Genome-wide association study of plasma N6 polyunsaturated fatty acids within the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium
- PMID:24823311
- PMCID: PMC4123862
- DOI: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.113.000208
Genome-wide association study of plasma N6 polyunsaturated fatty acids within the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium
Abstract
Background: Omega6 (n6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and their metabolites are involved in cell signaling, inflammation, clot formation, and other crucial biological processes. Genetic components, such as variants of fatty acid desaturase (FADS) genes, determine the composition of n6 PUFAs.
Methods and results: To elucidate undiscovered biological pathways that may influence n6 PUFA composition, we conducted genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of associations of common genetic variants with 6 plasma n6 PUFAs in 8631 white adults (55% women) across 5 prospective studies. Plasma phospholipid or total plasma fatty acids were analyzed by similar gas chromatography techniques. The n6 fatty acids linoleic acid (LA), γ-linolenic acid (GLA), dihomo-GLA, arachidonic acid, and adrenic acid were expressed as percentage of total fatty acids. We performed linear regression with robust SEs to test for single-nucleotide polymorphism-fatty acid associations, with pooling using inverse-variance-weighted meta-analysis. Novel regions were identified on chromosome 10 associated with LA (rs10740118; P=8.1×10(-9); near NRBF2), on chromosome 16 with LA, GLA, dihomo-GLA, and arachidonic acid (rs16966952; P=1.2×10(-15), 5.0×10(-11), 7.6×10(-65), and 2.4×10(-10), respectively; NTAN1), and on chromosome 6 with adrenic acid after adjustment for arachidonic acid (rs3134950; P=2.1×10(-10); AGPAT1). We confirmed previous findings of the FADS cluster on chromosome 11 with LA and arachidonic acid, and further observed novel genome-wide significant association of this cluster with GLA, dihomo-GLA, and adrenic acid (P=2.3×10(-72), 2.6×10(-151), and 6.3×10(-140), respectively).
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that along with the FADS gene cluster, additional genes may influence n6 PUFA composition.
Keywords: N6 fatty acids; epidemiology; genome-wide association study; polyunsaturated fatty acids.
© 2014 American Heart Association, Inc.
Figures










References
- Harris WS, Poston WC, Haddock CK. Tissue n3 and n6 fatty acids and risk for coronary heart disease events. Atherosclerosis. 2007;193:1–10. - PubMed
- Shekelle RB, Shryock AM, Paul O, Lepper M, Stamler J, Liu K, et al. Diet, serum cholesterol and death from coronary heart disease: the Western Electric Study. N Engl J Med. 1981;304:65–70. - PubMed
- Laaksonen DE, Nyyssonen K, Niskanen L, Rissanen TH, Salonen JT. Prediction of cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged men by dietary and serum linoleic and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:193–199. - PubMed
- Oh K, Hu FB, Manson JE, Stampfer JM, Willett WC. Dietary fat intake and risk of coronary heart disease in women: 20 years of follow-up of the Nurses’ Health Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2005;161:672–679. - PubMed
- Baylin A, Campos H. Arachidonic acid in adipose tissue is associated with nonfatal myocardial infarction in the central valley of Costa Rica. J Nutr. 2004;134:3095–3099. - PubMed
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
Grants and funding
- UL1RR025005/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL059367/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- 263 MD/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
- U01 HG004729/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- P30 DK063491/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085081/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01HL086694/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC045204/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC095095/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085080/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-45205/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- UL1TR000124/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
- U01-HG-004446/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-05187/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01 HG004446/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC048048/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- HSN268200625226C/PHS HHS/United States
- R01HL59367/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- UL1 RR025005/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL085710/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01 HL080295/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-48047/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N02 HL064278/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC095169/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085082/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- HL105756/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 MD009164/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
- RR-024156/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085086/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085083/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-45204/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL086694/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- HL085710/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC048049/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- UL1 RR024156/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-95159/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL087652/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-95095/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01 HG004402/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- U01 HG004424/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- HL087652/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- UL1 TR000124/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
- R01-HL-084099/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC095159/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01HG004402/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC045205/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-48050/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL105756/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01HL087641/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01-HG-004424/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC055222/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-95169/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- 821336/PHS HHS/United States
- N01-HC-48049/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL084099/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC045134/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC005187/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC085079/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL080295/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- 9164/PHS HHS/United States
- N01 HC048047/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- U01-HG-004729/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States
- 5K01DK082729-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
- N01 HC048050/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- DK063491/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
- HL080295/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- K01 DK082729/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
- N01-HC-48048/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- R01 AG023629/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
- R01 HL087641/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
- AG023629/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
- R56 AG023629/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
Medical
