Allelic Heterogeneity at the CRP Locus Identified by Whole-Genome Sequencing in Multi-ancestry Cohorts
| Autor: | Gaynor, S.M., Lee, S., Lee, J., Yanek, L.R., Correa, A., Metcalf, G.A., Rotter, J.I., TOPMed Inflammation Working Group, Kowalski, M.H., Mohlke, K.L., Kral, B.G., Seo, D., Rockville, MD 20850, United States, Dupuis, J., Cruz, P., Bis, J.C., Tracy, R.P., Lange, L.A., Park, C.J., Comellas, A.P., Larson, M.G., Raffield, L.M., Lin, X., Pankratz, N., Polfus, L.M., Jain, D., Gogarten, S.M., Benjamin, E.J., Muzny, D.M., Kim, R.W., Rockville, MD 20850, United States, Zhong, X., Durda, P., Choi, W.J., Mitchell, B.D., Iyengar, A.K., Zhao, L.P., Bowler, R., Rich, S.S., Reiner, A.P., Ryan, K., Spracklen, C.N., Doddapaneni, H., NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, Viaud-Martinez, K.A., Wang, B., Momin, Z., Li, B., Laurie, C., Salimi, S., Cade, B.E., Li, Y., Lewis, J.P., Auer, P.L. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Black People
Medical and Health Sciences Linkage Disequilibrium White People Cohort Studies NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium Gene Frequency Asian People c-reactive protein Clinical Research Genetics Humans 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors Genetic Predisposition to Disease Polymorphism Aetiology Genetics & Heredity Whole Genome Sequencing TOPMed Inflammation Working Group Human Genome Single Nucleotide Biological Sciences Good Health and Well Being whole-genome sequencing Genome-Wide Association Study Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | American journal of human genetics, vol 106, iss 1 |
| Popis: | Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can improve assessment of low-frequency and rare variants, particularly in non-European populations that have been underrepresented in existing genomic studies. The genetic determinants of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of chronic inflammation, have been extensively studied, with existing genome-wide association studies (GWASs) conducted in >200,000 individuals of European ancestry. In order to discover novel loci associated with CRP levels, we examined a multi-ancestry population (n = 23,279) with WGS (∼38× coverage) from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program. We found evidence for eight distinct associations at the CRP locus, including two variants that have not been identified previously (rs11265259 and rs181704186), both of which are non-coding and more common in individuals of African ancestry (∼10% and ∼1% minor allele frequency, respectively, and rare or monomorphic in 1000 Genomes populations of East Asian, South Asian, and European ancestry). We show that the minor (G) allele of rs181704186 is associated with lower CRP levels and decreased transcriptional activity and protein binding invitro, providing a plausible molecular mechanism for this African ancestry-specific signal. The individuals homozygous for rs181704186-G have a mean CRP level of 0.23mg/L, in contrast to individuals heterozygous for rs181704186 with mean CRP of 2.97mg/L and major allele homozygotes with mean CRP of 4.11mg/L. This study demonstrates the utility of WGS in multi-ethnic populations to drive discovery of complex trait associations of large effect and to identify functional alleles in noncoding regulatory regions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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