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Large-Scale Exome-wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for White Blood Cell Traits and Pleiotropy with Immune-Mediated Diseases.


ABSTRACT: White blood cells play diverse roles in innate and adaptive immunity. Genetic association analyses of phenotypic variation in circulating white blood cell (WBC) counts from large samples of otherwise healthy individuals can provide insights into genes and biologic pathways involved in production, differentiation, or clearance of particular WBC lineages (myeloid, lymphoid) and also potentially inform the genetic basis of autoimmune, allergic, and blood diseases. We performed an exome array-based meta-analysis of total WBC and subtype counts (neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, and eosinophils) in a multi-ancestry discovery and replication sample of ?157,622 individuals from 25 studies. We identified 16 common variants (8 of which were coding variants) associated with one or more WBC traits, the majority of which are pleiotropically associated with autoimmune diseases. Based on functional annotation, these loci included genes encoding surface markers of myeloid, lymphoid, or hematopoietic stem cell differentiation (CD69, CD33, CD87), transcription factors regulating lineage specification during hematopoiesis (ASXL1, IRF8, IKZF1, JMJD1C, ETS2-PSMG1), and molecules involved in neutrophil clearance/apoptosis (C10orf54, LTA), adhesion (TNXB), or centrosome and microtubule structure/function (KIF9, TUBD1). Together with recent reports of somatic ASXL1 mutations among individuals with idiopathic cytopenias or clonal hematopoiesis of undetermined significance, the identification of a common regulatory 3' UTR variant of ASXL1 suggests that both germline and somatic ASXL1 mutations contribute to lower blood counts in otherwise asymptomatic individuals. These association results shed light on genetic mechanisms that regulate circulating WBC counts and suggest a prominent shared genetic architecture with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

SUBMITTER: Tajuddin SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5005433 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Large-Scale Exome-wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for White Blood Cell Traits and Pleiotropy with Immune-Mediated Diseases.

Tajuddin Salman M SM   Schick Ursula M UM   Eicher John D JD   Chami Nathalie N   Giri Ayush A   Brody Jennifer A JA   Hill W David WD   Kacprowski Tim T   Li Jin J   Lyytikäinen Leo-Pekka LP   Manichaikul Ani A   Mihailov Evelin E   O'Donoghue Michelle L ML   Pankratz Nathan N   Pazoki Raha R   Polfus Linda M LM   Smith Albert Vernon AV   Schurmann Claudia C   Vacchi-Suzzi Caterina C   Waterworth Dawn M DM   Evangelou Evangelos E   Yanek Lisa R LR   Burt Amber A   Chen Ming-Huei MH   van Rooij Frank J A FJ   Floyd James S JS   Greinacher Andreas A   Harris Tamara B TB   Highland Heather M HM   Lange Leslie A LA   Liu Yongmei Y   Mägi Reedik R   Nalls Mike A MA   Mathias Rasika A RA   Nickerson Deborah A DA   Nikus Kjell K   Starr John M JM   Tardif Jean-Claude JC   Tzoulaki Ioanna I   Velez Edwards Digna R DR   Wallentin Lars L   Bartz Traci M TM   Becker Lewis C LC   Denny Joshua C JC   Raffield Laura M LM   Rioux John D JD   Friedrich Nele N   Fornage Myriam M   Gao He H   Hirschhorn Joel N JN   Liewald David C M DC   Rich Stephen S SS   Uitterlinden Andre A   Bastarache Lisa L   Becker Diane M DM   Boerwinkle Eric E   de Denus Simon S   Bottinger Erwin P EP   Hayward Caroline C   Hofman Albert A   Homuth Georg G   Lange Ethan E   Launer Lenore J LJ   Lehtimäki Terho T   Lu Yingchang Y   Metspalu Andres A   O'Donnell Chris J CJ   Quarells Rakale C RC   Richard Melissa M   Torstenson Eric S ES   Taylor Kent D KD   Vergnaud Anne-Claire AC   Zonderman Alan B AB   Crosslin David R DR   Deary Ian J IJ   Dörr Marcus M   Elliott Paul P   Evans Michele K MK   Gudnason Vilmundur V   Kähönen Mika M   Psaty Bruce M BM   Rotter Jerome I JI   Slater Andrew J AJ   Dehghan Abbas A   White Harvey D HD   Ganesh Santhi K SK   Loos Ruth J F RJ   Esko Tõnu T   Faraday Nauder N   Wilson James G JG   Cushman Mary M   Johnson Andrew D AD   Edwards Todd L TL   Zakai Neil A NA   Lettre Guillaume G   Reiner Alex P AP   Auer Paul L PL  

American journal of human genetics 20160623 1


White blood cells play diverse roles in innate and adaptive immunity. Genetic association analyses of phenotypic variation in circulating white blood cell (WBC) counts from large samples of otherwise healthy individuals can provide insights into genes and biologic pathways involved in production, differentiation, or clearance of particular WBC lineages (myeloid, lymphoid) and also potentially inform the genetic basis of autoimmune, allergic, and blood diseases. We performed an exome array-based  ...[more]

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