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Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the genetic mechanisms of regional fat deposition, which is a strong risk factor for metabolic diseases beyond total adiposity. METHODS:A genome-wide association study of 7,757,139 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 983 Mexican Americans (nmale ?=?403; nfemale ?=?580) from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study was performed. Association analyses were performed with and without sex stratification for subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and visceral-subcutaneous ratio (VSR) obtained from computed tomography. RESULTS:The strongest signal identified was SNP rs2185405 (minor allele frequencies [MAF]?=?40%; PVAT? =?1.98?×?10-8 ) with VAT. It is an intronic variant of the GLIS family zinc finger 3 gene (GLIS3). In addition, SNP rs12657394 (MAF?=?19%) was associated with VAT in males (Pmale? =?2.39×10-8 ; Pfemale? =?2.5?×?10-3 ). It is located intronically in the serum response factor binding protein 1 gene (SRFBP1). On average, male carriers of the variant had 24.6 cm2 increased VAT compared with noncarriers. Subsequently, genome-wide SNP-sex interaction analysis was performed. SNP rs10913233 (MAF?=?14%; Pint? =?3.07?×?10-8 ) in PAPPA2 and rs10923724 (MAF?=?38%; Pint? =?2.89?×?10-8 ) upstream of TBX15 were strongly associated with the interaction effect for VSR. CONCLUSIONS:Six loci were identified with genome-wide significant associations with fat deposition and interactive effects. These results provided genetic evidence for a differential basis of fat deposition between genders.

SUBMITTER: Gao C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740005 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans.

Gao Chuan C Langefeld Carl D CD Ziegler Julie T JT Taylor Kent D KD Norris Jill M JM Chen Yii-Der I YI Hellwege Jacklyn N JN Guo Xiuqing X Allison Matthew A MA Speliotes Elizabeth K EK Rotter Jerome I JI Bowden Donald W DW Wagenknecht Lynne E LE Palmer Nicholette D ND

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20171127 1

<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to explore the genetic mechanisms of regional fat deposition, which is a strong risk factor for metabolic diseases beyond total adiposity.<h4>Methods</h4>A genome-wide association study of 7,757,139 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 983 Mexican Americans (n<sub>male</sub> = 403; n<sub>female</sub> = 580) from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study was performed. Association analyses were performed with and without sex stratification for s ...[more]

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Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans.

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Genome-Wide Study of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Adiposity Loci in Mexican Americans.

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