Genome-wide association study of circulating interleukin 6 levels identifies novel loci.
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serval:BIB_DFC20881CC51
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Genome-wide association study of circulating interleukin 6 levels identifies novel loci.
Journal
Human molecular genetics
Working group(s)
CHARGE Inflammation Working Group
ISSN
1460-2083 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0964-6906
Publication state
Published
Issued date
27/04/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Number
5
Pages
393-409
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine with both pro- and anti-inflammatory properties with a heritability estimate of up to 61%. The circulating levels of IL-6 in blood have been associated with an increased risk of complex disease pathogenesis. We conducted a two-staged, discovery and replication meta genome-wide association study (GWAS) of circulating serum IL-6 levels comprising up to 67 428 (ndiscovery = 52 654 and nreplication = 14 774) individuals of European ancestry. The inverse variance fixed effects based discovery meta-analysis, followed by replication led to the identification of two independent loci, IL1F10/IL1RN rs6734238 on chromosome (Chr) 2q14, (Pcombined = 1.8 × 10-11), HLA-DRB1/DRB5 rs660895 on Chr6p21 (Pcombined = 1.5 × 10-10) in the combined meta-analyses of all samples. We also replicated the IL6R rs4537545 locus on Chr1q21 (Pcombined = 1.2 × 10-122). Our study identifies novel loci for circulating IL-6 levels uncovering new immunological and inflammatory pathways that may influence IL-6 pathobiology.
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