Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background.
Calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride and phosphorus are the major dietary minerals involved in various biological functions and are commonly measured in the blood serum. Sufficient mineral intake is especially important for children due to their rapid growth. Currently, the genetic mechan...
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doaj-5f3158fac7e34ec7a8bf8c8e1373863a2020-11-25T02:32:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01104e012349910.1371/journal.pone.0123499Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background.Xiao ChangJin LiYiran GuoZhi WeiFrank D MentchCuiping HouYan ZhaoHaijun QiuCecilia KimPatrick M A SleimanHakon HakonarsonCalcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride and phosphorus are the major dietary minerals involved in various biological functions and are commonly measured in the blood serum. Sufficient mineral intake is especially important for children due to their rapid growth. Currently, the genetic mechanisms influencing serum mineral levels are poorly understood, especially for children. We carried out a genome-wide association (GWA) study on 5,602 European-American children and 4,706 African-American children who had mineral measures available in their electronic medical records (EMR). While no locus met the criteria for genome-wide significant association, our results demonstrated a nominal association of total serum calcium levels with a missense variant in the calcium -sensing receptor (CASR) gene on 3q13 (rs1801725, P = 1.96 × 10(-3)) in the African-American pediatric cohort, a locus previously reported in Caucasians. We also confirmed the association result in our pediatric European-American cohort (P = 1.38 × 10(-4)). We further replicated two other loci associated with serum calcium levels in the European-American cohort (rs780094, GCKR, P = 4.26 × 10(-3); rs10491003, GATA3, P = 0.02). In addition, we replicated a previously reported locus on 1q21, demonstrating association of serum magnesium levels with MUC1 (rs4072037, P = 2.04 × 10(-6)). Moreover, in an extended gene-based association analysis we uncovered evidence for association of calcium levels with the previously reported gene locus DGKD in both European-American children and African-American children. Taken together, our results support a role for CASR and DGKD mediated calcium regulation in both African-American and European-American children, and corroborate the association of calcium levels with GCKR and GATA3, and the association of magnesium levels with MUC1 in the European-American children.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4401557?pdf=render |
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Xiao Chang Jin Li Yiran Guo Zhi Wei Frank D Mentch Cuiping Hou Yan Zhao Haijun Qiu Cecilia Kim Patrick M A Sleiman Hakon Hakonarson |
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Xiao Chang Jin Li Yiran Guo Zhi Wei Frank D Mentch Cuiping Hou Yan Zhao Haijun Qiu Cecilia Kim Patrick M A Sleiman Hakon Hakonarson Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. PLoS ONE |
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Xiao Chang Jin Li Yiran Guo Zhi Wei Frank D Mentch Cuiping Hou Yan Zhao Haijun Qiu Cecilia Kim Patrick M A Sleiman Hakon Hakonarson |
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Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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Genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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genome-wide association study of serum minerals levels in children of different ethnic background. |
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1932-6203 |
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Calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride and phosphorus are the major dietary minerals involved in various biological functions and are commonly measured in the blood serum. Sufficient mineral intake is especially important for children due to their rapid growth. Currently, the genetic mechanisms influencing serum mineral levels are poorly understood, especially for children. We carried out a genome-wide association (GWA) study on 5,602 European-American children and 4,706 African-American children who had mineral measures available in their electronic medical records (EMR). While no locus met the criteria for genome-wide significant association, our results demonstrated a nominal association of total serum calcium levels with a missense variant in the calcium -sensing receptor (CASR) gene on 3q13 (rs1801725, P = 1.96 × 10(-3)) in the African-American pediatric cohort, a locus previously reported in Caucasians. We also confirmed the association result in our pediatric European-American cohort (P = 1.38 × 10(-4)). We further replicated two other loci associated with serum calcium levels in the European-American cohort (rs780094, GCKR, P = 4.26 × 10(-3); rs10491003, GATA3, P = 0.02). In addition, we replicated a previously reported locus on 1q21, demonstrating association of serum magnesium levels with MUC1 (rs4072037, P = 2.04 × 10(-6)). Moreover, in an extended gene-based association analysis we uncovered evidence for association of calcium levels with the previously reported gene locus DGKD in both European-American children and African-American children. Taken together, our results support a role for CASR and DGKD mediated calcium regulation in both African-American and European-American children, and corroborate the association of calcium levels with GCKR and GATA3, and the association of magnesium levels with MUC1 in the European-American children. |
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