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Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia

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Kathiresan, Sekar, Willer, Cristen J, Peloso, Gina M, Demissie, Serkalem, Musunuru, Kiran, Schadt, Eric E, Kaplan, Lee, Bennett, Derrick +53 more·2009·Nature Genetics

Abstract

Blood low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. To dissect the polygenic basis of these traits, we conducted genome-wide association screens in 19,840 individuals and replication in up to 20,623 individuals. We identified 30 distinct loci associated with lipoprotein concentrations (each with P < 5 x 10(-8)), including 11 loci that reached genome-wide significance for the first time. The 11 newly defined loci include common variants associated with LDL cholesterol near ABCG8, MAFB, HNF1A and TIMD4; with HDL cholesterol near ANGPTL4, FADS1-FADS2-FADS3, HNF4A, LCAT, PLTP and TTC39B; and with triglycerides near AMAC1L2, FADS1-FADS2-FADS3 and PLTP. The proportion of individuals exceeding clinical cut points for high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides varied according to an allelic dosage score (P < 10(-15) for each trend). These results suggest that the cumulative effect of multiple common variants contributes to polygenic dyslipidemia.

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Kathiresan, S., Willer, C. J., Peloso, G. M., Demissie, S., Musunuru, K., Schadt, E. E., Kaplan, L., Bennett, D., Li, Y., Tanaka, T., Voight, B. F., Bonnycastle, L. L., Jackson, A. U., Crawford, G., Surti, A., Guiducci, C., Burtt, N. P., Parish, S., Clarke, R., Zelenika, D., Kubalanza, K. A., Morken, M. A., Scott, L. J., Stringham, H. M., Galan, P., Swift, A. J., Kuusisto, J., Bergman, R. N., Sundvall, J., Laakso, M., Ferrucci, L., Scheet, P., Sanna, S., Uda, M., Yang, Q., Lunetta, K. L., Dupuis, J., de Bakker, P. I. W., O'Donnell, C. J., Chambers, J. C., Kooner, J. S., Hercberg, S., Meneton, P., Lakatta, E. G., Scuteri, A., Schlessinger, D., Tuomilehto, J., Collins, F. S., Groop, L., Altshuler, D., Collins, R., Lathrop, G. M., Melander, O., Salomaa, V., Peltonen, L., Orho-Melander, M., Ordovas, J. M., Boehnke, M., Abecasis, G. R., Mohlke, K. L., & Cupples, L. A.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
  • Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (FR)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • National Research Council (IT)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • National Institute on Aging (US)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani (IT)
  • Lund University (SE)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
  • Kathiresan, Sekar
  • Abecasis, Gonçalo R
  • Mohlke, Karen L
  • Cupples, L Adrienne
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2008-12-07
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
56-65
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2105281057
Cited by
1,364
References
58
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FWCI
81.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) (submittedVersion)
  • UnissResearch (Università degli Studi di Sassari) (submittedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (089061)
  • Cancer Research UK
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • British Heart Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hg065403-000, 5k23hl083102-02, n01hc25195-41-0-1)
  • U.S. Public Health Service (53 K06 510)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K23-HL-083102, HL54776, U01HL084729, N01‐HC25195, HL-084729, N01-HC-025195, R01HL054776)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (Z01HG000024, HG02651, R01HG002651, N01 HG065403)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK-072193, R01DK072193, U01DK062370, R56DK062370, R01DK029867, DK-062370, R01DK075030, P30DK040561, R01DK062370)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
Keywords
LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoprotein concentration, genetic loci, common genetic variants, cardiovascular risk, ABCG8, ANGPTL4, HNF4α, lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase, phospholipid transfer protein, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia
MeSH terms
Delta-5 Fatty Acid Desaturase, Adult, Alleles, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Liver, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, RNA, Messenger, Syndrome, Triglycerides, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Reproducibility of Results, Multifactorial Inheritance, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Quantitative Trait Loci, Dyslipidemias, Genome-Wide Association Study

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