Author:
Wan Jia Y.,Goodman Deborah L.,Willems Emileigh L.,Freedland Alexis R.,Norden-Krichmar Trina M.,Santorico Stephanie A.,Edwards Karen L.,Boerwinkle Eric,Buse John,DeFronzo Ralph,Ehrmann David,Elbein Steven C.,Fujimoto Wilfred,Kahn Steven E.,Hanis Craig L.,Mulivor Richard A.,Beck Jeanne C.,Norris Jill,Alan Permutt M.,Behn Philip,Raffel Leslie,Robbins David C.,
Abstract
Abstract
Background
To identify genetic associations of quantitative metabolic syndrome (MetS) traits and characterize heterogeneity across ethnic groups.
Methods
Data was collected from GENetics of Noninsulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (GENNID), a multiethnic resource of Type 2 diabetic families and included 1520 subjects in 259 African-American, European-American, Japanese-Americans, and Mexican-American families. We focused on eight MetS traits: weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, fasting glucose, and insulin. Using genotyped and imputed data from Illumina’s Multiethnic array, we conducted genome-wide association analyses with linear mixed models for all ethnicities, except for the smaller Japanese-American group, where we used additive genetic models with gene-dropping.
Results
Findings included ethnic-specific genetic associations and heterogeneity across ethnicities. Most significant associations were outside our candidate linkage regions and were coincident within a gene or intergenic region, with two exceptions in European-American families: (a) within previously identified linkage region on chromosome 2, two significant GLI2-TFCP2L1 associations with weight, and (b) one chromosome 11 variant near CADM1-LINC00900 with pleiotropic blood pressure effects.
Conclusions
This multiethnic family study found genetic heterogeneity and coincident associations (with one case of pleiotropy), highlighting the importance of including diverse populations in genetic research and illustrating the complex genetic architecture underlying MetS.
Funder
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine
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