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Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

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the DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium, Morris, Andrew P, Voight, Benjamin F, Teslovich, Tanya M, Ferreira, Teresa, Segrè, Ayellet V, Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur, Strawbridge, Rona J +202 more·2012·Nature Genetics

Abstract

To extend understanding of the genetic architecture and molecular basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D), we conducted a meta-analysis of genetic variants on the Metabochip, including 34,840 cases and 114,981 controls, overwhelmingly of European descent. We identified ten previously unreported T2D susceptibility loci, including two showing sex-differentiated association. Genome-wide analyses of these data are consistent with a long tail of additional common variant loci explaining much of the variation in susceptibility to T2D. Exploration of the enlarged set of susceptibility loci implicates several processes, including CREBBP-related transcription, adipocytokine signaling and cell cycle regulation, in diabetes pathogenesis.

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the DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium, Morris, A. P., Voight, B. F., Teslovich, T. M., Ferreira, T., Segrè, A. V., Steinthorsdottir, V., Strawbridge, R. J., Khan, H., Grallert, H., Mahajan, A., Prokopenko, I., Kang, H. M., Dina, C., Esko, T., Fraser, R. M., Kanoni, S., Kumar, A., Lagou, V., Langenberg, C., Luan, J., Lindgren, C. M., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Pechlivanis, S., Rayner, N. W., Scott, L. J., Wiltshire, S., Yengo, L., Kinnunen, L., Rossin, E. J., Raychaudhuri, S., Johnson, A. D., Dimas, A. S., Loos, R. J. F., Vedantam, S., Chen, H., Florez, J. C., Fox, C., Liu, C.-T., Rybin, D., Couper, D. J., Kao, W. H. L., Li, M., Cornelis, M. C., Kraft, P., Sun, Q., van Dam, R. M., Stringham, H. M., Chines, P. S., Fischer, K., Fontanillas, P., Holmen, O. L., Hunt, S. E., Jackson, A. U., Kong, A., Lawrence, R., Meyer, J., Perry, J. R. B., Platou, C. G. P., Potter, S., Rehnberg, E., Robertson, N., Sivapalaratnam, S., Stančáková, A., Stirrups, K., Thorleifsson, G., Tikkanen, E., Wood, A. R., Almgren, P., Atalay, M., Benediktsson, R., Bonnycastle, L. L., Burtt, N., Carey, J., Charpentier, G., Crenshaw, A. T., Doney, A. S. F., Dorkhan, M., Edkins, S., Emilsson, V., Eury, E., Forsen, T., Gertow, K., Gigante, B., Grant, G. B., Groves, C. J., Guiducci, C., Herder, C., Hreidarsson, A. B., Hui, J., James, A., Jonsson, A., Rathmann, W., Klopp, N., Kravic, J., Krjutškov, K., Langford, C., Leander, K., Lindholm, E., Lobbens, S., Männistö, S., Mirza, G., Mühleisen, T. W., Musk, B., Parkin, M., Rallidis, L., Saramies, J., Sennblad, B., Shah, S., Sigurðsson, G., Silveira, A., Steinbach, G., Thorand, B., Trakalo, J., Veglia, F., Wennauer, R., Winckler, W., Zabaneh, D., Campbell, H., van Duijn, C., Uitterlinden, A. G., Hofman, A., Sijbrands, E., Abecasis, G. R., Owen, K. R., Zeggini, E., Trip, M. D., Forouhi, N. G., Syvänen, A.-C., Eriksson, J. G., Peltonen, L., Nöthen, M. M., Balkau, B., Palmer, C. N. A., Lyssenko, V., Tuomi, T., Isomaa, B., Hunter, D. J., Qi, L., Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related traits Consortium (MAGIC) Investigators, Genetic Investigation of ANthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium, Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network–Type 2 Diabetes (AGEN-T2D) Consortium, South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium, Shuldiner, A. R., Roden, M., Barroso, I., Wilsgaard, T., Beilby, J., Hovingh, K., Price, J. F., Wilson, J. F., Rauramaa, R., Lakka, T. A., Lind, L., Dedoussis, G., Njølstad, I., Pedersen, N. L., Khaw, K.-T., Wareham, N. J., Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. M., Saaristo, T. E., Korpi-Hyövälti, E., Saltevo, J., Laakso, M., Kuusisto, J., Metspalu, A., Collins, F. S., Mohlke, K. L., Bergman, R. N., Tuomilehto, J., Boehm, B. O., Gieger, C., Hveem, K., Cauchi, S., Froguel, P., Baldassarre, D., Tremoli, E., Humphries, S. E., Saleheen, D., Danesh, J., Ingelsson, E., Ripatti, S., Salomaa, V., Erbel, R., Jöckel, K.-H., Moebus, S., Peters, A., Illig, T., de Faire, U., Hamsten, A., Morris, A. D., Donnelly, P. J., Frayling, T. M., Hattersley, A. T., Boerwinkle, E., Melander, O., Kathiresan, S., Nilsson, P. M., Deloukas, P., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Groop, L. C., Stefansson, K., Hu, F., Pankow, J. S., Dupuis, J., Meigs, J. B., Altshuler, D., Boehnke, M., & McCarthy, M. I.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Human Genetics (GB)
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
  • Essen University Hospital (DE)
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
  • Framingham Heart Study (US)
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • Boston University (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Tartu (EE)
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • deCODE Genetics (Iceland) (IS)
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Lund University (SE)
  • University of Iceland (IS)
  • Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (FR)
  • University of Dundee (GB)
  • Icelandic Heart Association (IS)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • South Karelia Central Hospital (FI)
  • University College London (GB)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • Centro Cardiologico Monzino (IT)
  • Western General Hospital (GB)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Churchill Hospital (GB)
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Université Paris-Sud (FR)
  • Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
  • Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
  • Harokopio University of Athens (GR)
  • Oulu University Hospital (FI)
  • Finnish Diabetes Association (FI)
  • Seinäjoen Keskussairaala (FI)
  • Central Finland Health Care District (FI)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
  • Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (AT)
  • University of Milan (IT)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
  • Morris, Andrew P
  • Morris, Andrew D
  • Boehnke, Michael
  • McCarthy, Mark I
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Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2012-08-12
Volume
44
Issue
9
Pages
981-990
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2045017910
Cited by
1,912
References
59
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en
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Funders
  • American Diabetes Association (DK078616)
  • Pfizer (RG/98002, CZB/4/672)
  • School of Medicine, Boston University (N01-HC25195)
  • Torsten Söderbergs Stiftelse
  • Universitetet i Tromsø
  • Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
  • Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
  • Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
  • Finska Läkaresällskapet
  • Wellcome Trust (090367, GR083948, 098017, GR084711, GR083270, GR090532, GR081682, 083270, GR072960, 084711, 081682, 064890, GR098051, 077016, GR076113, 090532, GR077016, GR086596, 098051, 076113, 083948)
  • Folkhälsanin Tutkimussäätiö
  • Cancer Research UK
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0611-10219, DHCS/07/07/008, HHSN268200625226C)
  • British Heart Foundation (RG/08/008/25291, RG2008/08, RG/98002, CZB/4/672, RG/07/008/23674, RG/08/014/24067, 2009-1039)
  • Diabetes UK (CZB/4/672, RG/98002)
  • European Commission (245536, 213506, QLG1-CT-2002-00896, LSHMCT-2004-005272, FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF, 201413)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche
  • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning (2009-1039)
  • Kela
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
  • Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
  • Hjärt-Lungfonden (CZB/4/672, RG/98002)
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (2009-0243)
  • Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö
  • Signe ja Ane Gyllenbergin Säätiö
  • Etelä-Pohjanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
  • Stockholms Läns Landsting (560183, 562183)
  • Vetenskapsrådet (2010-03490, 2010-05983, 2009-1039, Dnr 521-2010-3490, 09533, CZB/4/672, 521-2008-2974, RG/98002, 521-2010-3490, 349-2008-6589, 2008-6589)
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  • Sydäntutkimussäätiö
  • Uppsala Universitet
  • Svenska Kulturfonden
  • Svenska Läkaresällskapet (2009-1039)
  • Diabetesliitto
  • Paavo Nurmen Säätiö
  • Novo Nordisk Fonden
  • Pirkanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
  • Diabetestutkimussäätiö
  • Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos
  • Association Diabète Risque Vasculaire
  • Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hg065403-000, n01hc25195-41-0-1, n02hl64278-6-0-0)
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  • Helmholtz Zentrum München
  • Münchner Zentrum für Gesundheitswissenschaften
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG004563, AG-10175, AG04563, AG 08724, AG028555, R01AG028555, AG 08861, R01AG010175, R01AG008724)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HHSN268201 100012C, HHSN268201100007I, HHSN268201100007C, HHSN2682 01100008C, HH-SN-268201100006C, HHSN268201100011C, HHSN2682011-00005I, N01‐HC25195, HHSN2682011-­00009I, R01 HL-59367, HHSN268201100005C, HHSN268201100005G, HHSN268201100010C, N02- HL-64278, DK058845, CZB/4/672, HHSN268201100011I, HHSN268200625226C, DK078616, N01-HC-025195, R01HL087641, R01HL059367, RG/98002, HHSN26820 1100009C, HHSN2682011-00008I, R01HL086694)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (N01-HC-25195, Z01HG000024, HHSN268201100010C, U01HG004399, R01HL59367, N02-HL-6-4278, U01HG004402, HHSN268201100011C, U01HG006513, N01 HG065403, HHSN268200625226C, HHSN268201100012C, HHSN268201100007C, HHSN268201100005C, HHSN268201100006C, HHSN268201100009C, HHSN268201100008C, HG000024, T32HG000040)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA055075, P01CA055075)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007753)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK073490, DK080140, DK-072193, DK078616, R01DK072193, DK073490, U01DK062370, R01DK058845, N01-HC-25195, 090532, U01DK085545, R56DK062370, R01DK078616, K24DK080140, DK058845, U01DK078616, DK-062370, UM1DK078616, P30DK020572, R01DK093757, R01DK062370)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R21NS064908)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR025005, UL1RR029887)
  • FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Diabetes and associated disorders
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, genetic susceptibility loci, genetic architecture, common genetic variants, CREB-binding protein, adipocytokine signaling, cell cycle regulation, diabetes pathogenesis, European ancestry
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Genes, Humans, Male, Pakistan, Sex Factors, Linkage Disequilibrium, Case-Control Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genome-Wide Association Study

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