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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Recent genome-wide association (GWA) studies have pinpointed many loci associated with CVD risk factors in adults. It is unclear, however, if these loci predict trait levels at all ages, if they are associated with how a trait develops over time, or if they could be used to screen individuals who are pre-symptomatic to provide the opportunity for preventive measures before disease onset. We completed a genome-wide association study on participants in the longitudinal Bogalusa Heart Study (BHS) and have characterized the association between genetic factors and the development of CVD risk factors from childhood to adulthood. We report 7 genome-wide significant associations involving CVD risk factors, two of which have been previously reported. Top regions were tested for replication in the Young Finns Study (YF) and two associations strongly replicated: rs247616 in CETP with HDL levels (combined P?=?9.7 x 10(-24)), and rs445925 at APOE with LDL levels (combined P?=?8.7 x 10(-19)). We show that SNPs previously identified in adult cross-sectional studies tend to show age-independent effects in the BHS with effect sizes consistent with previous reports. Previously identified variants were associated with adult trait levels above and beyond those seen in childhood; however, variants with time-dependent effects were also promising predictors. This is the first GWA study to evaluate the role of common genetic variants in the development of CVD risk factors in children as they advance through adulthood and highlights the utility of using longitudinal studies to identify genetic predictors of adult traits in children.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1553-7404
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Cardiovascular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Finland, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Louisiana, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20838585-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Longitudinal genome-wide association of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Bogalusa heart study.
pubmed:affiliation
Scripps Genomic Medicine and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural