskaya, I
JournalAging (Albany NY)
Volume10
Issue3
Pagination492-514
Date Published2018 03 29
ISSN1945-4589
KeywordsAging, Computational Biology, Gene Expression Regulation, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Humans, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Abstract<p>A conceptual difficulty in genetics of age-related phenotypes that make individuals vulnerable to disease in post-reproductive life is genetic heterogeneity attributed to an undefined role of evolution in establishing their molecular mechanisms. Here, we performed univariate and pleiotropic genome-wide meta-analyses of 20 age-related phenotypes leveraging longitudinal information in a sample of 33,431 individuals and dealing with the natural-selection-free genetic heterogeneity. We identified 142 non-proxy single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with phenotype-specific (18 SNPs) and pleiotropic (124 SNPs) associations at genome-wide level. Univariate meta-analysis identified two novel (11.1%) and replicated 16 SNPs whereas pleiotropic meta-analysis identified 115 novel (92.7%) and nine replicated SNPs. Pleiotropic associations for most novel (93.9%) and all replicated SNPs were strongly impacted by the natural-selection-free genetic heterogeneity in its unconventional form of antagonistic heterogeneity, implying antagonistic directions of genetic effects for directly correlated phenotypes. Our results show that the common genome-wide approach is well adapted to handle homogeneous univariate associations within Mendelian framework whereas most associations with age-related phenotypes are more complex and well beyond that framework. Dissecting the natural-selection-free genetic heterogeneity is critical for gaining insights into genetics of age-related phenotypes and has substantial and unexplored yet potential for improving efficiency of genome-wide analysis.</p>
DOI10.18632/aging.101407
Alternate JournalAging (Albany NY)
PubMed ID29615537
PubMed Central IDPMC5892700
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UL1 RR033176 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States
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ePub date: 
08/03