2017-01-05
Genome-wide Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis Identifies Seven Genetic Loci Influencing Erythrocyte Traits and a Role for RBPMS in Erythropoiesis
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American Journal of Human Genetics , Volume 100 - Issue 1 p. 51- 63
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified loci for erythrocyte traits in primarily European ancestry populations. We conducted GWAS meta-analyses of six erythrocyte traits in 71,638 individuals from European, East Asian, and African ancestries using a Bayesian approach to account for heterogeneity in allelic effects and variation in the structure of linkage disequilibrium between ethnicities. We identified seven loci for erythrocyte traits including a locus (RBPMS/GTF2E2) associated with mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume. Statistical fine-mapping at this locus pointed to RBPMS at this locus and excluded nearby GTF2E2. Using zebrafish morpholino to evaluate loss of function, we observed a strong in vivo erythropoietic effect for RBPMS but not for GTF2E2, supporting the statistical fine-mapping at this locus and demonstrating that RBPMS is a regulator of erythropoiesis. Our findings show the utility of trans-ethnic GWASs for discovery and characterization of genetic loci influencing hematologic traits.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.11.016, hdl.handle.net/1765/95563 | |
American Journal of Human Genetics | |
Organisation | Department of Epidemiology |
van Rooij, F., Qayyum, R., Smith, A. V., Zhou, Y. (Yi), Trompet, S., Tanaka, T., … Ganesh, S. (2017). Genome-wide Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis Identifies Seven Genetic Loci Influencing Erythrocyte Traits and a Role for RBPMS in Erythropoiesis. American Journal of Human Genetics, 100(1), 51–63. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.11.016 |