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Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.


ABSTRACT: Levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol are heritable, modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. To identify new loci and refine known loci influencing these lipids, we examined 188,577 individuals using genome-wide and custom genotyping arrays. We identify and annotate 157 loci associated with lipid levels at P < 5 × 10(-8), including 62 loci not previously associated with lipid levels in humans. Using dense genotyping in individuals of European, East Asian, South Asian and African ancestry, we narrow association signals in 12 loci. We find that loci associated with blood lipid levels are often associated with cardiovascular and metabolic traits, including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, waist-hip ratio and body mass index. Our results demonstrate the value of using genetic data from individuals of diverse ancestry and provide insights into the biological mechanisms regulating blood lipids to guide future genetic, biological and therapeutic research.

SUBMITTER: Willer CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3838666 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.

Willer Cristen J CJ   Schmidt Ellen M EM   Sengupta Sebanti S   Peloso Gina M GM   Gustafsson Stefan S   Kanoni Stavroula S   Ganna Andrea A   Chen Jin J   Buchkovich Martin L ML   Mora Samia S   Beckmann Jacques S JS   Bragg-Gresham Jennifer L JL   Chang Hsing-Yi HY   Demirkan Ayşe A   Den Hertog Heleen M HM   Do Ron R   Donnelly Louise A LA   Ehret Georg B GB   Esko Tõnu T   Feitosa Mary F MF   Ferreira Teresa T   Fischer Krista K   Fontanillas Pierre P   Fraser Ross M RM   Freitag Daniel F DF   Gurdasani Deepti D   Heikkilä Kauko K   Hyppönen Elina E   Isaacs Aaron A   Jackson Anne U AU   Johansson Åsa Å   Johnson Toby T   Kaakinen Marika M   Kettunen Johannes J   Kleber Marcus E ME   Li Xiaohui X   Luan Jian'an J   Lyytikäinen Leo-Pekka LP   Magnusson Patrik K E PKE   Mangino Massimo M   Mihailov Evelin E   Montasser May E ME   Müller-Nurasyid Martina M   Nolte Ilja M IM   O'Connell Jeffrey R JR   Palmer Cameron D CD   Perola Markus M   Petersen Ann-Kristin AK   Sanna Serena S   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Thorsteinsdottir Unnur U   Chasman Daniel I DI   Rotter Jerome I JI   Franks Paul W PW   Ripatti Samuli S   Cupples L Adrienne LA   Sandhu Manjinder S MS   Rich Stephen S SS   Boehnke Michael M   Deloukas Panos P   Kathiresan Sekar S   Mohlke Karen L KL   Ingelsson Erik E   Abecasis Gonçalo R GR  

Nature genetics 20131006 11


Levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol are heritable, modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. To identify new loci and refine known loci influencing these lipids, we examined 188,577 individuals using genome-wide and custom genotyping arrays. We identify and annotate 157 loci associated with lipid levels at P < 5 × 10(-8), including 62 loci not previously associated with lipid levels in hum  ...[more]

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