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Genomic and phenotypic correlates of mosaic loss of chromosome Y in blood.

TitleGenomic and phenotypic correlates of mosaic loss of chromosome Y in blood.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2025
AuthorsJakubek, YA, Ma, X, Stilp, AM, Yu, F, Bacon, J, Wong, JW, Aguet, F, Ardlie, K, Arnett, DK, Barnes, K, Bis, JC, Blackwell, T, Becker, LC, Boerwinkle, E, Bowler, RP, Budoff, MJ, Carson, AP, Chen, J, Cho, MH, Coresh, J, Cox, NJ, de Vries, PS, DeMeo, DL, Fardo, DW, Fornage, M, Guo, X, Hall, ME, Heard-Costa, N, Hidalgo, B, Irvin, MRyan, Johnson, AD, Jorgenson, E, Kenny, EE, Kessler, MD, Levy, D, Li, Y, Lima, JAC, Liu, Y, Locke, AE, Loos, RJF, Machiela, MJ, Mathias, RA, Mitchell, BD, Murabito, JM, Mychaleckyj, JC, North, KE, Orchard, P, Parker, SCJ, Pershad, Y, Peyser, PA, Pratte, KA, Psaty, BM, Raffield, LM, Redline, S, Rich, SS, Rotter, JI, Shah, SJ, Smith, JA, Smith, AP, Smith, A, Taub, MA, Tiwari, HK, Tracy, R, Tuftin, B, Bick, AG, Sankaran, VG, Reiner, AP, Scheet, P, Auer, PL
Corporate/Institutional AuthorsRegeneron Genetics Center, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Consortium
JournalAm J Hum Genet
Volume112
Issue2
Pagination276-290
Date Published2025 Feb 06
ISSN1537-6605
KeywordsAlleles, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Y, Genomics, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Mosaicism, Phenotype, Whole Genome Sequencing
Abstract<p>Mosaic loss of Y (mLOY) is the most common somatic chromosomal alteration detected in human blood. The presence of mLOY is associated with altered blood cell counts and increased risk of Alzheimer disease, solid tumors, and other age-related diseases. We sought to gain a better understanding of genetic drivers and associated phenotypes of mLOY through analyses of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of a large set of genetically diverse males from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program. We show that haplotype-based calling methods can be used with WGS data to successfully identify mLOY events. This approach enabled us to identify differences in mLOY frequencies across populations defined by genetic similarity, revealing a higher frequency of mLOY in the European (EUR) ancestry group compared to other ancestries. We identify multiple loci associated with mLOY susceptibility and show that subsets of human hematopoietic stem cells are enriched for the activity of mLOY susceptibility variants. Finally, we found that certain alleles on chromosome Y are more likely to be lost than others in detectable mLOY clones.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.12.014
Alternate JournalAm J Hum Genet
PubMed ID39809269
ePub date: 
25/01