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Habtewold TD, Wijesiriwardhana P, Biedrzycki RJ, Tekola-Ayele F. Genetic distance and ancestry proportion modify the association between maternal genetic risk score of type 2 diabetes and fetal growth. Hum Genomics 2024; 18:81. [PMID: 39030631 PMCID: PMC11264503 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00645-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal genetic risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been associated with fetal growth, but the influence of genetic ancestry is not yet fully understood. We aimed to investigate the influence of genetic distance (GD) and genetic ancestry proportion (GAP) on the association of maternal genetic risk score of T2D (GRST2D) with fetal weight and birthweight. METHODS Multi-ancestral pregnant women (n = 1,837) from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies - Singletons cohort were included in the current analyses. Fetal weight (in grams, g) was estimated from ultrasound measurements of fetal biometry, and birthweight (g) was measured at delivery. GRST2D was calculated using T2D-associated variants identified in the latest trans-ancestral genome-wide association study and was categorized into quartiles. GD and GAP were estimated using genotype data of four reference populations. GD was categorized into closest, middle, and farthest tertiles, and GAP was categorized as highest, medium, and lowest. Linear regression analyses were performed to test the association of GRST2D with fetal weight and birthweight, adjusted for covariates, in each GD and GAP category. RESULTS Among women with the closest GD from African and Amerindigenous ancestries, the fourth and third GRST2D quartile was significantly associated with 5.18 to 7.48 g (weeks 17-20) and 6.83 to 25.44 g (weeks 19-27) larger fetal weight compared to the first quartile, respectively. Among women with middle GD from European ancestry, the fourth GRST2D quartile was significantly associated with 5.73 to 21.21 g (weeks 18-26) larger fetal weight. Furthermore, among women with middle GD from European and African ancestries, the fourth and second GRST2D quartiles were significantly associated with 117.04 g (95% CI = 23.88-210.20, p = 0.014) and 95.05 g (95% CI = 4.73-185.36, p = 0.039) larger birthweight compared to the first quartile, respectively. The absence of significant association among women with the closest GD from East Asian ancestry was complemented by a positive significant association among women with the highest East Asian GAP. CONCLUSIONS The association between maternal GRST2D and fetal growth began in early-second trimester and was influenced by GD and GAP. The results suggest the use of genetic GD and GAP could improve the generalizability of GRS.
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- Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold
- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7004, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7004, USA
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- Glotech, Inc., contractor for Division of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7004, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7004, USA.
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Liu J, Sun Q, Liu D, Liang H, Chen Y, Ye F, Zhang Q. Epigenome-850K-wide profiling reveals peripheral blood differential methylation in term low birth weight. Epigenomics 2024; 16:821-833. [PMID: 38957889 PMCID: PMC11370964 DOI: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2358744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Aim: We investigate the genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns of term low birth weight (TLBW) neonates.Methods: In the discovery phase, we assayed 32 samples (TLBW/control:16/16) using the EPIC 850k BeadChip Array. Targeted pyrosequencing of in 60 samples (TLBW/control:28/32) using targeted pyrosequencing during the replication phase.Results: The 850K array identified TLBW-associated 144 differentially methylated positions (DMPs) and 149 DMRs. Nearly 77% DMPs exhibited hypomethylation, located in the opensea and gene body regions. The most significantly enriched pathway in KEGG is sphingolipid metabolism (hsa00600), and the genes GALC and SGMS1 related to this pathway both show hypomethylation.Conclusion: Our analysis provides evidence of genome-wide DNAm alterations in TLBW. Further investigations are needed to elucidate the functional significance of these DNAm changes.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cruciat G, Florian AR, Chaikh-Sulaiman MS, Staicu A, Caracostea GV, Procopciuc LM, Stamatian F, Muresan D. TCF7L2 Polymorphism rs7903146 (C/T) and Gestational Diabetes Influence on Obstetric Outcome: A Romanian Case-Control Study. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4039. [PMID: 38612849 PMCID: PMC11012241 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most frequent predictors of obstetric outcome among Romanian pregnant women. Thus, we aimed to investigate the role of rs7903146 (C/T) TCF7L2 gene polymorphism in the presence of GDM and to evaluate the influence on maternal-fetal outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women from Northern Transylvania. Our prospective case-control study was performed in a tertiary maternity center on 61 patients diagnosed with GDM and 55 normal pregnant patients. The patients were genotyped for rs7903146 (C/T) polymorphism of the TCF7L2 gene using the PCR-RFLP method between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation. The minor T allele was associated with a high risk of developing GDM (OR 1.71 [95% CI 0.82-3.59]) if both heterozygote and homozygote types were considered. Also, a higher risk of developing GDM was observed in homozygous carriers (OR 3.26 [95% CI 1.10-9.68]). Women with the TT genotype were more likely to require insulin therapy during pregnancy than other genotypes with a 5.67-fold increased risk ([1.61-19.97], p = 0.015). TT homozygote type was significantly associated with fetal macrosomia for birth weights greater than the 95th percentile (p = 0.034). The homozygous TT genotype is associated with an increased risk of developing GDM. Also, rs7903146 (C/T) TCF7L2 variant is accompanied by a high probability of developing insulin-dependent gestational diabetes mellitus (ID-GDM). The presence of at least one minor T allele was associated with a higher risk of fetal macrosomia.
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- Gheorghe Cruciat
- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Mother and Child Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology I, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (G.C.); (A.R.F.); (M.-S.C.-S.); (A.S.); (G.V.C.); (D.M.)
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Sánchez-Soriano C, Pearson ER, Reynolds RM. Associations between parental type 2 diabetes risk and offspring birthweight and placental weight: a survival analysis using the Walker cohort. Diabetologia 2022; 65:2084-2097. [PMID: 35951032 PMCID: PMC9630220 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05776-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Low birthweight (BW) is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. Genome-wide analyses have identified a strong genetic component to this association, with many BW-associated loci also involved in glucose metabolism. We hypothesised that offspring BW and placental weight (PW) are correlated with parental type 2 diabetes risk, reflecting the inheritance of diabetes risk alleles that also influence fetal growth. METHODS The Walker cohort, a collection of birth records from Dundee, Scotland, from the 1950s and the 1960s was used to test this hypothesis by linking BW and PW measurements to parental health outcomes. Using data from SCI-Diabetes and the national death registry, we obtained health records for over 20,000 Walker parents. We performed Fine-Gray survival analyses of parental type 2 diabetes risk with competing risk of death, and Cox regression analyses of risk of death, independently in the maternal and paternal datasets, modelled by offspring BW and PW. RESULTS We found significant associations between increased paternal type 2 diabetes risk and reduced offspring BW (subdistribution hazard ratio [SHR] 0.92 [95% CI 0.87, 0.98]) and PW (SHR 0.87 [95% CI 0.81, 0.94]). The association of maternal type 2 diabetes risk with offspring BW or PW was not significant. Lower offspring BW was also associated with increased risk of death in both mothers (HR 0.91 [95% CI 0.89, 0.94]) and fathers (HR 0.95 [95% CI 0.92, 0.98]), and higher offspring PW was associated with increased maternal mortality risk (HR 1.08 [95% CI 1.04, 1.13]) when adjusted for BW. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We identified associations between offspring BW and reduced paternal type 2 diabetes risk, most likely resulting from the independent effects of common type 2 diabetes susceptibility alleles on fetal growth, as described by the fetal insulin hypothesis. Moreover, we identified novel associations between offspring PW and reduced paternal type 2 diabetes risk, a relationship that might also be caused by the inheritance of diabetes predisposition variants. We found differing associations between offspring BW and PW and parental risk of death. These results provide novel epidemiological support for the use of offspring BW and PW as predictors for future risk of type 2 diabetes and death in mothers and fathers.
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- Carlos Sánchez-Soriano
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Population Health and Genomics, Ninewells Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Alves LNR, Pereira M, Dos Santos JA, Dos Santos EDVW, Carvalho GQ, Santana JDM, Tavares EA, Fernandes MDB, Dos Santos DB, Louro ID. Investigation of maternal polymorphisms in genes related to glucose homeostasis and the influence on birth weight: a cohort study. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2022; 98:296-302. [PMID: 34508664 PMCID: PMC9432150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To contribute to a better understanding of the maternal genetic mechanisms that influence obstetric outcomes and that are involved in maternal and child health, this study aimed to evaluate the association between maternal genetic variants and the offspring birth weight by analyzing single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes related to glucose homeostasis. METHODS Three polymorphisms were analyzed (GCK rs1799884, TCF7L2 rs7903146 and LEPR rs1137101) in 250 pregnant women who participated in a Brazilian prospective cohort study. Genotyping was performed by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) using pre-designed TaqMan® SNP genotyping assays. Vitamin D dosage was performed by chemiluminescence. Variance, Pearson's chi-square test and multiple linear regression were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS It was possible to verify a significant association between birth weight and maternal GCK rs1799884 when obstetric outcomes, clinical and anthropometric characteristics were taken into consideration. The children of homozygous women for the minor allele GCK rs1799884 presented lower birth weight (β = -335.25, 95% CI = -669.39; -1.17, p = 0.04). Furthermore, a direct link between a leptin receptor variant and gestational duration was found (p = 0.037). CONCLUSION The variant GCK rs1799884 (mm) was associated with a reduction in newborn weight in the miscegenated Brazilian population.
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- Lyvia Neves Rebello Alves
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Núcleo de Genética Humana e Molecular, Vitória, ES, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Núcleo de Genética Humana e Molecular, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Departamento de Nutrição, Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Santo Antônio de Jesus, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Núcleo de Genética Humana e Molecular, Vitória, ES, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Núcleo de Genética Humana e Molecular, Vitória, ES, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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Ouidir M, Zeng X, Chatterjee S, Zhang C, Tekola-Ayele F. Ancestry-Matched and Cross-Ancestry Genetic Risk Scores of Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnant Women and Fetal Growth: A Study in an Ancestrally Diverse Cohort. Diabetes 2022; 71:340-349. [PMID: 34789498 PMCID: PMC8914278 DOI: 10.2337/db21-0655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Maternal genetic variants associated with offspring birth weight and adult type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk loci show some overlap. Whether T2D genetic risk influences longitudinal fetal weight and the gestational timing when these relationships begin is unknown. We investigated the associations of T2D genetic risk scores (GRS) with longitudinal fetal weight and birth weight among 1,513 pregnant women from four ancestral groups. Women had up to five ultrasonography examinations. Ancestry-matched GRS were constructed separately using 380 European- (GRSeur), 104 African- (GRSafr), and 189 East Asian- (GRSeas) related T2D loci discovered in different population groups. Among European Americans, the highest quartile GRSeur was significantly associated with 53.8 g higher fetal weight (95% CI 19.2-88.5) over the pregnancy. The associations began at gestational week 24 and continued through week 40, with a 106.8 g (95% CI 6.5-207.1) increase in birth weight. The findings were similar in analysis further adjusted for maternal glucose challenge test results. No consistent association was found using ancestry-matched or cross-ancestry GRS in non-Europeans. In conclusion, T2D genetic susceptibility may influence fetal growth starting at midsecond trimester among Europeans. Absence of similar associations in non-Europeans urges the need for further genetic T2D studies in diverse ancestries.
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- Epidemiology Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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The role of genetics in fetal programming of adult cardiometabolic disease. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2021; 13:292-299. [PMID: 34176548 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174421000350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Disturbances affecting early development have broad repercussions on the individual's health during infancy and adulthood. Multiple observational studies throughout the years have shown that alterations of fetal growth are associated with increased cardiometabolic disease risks. However, the genetic component of this association only started to be investigated in the last 40 years, when single genes with distinct effects were investigated. Birth weight (BW), commonly reported as the outcome of developmental growth, has been estimated to be 20% to 60% heritable. Through Genome-Wide Association (GWA) meta-analyses, 190 different loci have been identified being associated with BW, and while many of these loci designate genes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, with clear ties to fetal development, the role of others is not yet understood. In addition, due to its influence over the intrauterine environment, the maternal genotype also plays an important part in the determination of offspring BW, with the same loci having independent effects of different magnitude or even direction. There is still much to uncover regarding the genetic determinants of BW and the interactions between maternal, offspring, and even paternal genotype. To fully understand these, diverse and novel cohorts from multiple ancestries collecting extensive neonatal phenotype will be needed. This review compiles, chronologically, the main findings in the investigation of the genetics of BW.
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Song Q, Wang L, Liu H, Liang Z, Chen Y, Sun D, Li W, Leng J, Yang X, Cardoso MA, Hu G, Qi L. Maternal GDM Status, Genetically Determined Blood Glucose, and Offspring Obesity Risk: An Observational Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2021; 29:204-212. [PMID: 33277814 PMCID: PMC8588568 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to estimate the associations of genetically determined maternal blood glucose levels with obesity-related outcomes among children from pregnancies with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS A total of 1,114 mothers with (N = 560) and without (N = 554) GDM and their children were included in the present study. A maternal genetic risk score (GRS) for blood glucose was constructed on the basis of 17 single-nucleotide polymorphisms identified from a recent genome-wide association study. RESULTS It was found that maternal GRS for blood glucose showed different associations with offspring risk of overweight and obesity, as well as adiposity measures (all P for interaction < 0.05). Among mothers without GDM, genetically determined maternal blood glucose levels were associated with an 89% higher risk of overweight in their children (95% CI: 42%-152% per SD increase in GRS, P = 1.40 × 10-5 ) and a 120% higher risk of obesity (44%-235%, P = 2.61 × 10-4 ) after adjustment for covariates. In addition, higher maternal GRS for blood glucose was associated with children's increased obesity-related traits (all P < 0.05). However, no significant associations were observed among children of mothers with GDM. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that GDM status may modify the relation between genetically determined glucose levels and obesity risk among children.
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- Qiying Song
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin Women’s and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women’s and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Tianjin Women’s and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Women’s and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ye Y, Barghouth M, Luan C, Kazim A, Zhou Y, Eliasson L, Zhang E, Hansson O, Thevenin T, Renström E. The TCF7L2-dependent high-voltage activated calcium channel subunit α2δ-1 controls calcium signaling in rodent pancreatic beta-cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 502:110673. [PMID: 31805307 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The transcription factor TCF7L2 remains the most important diabetes gene identified to date and genetic risk carriers exhibit lower insulin secretion. We show that Tcf7l2 regulates the auxiliary subunit of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, Cacna2d1 gene/α2δ-1 protein levels. Furthermore, suppression of α2δ-1 decreased voltage-gated Ca2+ currents and high glucose/depolarization-evoked Ca2+ signaling which mimicked the effect of silencing of Tcf7l2. This appears to be the result of impaired voltage-gated Ca2+ channel trafficking to the plasma membrane, as Cav1.2 channels accumulated in the recycling endosomes after α2δ-1 suppression, in clonal as well as primary rodent beta-cells. This impaired the capacity for glucose-induced insulin secretion in Cacna2d1-silenced cells. Overexpression of α2δ-1 increased high-glucose/K+-stimulated insulin secretion. Furthermore, overexpression of α2δ-1 in Tcf7l2-silenced cells rescued the Tcf7l2-dependent impairment of Ca2+ signaling, but not the reduced insulin secretion. Taken together, these data clarify the connection between Tcf7l2, α2δ-1 in Ca2+-dependent insulin secretion.
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- Yingying Ye
- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Islet Pathophysiology Group, Sweden.
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Deodati A, Inzaghi E, Cianfarani S. Epigenetics and In Utero Acquired Predisposition to Metabolic Disease. Front Genet 2020; 10:1270. [PMID: 32082357 PMCID: PMC7000755 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Epidemiological evidence has shown an association between prenatal malnutrition and a higher risk of developing metabolic disease in adult life. An inadequate intrauterine milieu affects both growth and development, leading to a permanent programming of endocrine and metabolic functions. Programming may be due to the epigenetic modification of genes implicated in the regulation of key metabolic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNAs (miRNAs). The expression of miRNAs in organs that play a key role in metabolism is influenced by in utero programming, as demonstrated by both experimental and human studies. miRNAs modulate multiple pathways such as insulin signaling, immune responses, adipokine function, lipid metabolism, and food intake. Liver is one of the main target organs of programming, undergoing structural, functional, and epigenetic changes following the exposure to a suboptimal intrauterine environment. The focus of this review is to provide an overview of the effects of exposure to an adverse in utero milieu on epigenome with a focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in liver programming.
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- Annalisa Deodati
- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Beaumont RN, Warrington NM, Cavadino A, Tyrrell J, Nodzenski M, Horikoshi M, Geller F, Myhre R, Richmond RC, Paternoster L, Bradfield JP, Kreiner-Møller E, Huikari V, Metrustry S, Lunetta KL, Painter JN, Hottenga JJ, Allard C, Barton SJ, Espinosa A, Marsh JA, Potter C, Zhang G, Ang W, Berry DJ, Bouchard L, Das S, Hakonarson H, Heikkinen J, Helgeland Ø, Hocher B, Hofman A, Inskip HM, Jones SE, Kogevinas M, Lind PA, Marullo L, Medland SE, Murray A, Murray JC, Njølstad PR, Nohr EA, Reichetzeder C, Ring SM, Ruth KS, Santa-Marina L, Scholtens DM, Sebert S, Sengpiel V, Tuke MA, Vaudel M, Weedon MN, Willemsen G, Wood AR, Yaghootkar H, Muglia LJ, Bartels M, Relton CL, Pennell CE, Chatzi L, Estivill X, Holloway JW, Boomsma DI, Montgomery GW, Murabito JM, Spector TD, Power C, Järvelin MR, Bisgaard H, Grant SFA, Sørensen TIA, Jaddoe VW, Jacobsson B, Melbye M, McCarthy MI, Hattersley AT, Hayes MG, Frayling TM, Hivert MF, Felix JF, Hyppönen E, Lowe WL, Evans DM, Lawlor DA, Feenstra B, Freathy RM. Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86 577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics. Hum Mol Genet 2019; 27:742-756. [PMID: 29309628 PMCID: PMC5886200 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies of birth weight have focused on fetal genetics, whereas relatively little is known about the role of maternal genetic variation. We aimed to identify maternal genetic variants associated with birth weight that could highlight potentially relevant maternal determinants of fetal growth. We meta-analysed data on up to 8.7 million SNPs in up to 86 577 women of European descent from the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium and the UK Biobank. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) and analyses of mother–child pairs to quantify the separate maternal and fetal genetic effects. Maternal SNPs at 10 loci (MTNR1B, HMGA2, SH2B3, KCNAB1, L3MBTL3, GCK, EBF1, TCF7L2, ACTL9, CYP3A7) were associated with offspring birth weight at P < 5 × 10−8. In SEM analyses, at least 7 of the 10 associations were consistent with effects of the maternal genotype acting via the intrauterine environment, rather than via effects of shared alleles with the fetus. Variants, or correlated proxies, at many of the loci had been previously associated with adult traits, including fasting glucose (MTNR1B, GCK and TCF7L2) and sex hormone levels (CYP3A7), and one (EBF1) with gestational duration. The identified associations indicate that genetic effects on maternal glucose, cytochrome P450 activity and gestational duration, and potentially on maternal blood pressure and immune function, are relevant for fetal growth. Further characterization of these associations in mechanistic and causal analyses will enhance understanding of the potentially modifiable maternal determinants of fetal growth, with the goal of reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with low and high birth weights.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robin N Beaumont
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.,European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter, The Knowledge Spa, Truro TR1 3HD, UK
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Genes and Environment, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Pediatric Asthma Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Twin Research, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.,Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.,IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.,ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Human Genetics Division, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.,March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center Ohio Collaborative, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Population, Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.,ECOGENE-21 and Lipid Clinic, Chicoutimi Hospital, Saguenay, QC, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Population, Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- FIMM Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Helsinki University, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Science, KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Genetics and Bioinformatics, Domain of Health Data and Digitalisation, Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China.,Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.,IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.,ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Genetic Section, Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Science, KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Research Unit of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.,Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain.,Subdirección de Salud Pública y Adicciones de Gipuzkoa, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria BIODONOSTIA, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Clinical Science, KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.,March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center Ohio Collaborative, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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- Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.,ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Human Development & Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.,Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Twin Research, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Population, Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical Research Council-Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Unit of Primary Care, Oulu University Hospital, FI-90220 Oulu, 90029 OYS, Finland.,Department of Children and Young People and Families, National Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-90101 Oulu, Finland
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- Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Pediatric Asthma Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Genes and Environment, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Diabetes Center, Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Universite de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Population, Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.,Centre for School of Population Health Research, School of Health Sciences, and Sansom Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.,Population Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.,Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK
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SILVEIRA-RODRIGUES JG, SOARES GA, LAMOUNIER JA, SOARES DD, DAMASCENO VDO, GONÇALVES R. Relationship between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in children: A cross-sectional study. REV NUTR 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-98652018000500004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ABSTRACT Objective To analyze if aerobic capacity is related to Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in boys and girls, products of a term pregnancy and normal weight. Methods A representative sample of 230 Brazilian children (6-10 years old), born at term (after 37-weeks’ gestation) with normal weight (between 2.5 and 4.0kg). These children performed a Yo-Yo Test to estimate their aerobic capacity and mothers reported their children’s Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the association between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns. Results We did not observe any significant associations between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding time in either sexes (p>0.05). Conclusion These results indicate that aerobic capacity is not related with Birth Weight or breastfeeding time in children born with normal weight and gestational age, suggesting that this complex physiological parameter does not appear to be determined by intrauterine factors that dictate the Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in the beginning of life.
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Engelbrechtsen L, Gybel-Brask D, Mahendran Y, Crusell M, Hansen TH, Schnurr TM, Hogdall E, Skibsted L, Hansen T, Vestergaard H. Birth weight variants are associated with variable fetal intrauterine growth from 20 weeks of gestation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8376. [PMID: 29849051 PMCID: PMC5976727 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26752-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fetal intrauterine growth is influenced by complex interactions between the maternal genes, environment and fetal genes. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of GWAS-identified genetic variants associated with birth weight on intrauterine fetal growth in 665 children. Fetal growth was estimated by two-dimensional ultrasound scans at 20, 25 and 32 weeks of gestation and growth trajectories were modeled using mixed linear regression. A genetic risk score (GRS) of birth weight-raising variants was associated with intrauterine growth showing an attenuating effect on the unconditional daily reduction in proportional weight gain of 8.92 × 10-6 percentage points/allele/day (p = 2.0 × 10-4), corresponding to a mean difference of 410 g at 40 weeks of gestation between a child with lowest and highest GRS. Eight variants were independently associated with intrauterine growth throughout the pregnancy, while four variants were associated with fetal growth in the periods 20-25 or 25-32 weeks of gestation, indicating that some variants may act in specific time windows during pregnancy. Four of the intrauterine growth variants were associated with type 2 diabetes, hypertension or BMI in the UK Biobank, which may provide basis for further understanding of the link between intrauterine growth and later risk of metabolic disease.
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- L Engelbrechtsen
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Section of Fetal Medicine, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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- Molecular Unit, Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Section of Fetal Medicine, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark.
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Prabhu YD, Sekar N, Abilash VG. Screening of Polymorphisms of Transcription Factor 7-like 2 Gene in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome using Polymerase Chain Reaction-restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis. J Hum Reprod Sci 2018; 11:137-141. [PMID: 30158809 PMCID: PMC6094535 DOI: 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_123_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder occurring in premenopausal women, with a prevalence rate of 5%–7%. It has been observed in multiple number of studies the coexistence between diabetes mellitus 2 and obesity with this endocrinopathic disorder. Transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene is shown to be associated with insulin secretion. Aim: To screen whether the gene variant of TCF7L2 (formerly TCF4) gene is significantly associated and has susceptibilities with type 2 diabetes in PCOS. This study is essential to uncover diabetogenic association of the TCF7L2 gene variants with PCOS. Design: This was a hospital-based study. Methods: In this work, blood samples from 43 PCOS patients with age and sex similar to 43 control samples were collected, followed by isolation of DNA. Further genotyping of the TCF7L2 gene was carried out by performing polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Statistical Analysis: Genotype frequencies of the TCF7L2 rs7903146 gene were checked by Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium of genotype in both PCOS and the control group, and also, the frequencies of the genotype were performed accordingly. Results: There was no significant allelic variation observed among the patient and the control samples. From the patient details, it was observed that women between the age group of 21 and 25 years are susceptible to PCOS. Conclusion: From the PCR-RFLP analysis, it can be stated that there are no expected gene polymorphisms seen in this study, unlike the study carried out on the Chinese population where they observed genotype variations CC, CT, and TT. From this study, we can conclude that TCF7L2 rs7903146 gene cannot be considered as the candidate gene for the occurrence of PCOS.
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- Yogamaya D Prabhu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.,Department of Biotechnology, FASH, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Beaumont RN, Horikoshi M, McCarthy MI, Freathy RM. How Can Genetic Studies Help Us to Understand Links Between Birth Weight and Type 2 Diabetes? Curr Diab Rep 2017; 17:22. [PMID: 28293907 PMCID: PMC5350261 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-017-0852-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In observational epidemiology, both low and high birth weights are associated with later type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying the associations are poorly understood. We review evidence for the roles of genetic and non-genetic factors linking both sides of the birth weight distribution to risk of type 2 diabetes, focusing on contributions made by the most recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of birth weight. RECENT FINDINGS There are now nine genetic loci robustly implicated in both fetal growth and type 2 diabetes. At many of these, the same alleles are associated both with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and a lower birth weight. This supports the Fetal Insulin Hypothesis and reflects a general pattern for type 2 diabetes susceptibility alleles: genome-wide, there is an inverse genetic correlation with birth weight, and initial estimates suggest genetic factors explain a large part of the covariance between the two traits. However, the associations at individual loci show heterogeneity; some fetal risk alleles are associated with higher birth weight. For most of these, the association reflects their correlation with the maternal risk allele which raises maternal glucose, thus increasing fetal insulin-mediated growth. GWAS have improved our understanding of the mechanisms underlying associations between type 2 diabetes and birth weight but questions remain about the relative importance of genetic versus non-genetic factors and of maternal versus fetal genotypes. To answer these questions, future work will require well-powered analyses of parents and offspring.
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- Robin N. Beaumont
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, RILD Building, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW UK
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- grid.4991.5Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Dr., Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
- grid.4991.5Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.4991.5Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Dr., Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
- grid.4991.5Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- grid.415719.fOxford National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7IL UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, RILD Building, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW UK
- grid.5337.2Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Eizadi M, Ravasi AA, Soory R, Baesi K, Choobineh S. The Effect of Three Months of Resistance Training on TCF7L2 Expression in Pancreas Tissues of Type 2 Diabetic Rats. AVICENNA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.17795/ajmb-34014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Risk Alleles in/near ADCY5, ADRA2A, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/B, GRB10, and TCF7L2 Elevate Plasma Glucose Levels at Birth and in Early Childhood: Results from the FAMILY Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152107. [PMID: 27049325 PMCID: PMC4822946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metabolic abnormalities that lead to type 2 diabetes mellitus begin in early childhood. OBJECTIVES We investigate whether common genetic variants identified in adults have an effect on glucose in early life. METHODS 610 newborns, 463 mothers, and 366 fathers were included in the present study. Plasma glucose and anthropometric characteristics were collected at birth, 3, and 5 years. After quality assessment, 37 SNPs, which have demonstrated an association with fasting plasma glucose at the genome-wide threshold in adults, were studied. Quantitative trait disequilibrium tests and mixed-effects regressions were conducted to estimate an effect of the SNPs on glucose. RESULTS Risk alleles for 6 loci increased glucose levels from birth to 5 years of age (ADCY5, ADRA2A, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/B, GRB10, and TCF7L2, 4.85x10-3 ≤ P ≤ 4.60x10-2). Together, these 6 SNPs increase glucose by 0.05 mmol/L for each risk allele in a genotype score (P = 6.33x10-5). None of the associations described in the present study have been reported previously in early childhood. CONCLUSION Our data support the notion that a subset of loci contributing to plasma glucose variation in adults has an effect at birth and in early life.
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Baier LJ, Muller YL, Remedi MS, Traurig M, Piaggi P, Wiessner G, Huang K, Stacy A, Kobes S, Krakoff J, Bennett PH, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Hanson RL, Nichols CG, Bogardus C. ABCC8 R1420H Loss-of-Function Variant in a Southwest American Indian Community: Association With Increased Birth Weight and Doubled Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2015; 64:4322-32. [PMID: 26246406 PMCID: PMC4657583 DOI: 10.2337/db15-0459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Missense variants in KCNJ11 and ABCC8, which encode the KIR6.2 and SUR1 subunits of the β-cell KATP channel, have previously been implicated in type 2 diabetes, neonatal diabetes, and hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (HHI). To determine whether variation in these genes affects risk for type 2 diabetes or increased birth weight as a consequence of fetal hyperinsulinemia in Pima Indians, missense and common noncoding variants were analyzed in individuals living in the Gila River Indian Community. A R1420H variant in SUR1 (ABCC8) was identified in 3.3% of the population (N = 7,710). R1420H carriers had higher mean birth weights and a twofold increased risk for type 2 diabetes with a 7-year earlier onset age despite being leaner than noncarriers. One individual homozygous for R1420H was identified; retrospective review of his medical records was consistent with HHI and a diagnosis of diabetes at age 3.5 years. In vitro studies showed that the R1420H substitution decreases KATP channel activity. Identification of this loss-of-function variant in ABCC8 with a carrier frequency of 3.3% affects clinical care as homozygous inheritance and potential HHI will occur in 1/3,600 births in this American Indian population.
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- Leslie J Baier
- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ
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Zhang Y, Xiao X, Zhang Z, Ma X, Xu T, Li W, Feng K, Sun Q, Zhang Q. Role of high-risk variants in the development of impaired glucose metabolism was modified by birth weight in Han Chinese. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2015; 31:790-5. [PMID: 26109524 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the role of common variants in the genes SLC30A8, KCNQ1, and TCF7L2 in the association between birth weight and increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Han Chinese. METHODS Seven variants (SLC30A8-rs13266634 and rs2466293; KCNQ1-rs2237895 and rs2074196; and TCF7L2-rs11196218, rs7903146, and rs290487) were genotyped in 1181 individuals born in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1921 to 1954 by Taqman allelic discrimination assay. All the subjects were stratified by birth weight into groups of ≥3000 g and <3000 g. Associations of genetic variants with birth weight and with risk of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (together as impaired glucose metabolism) were analysed. RESULTS After adjustment for sex, gestational weeks, parity, and maternal age, the G allele of KCNQ1-rs2074196 was associated with higher birth weight (p = 0.032). KCNQ1-rs2074196, rs2234895, and TCF7L2-rs290487 were associated with increased risk of impaired glucose metabolism. However, the associations were modified by size at birth. The associations above were only found in subjects with birth weights greater than (or equal to) 3000 g. In subjects with birth weights less than 3000 g, impaired glucose metabolism was associated with variants SLC30A8-rs2466293 and TCF7L2-rs11196218. CONCLUSIONS The role of common variants in susceptible genes in the development of impaired glucose metabolism was modified by birth weight in Han Chinese. This provides evidence that genetic variants influence birth weight and are involved in development of type 2 diabetes.
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- Yun Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Core Facility, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, PR China
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- Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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VEJRAZKOVA D, LUKASOVA P, VANKOVA M, BRADNOVA O, VACINOVA G, VCELAK J, CIRMANOVA V, ANDELOVA K, KREJCI H, BENDLOVA B. Gestational Diabetes – Metabolic Risks of Adult Women With Respect to Birth Weight. Physiol Res 2015; 64:S135-45. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Metabolic disorders such as obesity, insulin resistance and other components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) are connected with birth weight. Low and high birth weight is associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, the mechanism is not clear. In this study, we evaluated the association between birth weight and anthropometric as well as biochemical components of MetS in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in comparison with control women. In part of the GDM group, we re-evaluated metabolic changes over 5-8 years. Anthropometry, blood pressure, glucose metabolism during the 3-h oGTT, lipid profile, uric acid, thyroid hormones, and liver enzymes were assessed. From the analyzed components of MetS in adult women we proved the association of low birth weight (birth weight <25th percentile) with glucose processing, in particular among women with a history of GDM. Low birth weight GDM women revealed significantly higher postchallenge insulin secretion and lower peripheral insulin sensitivity. Re-examinations indicate this association persists long after delivery.
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- D. VEJRAZKOVA
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic
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Kumar A. Do parental coronary heart disease risk factors (non-modifiable) effect their young ones? Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(15)30154-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Descamps OS, Tarantino E, Guilmot PF. Does FTO have a paradoxical effect in fetal life? BMC Genet 2014; 15:145. [PMID: 25539997 PMCID: PMC4332444 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-014-0145-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Low weight at birth is associated with obesity in later life. One hypothesis to explain such an association is that genetic variants that increase the risk of obesity also reduce fetal weight. Recently, obesity in adults was found to be associated with common variants of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene. We examined the association between FTO polymorphisms and birth weight in a singleton, full-term birth cohort of 494 newborn-mother pairs without any complications. Results The risk alleles for obesity (“A” allele for the rs9939609 FTO variant and “G” allele for the rs9930506 FTO variant) were associated with low weight at birth. The mean differences per risk allele were −79 g (95% CI: −129 to −30; p = 0.002) for rs9939609 and −84 g (95% CI: −131 to −36; P < 0.001) for rs9930506. The level of association remained statistically significant after adjustment for the maternal risk allele and for variables usually associated with birth weight (−50 g, 95% CI: −99 to 0; p = 0.05 for rs9939609 and −48 g, 95% CI: −100 to 0; p = 0.05 for rs9930506). In the follow-up, the allelic difference in weight was attenuated over time. Conclusions The FTO variants that confer a predisposition to obesity later in life appear to be associated with low weight at birth. This finding favors the hypothesis of a common genetic denominator that predisposes to a low weight at birth and obesity in adults.
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- Olivier S Descamps
- Center for Medical Research at Jolimont, 159 Rue Ferrer, B-7100, Haine Saint-Paul, Belgium. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Jolimont-Lobbes, 159 Rue Ferrer, B-7100, Haine Saint-Paul, Belgium.
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- Center for Medical Research at Jolimont, 159 Rue Ferrer, B-7100, Haine Saint-Paul, Belgium.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Jolimont-Lobbes, 159 Rue Ferrer, B-7100, Haine Saint-Paul, Belgium.
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Hocher B. More than genes: the advanced fetal programming hypothesis. J Reprod Immunol 2014; 104-105:8-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Moltó-Puigmartí C, van Dongen MCJM, Dagnelie PC, Plat J, Mensink RP, Tan FES, Heinrich J, Thijs C. Maternal but not fetal FADS gene variants modify the association between maternal long-chain PUFA intake in pregnancy and birth weight. J Nutr 2014; 144:1430-7. [PMID: 24991040 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.194035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Several studies have shown a positive association between maternal fish intake in pregnancy and pregnancy duration and child birth weight (BW), probably due to fish n-3 (ω-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs). n-3 LC-PUFAs can also be synthesized endogenously, and their synthesis depends on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene encoding for FADS. We assessed the associations of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake in pregnancy with pregnancy duration and BW and investigated whether these associations are modified by maternal or fetal FADS SNP genotypes. We hypothesized that we would find stronger associations in minor allele homozygous mothers or fetuses due to their lower n-3 LC-PUFA endogenous synthesis and hence higher dependence on dietary supply. Data on maternal diet, pregnancy duration, and BW were available for 2622 mother-child pairs from the KOALA (Kind, Ouders en gezondheid: Aandacht voor Leefstijl en Aanleg) Birth Cohort Study. The rs174556 FADS SNP was genotyped in 1516 mothers and 1515 children. Associations and gene-diet interactions were tested with linear regression adjusting for potential confounders, including intake of other PUFAs. Women at the 75th percentile of DHA intake had 0.7-d longer pregnancies (P = 0.016) and 28-g heavier infants (P = 0.039) than did women at the 25th percentile of intake. Associations with arachidonic acid intake were of the same order but in the opposite direction. Mothers who were homozygous for the minor allele had 2-d shorter pregnancies (P = 0.035) and infants who were nearly 140 g lighter (P = 0.006) than did mothers who were major allele homozygotes. Post hoc analyses revealed that they had higher prepregnancy BMI (P = 0.020). Among the women homozygous for the minor allele, those at the 75th percentile of DHA intake had 226-g heavier infants than those at the 25th percentile of intake (P = 0.030), whereas DHA intake was not significantly associated with BW in major allele carriers. These findings suggest that maternal and fetal fatty acid requirements during pregnancy depend on maternal genetic variation in LC-PUFA synthesis.
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- Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
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- Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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Genetic influences on the association between fetal growth and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2014; 1:96-105. [PMID: 25143063 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174410000127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The fetal insulin hypothesis proposes that low birth weight and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D) could both be two phenotypes of the same genotype. Insulin is a key growth factor in utero, and T2D is characterized by insulin resistance and/or beta-cell dysfunction. Therefore, genetic variants impacting on insulin secretion and action are likely to alter both fetal growth and susceptibility to T2D. There are three lines of evidence in support of this hypothesis. (1) Studies of rare monogenic diabetes have shown mutations in a single gene, such as GCK or KCNJ11, can cause diabetes by reducing insulin secretion, and these mutations are also associated with reduced birth weight. (2) Epidemiological studies have indicated that children born to fathers with diabetes are born smaller. As the father cannot influence the intrauterine environment, this association is likely to reflect genes inherited by the fetus from the father. (3) The most compelling evidence comes from recent genome-wide association studies. Variants in the CDKAL1 and HHEX-IDE genes that predispose to diabetes, if present in the fetus, are associated with reduced birth weight. These data provide evidence for a genetic contribution to the association between low birth weight and susceptibility to T2D. This genetic background is important to take into consideration when investigating the impact of environmental determinants and developing strategies for intervention and prevention.
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) impairs insulin secretion in humans and in animal models of IUGR. Several underlying mechanisms have been implicated, including decreased expression of molecular regulators of β-cell mass and function, in some cases shown to be due to epigenetic changes initiated by an adverse fetal environment. Alterations in cell cycle progression contribute to loss of β-cell mass, whereas decreased islet vascularity and mitochondrial dysfunction impair β-cell function in IUGR rodents. Animal models of IUGR sharing similar insulin secretion outcomes as the IUGR human are allowing underlying mechanisms to be identified. This review will focus on models of uteroplacental insufficiency.
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Lowe WL, Karban J. Genetics, genomics and metabolomics: new insights into maternal metabolism during pregnancy. Diabet Med 2014; 31:254-62. [PMID: 24528228 PMCID: PMC3927230 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Maternal glucose metabolism during pregnancy differs from the non-gravid state to allow the mother to meet her own and the growing fetus's energy needs. New insights into the mechanisms underlying maternal metabolism during pregnancy are being gained through the use of new 'omics' technologies. This review focuses on the application of genetics/genomics and metabolomics to the study of maternal metabolism during pregnancy. Following the identification of susceptibility genes for Type 2 diabetes through genome-wide association studies, association has been demonstrated of some Type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes with gestational diabetes mellitus, suggesting that the genetic architecture of Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes are, in part, similar. More recent genome-wide association studies examining maternal metabolism during pregnancy have demonstrated overlap of genes associated with metabolic traits in the gravid and non-gravid population, as well as genes that appear to be relatively unique to pregnancy. Metabolomics has also been used to profile the metabolic state of women during pregnancy through the multiplexed measurement of many low molecular weight metabolites. Measurement of amino acids and conventional metabolites have demonstrated changes in mothers with higher insulin resistance and glucose similar to changes in non-gravid, insulin-resistant populations, suggesting similarities in the metabolic profile characteristic of insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia in pregnant and non-pregnant populations. Metabolomics and genomics are but a few of the now available high-throughput 'omics' technologies. Future studies that integrate data from multiple technologies will allow an integrated systems biology approach to maternal metabolism during pregnancy.
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- W L Lowe
- Center for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Marullo L, El-Sayed Moustafa JS, Prokopenko I. Insights into the genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes from genome-wide association studies of glycaemic traits. Curr Diab Rep 2014; 14:551. [PMID: 25344220 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-014-0551-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Over the past 8 years, the genetics of complex traits have benefited from an unprecedented advancement in the identification of common variant loci for diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). The ability to undertake genome-wide association studies in large population-based samples for quantitative glycaemic traits has permitted us to explore the hypothesis that models arising from studies in non-diabetic individuals may reflect mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes. Amongst 88 T2D risk and 72 glycaemic trait loci, only 29 are shared and show disproportionate magnitudes of phenotypic effects. Important mechanistic insights have been gained regarding the physiological role of T2D loci in disease predisposition through the elucidation of their contribution to glycaemic trait variability. Further investigation is warranted to define causal variants within these loci, including functional characterisation of associated variants, to dissect their role in disease mechanisms and to enable clinical translation.
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- Letizia Marullo
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Genetic Section, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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Rich-Edwards JW, Fraser A, Lawlor DA, Catov JM. Pregnancy characteristics and women's future cardiovascular health: an underused opportunity to improve women's health? Epidemiol Rev 2013; 36:57-70. [PMID: 24025350 PMCID: PMC3873841 DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxt006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Growing evidence indicates that women with a history of common pregnancy complications, including fetal growth restriction and preterm delivery (often combined as low birth weight), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and gestational diabetes, are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life. The purpose of this paper was to review the associations of parity and these 4 pregnancy complications with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; to review the role of cardiovascular risk factors before, during, and after pregnancy complications in explaining these associations; and to explore the implications of this emerging science for new research and policy. We systematically searched for relevant cohort and case-control studies in Medline through December 2012 and used citation searches for already published reviews to identify new studies. The findings of this review suggest consistent and often strong associations of pregnancy complications with latent and future cardiovascular disease. Many pregnancy complications appear to be preceded by subclinical vascular and metabolic dysfunction, suggesting that the complications may be useful markers of latent high-risk cardiovascular trajectories. With further replication research, these findings would support the utility of these prevalent pregnancy complications in identifying high-risk women for screening, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women.
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- Janet W. Rich-Edwards
- Correspondence to Dr. Janet Rich-Edwards, 1620 Tremont Street, OBC-3.34, Boston, MA 02120 (e-mail: )
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Horikoshi M, Yaghootkar H, Mook-Kanamori DO, Sovio U, Taal HR, Hennig BJ, Bradfield JP, St Pourcain B, Evans DM, Charoen P, Kaakinen M, Cousminer DL, Lehtimäki T, Kreiner-Møller E, Warrington NM, Bustamante M, Feenstra B, Berry DJ, Thiering E, Pfab T, Barton SJ, Shields BM, Kerkhof M, van Leeuwen EM, Fulford AJ, Kutalik Z, Zhao JH, den Hoed M, Mahajan A, Lindi V, Goh LK, Hottenga JJ, Wu Y, Raitakari OT, Harder MN, Meirhaeghe A, Ntalla I, Salem RM, Jameson KA, Zhou K, Monies DM, Lagou V, Kirin M, Heikkinen J, Adair LS, Alkuraya FS, Al-Odaib A, Amouyel P, Andersson EA, Bennett AJ, Blakemore AIF, Buxton JL, Dallongeville J, Das S, de Geus EJC, Estivill X, Flexeder C, Froguel P, Geller F, Godfrey KM, Gottrand F, Groves CJ, Hansen T, Hirschhorn JN, Hofman A, Hollegaard MV, Hougaard DM, Hyppönen E, Inskip HM, Isaacs A, Jørgensen T, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Kemp JP, Kiess W, Kilpeläinen TO, Klopp N, Knight BA, Kuzawa CW, McMahon G, Newnham JP, Niinikoski H, Oostra BA, Pedersen L, Postma DS, Ring SM, Rivadeneira F, Robertson NR, Sebert S, Simell O, Slowinski T, Tiesler CMT, Tönjes A, Vaag A, Viikari JS, Vink JM, Vissing NH, Wareham NJ, Willemsen G, Witte DR, Zhang H, Zhao J, Wilson JF, Stumvoll M, Prentice AM, Meyer BF, Pearson ER, Boreham CAG, Cooper C, Gillman MW, Dedoussis GV, Moreno LA, Pedersen O, Saarinen M, Mohlke KL, Boomsma DI, Saw SM, Lakka TA, Körner A, Loos RJF, Ong KK, Vollenweider P, van Duijn CM, Koppelman GH, Hattersley AT, Holloway JW, Hocher B, Heinrich J, Power C, Melbye M, Guxens M, Pennell CE, Bønnelykke K, Bisgaard H, Eriksson JG, Widén E, Hakonarson H, Uitterlinden AG, Pouta A, Lawlor DA, Smith GD, Frayling TM, McCarthy MI, Grant SFA, Jaddoe VWV, Jarvelin MR, Timpson NJ, Prokopenko I, Freathy RM. New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. Nat Genet 2013; 45:76-82. [PMID: 23202124 PMCID: PMC3605762 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Birth weight within the normal range is associated with a variety of adult-onset diseases, but the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly understood. Previous genome-wide association studies of birth weight identified a variant in the ADCY5 gene associated both with birth weight and type 2 diabetes and a second variant, near CCNL1, with no obvious link to adult traits. In an expanded genome-wide association meta-analysis and follow-up study of birth weight (of up to 69,308 individuals of European descent from 43 studies), we have now extended the number of loci associated at genome-wide significance to 7, accounting for a similar proportion of variance as maternal smoking. Five of the loci are known to be associated with other phenotypes: ADCY5 and CDKAL1 with type 2 diabetes, ADRB1 with adult blood pressure and HMGA2 and LCORL with adult height. Our findings highlight genetic links between fetal growth and postnatal growth and metabolism.
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- Momoko Horikoshi
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Li Y, Qi Q, Workalemahu T, Hu FB, Qi L. Birth weight, genetic susceptibility, and adulthood risk of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2012; 35:2479-84. [PMID: 22923665 PMCID: PMC3507591 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Both stressful intrauterine milieus and genetic susceptibility have been linked to later-life diabetes risk. The current study aims to examine the interaction between low birth weight, a surrogate measure of stressful intrauterine milieus, and genetic susceptibility in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The analysis included two independent, nested case-control studies of 2,591 type 2 diabetic case subjects and 3,052 healthy control subjects. We developed two genotype scores: an obesity genotype score based on 32 BMI-predisposing variants and a diabetes genotype score based on 35 diabetes-predisposing variants. RESULTS Obesity genotype scores showed a stronger association with type 2 diabetes risk in individuals with low birth weight. In low-birth weight individuals, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (OR) was 2.55 (95% CI 1.34-4.84) by comparing extreme quartiles of the obesity genotype score, while the OR was 1.27 (1.04-1.55) among individuals with birth weight >2.5 kg (P for interaction = 0.017). We did not observe significant interaction between diabetes genotype scores and birth weight with regard to risk of type 2 diabetes. In a comparison of extreme quartiles of the diabetes gene score, the multivariable-adjusted OR was 3.80 (1.76-8.24) among individuals with low birth weight and 2.27 (1.82-2.83) among those with high birth weight (P for interaction = 0.16). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that low birth weight and genetic susceptibility to obesity may synergistically affect adulthood risk of type 2 diabetes.
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- Yanping Li
- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are complex disorders that constitute major public health problems. The evidence for familial aggregation of both T2D and obesity is substantial. To date, more than 150 genetic loci are associated with the development of monogenic, syndromic, or multifactorial forms of T2D or obesity. However, the proportion of overall trait variance explained by these associated loci is modest (~5-10% for T2D, ~2% for body mass index (BMI)). Some of the familial aggregation not attributable to known genetic variation, as well as many of the effects of environmental exposures, may reflect epigenetic processes. In this review, we discuss the evidence concerning the genetic contribution to individual risk of T2D and obesity, and explore the potential role of epigenetic mechanisms. We also explain how genetics, epigenetics, and environment are likely to interact to define the individual risk of disease.
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Kuzawa CW, Eisenberg DTA. Intergenerational predictors of birth weight in the Philippines: correlations with mother's and father's birth weight and test of maternal constraint. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40905. [PMID: 22848409 PMCID: PMC3407139 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Birth weight (BW) predicts many health outcomes, but the relative contributions of genes and environmental factors to BW remain uncertain. Some studies report stronger mother-offspring than father-offspring BW correlations, with attenuated father-offspring BW correlations when the mother is stunted. These findings have been interpreted as evidence that maternal genetic or environmental factors play an important role in determining birth size, with small maternal size constraining paternal genetic contributions to offspring BW. Here we evaluate mother-offspring and father-offspring birth weight (BW) associations and evaluate whether maternal stunting constrains genetic contributions to offspring birth size. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Data include BW of offspring (n = 1,101) born to female members (n = 382) and spouses of male members (n = 275) of a birth cohort (born 1983-84) in Metropolitan Cebu, Philippines. Regression was used to relate parental and offspring BW adjusting for confounders. Resampling testing was used to evaluate whether false paternity could explain any evidence for excess matrilineal inheritance. In a pooled model adjusting for maternal height and confounders, parental BW was a borderline-significantly stronger predictor of offspring BW in mothers compared to fathers (sex of parent interaction p = 0.068). In separate multivariate models, each kg in mother's and father's BW predicted a 271±53 g (p<0.00001) and 132±55 g (p = 0.017) increase in offspring BW, respectively. Resampling statistics suggested that false paternity rates of >25% and likely 50% would be needed to explain these differences. There was no interaction between maternal stature and maternal BW (interaction p = 0.520) or paternal BW (p = 0.545). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Each kg change in mother's BW predicted twice the change in offspring BW as predicted by a change in father's BW, consistent with an intergenerational maternal effect on offspring BW. Evidence for excess matrilineal BW heritability at all levels of maternal stature points to indirect genetic, mitochondrial, or epigenetic maternal contributions to offspring fetal growth.
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- Christopher W Kuzawa
- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Smaller size at birth is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in later life, but the mechanisms behind this association are poorly understood. Genetic variants which influence susceptibility to type 2 diabetes via effects on insulin secretion or action are good candidates for association with birth weight because foetal insulin is a key foetal growth factor. This review will focus on recent progress in identifying associations between common genetic variants and birth weight. RECENT FINDINGS Foetal genetic variants at two loci (near CCNL1 and in ADCY5) were robustly associated with birth weight via the foetal genotype in the first genome-wide association study of birth weight. The birth weight-lowering allele at ADCY5 also predisposes to type 2 diabetes. In addition, evidence from studies of other type 2 diabetes loci is accumulating for association between the foetal risk alleles at CDKAL1 and HHEX-IDE and lower birth weight, and the maternal risk alleles at GCK and TCF7L2 and higher birth weight. SUMMARY The associations with birth weight at ADCY5, CDKAL1 and HHEX-IDE support the foetal insulin hypothesis, which proposed that type 2 diabetes and lower birth weight could be two phenotypes of the same genotype. The associations at GCK and TCF7L2 illustrate that maternal genes are also important determinants of birth weight.
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- Hanieh Yaghootkar
- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Early origins of child obesity: bridging disciplines and phases of development -- September 30--October 1, 2010. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2012; 9:1227-62. [PMID: 23443002 PMCID: PMC3366610 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This report summarizes a conference: “Early Origins of Child Obesity: Bridging Disciplines and Phases of Development”, held in Chicago on September 30–October 1, 2010. The conference was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and the Williams Heart Foundation, to achieve the conference objective: forging a next-step research agenda related to the early origins of childhood obesity. This research agenda was to include working with an array of factors (from genetic determinants to societal ones) along a continuum from prenatal life to age 7, with an emphasis on how the developing child deals with the challenges presented by his/her environment (prenatal, parental, nutritional, etc.). The conference offered a unique opportunity to facilitate communication and planning of future work among a variety of researchers whose work separately addresses different periods in early life. Over the span of two days, speakers addressed existing, critical research topics within each of the most-studied age ranges. On the final day, workshops fostered the discussion needed to identify the highest priority research topics related to linking varied early factor domains. These are presented for use in planning future research and research funding.
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Ryckman KK, Feenstra B, Shaffer JR, Bream ENA, Geller F, Feingold E, Weeks DE, Gadow E, Cosentino V, Saleme C, Simhan HN, Merrill D, Fong CT, Busch T, Berends SK, Comas B, Camelo JL, Boyd H, Laurie C, Crosslin D, Zhang Q, Doheny KF, Pugh E, Melbye M, Marazita ML, Dagle JM, Murray JC. Replication of a genome-wide association study of birth weight in preterm neonates. J Pediatr 2012; 160:19-24.e4. [PMID: 21885063 PMCID: PMC3237813 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine associations between rs9883204 in ADCY5 and rs900400 near LEKR1 and CCNL1 with birth weight in a preterm population. Both markers were associated with birth weight in a term population in a recent genome-wide association study of Freathy et al. STUDY DESIGN A meta-analysis of mother and infant samples was performed for associations of rs900400 and rs9883204 with birth weight in 393 families from the US, 265 families from Argentina, and 735 mother-infant pairs from Denmark. Z-scores adjusted for infant sex and gestational age were generated for each population separately and regressed on allele counts. Association evidence was combined across sites by inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis. RESULTS Each additional C allele of rs900400 (LEKR1/CCNL1) in infants was marginally associated with a 0.069 SD lower birth weight (95% CI, -0.159 to 0.022; P = .068). This result was slightly more pronounced after adjusting for smoking (P = .036). No significant associations were identified with rs9883204 or in maternal samples. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate the potential importance of this marker on birth weight regardless of gestational age.
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- Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Centro de Educación Médica E Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
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- Centro de Educación Médica E Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
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- Instituto de Maternidad y Ginecología Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Women’s Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Strong Children’s Research Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Centro de Educación Médica E Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
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- Centro de Educación Médica E Investigaciones Clínicas, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
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- Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
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- Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Andersson EA, Harder MN, Pilgaard K, Pisinger C, Stančáková A, Kuusisto J, Grarup N, Færch K, Poulsen P, Witte DR, Jørgensen T, Vaag A, Laakso M, Pedersen O, Hansen T. The birth weight lowering C-allele of rs900400 near LEKR1 and CCNL1 associates with elevated insulin release following an oral glucose challenge. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27096. [PMID: 22073261 PMCID: PMC3208566 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background and Aim The first genome-wide association study on birth weight was recently published and the most significant associated birth weight lowering variant was the rs900400 C-allele located near LEKR1 and CCNL1. We aimed to replicate the association with birth weight in the Danish Inter99 study and furthermore to evaluate associations between rs900400 and indices of insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity obtained by oral glucose tolerance tests in adults from the Danish Inter99 study and the Finnish, Metabolic Syndrome in Men (METSIM) sample. Methods For 4,744 of 6,784 Inter99 participants, midwife journals were traced through the Danish State Archives and association of rs900400 with birth weight was examined. Associations between rs900400 and fasting serum insulin, fasting plasma glucose, insulinogenic index, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and disposition index were studied in 5,484 Danish and 6,915 Finnish non-diabetic individuals and combined in meta-analyses. Results The C-allele of rs900400 was associated with a 22.1 g lower birth weight ([−41.3;−3.0], P = 0.024) per allele. Moreover, in combined analyses of the Danish Inter99 study and the Finnish METSIM study we found that the birth weight lowering allele was associated with increased insulin release measured by the insulinogenic index (β = 2.25% [0.59; 3.91], P = 0.008) and with an increased disposition index (β = 1.76% [0.04; 3.49], P = 0.05). Conclusion The birth weight lowering effect of the C-allele of rs900400 located near LEKR1 and CCNL1 was replicated in the Danish population. Furthermore the C-allele was associated with increased insulin response following oral glucose stimulation in a meta-analysis based on Danish and Finnish non-diabetic individuals.
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- Ehm A. Andersson
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
- Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Haavik J, Halmøy A, Hegvik TA, Johansson S. Maternal genotypes as predictors of offspring mental health: the next frontier of genomic medicine? FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/fnl.11.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Multiple lines of evidence have suggested that the in utero microenvironment is influenced by the maternal genotype and that such genetic differences can affect the prenatal development and long-term health of the offspring. This article reviews recent evidence for such effects on offspring mental health, with an emphasis on common neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder, autism and schizophrenia. We conclude that prenatal programming of offspring behavior has been found to be important both in humans and animal models and that this mechanism may explain some of the ‘missing heritability’ reported for genetic studies of complex disorders. Combining genetic and epidemiological research strategies, it is possible to disentangle the different effects of prenatal environmental and genetic exposures, which are particularly attractive candidates for primary prevention and early intervention strategies, for instance by correcting for metabolic deficiencies during critical weeks of prenatal development. Combined with advancing DNA sequencing and genotyping technologies, this knowledge may gradually transform our approach to psychiatric diagnostics, prevention and therapy.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Norway
- Center of Medical Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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Lauenborg J, Jørgensen MKW, Damm P, Major-Pedersen A, Eiberg H, Urhammer S, Pedersen O, Hansen T. The influence of parental history of diabetes and offspring birthweight on offspring glucose metabolism in adulthood. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2011; 90:1357-63. [PMID: 21916855 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01276.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Links are well established between both family history of diabetes and reduced birthweight and increased risk of diabetes in adulthood. OBJECTIVES 1) To investigate the influence of parental history of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on offspring birthweight and adult offspring glucose tolerance status in non-diabetic offspring of patients with T2DM and 2) to study the associations of birthweight with measures of pancreatic beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity. DESIGN Family cohort study. POPULATION Offspring of patients with verified T2DM diagnosed after age 40 years with a spouse without known diabetes. METHODS Oral glucose tolerance tests and frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance tests (FSIGT) in non-diabetic offspring. Birthweight and length obtained from birth records. RESULTS Among 122 offspring with maternal history of T2DM, 14.8% had diabetes compared to 8.0% in 137 offspring with paternal history of diabetes, p=0.09. Offspring with maternal history of T2DM had a mean birthweight 196 g higher than offspring with paternal T2DM (3,651 ± 640 g (mean ± SD) vs. 3,456 ± 472g (p=0.01)). Non-diabetic offspring with birthweights in the lowest tertile had significantly higher plasma glucose levels after an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) [Area under the curve(glucOGTT) , mean (95%CI), 1 795 (1 725-1 866) vs. 1 683 (1 613-1 753) mmol/L/min, p=0.02], and lower insulin sensitivity index calculated from a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test - Si 9.60 [10(-5) (min*pmol/L)(-1) ] (8.23-10.97) vs. 11.79 (10.41-13.18), p=0.02 - in adulthood compared to offspring with birthweights in the upper tertile. CONCLUSIONS Offspring with a family history of maternal T2DM have higher birthweights than those with paternal T2DM. Low birthweight associates with elevated plasma glucose levels after an oral glucose load and decreased insulin sensitivity in adulthood.
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- Jeannet Lauenborg
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Vasan SK, Neville MJ, Antonisamy B, Samuel P, Fall CH, Geethanjali FS, Thomas N, Raghupathy P, Brismar K, Karpe F. Absence of birth-weight lowering effect of ADCY5 and near CCNL, but association of impaired glucose-insulin homeostasis with ADCY5 in Asian Indians. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21331. [PMID: 21712988 PMCID: PMC3119677 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background A feature of the Asian Indian phenotype is low birth weight with increased adult type 2 diabetes risk. Most populations show consistent associations between low birth weight and adult type 2 diabetes. Recently, two birth weight-lowering loci on chromosome 3 (near CCNL1 and ADCY5) were identified in a genome-wide association study, the latter of which is also a type 2 diabetes locus. We therefore tested the impact of these genetic variants on birth weight and adult glucose/insulin homeostasis in a large Indian birth cohort. Methodology/Principal Findings Adults (n = 2,151) enrolled in a birth cohort (established 1969-73) were genotyped for rs900400 (near CCNL1) and rs9883204 (ADCY5). Associations were tested for birth weight, anthropometry from infancy to adulthood, and type 2 diabetes related glycemic traits. The average birth weight in this population was 2.79±0.47 kg and was not associated with genetic variation in CCNL1 (p = 0.87) or ADCY5 (p = 0.54). Allele frequencies for the ‘birth weight-lowering’ variants were similar compared with Western populations. There were no significant associations with growth or adult weight. However, the ‘birth weight-lowering’ variant of ADCY5 was associated with modest increase in fasting glucose (β 0.041, p = 0.027), 2-hours glucose (β 0.127, p = 0.019), and reduced insulinogenic index (β -0.106, p = 0.050) and 2-hour insulin (β -0.058, p = 0.010). Conclusions The low birth weight in Asian Indians is not even partly explained by genetic variants near CCNL1 and ADCY5 which implies that non-genetic factors may predominate. However, the ‘birth-weight-lowering’ variant of ADCY5 was associated with elevated glucose and decreased insulin response in early adulthood which argues for a common genetic cause of low birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes.
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- Senthil K. Vasan
- Department of Molecular Medicine & Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Resource Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tami Nadu, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine & Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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In this review, I describe how evolutionary genomics is uniquely suited to spearhead advances in understanding human disease risk, owing to the privileged position of genes as fundamental causes of phenotypic variation, and the ability of population genetic and phylogenetic methods to robustly infer processes of natural selection, drift, and mutation from genetic variation at the levels of family, population, species, and clade. I first provide an overview of models for the origins and maintenance of genetically based disease risk in humans. I then discuss how analyses of genetic disease risk can be dovetailed with studies of positive and balancing selection, to evaluate the degree to which the 'genes that make us human' also represent the genes that mediate risk of polygenic disease. Finally, I present four basic principles for the nascent field of human evolutionary medical genomics, each of which represents a process that is nonintuitive from a proximate perspective. Joint consideration of these principles compels novel forms of interdisciplinary analyses, most notably studies that (i) analyze tradeoffs at the level of molecular genetics, and (ii) identify genetic variants that are derived in the human lineage or in specific populations, and then compare individuals with derived versus ancestral alleles.
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- Bernard J Crespi
- Department of Biosciences, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Recent advances in genetic analysis have enabled researchers to perform genome-wide surveys for common DNA sequence variants associated with risk of Type 2 diabetes and related traits. Over the past 4 years, these endeavours have extended the number of proven Type 2 diabetes-susceptibility loci from a handful to the current total of over 40. Each of these loci provides an opportunity to uncover insights into the biology of glucose regulation and the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes, insights which should support clinical translation to identify novel ways of treating and preventing disease. Here, I describe (i) progress in identification of diabetes-susceptibility loci; (ii) biological insights that have been gained in the relatively short period since these loci were discovered; and (iii) the challenges that need to be addressed if we are to maximize the translational benefits of this research.
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- M I McCarthy
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford and Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK.
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Andersson EA, Pilgaard K, Pisinger C, Harder MN, Grarup N, Færch K, Sandholt C, Poulsen P, Witte DR, Jørgensen T, Vaag A, Pedersen O, Hansen T. Do gene variants influencing adult adiposity affect birth weight? A population-based study of 24 loci in 4,744 Danish individuals. PLoS One 2010; 5:e14190. [PMID: 21152014 PMCID: PMC2995733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Several obesity risk alleles affecting adult adiposity have been identified by the recent wave of genome wide association studies. We aimed to examine the potential effect of these variants on fetal body composition by investigating the variants in relation to birth weight and ponderal index of the newborn. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Midwife records from the Danish State Archives provided information on mother's age, parity, as well as birth weight, birth length and prematurity of the newborn in 4,744 individuals of the population-based Inter99 study. Twenty-four risk alleles showing genome-wide associations with adult BMI and/or waist circumference were genotyped. None of the 24 risk variants tested showed an association with birth weight or ponderal index after correction for multiple testing. Birth weight was divided into three categories low (≤10(th) percentile), normal (10(th)-90(th) percentile) and high birth weight (≥90th percentile) to allow for non-linear associations. There was no difference in the number of risk alleles between the groups (p = 0.57). No interactions between each risk allele and birth weight in the prediction of adult BMI were observed. An obesity risk score was created by summing up risk alleles. The risk score did not associate with fetal body composition. Moreover there was no interaction between the risk score and birth weight/ponderal index in the prediction of adult BMI. CONCLUSION 24 common variants associated with adult adiposity did not affect or interact with birth weight among Danes suggesting that the effects of these variants predominantly arise in the post-natal life.
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Under- and over-nutrition during pregnancy has been linked to the later development of diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Epigenetic modifications may be one mechanism by which exposure to an altered intrauterine milieu or metabolic perturbation may influence the phenotype of the organism much later in life. Epigenetic modifications of the genome provide a mechanism that allows the stable propagation of gene expression from one generation of cells to the next. This review highlights our current knowledge of epigenetic gene regulation and the evidence that chromatin remodelling and histone modifications play key roles in adipogenesis and the development of obesity. Epigenetic modifications affecting processes important to glucose regulation and insulin secretion have been described in the pancreatic β-cells and muscle of the intrauterine growth-retarded offspring, characteristics essential to the pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression contributes to both adipocyte determination and differentiation in in vitro models. The contributions of histone acetylation, histone methylation and DNA methylation to the process of adipogenesis in vivo remain to be evaluated.
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Freathy RM, Hayes MG, Urbanek M, Lowe LP, Lee H, Ackerman C, Frayling TM, Cox NJ, Dunger DB, Dyer AR, Hattersley AT, Metzger BE, Lowe WL. Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) study: common genetic variants in GCK and TCF7L2 are associated with fasting and postchallenge glucose levels in pregnancy and with the new consensus definition of gestational diabetes mellitus from the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups. Diabetes 2010; 59:2682-9. [PMID: 20682688 PMCID: PMC3083839 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Common genetic variants in GCK and TCF7L2 are associated with higher fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes in nonpregnant populations. However, their associations with glucose levels from oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) in pregnancy have not been assessed in a large sample. We hypothesized that these variants are associated with quantitative measures of glycemia in pregnancy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed the associations between variants rs1799884 (GCK) and rs7903146 (TCF7L2) and OGTT outcomes at 24-32 weeks' gestation in 3,811 mothers of European (U.K. and Australia) and 1,706 mothers of Asian (Thailand) ancestry from the HAPO cohort. We also tested associations with offspring birth anthropometrics. RESULTS The maternal GCK variant was associated with higher fasting glucose in Europeans (P = 0.001) and Thais (P < 0.0001), 1-h glucose in Europeans (P = 0.001), and 2-h glucose in Thais (P = 0.005). It was also associated with higher European offspring birth weight, fat mass, and skinfold thicknesses (P < 0.05). The TCF7L2 variant was associated with all three maternal glucose outcomes (P = 0.03, P < 0.0001, and P < 0.0001 for fasting and 1-h and 2-h glucose, respectively) in the Europeans but not in the Thais (P > 0.05). In both populations, both variants were associated with higher odds of gestational diabetes mellitus according to the new International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups recommendations (P = 0.001-0.08). CONCLUSIONS Maternal GCK and TCF7L2 variants are associated with glucose levels known to carry an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome in women without overt diabetes. Further studies will be important to determine the variance in maternal glucose explained by all known genetic variants.
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- Rachel M. Freathy
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Exeter, U.K
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Exeter, U.K
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- Section of Genetic Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Exeter, U.K
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Corresponding author: William L. Lowe Jr.,
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Adkins RM, Krushkal J, Magann EF, Klauser CK, Morrison JC, Ramsey R, Somes G. Association of maternally inherited GNAS alleles with African-American male birth weight. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 5:177-84. [PMID: 19593725 DOI: 10.3109/17477160903111714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Human birth weight variation has a significant genetic component and important clinical consequences. We performed a survey of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 14 candidate genes to identify associations with birth weight variation. METHODS SNP variation was surveyed in 221 healthy African-American mother-newborn pairs. Genes were selected based on previous association with obesity-related traits, significant differences in circulating protein levels in low birth weight pregnancies or association with newborn size in model organisms or growth disorders in humans. Association was tested via multiple linear regression with adjustment for significant covariables. RESULTS Under a dominant model SNP rs7754561 of ENPPI was significantly associated with birth weight. Among imprinted loci, maternal genotypes for SNP rs6026576 of GNAS were significantly associated with birth weight (additive and dominant models). This association was restricted to male offspring. Analyses that distinguished between alleles of paternal and maternal origin demonstrated that only maternally-transmitted alleles were associated with birth weight and that this association was restricted to male newborns. CONCLUSION The effect of only maternally-transmitted alleles of GNAS may be a consequence of the complex splicing and imprinting pattern of the GNAS gene, although the reason this effect is observed only among male newborns is unclear.
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- Ronald M Adkins
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
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Andersson EA, Pilgaard K, Pisinger C, Harder MN, Grarup N, Faerch K, Poulsen P, Witte DR, Jørgensen T, Vaag A, Hansen T, Pedersen O. Type 2 diabetes risk alleles near ADCY5, CDKAL1 and HHEX-IDE are associated with reduced birthweight. Diabetologia 2010; 53:1908-16. [PMID: 20490451 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The fetal insulin hypothesis suggests that variation in the fetal genotype influencing insulin secretion or action may predispose to low birthweight and type 2 diabetes. We examined associations between 25 confirmed type 2 diabetes risk variants and birthweight in individuals from the Danish Inter99 population and in meta-analyses including Inter99 data and reported studies. METHODS Midwife records from the Danish State Archives provided information on mother's age and parity, as well as birthweight, length at birth and prematurity of the newborn in 4,744 individuals of the population-based Inter99 study. We genotyped 25 risk alleles showing genome-wide associations with type 2 diabetes. RESULTS Birthweight was inversely associated with the type 2 diabetes risk alleles of ADCY5 rs11708067 (beta = -33 g [95% CI -55, -10], p = 0.004) and CDKAL1 rs7756992 (beta = -22 g [95% CI -43, -1], p = 0.04). The association for the latter locus was confirmed in a meta-analysis (n = 24,885) (beta = -20 g [95% CI -29, -11], p = 5 x 10(-6)). The HHEX-IDE rs1111875 variant showed no significant association among Danes (p = 0.09); however, in a meta-analysis (n = 25,164) this type 2 diabetes risk allele was associated with lower birthweight (beta = -16 g [95% CI -24, -8], p = 8 x 10(-5)). On average, individuals with high genetic risk (>or=25 type 2 diabetes risk alleles) weighed marginally less at birth than those with low genetic risk (<25 type 2 diabetes risk alleles) (beta = -35 g [95% CI -69, -2], p = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We report a novel association between the fetal ADCY5 type 2 diabetes risk allele and decreased birthweight, and confirm in meta-analyses associations between decreased birthweight and the type 2 diabetes risk alleles of HHEX-IDE and CDKAL1. No strong general effect on birthweight can be ascribed to the 25 common type 2 diabetes risk alleles.
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- E A Andersson
- Hagedorn Research Institute, Niels Steensens Vej 1, Gentofte, Denmark.
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Morgan AR, Thompson JMD, Murphy R, Black PN, Lam WJ, Ferguson LR, Mitchell EA. Obesity and diabetes genes are associated with being born small for gestational age: results from the Auckland Birthweight Collaborative study. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2010; 11:125. [PMID: 20712903 PMCID: PMC2928774 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Individuals born small for gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of rapid postnatal weight gain, later obesity and diseases in adulthood such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Environmental risk factors for SGA are well established and include smoking, low pregnancy weight, maternal short stature, maternal diet, ethnic origin of mother and hypertension. However, in a large proportion of SGA, no underlying cause is evident, and these individuals may have a larger genetic contribution. Methods In this study we tested the association between SGA and polymorphisms in genes that have previously been associated with obesity and/or diabetes. We undertook analysis of 54 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 546 samples from the Auckland Birthweight Collaborative (ABC) study. 227 children were born small for gestational age (SGA) and 319 were appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Results and Conclusion The results demonstrated that genetic variation in KCNJ11, BDNF, PFKP, PTER and SEC16B were associated with SGA and support the concept that genetic factors associated with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes are more prevalent in those born SGA compared to those born AGA. We have previously determined that environmental factors are associated with differences in birthweight in the ABC study and now we have demonstrated a significant genetic contribution, suggesting that the interaction between genetics and the environment are important.
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- Angharad R Morgan
- Discipline of Nutrition, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Lewis SJ. Mendelian randomization as applied to coronary heart disease, including recent advances incorporating new technology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 3:109-17. [PMID: 20160203 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.109.880955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Sarah J Lewis
- Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
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Freathy RM, Mook-Kanamori DO, Sovio U, Prokopenko I, Timpson NJ, Berry DJ, Warrington NM, Widen E, Hottenga JJ, Kaakinen M, Lange LA, Bradfield JP, Kerkhof M, Marsh JA, Mägi R, Chen CM, Lyon HN, Kirin M, Adair LS, Aulchenko YS, Bennett AJ, Borja JB, Bouatia-Naji N, Charoen P, Coin LJM, Cousminer DL, de Geus EJC, Deloukas P, Elliott P, Evans DM, Froguel P, Glaser B, Groves CJ, Hartikainen AL, Hassanali N, Hirschhorn JN, Hofman A, Holly JMP, Hyppönen E, Kanoni S, Knight BA, Laitinen J, Lindgren CM, McArdle WL, O'Reilly PF, Pennell CE, Postma DS, Pouta A, Ramasamy A, Rayner NW, Ring SM, Rivadeneira F, Shields BM, Strachan DP, Surakka I, Taanila A, Tiesler C, Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Wijga AH, Willemsen G, Zhang H, Zhao J, Wilson JF, Steegers EAP, Hattersley AT, Eriksson JG, Peltonen L, Mohlke KL, Grant SFA, Hakonarson H, Koppelman GH, Dedoussis GV, Heinrich J, Gillman MW, Palmer LJ, Frayling TM, Boomsma DI, Smith GD, Power C, Jaddoe VWV, Jarvelin MR, McCarthy MI. Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight. Nat Genet 2010; 42:430-5. [PMID: 20372150 PMCID: PMC2862164 DOI: 10.1038/ng.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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To identify genetic variants associated with birth weight, we meta-analyzed six genome-wide association (GWA) studies (n = 10,623 Europeans from pregnancy/birth cohorts) and followed up two lead signals in 13 replication studies (n = 27,591). rs900400 near LEKR1 and CCNL1 (P = 2 x 10(-35)) and rs9883204 in ADCY5 (P = 7 x 10(-15)) were robustly associated with birth weight. Correlated SNPs in ADCY5 were recently implicated in regulation of glucose levels and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, providing evidence that the well-described association between lower birth weight and subsequent type 2 diabetes has a genetic component, distinct from the proposed role of programming by maternal nutrition. Using data from both SNPs, we found that the 9% of Europeans carrying four birth weight-lowering alleles were, on average, 113 g (95% CI 89-137 g) lighter at birth than the 24% with zero or one alleles (P(trend) = 7 x 10(-30)). The impact on birth weight is similar to that of a mother smoking 4-5 cigarettes per day in the third trimester of pregnancy.
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- Rachel M Freathy
- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- The Generation R Study, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- The MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College of London Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Australia
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- Insititute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Tukholmankatu 8 (P.O: Box 20), 00014 University of Helsinki
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Australia
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
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- Office of Population Studies Foundation, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
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- CNRS UMR 8090 Institute of Biology, Pasteur Institute of Lille and Lille 2 Droit et Sant, University, Lille, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Insititute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Tukholmankatu 8 (P.O: Box 20), 00014 University of Helsinki
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- CNRS UMR 8090 Institute of Biology, Pasteur Institute of Lille and Lille 2 Droit et Sant, University, Lille, France
- Genomic Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- The MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
- Children of the Nineties, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
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- Division of Genetics, Program in Genomics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Science at North Bristol, University of Bristol, Paul O'Gorman Lifeline Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College of London Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Peninsula NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Women's & Infants' Health, The University of Western Australia
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- National Institute of Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Peninsula NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
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- Division of Community Health Sciences, St. George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Insititute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Tukholmankatu 8 (P.O: Box 20), 00014 University of Helsinki
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Peninsula NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
| | - Johan G Eriksson
- Helsinki University Central Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of General Practice, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Leena Peltonen
- Insititute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), Tukholmankatu 8 (P.O: Box 20), 00014 University of Helsinki
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Karen L Mohlke
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Struan F A Grant
- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104, USA
| | - Hakon Hakonarson
- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104, USA
| | - Gerard H Koppelman
- Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany
| | - Matthew W Gillman
- Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Lyle J Palmer
- Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Australia
| | - Timothy M Frayling
- Genetics of Complex Traits, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
| | - Dorret I Boomsma
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - George Davey Smith
- The MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK
| | - Chris Power
- Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College of London Institute of Child Health, London, UK
| | - Vincent W V Jaddoe
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- National Institute of Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
| | - Mark I McCarthy
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK, OX3 7LJ
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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