A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study
Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, knowledge of genetic determinants of those diseases in African Americans remains limited. Results In our study, associations between 4956 GWAS catalog rep...
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doaj-c088302a394e465981cb5828109e5ca02021-04-02T18:28:06ZengBMCBMC Medical Genomics1755-87942019-01-0112S116717710.1186/s12920-018-0462-7A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS studyXueyan Zhao0Xin Geng1Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra2Ninad Chaudhary3Suzanne Judd4Virginia Wadley5Orlando M. Gutiérrez6Henry Wang7Ethan M. Lange8Leslie A. Lange9Daniel Woo10Frederick W. Unverzagt11Monika Safford12Mary Cushman13Nita Limdi14Rakale Quarells15Donna K. Arnett16Marguerite R. Irvin17Degui Zhi18Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at BirminghamBGI-ShenzhenDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at BirminghamDivision of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDivision of Biomedical Informatics and Personalized Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDepartment of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of MedicineDivision of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Medicine and Pathology, Larner College of Medicine at the University of VermontDepartment of Neurology, University of Alabama at BirminghamCardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of MedicineCollege of Public Health, University of KentuckyDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonAbstract Background Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, knowledge of genetic determinants of those diseases in African Americans remains limited. Results In our study, associations between 4956 GWAS catalog reported SNPs and 67 traits were examined among 7726 African Americans from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which is focused on identifying factors that increase stroke risk. The prevalent and incident phenotypes studied included inflammation, kidney traits, cardiovascular traits and cognition. Our results validated 29 known associations, of which eight associations were reported for the first time in African Americans. Conclusion Our cross-racial validation of GWAS findings provide additional evidence for the important roles of these loci in the disease process and may help identify genes especially important for future functional validation.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0462-7PheWASAfrican AmericansGeneticsCardiovascular disease |
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Xueyan Zhao Xin Geng Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra Ninad Chaudhary Suzanne Judd Virginia Wadley Orlando M. Gutiérrez Henry Wang Ethan M. Lange Leslie A. Lange Daniel Woo Frederick W. Unverzagt Monika Safford Mary Cushman Nita Limdi Rakale Quarells Donna K. Arnett Marguerite R. Irvin Degui Zhi |
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Xueyan Zhao Xin Geng Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra Ninad Chaudhary Suzanne Judd Virginia Wadley Orlando M. Gutiérrez Henry Wang Ethan M. Lange Leslie A. Lange Daniel Woo Frederick W. Unverzagt Monika Safford Mary Cushman Nita Limdi Rakale Quarells Donna K. Arnett Marguerite R. Irvin Degui Zhi A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study BMC Medical Genomics PheWAS African Americans Genetics Cardiovascular disease |
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Xueyan Zhao Xin Geng Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra Ninad Chaudhary Suzanne Judd Virginia Wadley Orlando M. Gutiérrez Henry Wang Ethan M. Lange Leslie A. Lange Daniel Woo Frederick W. Unverzagt Monika Safford Mary Cushman Nita Limdi Rakale Quarells Donna K. Arnett Marguerite R. Irvin Degui Zhi |
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A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study |
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A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study |
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A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study |
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A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study |
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A PheWAS study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of African Americans from the REGARDS study |
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phewas study of a large observational epidemiological cohort of african americans from the regards study |
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, knowledge of genetic determinants of those diseases in African Americans remains limited. Results In our study, associations between 4956 GWAS catalog reported SNPs and 67 traits were examined among 7726 African Americans from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which is focused on identifying factors that increase stroke risk. The prevalent and incident phenotypes studied included inflammation, kidney traits, cardiovascular traits and cognition. Our results validated 29 known associations, of which eight associations were reported for the first time in African Americans. Conclusion Our cross-racial validation of GWAS findings provide additional evidence for the important roles of these loci in the disease process and may help identify genes especially important for future functional validation. |
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PheWAS African Americans Genetics Cardiovascular disease |
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