Multi-ancestry study of blood lipid levels identifies four loci interacting with physical activity.
Nat Commun
; 10(1): 376, 2019 01 22.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30670697
Many genetic loci affect circulating lipid levels, but it remains unknown whether lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, modify these genetic effects. To identify lipid loci interacting with physical activity, we performed genome-wide analyses of circulating HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in up to 120,979 individuals of European, African, Asian, Hispanic, and Brazilian ancestry, with follow-up of suggestive associations in an additional 131,012 individuals. We find four loci, in/near CLASP1, LHX1, SNTA1, and CNTNAP2, that are associated with circulating lipid levels through interaction with physical activity; higher levels of physical activity enhance the HDL cholesterol-increasing effects of the CLASP1, LHX1, and SNTA1 loci and attenuate the LDL cholesterol-increasing effect of the CNTNAP2 locus. The CLASP1, LHX1, and SNTA1 regions harbor genes linked to muscle function and lipid metabolism. Our results elucidate the role of physical activity interactions in the genetic contribution to blood lipid levels.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Exercise
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Genetic Loci
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Lipids
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged80
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark
Country of publication:
United kingdom