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Whole genome sequence analyses of eGFR in 23,732 people representing multiple ancestries in the NHLBI trans-omics for precision medicine (TOPMed) consortium
Document Type
article
Source
Subject
Epidemiology
Health Sciences
Biotechnology
Human Genome
Genetics
Aetiology
2.1 Biological and endogenous factors
Good Health and Well Being
Alleles
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genome-Wide Association Study
Genomics
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Male
National Heart
Lung
and Blood Institute (U.S.)
Polymorphism
Single Nucleotide
Precision Medicine
Public Health Surveillance
Quantitative Trait
Heritable
United States
Whole Genome Sequencing
Whole genome sequencing
Kidney traits
Rare variants
Ancestry-specific variants
Clinical Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Clinical sciences
Language
Abstract
BackgroundGenetic factors that influence kidney traits have been understudied for low frequency and ancestry-specific variants.MethodsWe combined whole genome sequencing (WGS) data from 23,732 participants from 10 NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program multi-ethnic studies to identify novel loci for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Participants included European, African, East Asian, and Hispanic ancestries. We applied linear mixed models using a genetic relationship matrix estimated from the WGS data and adjusted for age, sex, study, and ethnicity.FindingsWhen testing single variants, we identified three novel loci driven by low frequency variants more commonly observed in non-European ancestry (PRKAA2, rs180996919, minor allele frequency [MAF] 0.04%, P = 6.1 × 10-11; METTL8, rs116951054, MAF 0.09%, P = 4.5 × 10-9; and MATK, rs539182790, MAF 0.05%, P = 3.4 × 10-9). We also replicated two known loci for common variants (rs2461702, MAF=0.49, P = 1.2 × 10-9, nearest gene GATM, and rs71147340, MAF=0.34, P = 3.3 × 10-9, CDK12). Testing aggregated variants within a gene identified the MAF gene. A statistical approach based on local ancestry helped to identify replication samples for ancestry-specific variants.InterpretationThis study highlights challenges in studying variants influencing kidney traits that are low frequency in populations and more common in non-European ancestry.