Multi-Ancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions.
Citation: American Journal of Epidemiology. 188(6):1033-1054, 2019 06 01.PMID: 30698716Institution: MedStar Health Research InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Alcohol Drinking/ep [Epidemiology] | *Lipids/bl [Blood] | Adolescent | Adult | Aged | Cholesterol, HDL/bl [Blood] | Cholesterol, LDL/bl [Blood] | Continental Population Groups | Female | Genome-Wide Association Study | Genotype | Humans | Life Style | Male | Middle Aged | Phenotype | Triglycerides/bl [Blood] | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B | Young AdultYear: 2019Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1996 - 2006ISSN:- 0002-9262
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An individual's lipid profile is influenced by genetic variants and alcohol consumption, but the contribution of interactions between these exposures has not been studied. We therefore incorporated gene-alcohol interactions into a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides. We included 45 studies in Stage 1 (genome-wide discovery) and 66 studies in Stage 2 (focused follow-up), for a total of 394,584 individuals from five ancestry groups. Genetic main and interaction effects were jointly assessed by a 2 degrees of freedom (DF) test, and a 1 DF test was used to assess the interaction effects alone. Variants at 495 loci were at least suggestively associated (P < 1 x 10-6) with lipid levels in Stage 1 and were evaluated in Stage 2, followed by combined analyses of Stage 1 and Stage 2. In the combined analysis of Stage 1 and Stage 2, 147 independent loci were associated with lipid levels at P < 5 x 10-8 using 2 DF tests, of which 18 were novel. No genome-wide significant associations were found testing the interaction effect alone. The novel loci included several genes (PCSK5, VEGFB, and A1CF) with a putative role in lipid metabolism based on existing evidence from cellular and experimental models.
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