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Resequencing Study Identifies Rare Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Variants Associated With Blood Pressure Salt-Sensitivity: The GenSalt Study.


ABSTRACT: The role of rare variants in blood pressure (BP) salt-sensitivity is unknown. We conducted a resequencing study of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) to identify rare variants associated with BP salt-sensitivity among participants of the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Salt-Sensitivity (GenSalt) study.The GenSalt study was conducted among 1,906 participants who underwent a 7-day low-sodium (51.3 mmol sodium/day) followed by a 7-day high-sodium feeding study (307.8 mmol sodium/day). The 300 most salt-sensitive and 300 most salt-resistant GenSalt participants were selected for the resequencing study. Seven RAAS genes were resequenced using capillary-based sequencing methods. Rare variants were tested for association with BP salt-sensitivity using traditional burden tests. Single-marker analyses were employed to test associations of low-frequency and common variants.Aggregate rare variant analysis revealed an association of the RAAS pathway with BP salt-sensitivity. Carriers of rare RAAS variants had a 1.55-fold [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15, 2.10] higher odds of salt-sensitivity compared to noncarriers (P = 0.004), a finding which was significant after Bonferroni correction. A nominal association of the APLN gene with salt-sensitivity was also identified, with rare APLN variants conferring a 2.22-fold (95% CI: 1.05, 6.58) higher odds of salt-sensitivity (P = 0.03). Single-marker analyses did not identify variant-BP salt-sensitivity associations after Bonferroni adjustment. A nominal association of a low-frequency, missense RENBP variant was identified. Each minor allele of rs78377269 conferred a 2.21-fold (95% CI: 1.10, 4.42) increased odds of salt-sensitivity (P = 0.03).This study presents of the first evidence of a contribution of rare RAAS variants to BP salt-sensitivity. Clinical Trial RegistryTrial Number: NCT00721721.

SUBMITTER: Kelly TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5861585 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Resequencing Study Identifies Rare Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Variants Associated With Blood Pressure Salt-Sensitivity: The GenSalt Study.

Kelly Tanika N TN   Li Changwei C   Hixson James E JE   Gu Dongfeng D   Rao Dabeeru C DC   Huang Jianfeng J   Rice Treva K TK   Chen Jichun J   Cao Jie J   Li Jianxin J   Anderson Christopher E CE   He Jiang J  

American journal of hypertension 20170501 5


<h4>Background</h4>The role of rare variants in blood pressure (BP) salt-sensitivity is unknown. We conducted a resequencing study of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) to identify rare variants associated with BP salt-sensitivity among participants of the Genetic Epidemiology Network of Salt-Sensitivity (GenSalt) study.<h4>Methods</h4>The GenSalt study was conducted among 1,906 participants who underwent a 7-day low-sodium (51.3 mmol sodium/day) followed by a 7-day high-sodium feed  ...[more]

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