Warren, H. R. et al. (2017) Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk. Nature Genetics, 49(3), pp. 403-415. (doi: 10.1038/ng.3768) (PMID:28135244) (PMCID:PMC5972004)
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Abstract
Elevated blood pressure is the leading heritable risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide. We report genetic association of blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure) among UK Biobank participants of European ancestry with independent replication in other cohorts, and robust validation of 107 independent loci. We also identify new independent variants at 11 previously reported blood pressure loci. In combination with results from a range of in silico functional analyses and wet bench experiments, our findings highlight new biological pathways for blood pressure regulation enriched for genes expressed in vascular tissues and identify potential therapeutic targets for hypertension. Results from genetic risk score models raise the possibility of a precision medicine approach through early lifestyle intervention to offset the impact of blood pressure–raising genetic variants on future cardiovascular disease risk.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Padmanabhan, Professor Sandosh and Stott J, Professor David |
Authors: | Warren, H. R., Evangelou, E., Cabrera, C. P., Gao, H., Ren, M., Mifsud, B., Ntalla, I., Surendran, P., Liu, C., Cook, J. P., Kraja, A. T., Drenos, F., Loh, M., Verweij, N., Marten, J., Karaman, I., Lepe, M. P. S., O'Reilly, P. F., Knight, J., Snieder, H., Kato, N., He, J., Tai, E. S., Said, M. A., Porteous, D., Alver, M., Poulter, N., Farrall, M., Gansevoort, R. T., Padmanabhan, S., Mägi, R., Stanton, A., Connell, J., Bakker, S. J.L., Metspalu, A., Shields, D. C., Thom, S., Brown, M., Sever, P., Esko, T., Hayward, C., van der Harst, P., Saleheen, D., Chowdhury, R., Chambers, J. C., Chasman, D. I., Chakravarti, A., Newton-Cheh, C., Lindgren, C. M., Levy, D., Kooner, J. S., Keavney, B., Tomaszewski, M., Samani, N. J., Howson, J. M.M., Tobin, M. D., Munroe, P. B., Ehret, G. B., Wain, L. V., Barnes, M. R., Tzoulaki, I., Caulfield, M. J., Elliott, P., and Stott, D. J. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
Journal Name: | Nature Genetics |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN: | 1061-4036 |
ISSN (Online): | 1546-1718 |
Published Online: | 30 January 2017 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 Nature America, Inc., part of Springer Nature |
First Published: | First published in Nature Genetics 49(3): 403-415 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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