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Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals.
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PLoS genetics [PLoS Genet] 2012; Vol. 8 (3), pp. e1002607. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 29. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Circulating levels of adiponectin, a hormone produced predominantly by adipocytes, are highly heritable and are inversely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and other metabolic traits. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in 39,883 individuals of European ancestry to identify genes associated with metabolic disease. We identified 8 novel loci associated with adiponectin levels and confirmed 2 previously reported loci (P = 4.5×10(-8)-1.2×10(-43)). Using a novel method to combine data across ethnicities (N = 4,232 African Americans, N = 1,776 Asians, and N = 29,347 Europeans), we identified two additional novel loci. Expression analyses of 436 human adipocyte samples revealed that mRNA levels of 18 genes at candidate regions were associated with adiponectin concentrations after accounting for multiple testing (p<3×10(-4)). We next developed a multi-SNP genotypic risk score to test the association of adiponectin decreasing risk alleles on metabolic traits and diseases using consortia-level meta-analytic data. This risk score was associated with increased risk of T2D (p = 4.3×10(-3), n = 22,044), increased triglycerides (p = 2.6×10(-14), n = 93,440), increased waist-to-hip ratio (p = 1.8×10(-5), n = 77,167), increased glucose two hours post oral glucose tolerance testing (p = 4.4×10(-3), n = 15,234), increased fasting insulin (p = 0.015, n = 48,238), but with lower in HDL-cholesterol concentrations (p = 4.5×10(-13), n = 96,748) and decreased BMI (p = 1.4×10(-4), n = 121,335). These findings identify novel genetic determinants of adiponectin levels, which, taken together, influence risk of T2D and markers of insulin resistance.<br />Competing Interests: DM Waterworth, X Yuan, and VE Mooser are full-time employees of GlaxoSmithKline. P Vollenweider received grant money from GlaxoSmithKline to fund the CoLaus study. The other authors declare no competing financial interests.
- Subjects :
- Adiponectin genetics
Black or African American
Asian People
Cholesterol, HDL genetics
Female
Gene Expression
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Glucose Tolerance Test
Humans
Insulin Resistance genetics
Male
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Waist-Hip Ratio
White People
Adiponectin blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 genetics
Genome-Wide Association Study
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1553-7404
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PLoS genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22479202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002607