Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and partially heritable and has no effective treatments. We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of imaging ( n = 66,814) and diagnostic code (3,584 cases versus 621,081 controls) measured NAFLD across diverse ancestries...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature genetics 2023-10, Vol.55 (10), p.1640-1650 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and partially heritable and has no effective treatments. We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of imaging (
n
= 66,814) and diagnostic code (3,584 cases versus 621,081 controls) measured NAFLD across diverse ancestries. We identified NAFLD-associated variants at torsin family 1 member B (
TOR1B
), fat mass and obesity associated (
FTO
), cordon-bleu WH2 repeat protein like 1 (
COBLL1
)/growth factor receptor-bound protein 14 (
GRB14
), insulin receptor (
INSR
), sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (
SREBF1
) and patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 2 (
PNPLA2
), as well as validated NAFLD-associated variants at patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (
PNPLA3
), transmembrane 6 superfamily 2 (
TM6SF2
), apolipoprotein E (
APOE
), glucokinase regulator (
GCKR
), tribbles homolog 1 (
TRIB1
), glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (
GPAM
), mitochondrial amidoxime-reducing component 1 (
MARC1
), microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit (
MTTP
)
,
alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (
ADH1B
), transmembrane channel like 4 (TMC4)/membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 7 (
MBOAT7
) and receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase δ (
PTPRD
). Implicated genes highlight mitochondrial, cholesterol and de novo lipogenesis as causally contributing to NAFLD predisposition. Phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) analyses suggest at least seven subtypes of NAFLD. Individuals in the top 10% and 1% of genetic risk have a 2.5-fold to 6-fold increased risk of NAFLD, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. These genetic variants identify subtypes of NAFLD, improve estimates of disease risk and can guide the development of targeted therapeutics.
Genome-wide association meta-analysis across individuals of diverse ancestries identifies risk loci for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The associated variants implicate plausible biological pathways and improve estimates of disease risk. |
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ISSN: | 1061-4036 1546-1718 1546-1718 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41588-023-01497-6 |