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Genome Wide Meta-analysis Highlights the Role of Genetic Variation in RARRES2 in the Regulation of Circulating Serum Chemerin.

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Author

  • Anke Tönjes
  • Markus Scholz
  • Jana Breitfeld
  • Carola Marzi
  • Harald Grallert
  • Arnd Gross
  • Claes Ladenvall
  • Dorit Schleinitz
  • Kerstin Krause
  • Holger Kirsten
  • Esa Laurila
  • Jennifer Kriebel
  • Barbara Thorand
  • Wolfgang Rathmann
  • Leif Groop
  • Inga Prokopenko
  • Bo Isomaa
  • Frank Beutner
  • Jürgen Kratzsch
  • Joachim Thiery
  • Mathias Fasshauer
  • Nora Klöting
  • Christian Gieger
  • Matthias Blüher
  • Michael Stumvoll
  • Peter Kovacs
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Summary, in English

Chemerin is an adipokine proposed to link obesity and chronic inflammation of adipose tissue. Genetic factors determining chemerin release from adipose tissue are yet unknown. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for serum chemerin in three independent cohorts from Europe: Sorbs and KORA from Germany and PPP-Botnia from Finland (total N = 2,791). In addition, we measured mRNA expression of genes within the associated loci in peripheral mononuclear cells by micro-arrays, and within adipose tissue by quantitative RT-PCR and performed mRNA expression quantitative trait and expression-chemerin association studies to functionally substantiate our loci. Heritability estimate of circulating chemerin levels was 16.2% in the Sorbs cohort. Thirty single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at chromosome 7 within the retinoic acid receptor responder 2 (RARRES2)/Leucine Rich Repeat Containing (LRRC61) locus reached genome-wide significance (p<5.0×10-8) in the meta-analysis (the strongest evidence for association at rs7806429 with p = 7.8×10-14, beta = -0.067, explained variance 2.0%). All other SNPs within the cluster were in linkage disequilibrium with rs7806429 (minimum r2 = 0.43 in the Sorbs cohort). The results of the subgroup analyses of males and females were consistent with the results found in the total cohort. No significant SNP-sex interaction was observed. rs7806429 was associated with mRNA expression of RARRES2 in visceral adipose tissue in women (p<0.05 after adjusting for age and body mass index). In conclusion, the present meta-GWAS combined with mRNA expression studies highlights the role of genetic variation in the RARRES2 locus in the regulation of circulating chemerin concentrations.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

PLoS Genetics

Volume

10

Issue

12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Topic

  • Endocrinology and Diabetes

Status

Published

Research group

  • Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1553-7404