Transethnic Evaluation Identifies Low-Frequency Loci Associated with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations

Jaeyoung Hong, Kathryn E. Hatchell, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Andrew Bjonnes, Alessandra Chesi, Chao Qiang Lai, Carl D. Langefeld, Lingyi Lu, Yingchang Lu, Pamela L. Lutsey, Solomon K. Musani, Mike A. Nalls, Cassianne Robinson-Cohen, Jeffery D. Roizen, Richa Saxena, Katherine L. Tucker, Julie T. Ziegler, Dan E. Arking, Joshua C. Bis, Eric BoerwinkleErwin P. Bottinger, Donald W. Bowden, Vicente Gilsanz, Denise K. Houston, Heidi J. Kalkwarf, Andrea Kelly, Joan M. Lappe, Yongmei Liu, Erin D. Michos, Sharon E. Oberfield, Nicholette D. Palmer, Jerome I. Rotter, Bishwa Sapkota, John A. Shepherd, James G. Wilson, Saonli Basu, Ian H. De Boer, Jasmin Divers, Barry I. Freedman, Struan F.A. Grant, Hakon Hakanarson, Tamara B. Harris, Bryan R. Kestenbaum, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Ruth J.F. Loos, Jill M. Norris, Arnita F. Norwood, Jose M. Ordovas, James S. Pankow, Bruce M. Psaty, Dharambir K. Sanghera, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Babette S. Zemel, James Meigs, Josée Dupuis, Jose C. Florez, Thomas Wang, Ching Ti Liu, Corinne D. Engelman, Liana K. Billings

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Abstract

Context Vitamin D inadequacy is common in the adult population of the United States. Although the genetic determinants underlying vitamin D inadequacy have been studied in people of European ancestry, less is known about populations with Hispanic or African ancestry. Objective The Trans-Ethnic Evaluation of Vitamin D (TRANSCEN-D) genomewide association study (GWAS) consortium was assembled to replicate genetic associations with 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations from the Study of Underlying Genetic Determinants of Vitamin D and Highly Related Traits (SUNLIGHT) meta-analyses of European ancestry and to identify genetic variants related to vitamin D concentrations in African and Hispanic ancestries. Design Ancestry-specific (Hispanic and African) and transethnic (Hispanic, African, and European) meta-analyses were performed with Meta-Analysis Helper software (METAL). Patients or Other Participants In total, 8541 African American and 3485 Hispanic American (from North America) participants from 12 cohorts and 16,124 European participants from SUNLIGHT were included in the study. Main Outcome Measures Blood concentrations of 25(OH)D were measured for all participants. Results Ancestry-specific analyses in African and Hispanic Americans replicated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GC (2 and 4 SNPs, respectively). An SNP (rs79666294) near the KIF4B gene was identified in the African American cohort. Transethnic evaluation replicated GC and DHCR7 region SNPs. Additionally, the transethnic analyses revealed SNPs rs719700 and rs1410656 near the ANO6/ARID2 and HTR2A genes, respectively. Conclusions Ancestry-specific and transethnic GWASs of 25(OH)D confirmed findings in GC and DHCR7 for African and Hispanic American samples and revealed findings near KIF4B, ANO6/ARID2, and HTR2A. The biological mechanisms that link these regions with 25(OH)D metabolism warrant further investigation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1380-1392
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume103
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Biochemistry
  • Endocrinology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical

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