학술논문

Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function.
Document Type
article
Author
Pattaro, CristianTeumer, AlexanderGorski, MathiasChu, Audrey YLi, ManMijatovic, VladanGarnaas, MaijaTin, AdrienneSorice, RossellaLi, YongTaliun, DanielOlden, MatthiasFoster, MeredithYang, QiongChen, Ming-HueiPers, Tune HJohnson, Andrew DKo, Yi-AnFuchsberger, ChristianTayo, BamideleNalls, MichaelFeitosa, Mary FIsaacs, AaronDehghan, Abbasd'Adamo, PioAdeyemo, AdebowaleDieffenbach, Aida KarinaZonderman, Alan BNolte, Ilja Mvan der Most, Peter JWright, Alan FShuldiner, Alan RMorrison, Alanna CHofman, AlbertSmith, Albert VDreisbach, Albert WFranke, AndreUitterlinden, Andre GMetspalu, AndresTonjes, AnkeLupo, AntonioRobino, AntoniettaJohansson, ÅsaDemirkan, AyseKollerits, BarbaraFreedman, Barry IPonte, BelenOostra, Ben APaulweber, BernhardKrämer, Bernhard KMitchell, Braxton DBuckley, Brendan MPeralta, Carmen AHayward, CarolineHelmer, CatherineRotimi, Charles NShaffer, Christian MMüller, ChristianSala, Cinziavan Duijn, Cornelia MSaint-Pierre, AudeAckermann, DanielShriner, DanielRuggiero, DanielaToniolo, DanielaLu, YingchangCusi, DanieleCzamara, DarinaEllinghaus, DavidSiscovick, David SRuderfer, DouglasGieger, ChristianGrallert, HaraldRochtchina, ElenaAtkinson, Elizabeth JHolliday, Elizabeth GBoerwinkle, EricSalvi, ErikaBottinger, Erwin PMurgia, FedericoRivadeneira, FernandoErnst, FlorianKronenberg, FlorianHu, Frank BNavis, Gerjan JCurhan, Gary CEhret, George BHomuth, GeorgCoassin, StefanThun, Gian-AndriPistis, GiorgioGambaro, GiovanniMalerba, GiovanniMontgomery, Grant WEiriksdottir, GudnyJacobs, GunnarLi, GuoWichmann, H-ErichCampbell, HarrySchmidt, Helena
Source
Nature communications. 7(1)
Subject
ICBP Consortium
AGEN Consortium
CARDIOGRAM
CHARGe-Heart Failure Group
ECHOGen Consortium
Humans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Gene Expression Regulation
Genotype
Renal Insufficiency
Chronic
Genome-Wide Association Study
Renal Insufficiency
Chronic
Language
Abstract
Reduced glomerular filtration rate defines chronic kidney disease and is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), combining data across 133,413 individuals with replication in up to 42,166 individuals. We identify 24 new and confirm 29 previously identified loci. Of these 53 loci, 19 associate with eGFR among individuals with diabetes. Using bioinformatics, we show that identified genes at eGFR loci are enriched for expression in kidney tissues and in pathways relevant for kidney development and transmembrane transporter activity, kidney structure, and regulation of glucose metabolism. Chromatin state mapping and DNase I hypersensitivity analyses across adult tissues demonstrate preferential mapping of associated variants to regulatory regions in kidney but not extra-renal tissues. These findings suggest that genetic determinants of eGFR are mediated largely through direct effects within the kidney and highlight important cell types and biological pathways.