Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, 1001 Decarie Blvd., Room EM1.2218, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada.
Preventive and Genomic Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre and Research Institute, 1001 Decarie Blvd., Room D05.5120, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada.
Eur Heart J. 2023 Jun 1;44(21):1927-1939. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad142.
AIMS: Although highly heritable, the genetic etiology of calcific aortic stenosis (AS) remains incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to discover novel genetic contributors to AS and to integrate functional, expression, and cross-phenotype data to identify mechanisms of AS. METHODS AND RESULTS: A genome-wide meta-analysis of 11.6 million variants in 10 cohorts involving 653 867 European ancestry participants (13 765 cases) was performed. Seventeen loci were associated with AS at P ≤ 5 × 10-8, of which 15 replicated in an independent cohort of 90 828 participants (7111 cases), including CELSR2-SORT1, NLRP6, and SMC2. A genetic risk score comprised of the index variants was associated with AS [odds ratio (OR) per standard deviation, 1.31; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.26-1.35; P = 2.7 × 10-51] and aortic valve calcium (OR per standard deviation, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.08-1.37; P = 1.4 × 10-3), after adjustment for known risk factors. A phenome-wide association study indicated multiple associations with coronary artery disease, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides. Mendelian randomization supported a causal role for apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein particles in AS (OR per g/L of apolipoprotein B, 3.85; 95% CI, 2.90-5.12; P = 2.1 × 10-20) and replicated previous findings of causality for lipoprotein(a) (OR per natural logarithm, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.17-1.23; P = 4.8 × 10-73) and body mass index (OR per kg/m2, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.05-1.9; P = 1.9 × 10-12). Colocalization analyses using the GTEx database identified a role for differential expression of the genes LPA, SORT1, ACTR2, NOTCH4, IL6R, and FADS. CONCLUSION: Dyslipidemia, inflammation, calcification, and adiposity play important roles in the etiology of AS, implicating novel treatments and prevention strategies.
目的:尽管钙化性主动脉瓣狭窄(AS)的遗传病因尚不完全清楚,但它具有高度遗传性。本研究旨在发现导致 AS 的新遗传因素,并整合功能、表达和跨表型数据,以确定 AS 的发病机制。
方法和结果:对涉及 10 个队列的 653867 名欧洲血统参与者(13765 例)的 1160 万个变体进行了全基因组荟萃分析。在独立的 90828 名参与者(7111 例)的队列中,17 个与 AS 相关的基因座的 P 值均小于 5×10-8,其中包括 CELSR2-SORT1、NLRP6 和 SMC2。由索引变体组成的遗传风险评分与 AS 相关(每标准差的优势比,1.31;95%置信区间,1.26-1.35;P=2.7×10-51)和主动脉瓣钙(每标准差的优势比,1.22;95%置信区间,1.08-1.37;P=1.4×10-3),调整了已知危险因素后。全表型关联研究表明与冠状动脉疾病、载脂蛋白 B 和甘油三酯存在多种关联。孟德尔随机化支持载脂蛋白 B 含量脂蛋白颗粒在 AS 中的因果作用(每克载脂蛋白 B 的优势比,3.85;95%置信区间,2.90-5.12;P=2.1×10-20),并复制了先前脂蛋白(a)(每自然对数的优势比,1.20;95%置信区间,1.17-1.23;P=4.8×10-73)和体重指数(每千克/平方米的优势比,1.07;95%置信区间,1.05-1.9;P=1.9×10-12)因果关系的发现。使用 GTEx 数据库进行的共定位分析确定了 LPA、SORT1、ACTR2、NOTCH4、IL6R 和 FADS 基因差异表达的作用。
结论:血脂异常、炎症、钙化和肥胖在 AS 的发病机制中起着重要作用,这意味着可能有新的治疗和预防策略。
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