Coexpression network analysis in abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue reveals regulatory genetic loci for metabolic syndrome and related phenotypes

Josine L Min, George Nicholson, Ingileif Halgrimsdottir, Kristian Almstrup, Andreas Petri, Amy Barrett, Mary Travers, Nigel W Rayner, Reedik Mägi, Fredrik H Pettersson, John Broxholme, Matt J Neville, Quin F Wills, Jane Cheeseman, Maxine Allen, Chris C Holmes, Tim D Spector, Jan Fleckner, Mark I McCarthy, Fredrik KarpeCecilia M Lindgren, Krina T Zondervan, GIANT Consortium

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Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is highly prevalent and has considerable public health impact, but its underlying genetic factors remain elusive. To identify gene networks involved in MetS, we conducted whole-genome expression and genotype profiling on abdominal (ABD) and gluteal (GLU) adipose tissue, and whole blood (WB), from 29 MetS cases and 44 controls. Co-expression network analysis for each tissue independently identified nine, six, and zero MetS-associated modules of coexpressed genes in ABD, GLU, and WB, respectively. Of 8,992 probesets expressed in ABD or GLU, 685 (7.6%) were expressed in ABD and 51 (0.6%) in GLU only. Differential eigengene network analysis of 8,256 shared probesets detected 22 shared modules with high preservation across adipose depots (D(ABD-GLU) = 0.89), seven of which were associated with MetS (FDR P100,000 individuals; rs10282458, affecting expression of RARRES2 (encoding chemerin), was associated with body mass index (BMI) (P = 6.0×10(-4)); and rs2395185, affecting inter-depot differences of HLA-DRB1 expression, was associated with high-density lipoprotein (P = 8.7×10(-4)) and BMI-adjusted waist-to-hip ratio (P = 2.4×10(-4)). Since many genes and their interactions influence complex traits such as MetS, integrated analysis of genotypes and coexpression networks across multiple tissues relevant to clinical traits is an efficient strategy to identify novel associations.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftP L o S Genetics
Vol/bind8
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)e1002505
ISSN1553-7390
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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