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author Gharib, Sina A.
Loth, Daan W.
Soler Artigas, María
Birkland, Timothy P.
Wilk, Jemma B.
Wain, Louise V.
Brody, Jennifer A.
Obeidat, Ma'en
Hancock, Dana B.
Tang, Wenbo
Rawal, Rajesh
Boezen, H. Marike
Imboden, Medea
Huffman, Jennifer E.
Lahousse, Lies
Alves, Alexessander C.
Manichaikul, Ani
Hui, Jennie
Morrison, Alanna C.
Ramasamy, Adaikalavan
Smith, Albert Vernon
Gudnason, Vilmundur
Surakka, Ida
Vitart, Veronique
Evans, David M.
Strachan, David P.
Deary, Ian J.
Hofman, Albert
Gläser, Sven
Wilson, James F.
North, Kari E.
Zhao, Jing Hua
Heckbert, Susan R.
Jarvis, Deborah L.
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Schulz, Holger
Barr, R. Graham
Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta
O'Connor, George T.
Kähönen, Mika
Cassano, Patricia A.
Hysi, Pirro G.
Dupuis, Josée
Hayward, Caroline
Psaty, Bruce M.
Hall, Ian P.
Parks, William C.
Tobin, Martin D.
London, Stephanie J.
author_facet Gharib, Sina A.
Loth, Daan W.
Soler Artigas, María
Birkland, Timothy P.
Wilk, Jemma B.
Wain, Louise V.
Brody, Jennifer A.
Obeidat, Ma'en
Hancock, Dana B.
Tang, Wenbo
Rawal, Rajesh
Boezen, H. Marike
Imboden, Medea
Huffman, Jennifer E.
Lahousse, Lies
Alves, Alexessander C.
Manichaikul, Ani
Hui, Jennie
Morrison, Alanna C.
Ramasamy, Adaikalavan
Smith, Albert Vernon
Gudnason, Vilmundur
Surakka, Ida
Vitart, Veronique
Evans, David M.
Strachan, David P.
Deary, Ian J.
Hofman, Albert
Gläser, Sven
Wilson, James F.
North, Kari E.
Zhao, Jing Hua
Heckbert, Susan R.
Jarvis, Deborah L.
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Schulz, Holger
Barr, R. Graham
Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta
O'Connor, George T.
Kähönen, Mika
Cassano, Patricia A.
Hysi, Pirro G.
Dupuis, Josée
Hayward, Caroline
Psaty, Bruce M.
Hall, Ian P.
Parks, William C.
Tobin, Martin D.
London, Stephanie J.
author_sort Gharib, Sina A.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Chronic respiratory disorders are important contributors to the global burden of disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of lung function measures have identified several trait-associated loci, but explain only a modest portion of the phenotypic variability. We postulated that integrating pathway-based methods with GWASs of pulmonary function and airflow obstruction would identify a broader repertoire of genes and processes influencing these traits. We performed two independent GWASs of lung function and applied gene set enrichment analysis to one of the studies and validated the results using the second GWAS. We identified 131 significantly enriched gene sets associated with lung function and clustered them into larger biological modules involved in diverse processes including development, immunity, cell signalling, proliferation and arachidonic acid. We found that enrichment of gene sets was not driven by GWAS-significant variants or loci, but instead by those with less stringent association P-values. Next, we applied pathway enrichment analysis to a meta-analysed GWAS of airflow obstruction. We identified several biologic modules that functionally overlapped with those associated with pulmonary function. However, differences were also noted, including enrichment of extracellular matrix (ECM) processes specifically in the airflow obstruction study. Network analysis of the ECM module implicated a candidate gene, matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10), as a putative disease target. We used a knockout mouse model to functionally validate MMP10’s role in influencing lung’s susceptibility to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. By integrating pathway analysis with population-based genomics, we unravelled biologic processes underlying pulmonary function traits and identified a candidate gene for obstructive lung disease.
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spelling nottingham-443652020-05-04T17:20:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44365/ Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction Gharib, Sina A. Loth, Daan W. Soler Artigas, María Birkland, Timothy P. Wilk, Jemma B. Wain, Louise V. Brody, Jennifer A. Obeidat, Ma'en Hancock, Dana B. Tang, Wenbo Rawal, Rajesh Boezen, H. Marike Imboden, Medea Huffman, Jennifer E. Lahousse, Lies Alves, Alexessander C. Manichaikul, Ani Hui, Jennie Morrison, Alanna C. Ramasamy, Adaikalavan Smith, Albert Vernon Gudnason, Vilmundur Surakka, Ida Vitart, Veronique Evans, David M. Strachan, David P. Deary, Ian J. Hofman, Albert Gläser, Sven Wilson, James F. North, Kari E. Zhao, Jing Hua Heckbert, Susan R. Jarvis, Deborah L. Probst-Hensch, Nicole Schulz, Holger Barr, R. Graham Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta O'Connor, George T. Kähönen, Mika Cassano, Patricia A. Hysi, Pirro G. Dupuis, Josée Hayward, Caroline Psaty, Bruce M. Hall, Ian P. Parks, William C. Tobin, Martin D. London, Stephanie J. Chronic respiratory disorders are important contributors to the global burden of disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of lung function measures have identified several trait-associated loci, but explain only a modest portion of the phenotypic variability. We postulated that integrating pathway-based methods with GWASs of pulmonary function and airflow obstruction would identify a broader repertoire of genes and processes influencing these traits. We performed two independent GWASs of lung function and applied gene set enrichment analysis to one of the studies and validated the results using the second GWAS. We identified 131 significantly enriched gene sets associated with lung function and clustered them into larger biological modules involved in diverse processes including development, immunity, cell signalling, proliferation and arachidonic acid. We found that enrichment of gene sets was not driven by GWAS-significant variants or loci, but instead by those with less stringent association P-values. Next, we applied pathway enrichment analysis to a meta-analysed GWAS of airflow obstruction. We identified several biologic modules that functionally overlapped with those associated with pulmonary function. However, differences were also noted, including enrichment of extracellular matrix (ECM) processes specifically in the airflow obstruction study. Network analysis of the ECM module implicated a candidate gene, matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10), as a putative disease target. We used a knockout mouse model to functionally validate MMP10’s role in influencing lung’s susceptibility to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. By integrating pathway analysis with population-based genomics, we unravelled biologic processes underlying pulmonary function traits and identified a candidate gene for obstructive lung disease. Oxford University Press 2015-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Gharib, Sina A., Loth, Daan W., Soler Artigas, María, Birkland, Timothy P., Wilk, Jemma B., Wain, Louise V., Brody, Jennifer A., Obeidat, Ma'en, Hancock, Dana B., Tang, Wenbo, Rawal, Rajesh, Boezen, H. Marike, Imboden, Medea, Huffman, Jennifer E., Lahousse, Lies, Alves, Alexessander C., Manichaikul, Ani, Hui, Jennie, Morrison, Alanna C., Ramasamy, Adaikalavan, Smith, Albert Vernon, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Surakka, Ida, Vitart, Veronique, Evans, David M., Strachan, David P., Deary, Ian J., Hofman, Albert, Gläser, Sven, Wilson, James F., North, Kari E., Zhao, Jing Hua, Heckbert, Susan R., Jarvis, Deborah L., Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Schulz, Holger, Barr, R. Graham, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, O'Connor, George T., Kähönen, Mika, Cassano, Patricia A., Hysi, Pirro G., Dupuis, Josée, Hayward, Caroline, Psaty, Bruce M., Hall, Ian P., Parks, William C., Tobin, Martin D. and London, Stephanie J. (2015) Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (23). pp. 6836-6848. ISSN 1460-2083 https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/hmg/ddv378 doi:10.1093/hmg/ddv378 doi:10.1093/hmg/ddv378
spellingShingle Gharib, Sina A.
Loth, Daan W.
Soler Artigas, María
Birkland, Timothy P.
Wilk, Jemma B.
Wain, Louise V.
Brody, Jennifer A.
Obeidat, Ma'en
Hancock, Dana B.
Tang, Wenbo
Rawal, Rajesh
Boezen, H. Marike
Imboden, Medea
Huffman, Jennifer E.
Lahousse, Lies
Alves, Alexessander C.
Manichaikul, Ani
Hui, Jennie
Morrison, Alanna C.
Ramasamy, Adaikalavan
Smith, Albert Vernon
Gudnason, Vilmundur
Surakka, Ida
Vitart, Veronique
Evans, David M.
Strachan, David P.
Deary, Ian J.
Hofman, Albert
Gläser, Sven
Wilson, James F.
North, Kari E.
Zhao, Jing Hua
Heckbert, Susan R.
Jarvis, Deborah L.
Probst-Hensch, Nicole
Schulz, Holger
Barr, R. Graham
Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta
O'Connor, George T.
Kähönen, Mika
Cassano, Patricia A.
Hysi, Pirro G.
Dupuis, Josée
Hayward, Caroline
Psaty, Bruce M.
Hall, Ian P.
Parks, William C.
Tobin, Martin D.
London, Stephanie J.
Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title_full Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title_fullStr Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title_full_unstemmed Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title_short Integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
title_sort integrative pathway genomics of lung function and airflow obstruction
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44365/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44365/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44365/