The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

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The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. / Ehret, Georg B; Ferreira, Teresa; Chasman, Daniel I; Jackson, Anne U; Schmidt, Ellen M; Johnson, Toby; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Luan, Jian'an; Donnelly, Louise A; Kanoni, Stavroula; Petersen, Ann-Kristin; Pihur, Vasyl; Strawbridge, Rona J; Shungin, Dmitry; Hughes, Maria F; Meirelles, Osorio; Kaakinen, Marika; Bouatia-Naji, Nabila; Kristiansson, Kati; Shah, Sonia; Kleber, Marcus E; Guo, Xiuqing; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Fava, Cristiano; Eriksson, Niclas; Nolte, Ilja M; Magnusson, Patrik K; Salfati, Elias L; Rallidis, Loukianos S; Theusch, Elizabeth; Smith, Andrew J P; Folkersen, Lasse; Witkowska, Kate; Pers, Tune H; Joehanes, Roby; Kim, Stuart K; Lataniotis, Lazaros; Jansen, Rick; Johnson, Andrew D; Warren, Helen; Kim, Young Jin; Zhao, Wei; Wu, Ying; Tayo, Bamidele O; Bochud, Murielle; Absher, Devin; Adair, Linda S; Amin, Najaf; Njølstad, Inger; Schwarz, Peter E H; CHARGE-EchoGen Consortium.

In: Nature Genetics, Vol. 48, No. 10, 12.09.2016, p. 1171-1184.

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Ehret, GB, Ferreira, T, Chasman, DI, Jackson, AU, Schmidt, EM, Johnson, T, Thorleifsson, G, Luan, J, Donnelly, LA, Kanoni, S, Petersen, A-K, Pihur, V, Strawbridge, RJ, Shungin, D, Hughes, MF, Meirelles, O, Kaakinen, M, Bouatia-Naji, N, Kristiansson, K, Shah, S, Kleber, ME, Guo, X, Lyytikäinen, L-P, Fava, C, Eriksson, N, Nolte, IM, Magnusson, PK, Salfati, EL, Rallidis, LS, Theusch, E, Smith, AJP, Folkersen, L, Witkowska, K, Pers, TH, Joehanes, R, Kim, SK, Lataniotis, L, Jansen, R, Johnson, AD, Warren, H, Kim, YJ, Zhao, W, Wu, Y, Tayo, BO, Bochud, M, Absher, D, Adair, LS, Amin, N, Njølstad, I, Schwarz, PEH & CHARGE-EchoGen Consortium 2016, 'The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals', Nature Genetics, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1171-1184. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3667

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Ehret, G. B., Ferreira, T., Chasman, D. I., Jackson, A. U., Schmidt, E. M., Johnson, T., Thorleifsson, G., Luan, J., Donnelly, L. A., Kanoni, S., Petersen, A-K., Pihur, V., Strawbridge, R. J., Shungin, D., Hughes, M. F., Meirelles, O., Kaakinen, M., Bouatia-Naji, N., Kristiansson, K., ... CHARGE-EchoGen Consortium (2016). The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. Nature Genetics, 48(10), 1171-1184. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3667

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Ehret GB, Ferreira T, Chasman DI, Jackson AU, Schmidt EM, Johnson T et al. The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. Nature Genetics. 2016 Sep 12;48(10):1171-1184. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3667

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Ehret, Georg B ; Ferreira, Teresa ; Chasman, Daniel I ; Jackson, Anne U ; Schmidt, Ellen M ; Johnson, Toby ; Thorleifsson, Gudmar ; Luan, Jian'an ; Donnelly, Louise A ; Kanoni, Stavroula ; Petersen, Ann-Kristin ; Pihur, Vasyl ; Strawbridge, Rona J ; Shungin, Dmitry ; Hughes, Maria F ; Meirelles, Osorio ; Kaakinen, Marika ; Bouatia-Naji, Nabila ; Kristiansson, Kati ; Shah, Sonia ; Kleber, Marcus E ; Guo, Xiuqing ; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka ; Fava, Cristiano ; Eriksson, Niclas ; Nolte, Ilja M ; Magnusson, Patrik K ; Salfati, Elias L ; Rallidis, Loukianos S ; Theusch, Elizabeth ; Smith, Andrew J P ; Folkersen, Lasse ; Witkowska, Kate ; Pers, Tune H ; Joehanes, Roby ; Kim, Stuart K ; Lataniotis, Lazaros ; Jansen, Rick ; Johnson, Andrew D ; Warren, Helen ; Kim, Young Jin ; Zhao, Wei ; Wu, Ying ; Tayo, Bamidele O ; Bochud, Murielle ; Absher, Devin ; Adair, Linda S ; Amin, Najaf ; Njølstad, Inger ; Schwarz, Peter E H ; CHARGE-EchoGen Consortium. / The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. In: Nature Genetics. 2016 ; Vol. 48, No. 10. pp. 1171-1184.

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abstract = "To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 individuals of European ancestry, and genotypes from an additional 140,886 individuals were used for validation. We identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals. The 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues. The 66 index SNPs combined in a risk score showed comparable effects in 64,421 individuals of non-European descent. The 66-SNP blood pressure risk score was significantly associated with target organ damage in multiple tissues but with minor effects in the kidney. Our findings expand current knowledge of blood pressure-related pathways and highlight tissues beyond the classical renal system in blood pressure regulation.",
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AU - Ferreira, Teresa

AU - Chasman, Daniel I

AU - Jackson, Anne U

AU - Schmidt, Ellen M

AU - Johnson, Toby

AU - Thorleifsson, Gudmar

AU - Luan, Jian'an

AU - Donnelly, Louise A

AU - Kanoni, Stavroula

AU - Petersen, Ann-Kristin

AU - Pihur, Vasyl

AU - Strawbridge, Rona J

AU - Shungin, Dmitry

AU - Hughes, Maria F

AU - Meirelles, Osorio

AU - Kaakinen, Marika

AU - Bouatia-Naji, Nabila

AU - Kristiansson, Kati

AU - Shah, Sonia

AU - Kleber, Marcus E

AU - Guo, Xiuqing

AU - Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka

AU - Fava, Cristiano

AU - Eriksson, Niclas

AU - Nolte, Ilja M

AU - Magnusson, Patrik K

AU - Salfati, Elias L

AU - Rallidis, Loukianos S

AU - Theusch, Elizabeth

AU - Smith, Andrew J P

AU - Folkersen, Lasse

AU - Witkowska, Kate

AU - Pers, Tune H

AU - Joehanes, Roby

AU - Kim, Stuart K

AU - Lataniotis, Lazaros

AU - Jansen, Rick

AU - Johnson, Andrew D

AU - Warren, Helen

AU - Kim, Young Jin

AU - Zhao, Wei

AU - Wu, Ying

AU - Tayo, Bamidele O

AU - Bochud, Murielle

AU - Absher, Devin

AU - Adair, Linda S

AU - Amin, Najaf

AU - Njølstad, Inger

AU - Schwarz, Peter E H

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N2 - To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 individuals of European ancestry, and genotypes from an additional 140,886 individuals were used for validation. We identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals. The 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues. The 66 index SNPs combined in a risk score showed comparable effects in 64,421 individuals of non-European descent. The 66-SNP blood pressure risk score was significantly associated with target organ damage in multiple tissues but with minor effects in the kidney. Our findings expand current knowledge of blood pressure-related pathways and highlight tissues beyond the classical renal system in blood pressure regulation.

AB - To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 individuals of European ancestry, and genotypes from an additional 140,886 individuals were used for validation. We identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals. The 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues. The 66 index SNPs combined in a risk score showed comparable effects in 64,421 individuals of non-European descent. The 66-SNP blood pressure risk score was significantly associated with target organ damage in multiple tissues but with minor effects in the kidney. Our findings expand current knowledge of blood pressure-related pathways and highlight tissues beyond the classical renal system in blood pressure regulation.

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