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Adipose co-expression networks across Finns and Mexicans identify novel triglyceride-associated genes.
Haas, Blake E; Horvath, Steve; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H; Cantor, Rita M; Nikkola, Elina; Weissglas-Volkov, Daphna; Rissanen, Aila; Civelek, Mete; Cruz-Bautista, Ivette; Riba, Laura; Kuusisto, Johanna; Kaprio, Jaakko; Tusie-Luna, Teresa; Laakso, Markku; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A; Pajukanta, Päivi.
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  • Haas BE; Department of Human Genetics, Gonda Center, Los Angeles, California, 90095-7088, USA.
BMC Med Genomics ; 5: 61, 2012 Dec 06.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23217153
BACKGROUND: High serum triglyceride (TG) levels is an established risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Fat is stored in the form of TGs in human adipose tissue. We hypothesized that gene co-expression networks in human adipose tissue may be correlated with serum TG levels and help reveal novel genes involved in TG regulation. METHODS: Gene co-expression networks were constructed from two Finnish and one Mexican study sample using the blockwiseModules R function in Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA). Overlap between TG-associated networks from each of the three study samples were calculated using a Fisher's Exact test. Gene ontology was used to determine known pathways enriched in each TG-associated network. RESULTS: We measured gene expression in adipose samples from two Finnish and one Mexican study sample. In each study sample, we observed a gene co-expression network that was significantly associated with serum TG levels. The TG modules observed in Finns and Mexicans significantly overlapped and shared 34 genes. Seven of the 34 genes (ARHGAP30, CCR1, CXCL16, FERMT3, HCST, RNASET2, SELPG) were identified as the key hub genes of all three TG modules. Furthermore, two of the 34 genes (ARHGAP9, LST1) reside in previous TG GWAS regions, suggesting them as the regional candidates underlying the GWAS signals. CONCLUSIONS: This study presents a novel adipose gene co-expression network with 34 genes significantly correlated with serum TG across populations.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Triglicerídeos / Tecido Adiposo / Regulação da Expressão Gênica / Redes Reguladoras de Genes Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: BMC Med Genomics Assunto da revista: GENETICA MEDICA Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Triglicerídeos / Tecido Adiposo / Regulação da Expressão Gênica / Redes Reguladoras de Genes Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa / Mexico Idioma: En Revista: BMC Med Genomics Assunto da revista: GENETICA MEDICA Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido