| Title: | Genomic dissection of 43 serum urate-associated loci provides multiple insights into molecular mechanisms of urate control |
| Journal: | Human Molecular Genetics |
| Published: | 27 Jan 2020 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31985003/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa013 |
| URL: | https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2019/08/22/743864.full.pdf |
Publication 9100
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Abstract
High serum urate is a prerequisite for gout and associated with metabolic disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have reported dozens of loci associated with serum urate control; however, there has been little progress in understanding the molecular basis of the associated loci. Here, we employed trans-ancestral meta-analysis using data from European and East Asian populations to identify 10 new loci for serum urate levels. Genome-wide colocalization with cis-expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) identified a further five new candidate loci. By cis- and trans-eQTL colocalization analysis, we identified 34 and 20 genes, respectively, where the causal eQTL variant has a high likelihood that it is shared with the serum urate-associated locus. One new locus identified was SLC22A9 that encodes organic anion transporter 7 (OAT7). We demonstrate that OAT7 is a very weak urate-butyrate exchanger. Newly implicated genes identified in the eQTL analysis include those encoding proteins that make up the dystrophin complex, a scaffold for signaling proteins and transporters at the cell membrane; MLXIP that, with the previously identified MLXIPL, is a transcription factor that may regulate serum urate via the pentose-phosphate pathway and MRPS7 and IDH2 that encode proteins necessary for mitochondrial function. Functional fine mapping identified six loci (RREB1, INHBC, HLF, UBE2Q2, SFMBT1 and HNF4G) with colocalized eQTL containing putative causal SNPs. This systematic analysis of serum urate GWAS loci identified candidate causal genes at 24 loci and a network of previously unidentified genes likely involved in control of serum urate levels, further illuminating the molecular mechanisms of urate control.</p>
19 Authors
- James Boocock
- Megan Leask
- Yukinori Okada
- Hirotaka Matsuo
- Yusuke Kawamura
- Yongyong Shi
- Changgui Li
- David B Mount
- Asim K Mandal
- Weiqing Wang
- Murray Cadzow
- Anna L Gosling
- Tanya J Major
- Julia A Horsfield
- Hyon K Choi
- Tayaza Fadason
- Justin O'Sullivan
- Eli A Stahl
- Tony R Merriman
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 12611 | A genome-wide association study in gout: the NZ/Eurogout/US Consortium |
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