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Excess of rare variants in genes identified by genome-wide association study of hypertriglyceridemia

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Johansen, Christopher T, Wang, Jian, Lanktree, Matthew B, Cao, Henian, McIntyre, Adam D, Ban, Matthew R, Martins, Rebecca A, Kennedy, Brooke A +13 more·2010·Nature Genetics

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple loci associated with plasma lipid concentrations. Common variants at these loci together explain <10% of variation in each lipid trait. Rare variants with large individual effects may also contribute to the heritability of lipid traits; however, the extent to which rare variants affect lipid phenotypes remains to be determined. Here we show an accumulation of rare variants, or a mutation skew, in GWAS-identified genes in individuals with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). Through GWAS, we identified common variants in APOA5, GCKR, LPL and APOB associated with HTG. Resequencing of these genes revealed a significant burden of 154 rare missense or nonsense variants in 438 individuals with HTG, compared to 53 variants in 327 controls (P = 6.2 x 10(-8)), corresponding to a carrier frequency of 28.1% of affected individuals and 15.3% of controls (P = 2.6 x 10(-5)). Considering rare variants in these genes incrementally increased the proportion of genetic variation contributing to HTG.

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  • Four hypertriglyceridemia genes showed a significant excess of rare coding variants.

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  • Common variants in APOA5, GCKR, LPL, and APOB have been identified, supporting a role for both common and rare variants responsible for hypertriglyceridemia.

    “Specifically, common variants in APOA5, glucose kinase regulatory protein (GCKR), LPL, and APOB have been identified, thereby supporting a role for both common and rare variants responsible for hypertriglyceridemia. 151”

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Johansen, C. T., Wang, J., Lanktree, M. B., Cao, H., McIntyre, A. D., Ban, M. R., Martins, R. A., Kennedy, B. A., Hassell, R. G., Visser, M. E., Schwartz, S. M., Voight, B. F., Elosua, R., Salomaa, V., O'Donnell, C. J., Dallinga-Thie, G. M., Anand, S. S., Yusuf, S., Huff, M. W., Kathiresan, S., & Hegele, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Western University (CA)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
  • Population Health Research Institute (CA)
Corresponding author
Hegele, Robert A
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2010-07-25
Volume
42
Issue
8
Pages
684-687
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2149813409
Cited by
437
References
26
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FWCI
46.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • Scholarship@Western (Western University) (submittedVersion)
  • STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (6u54rr020278-06)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (79853_1, 79523_1, MOP13430)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL087676)
  • National Center for Research Resources (U54-RR020278)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
Keywords
hypertriglyceridemia, rare variants, mutational burden, APOA5, GCKR, lipoprotein lipase, apolipoprotein B, heritability, candidate genes
MeSH terms
Apolipoprotein A-V, Adult, Apolipoproteins A, Female, Genes, Genetic Testing, Humans, Lipids, Lipoprotein Lipase, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Genetic Variation, Hypertriglyceridemia, Cohort Studies, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Genome-Wide Association Study

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