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Common genetic loci influencing plasma homocysteine concentrations and their effect on risk of coronary artery disease

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van Meurs, Joyce BJ, Pare, Guillaume, Schwartz, Stephen M, Hazra, Aditi, Tanaka, Toshiko, Vermeulen, Sita H, Cotlarciuc, Ioana, Yuan, Xin +50 more·2013·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background The strong observational association between total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the null associations in the homocysteine-lowering trials have prompted the need to identify genetic variants associated with homocysteine concentrations and risk of CAD.Objective We tested whether common genetic polymorphisms associated with variation in tHcy are also associated with CAD.Design We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on tHcy concentrations in 44,147 individuals of European descent. Polymorphisms associated with tHcy (P < 10(⁻⁸) were tested for association with CAD in 31,400 cases and 92,927 controls.Results Common variants at 13 loci, explaining 5.9% of the variation in tHcy, were associated with tHcy concentrations, including 6 novel loci in or near MMACHC (2.1 × 10⁻⁹), SLC17A3 (1.0 × 10⁻⁸), GTPB10 (1.7 × 10⁻⁸), CUBN (7.5 × 10⁻¹⁰), HNF1A (1.2 × 10⁻¹²)), and FUT2 (6.6 × 10⁻⁹), and variants previously reported at or near the MTHFR, MTR, CPS1, MUT, NOX4, DPEP1, and CBS genes. Individuals within the highest 10% of the genotype risk score (GRS) had 3-μmol/L higher mean tHcy concentrations than did those within the lowest 10% of the GRS (P = 1 × 10⁻³⁶). The GRS was not associated with risk of CAD (OR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.98, 1.04; P = 0.49).Conclusions We identified several novel loci that influence plasma tHcy concentrations. Overall, common genetic variants that influence plasma tHcy concentrations are not associated with risk of CAD in white populations, which further refutes the causal relevance of moderately elevated tHcy concentrations and tHcy-related pathways for CAD.

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van Meurs, J. B., Pare, G., Schwartz, S. M., Hazra, A., Tanaka, T., Vermeulen, S. H., Cotlarciuc, I., Yuan, X., Mälarstig, A., Bandinelli, S., Bis, J. C., Blom, H., Brown, M. J., Chen, C., Chen, Y.-D., Clarke, R. J., Dehghan, A., Erdmann, J., Ferrucci, L., Hamsten, A., Hofman, A., Hunter, D. J., Goel, A., Johnson, A. D., Kathiresan, S., Kampman, E., Kiel, D. P., Kiemeney, L. A., Chambers, J. C., Kraft, P., Lindemans, J., McKnight, B., Nelson, C. P., O’Donnell, C. J., Psaty, B. M., Ridker, P. M., Rivadeneira, F., Rose, L. M., Seedorf, U., Siscovick, D. S., Schunkert, H., Selhub, J., Ueland, P. M., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Waterworth, D. M., Watkins, H., Witteman, J. C., den Heijer, M., Jacques, P., Uitterlinden, A. G., Kooner, J. S., Rader, D. J., Reilly, M. P., Mooser, V., Chasman, D. I., Samani, N. J., & Ahmadi, K. R.
Affiliations
  • Wageningen University & Research (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-09
Volume
98
Issue
3
Pages
668-676
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2170739303
Cited by
198
References
52
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10.51
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (084723/Z/08/Z, 090532)
  • Cancer Research UK
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • British Heart Foundation (SP/04/002)
  • University of Leicester
  • Versus Arthritis
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hc085082-026, n01hc085081-021, n01hc045133-001, n01ag12100-57-0-2, n01hc085079-024, n01hc015103-009, 1ul1rr033176-01, n01hc085084-005, n01hc55021-47-0-1, n01hc085085-011, n01hc085083-027, n01hc55020-39-0-0, n01hc085080-026, n01hc55016-37-0-0, n01hc055022-024, UL1TR000124, n01hc085086-022, n01hc55019-35-0-1, n01hc55018-38-0-1, n01hc25195-41-0-1, n01hc55222-0-0-0, n01hc075150-004, n01hc035129-010, n01hc55015-48-0-1)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP--82810, #MOP77682, MOP172605)
  • National Institute on Aging (N01-AG12100, AG 20098, R01AR/AG 41398, AG-15928, AG023629, AG027058, R01AG015928, R01AG027058)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N01-HC-85081, N01HC85085, N01-HC55022, N01HC-85083, N01-HC-55018, N0-1-HC-85239, N01HC15103, N01 HC 55020, HL-105756, N01‐HC25195, HL-087652, N01 HC 55019, N01HC85082, N01HC‐75150, N01 HC85086, R01HL087676, R01HL087652, R01HL103931, HL-075366, N01HC85080, N02- HL-64278, N01 HC55222, R01HL087647, HL087647, R01HL075366, N01‐HC‐45133, ­N01-HC55016, P01HL076491, R01HL054711, P01HL098055, R01HL105756, P01HL087018, HL080295, N01‐HC‐55015, HL054711, N01-HC55021, R01HL089650, N01-HC85079, ­N01-HC85084, N01HC35129)
  • National Cancer Institute (R03CA133937)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK063491, R01DK080732, P30DK063491)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1-RR-033176)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (263MD9164, 263MD 821336, R01MD009164)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Keywords
plasma homocysteine, total homocysteine, coronary artery disease, genetic loci, genetic polymorphism, MMACHC, cubilin, HNF1A, FUT2, MTHFR, MTR, CPS1, MutS, NOX4, DPEP1, CBS, hyperhomocysteinemia
MeSH terms
Coronary Artery Disease, Genes, Genotype, Homocysteine, Humans, Polymorphism, Genetic, Risk Factors, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Loci

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