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Objective:Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, which is associated with numerous diseases and negative health outcomes. BMI has been shown to be a heritable, polygenic trait, with close to 100 loci previously identified and replicated in multiple populations. We aim to replicate known BMI loci and identify novel associations in a trans-ethnic study population.Subjects:Using eligible participants from the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology consortium, we conducted a trans-ethnic meta-analysis of 102 514 African Americans, Hispanics, Asian/Native Hawaiian, Native Americans and European Americans. Participants were genotyped on over 200 000 SNPs on the Illumina Metabochip custom array, or imputed into the 1000 Genomes Project (Phase I). Linear regression of the natural log of BMI, adjusting for age, sex, study site (if applicable), and ancestry principal components, was conducted for each race/ethnicity within each study cohort. Race/ethnicity-specific, and combined meta-analyses used fixed-effects models.Results:We replicated 15 of 21 BMI loci included on the Metabochip, and identified two novel BMI loci at 1q41 (rs2820436) and 2q31.1 (rs10930502) at the Metabochip-wide significance threshold (P<2.5 × 10 ' 7). Bioinformatic functional investigation of SNPs at these loci suggests a possible impact on pathways that regulate metabolism and adipose tissue.Conclusion:Conducting studies in genetically diverse populations continues to be a valuable strategy for replicating known loci and uncovering novel BMI associations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 384-390 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Obesity |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2018 |
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics
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Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI. / Gong, J.; Nishimura, K. K.; Fernandez-Rhodes, L.; Haessler, J.; Bien, S.; Graff, M.; Lim, U.; Lu, Y.; Gross, M.; Fornage, M.; Yoneyama, S.; Isasi, Carmen R.; Buzkova, P.; Daviglus, M.; Lin, D. Y.; Tao, R.; Goodloe, R.; Bush, W. S.; Farber-Eger, E.; Boston, J.; Dilks, H. H.; Ehret, G.; Gu, C. C.; Lewis, C. E.; Nguyen, K. D.H.; Cooper, R.; Leppert, M.; Irvin, M. R.; Bottinger, E. P.; Wilkens, L. R.; Haiman, C. A.; Park, L.; Monroe, K. R.; Cheng, I.; Stram, D. O.; Carlson, C. S.; Jackson, R.; Kuller, L.; Houston, D.; Kooperberg, C.; Buyske, S.; Hindorff, L. A.; Crawford, D. C.; Loos, R. J.F.; Le Marchand, L.; Matise, T. C.; North, K. E.; Peters, U.
In: International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 42, No. 3, 01.03.2018, p. 384-390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI
AU - Gong, J.
AU - Nishimura, K. K.
AU - Fernandez-Rhodes, L.
AU - Haessler, J.
AU - Bien, S.
AU - Graff, M.
AU - Lim, U.
AU - Lu, Y.
AU - Gross, M.
AU - Fornage, M.
AU - Yoneyama, S.
AU - Isasi, Carmen R.
AU - Buzkova, P.
AU - Daviglus, M.
AU - Lin, D. Y.
AU - Tao, R.
AU - Goodloe, R.
AU - Bush, W. S.
AU - Farber-Eger, E.
AU - Boston, J.
AU - Dilks, H. H.
AU - Ehret, G.
AU - Gu, C. C.
AU - Lewis, C. E.
AU - Nguyen, K. D.H.
AU - Cooper, R.
AU - Leppert, M.
AU - Irvin, M. R.
AU - Bottinger, E. P.
AU - Wilkens, L. R.
AU - Haiman, C. A.
AU - Park, L.
AU - Monroe, K. R.
AU - Cheng, I.
AU - Stram, D. O.
AU - Carlson, C. S.
AU - Jackson, R.
AU - Kuller, L.
AU - Houston, D.
AU - Kooperberg, C.
AU - Buyske, S.
AU - Hindorff, L. A.
AU - Crawford, D. C.
AU - Loos, R. J.F.
AU - Le Marchand, L.
AU - Matise, T. C.
AU - North, K. E.
AU - Peters, U.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Objective:Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, which is associated with numerous diseases and negative health outcomes. BMI has been shown to be a heritable, polygenic trait, with close to 100 loci previously identified and replicated in multiple populations. We aim to replicate known BMI loci and identify novel associations in a trans-ethnic study population.Subjects:Using eligible participants from the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology consortium, we conducted a trans-ethnic meta-analysis of 102 514 African Americans, Hispanics, Asian/Native Hawaiian, Native Americans and European Americans. Participants were genotyped on over 200 000 SNPs on the Illumina Metabochip custom array, or imputed into the 1000 Genomes Project (Phase I). Linear regression of the natural log of BMI, adjusting for age, sex, study site (if applicable), and ancestry principal components, was conducted for each race/ethnicity within each study cohort. Race/ethnicity-specific, and combined meta-analyses used fixed-effects models.Results:We replicated 15 of 21 BMI loci included on the Metabochip, and identified two novel BMI loci at 1q41 (rs2820436) and 2q31.1 (rs10930502) at the Metabochip-wide significance threshold (P<2.5 × 10 ' 7). Bioinformatic functional investigation of SNPs at these loci suggests a possible impact on pathways that regulate metabolism and adipose tissue.Conclusion:Conducting studies in genetically diverse populations continues to be a valuable strategy for replicating known loci and uncovering novel BMI associations.
AB - Objective:Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, which is associated with numerous diseases and negative health outcomes. BMI has been shown to be a heritable, polygenic trait, with close to 100 loci previously identified and replicated in multiple populations. We aim to replicate known BMI loci and identify novel associations in a trans-ethnic study population.Subjects:Using eligible participants from the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology consortium, we conducted a trans-ethnic meta-analysis of 102 514 African Americans, Hispanics, Asian/Native Hawaiian, Native Americans and European Americans. Participants were genotyped on over 200 000 SNPs on the Illumina Metabochip custom array, or imputed into the 1000 Genomes Project (Phase I). Linear regression of the natural log of BMI, adjusting for age, sex, study site (if applicable), and ancestry principal components, was conducted for each race/ethnicity within each study cohort. Race/ethnicity-specific, and combined meta-analyses used fixed-effects models.Results:We replicated 15 of 21 BMI loci included on the Metabochip, and identified two novel BMI loci at 1q41 (rs2820436) and 2q31.1 (rs10930502) at the Metabochip-wide significance threshold (P<2.5 × 10 ' 7). Bioinformatic functional investigation of SNPs at these loci suggests a possible impact on pathways that regulate metabolism and adipose tissue.Conclusion:Conducting studies in genetically diverse populations continues to be a valuable strategy for replicating known loci and uncovering novel BMI associations.
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U2 - 10.1038/ijo.2017.304
DO - 10.1038/ijo.2017.304
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AN - SCOPUS:85044574499
VL - 42
SP - 384
EP - 390
JO - International Journal of Obesity
JF - International Journal of Obesity
SN - 0307-0565
IS - 3
ER -