Abstract
We performed a genome-wide association study on 1,292 individuals with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and 30,503 controls from Iceland and The Netherlands, with a follow-up of top markers in up to 3,267 individuals with AAAs and 7,451 controls. The A allele of rs7025486 on 9q33 was found to associate with AAA, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.21 and P = 4.6 × 10 -10. In tests for association with other vascular diseases, we found that rs7025486[A] is associated with early onset myocardial infarction (OR = 1.18, P = 3.1 × 10-5), peripheral arterial disease (OR = 1.14, P = 3.9 × 10-5) and pulmonary embolism (OR = 1.20, P = 0.00030), but not with intracranial aneurysm or ischemic stroke. No association was observed between rs7025486[A] and common risk factors for arterial and venous diseasesĝ€"that is, smoking, lipid levels, obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Rs7025486 is located within DAB2IP, which encodes an inhibitor of cell growth and survival. © 2010 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 692-697 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature Genetics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2010 |
Keywords
- Alleles
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Base Sequence
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Iceland
- Myocardial Infarction
- Netherlands
- Odds Ratio
- Risk Factors
- ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
- Journal Article
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't