Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation
Most sequence variants identified hitherto in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of atrial fibrillation are common, non-coding variants associated with risk through unknown mechanisms. We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS of atrial fibrillation among 29,502 cases and 767,760 controls from Icelan...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/375802 2024-05-19T07:42:48+00:00 Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B Sveinbjornsson, Gardar Sulem, Patrick Nielsen, Jonas B Jonsson, Stefan Halldorsson, Gisli H Melsted, Pall Ivarsdottir, Erna V Davidsson, Olafur B Kristjansson, Ragnar P Thorleifsson, Gudmar Helgadottir, Anna Gretarsdottir, Solveig Norddahl, Gudmundur Rajamani, Sridharan Torfason, Bjarni Valgardsson, Atli S Sverrisson, Jon T Tragante, Vinicius Holmen, Oddgeir L Asselbergs, Folkert W Roden, Dan M Darbar, Dawood Pedersen, Terje R Sabatine, Marc S Willer, Cristen J Løchen, Maja-Lisa Halldorsson, Bjarni V Jonsdottir, Ingileif Hveem, Kristian Arnar, David O Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur Gudbjartsson, Daniel F Holm, Hilma Stefansson, Kari Onderzoek Precision medicine Circulatory Health Team Medisch 2018 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/375802 en eng 2399-3642 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/375802 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Journal Article Article 2018 ftunivutrecht 2024-04-29T15:12:54Z Most sequence variants identified hitherto in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of atrial fibrillation are common, non-coding variants associated with risk through unknown mechanisms. We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS of atrial fibrillation among 29,502 cases and 767,760 controls from Iceland and the UK Biobank with follow-up in samples from Norway and the US, focusing on low-frequency coding and splice variants aiming to identify causal genes. We observe associations with one missense (OR = 1.20) and one splice-donor variant (OR = 1.50) in RPL3L, the first ribosomal gene implicated in atrial fibrillation to our knowledge. Analysis of 167 RNA samples from the right atrium reveals that the splice-donor variant in RPL3L results in exon skipping. We also observe an association with a missense variant in MYZAP (OR = 1.38), encoding a component of the intercalated discs of cardiomyocytes. Both discoveries emphasize the close relationship between the mechanical and electrical function of the heart. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Utrecht University Repository |
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Journal Article Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B Sveinbjornsson, Gardar Sulem, Patrick Nielsen, Jonas B Jonsson, Stefan Halldorsson, Gisli H Melsted, Pall Ivarsdottir, Erna V Davidsson, Olafur B Kristjansson, Ragnar P Thorleifsson, Gudmar Helgadottir, Anna Gretarsdottir, Solveig Norddahl, Gudmundur Rajamani, Sridharan Torfason, Bjarni Valgardsson, Atli S Sverrisson, Jon T Tragante, Vinicius Holmen, Oddgeir L Asselbergs, Folkert W Roden, Dan M Darbar, Dawood Pedersen, Terje R Sabatine, Marc S Willer, Cristen J Løchen, Maja-Lisa Halldorsson, Bjarni V Jonsdottir, Ingileif Hveem, Kristian Arnar, David O Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur Gudbjartsson, Daniel F Holm, Hilma Stefansson, Kari Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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Most sequence variants identified hitherto in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of atrial fibrillation are common, non-coding variants associated with risk through unknown mechanisms. We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS of atrial fibrillation among 29,502 cases and 767,760 controls from Iceland and the UK Biobank with follow-up in samples from Norway and the US, focusing on low-frequency coding and splice variants aiming to identify causal genes. We observe associations with one missense (OR = 1.20) and one splice-donor variant (OR = 1.50) in RPL3L, the first ribosomal gene implicated in atrial fibrillation to our knowledge. Analysis of 167 RNA samples from the right atrium reveals that the splice-donor variant in RPL3L results in exon skipping. We also observe an association with a missense variant in MYZAP (OR = 1.38), encoding a component of the intercalated discs of cardiomyocytes. Both discoveries emphasize the close relationship between the mechanical and electrical function of the heart. |
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Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B Sveinbjornsson, Gardar Sulem, Patrick Nielsen, Jonas B Jonsson, Stefan Halldorsson, Gisli H Melsted, Pall Ivarsdottir, Erna V Davidsson, Olafur B Kristjansson, Ragnar P Thorleifsson, Gudmar Helgadottir, Anna Gretarsdottir, Solveig Norddahl, Gudmundur Rajamani, Sridharan Torfason, Bjarni Valgardsson, Atli S Sverrisson, Jon T Tragante, Vinicius Holmen, Oddgeir L Asselbergs, Folkert W Roden, Dan M Darbar, Dawood Pedersen, Terje R Sabatine, Marc S Willer, Cristen J Løchen, Maja-Lisa Halldorsson, Bjarni V Jonsdottir, Ingileif Hveem, Kristian Arnar, David O Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur Gudbjartsson, Daniel F Holm, Hilma Stefansson, Kari |
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Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B Sveinbjornsson, Gardar Sulem, Patrick Nielsen, Jonas B Jonsson, Stefan Halldorsson, Gisli H Melsted, Pall Ivarsdottir, Erna V Davidsson, Olafur B Kristjansson, Ragnar P Thorleifsson, Gudmar Helgadottir, Anna Gretarsdottir, Solveig Norddahl, Gudmundur Rajamani, Sridharan Torfason, Bjarni Valgardsson, Atli S Sverrisson, Jon T Tragante, Vinicius Holmen, Oddgeir L Asselbergs, Folkert W Roden, Dan M Darbar, Dawood Pedersen, Terje R Sabatine, Marc S Willer, Cristen J Løchen, Maja-Lisa Halldorsson, Bjarni V Jonsdottir, Ingileif Hveem, Kristian Arnar, David O Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur Gudbjartsson, Daniel F Holm, Hilma Stefansson, Kari |
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Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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Coding variants in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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coding variants in rpl3l and myzap increase risk of atrial fibrillation |
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