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Hierarchical association of COPD to principal genetic components of biological systems.


ABSTRACT: Many disease-causing genetic variants converge on common biological functions and pathways. Precisely how to incorporate pathway knowledge in genetic association studies is not yet clear, however. Previous approaches employ a two-step approach, in which a regular association test is first performed to identify variants associated with the disease phenotype, followed by a test for functional enrichment within the genes implicated by those variants. Here we introduce a concise one-step approach, Hierarchical Genetic Analysis (Higana), which directly computes phenotype associations against each function in the large hierarchy of biological functions documented by the Gene Ontology. Using this approach, we identify risk genes and functions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), highlighting microtubule transport, muscle adaptation, and nicotine receptor signaling pathways. Microtubule transport has not been previously linked to COPD, as it integrates genetic variants spread over numerous genes. All associations validate strongly in a second COPD cohort.

SUBMITTER: Carlin DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212185 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hierarchical association of COPD to principal genetic components of biological systems.

Carlin Daniel E DE   Larsen Simon J SJ   Sirupurapu Vikram V   Cho Michael H MH   Silverman Edwin K EK   Baumbach Jan J   Ideker Trey T  

PloS one 20230525 5


Many disease-causing genetic variants converge on common biological functions and pathways. Precisely how to incorporate pathway knowledge in genetic association studies is not yet clear, however. Previous approaches employ a two-step approach, in which a regular association test is first performed to identify variants associated with the disease phenotype, followed by a test for functional enrichment within the genes implicated by those variants. Here we introduce a concise one-step approach, H  ...[more]

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