Expressive

rs11848552 - CCDC197

Magnitude 2.2 · 2 studies on file

Reported associations

  • High heritability of ascending aortic diameter and trans-ancestry prediction of thoracic aortic disease. - Nature genetics (2022) · Tcheandjieu C, Xiao K, Tejeda H, Lynch JA, Ruotsalainen S, Bellomo T, Palnati M, Judy R, Klarin D, Kember RL, Verma S, Palotie A, Daly M, Ritchie M, Rader DJ, Rivas MA, Assimes T, Tsao P, Damrauer S, Priest JR · PubMed 35637384

    Enlargement of the aorta is an important risk factor for aortic aneurysm and dissection, a leading cause of morbidity in the developed world. Here we performed automated extraction of ascending aortic diameter from cardiac magnetic resonance images of 36,021 individuals from the UK Biobank, followed by genome-wide association. We identified lead variants across 41 loci, including genes related to cardiovascular development (HAND2, TBX20) and Mendelian forms of thoracic aortic disease (ELN, FBN1). A polygenic score significantly predicted prevalent risk of thoracic aortic aneurysm and the need for surgical intervention for patients with thoracic aneurysm across multiple ancestries within the UK Biobank, FinnGen, the Penn Medicine Biobank and the Million Veterans Program (MVP). Additionally,

  • Genome-wide associations of aortic distensibility suggest causality for aortic aneurysms and brain white matter hyperintensities - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 35922433

    ABSTRACT: Aortic dimensions and distensibility are key risk factors for aortic aneurysms and dissections, as well as for other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. We present genome-wide associations of ascending and descending aortic distensibility and area derived from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of up to 32,590 Caucasian individuals in UK Biobank. We identify 102 loci (including 27 novel associations) tagging genes related to cardiovascular development, extracellular matrix production, smooth muscle cell contraction and heritable aortic diseases. Functional analyses highlight four signalling pathways associated with aortic distensibility (TGF-β, IGF, VEGF and PDGF). We identify distinct sex-specific associations with aortic traits. We develop co-expression net

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