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Genetic overlap between multiple sclerosis and several cardiovascular disease risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological findings suggest a relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, although the nature of this relationship is not well understood.

Objective

We used genome-wide association study (GWAS) data to identify shared genetic factors (pleiotropy) between MS and CVD risk factors.

Methods

Using summary statistics from a large, recent GWAS (total n > 250,000 individuals), we investigated overlap in single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with MS and a number of CVD risk factors including triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, type 2 diabetes, systolic blood pressure, and C-reactive protein level.

Results and conclusion

Using conditional enrichment plots, we found 30-fold enrichment of MS SNPs for different levels of association with LDL and TG SNPs, with a corresponding reduction in conditional false discovery rate (FDR). We identified 133 pleiotropic loci outside the extended major histocompatibility complex with conditional FDR < 0.01, of which 65 are novel. These pleiotropic loci were located on 21 different chromosomes. Our findings point to overlapping pathobiology between clinically diagnosed MS and cardiovascular risk factors and identify novel common variants associated with increased MS risk.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5001937 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic overlap between multiple sclerosis and several cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Wang Yunpeng Y Bos Steffan D SD Harbo Hanne F HF Thompson Wesley K WK Schork Andrew J AJ Bettella Francesco F Witoelar Aree A Lie Benedicte A BA Li Wen W McEvoy Linda K LK Djurovic Srdjan S Desikan Rahul S RS Dale Anders M AM Andreassen Ole A OA

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 20160226 14

<h4>Background</h4>Epidemiological findings suggest a relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, although the nature of this relationship is not well understood.<h4>Objective</h4>We used genome-wide association study (GWAS) data to identify shared genetic factors (pleiotropy) between MS and CVD risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>Using summary statistics from a large, recent GWAS (total n > 250,000 individuals), we investigated overlap in single nucleoti ...[more]

PMID: 26920376

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Genetic overlap between multiple sclerosis and several cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Background

Objective

Methods

Results and conclusion

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Genetic overlap between multiple sclerosis and several cardiovascular disease risk factors.

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