Genome-Wide Association Study of Liver Enzymes in Korean Children

Liver enzyme elevations, as an indicator of liver function, are widely associated with metabolic diseases. Genome-wide population-based association studies have identified a genetic susceptibility to liver enzyme elevations and their related traits; however, the genetic architecture in childhood rem...

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Autores principales: Park, Tae-Joon, Hwang, Joo-Yeon, Go, Min Jin, Lee, Hye-Ja, Jang, Han Byul, Choi, Youngshim, Kang, Jae Heon, Park, Kyung Hee, Choi, Min-Gyu, Song, Jihyun, Kim, Bong-Jo, Lee, Jong-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Genome Organization 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24124411
http://dx.doi.org/10.5808/GI.2013.11.3.149
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Sumario:Liver enzyme elevations, as an indicator of liver function, are widely associated with metabolic diseases. Genome-wide population-based association studies have identified a genetic susceptibility to liver enzyme elevations and their related traits; however, the genetic architecture in childhood remains largely unknown. We performed a genome-wide association study to identify new genetic loci for liver enzyme levels in a Korean childhood cohort (n = 484). We observed three novel loci (rs4949718, rs80311637, and rs596406) that were multiply associated with elevated levels of alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase. Although there are some limitations, including genetic power, additional replication and functional characterization will support the clarity on the genetic contribution that the ST6GALNAC3, ADAMTS9, and CELF2 genes have in childhood liver function.

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