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A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene–smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

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Sung, Yun Ju, de las Fuentes, Lisa, Winkler, Thomas W, Chasman, Daniel I, Bentley, Amy R, Kraja, Aldi T, Ntalla, Ioanna, Warren, Helen R +274 more·2019·Human Molecular Genetics

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Elevated blood pressure (BP), a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, is influenced by both genetic and lifestyle factors. Cigarette smoking is one such lifestyle factor. Across five ancestries, we performed a genome-wide gene–smoking interaction study of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and pulse pressure (PP) in 129 913 individuals in stage 1 and follow-up analysis in 480 178 additional individuals in stage 2. We report here 136 loci significantly associated with MAP and/or PP. Of these, 61 were previously published through main-effect analysis of BP traits, 37 were recently reported by us for systolic BP and/or diastolic BP through gene–smoking interaction analysis and 38 were newly identified (P < 5 × 10−8, false discovery rate < 0.05). We also identified nine new signals near known loci. Of the 136 loci, 8 showed significant interaction with smoking status. They include CSMD1 previously reported for insulin resistance and BP in the spontaneously hypertensive rats. Many of the 38 new loci show biologic plausibility for a role in BP regulation. SLC26A7 encodes a chloride/bicarbonate exchanger expressed in the renal outer medullary collecting duct. AVPR1A is widely expressed, including in vascular smooth muscle cells, kidney, myocardium and brain. FHAD1 is a long non-coding RNA overexpressed in heart failure. TMEM51 was associated with contractile function in cardiomyocytes. CASP9 plays a central role in cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Identified only in African ancestry were 30 novel loci. Our findings highlight the value of multi-ancestry investigations, particularly in studies of interaction with lifestyle factors, where genomic and lifestyle differences may contribute to novel findings.

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Sung, Y. J., de las Fuentes, L., Winkler, T. W., Chasman, D. I., Bentley, A. R., Kraja, A. T., Ntalla, I., Warren, H. R., Guo, X., Schwander, K., Manning, A. K., Brown, M. R., Aschard, H., Feitosa, M. F., Franceschini, N., Lu, Y., Cheng, C.-Y., Sim, X., Vojinovic, D., Marten, J., Musani, S. K., Kilpeläinen, T. O., Richard, M. A., Aslibekyan, S., Bartz, T. M., Dorajoo, R., Li, C., Liu, Y., Rankinen, T., Smith, A. V., Tajuddin, S. M., Tayo, B. O., Zhao, W., Zhou, Y., Matoba, N., Sofer, T., Alver, M., Amini, M., Boissel, M., Chai, J. F., Chen, X., Divers, J., Gandin, I., Gao, C., Giulianini, F., Goel, A., Harris, S. E., Hartwig, F. P., He, M., Horimoto, A. R. V. R., Hsu, F.-C., Jackson, A. U., Kammerer, C. M., Kasturiratne, A., Komulainen, P., Kühnel, B., Leander, K., Lee, W.-J., Lin, K.-H., Luan, J., Lyytikäinen, L.-P., McKenzie, C. A., Nelson, C. P., Noordam, R., Scott, R. A., Sheu, W. H. H., Stančáková, A., Takeuchi, F., van der Most, P. J., Varga, T. V., Waken, R. J., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Ware, E. B., Weiss, S., Wen, W., Yanek, L. R., Zhang, W., Zhao, J. H., Afaq, S., Alfred, T., Amin, N., Arking, D. E., Aung, T., Barr, R. G., Bielak, L. F., Boerwinkle, E., Bottinger, E. P., Braund, P. S., Brody, J. A., Broeckel, U., Cade, B., Campbell, A., Canouil, M., Chakravarti, A., Cocca, M., Collins, F. S., Connell, J. M., de Mutsert, R., de Silva, H. J., Dörr, M., Duan, Q., Eaton, C. B., Ehret, G., Evangelou, E., Faul, J. D., Forouhi, N. G., Franco, O. H., Friedlander, Y., Gao, H., Gigante, B., Gu, C. C., Gupta, P., Hagenaars, S. P., Harris, T. B., He, J., Heikkinen, S., Heng, C.-K., Hofman, A., Howard, B. V., Hunt, S. C., Irvin, M. R., Jia, Y., Katsuya, T., Kaufman, J., Kerrison, N. D., Khor, C. C., Koh, W.-P., Koistinen, H. A., Kooperberg, C. B., Krieger, J. E., Kubo, M., Kutalik, Z., Kuusisto, J., Lakka, T. A., Langefeld, C. D., Langenberg, C., Launer, L. J., Lee, J. H., Lehne, B., Levy, D., Lewis, C. E., Li, Y., Study, L. C., Lim, S. H., Liu, C.-T., Liu, J., Liu, J., Liu, Y., Loh, M., Lohman, K. K., Louie, T., Mägi, R., Matsuda, K., Meitinger, T., Metspalu, A., Milani, L., Momozawa, Y., Mosley, Jr., Nalls, M. A., Nasri, U., O'Connell, J. R., Ogunniyi, A., Palmas, W. R., Palmer, N. D., Pankow, J. S., Pedersen, N. L., Peters, A., Peyser, P. A., Polasek, O., Porteous, D., Raitakari, O. T., Renström, F., Rice, T. K., Ridker, P. M., Robino, A., Robinson, J. G., Rose, L. M., Rudan, I., Sabanayagam, C., Salako, B. L., Sandow, K., Schmidt, C. O., Schreiner, P. J., Scott, W. R., Sever, P., Sims, M., Sitlani, C. M., Smith, B. H., Smith, J. A., Snieder, H., Starr, J. M., Strauch, K., Tang, H., Taylor, K. D., Teo, Y. Y., Tham, Y. C., Uitterlinden, A. G., Waldenberger, M., Wang, L., Wang, Y. X., Wei, W. B., Wilson, G., Wojczynski, M. K., Xiang, Y.-B., Yao, J., Yuan, J.-M., Zonderman, A. B., Becker, D. M., Boehnke, M., Bowden, D. W., Chambers, J. C., Chen, Y.-D. I., Weir, D. R., de Faire, U., Deary, I. J., Esko, T., Farrall, M., Forrester, T., Freedman, B. I., Froguel, P., Gasparini, P., Gieger, C., Horta, B. L., Hung, Y.-J., Jonas, J. B., Kato, N., Kooner, J. S., Laakso, M., Lehtimäki, T., Liang, K.-W., Magnusson, P. K. E., Oldehinkel, A. J., Pereira, A. C., Perls, T., Rauramaa, R., Redline, S., Rettig, R., Samani, N. J., Scott, J., Shu, X.-O., van der Harst, P., Wagenknecht, L. E., Wareham, N. J., Watkins, H., Wickremasinghe, A. R., Wu, T., Kamatani, Y., Laurie, C. C., Bouchard, C., Cooper, R. S., Evans, M. K., Gudnason, V., Hixson, J., Kardia, S. L. R., Kritchevsky, S. B., Psaty, B. M., van Dam, R. M., Arnett, D. K., Mook-Kanamori, D. O., Fornage, M., Fox, E. R., Hayward, C., van Duijn, C. M., Tai, E. S., Wong, T. Y., Loos, R. J. F., Reiner, A. P., Rotimi, C. N., Bierut, L. J., Zhu, X., Cupples, L. A., Province, M. A., Rotter, J. I., Franks, P. W., Rice, K., Elliott, P., Caulfield, M. J., Gauderman, W. J., Munroe, P. B., Rao, D. C., & Morrison, A. C.
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  • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Corresponding author
Sung, Yun Ju
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Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2019-04-10
Volume
28
Issue
15
Pages
2615-2633
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2937482092
Cited by
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Funders
National Institutes of Health (R01HL118305)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Keywords
blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure, gene-smoking interaction, cigarette smoking, hypertension, genetic loci, multi-ancestry genome-wide association, African ancestry, SLC26A7, AVPR1A, caspase-9, CSMD1, lifestyle factors
MeSH terms
Sulfate Transporters, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Pressure, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Membrane Proteins, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Genetic, Smoking, Receptors, Vasopressin, Antiporters, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Racial Groups, Caspase 9, Genome-Wide Association Study, Young Adult, Gene-Environment Interaction, Arterial Pressure

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