Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies regions on 7p21 (AHR) and 15q24 (CYP1A2) as determinants of habitual caffeine consumption

Marilyn C. Cornelis, Keri L. Monda, Kai Yu, Nina Paynter, Elizabeth M. Azzato, Siiri N. Bennett, Sonja I. Berndt, Eric Boerwinkle, Stephen Chanock, Nilanjan Chatterjee, David Couper, Gary Curhan, Gerardo Heiss, Frank B. Hu, David J. Hunter, Kevin Jacobs, Majken K. Jensen, Peter Kraft, Maria Teresa Landi, Jennifer A. NettletonMark P. Purdue, Preetha Rajaraman, Eric B. Rimm, Lynda M. Rose, Nathaniel Rothman, Debra Silverman, Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, Amy Subar, Meredith Yeager, Daniel I. Chasman, Rob M. van Dam, Neil E. Caporaso

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Abstract

We report the first genome-wide association study of habitual caffeine intake. We included 47,341 individuals of European descent based on five population-based studies within the United States. In a meta-analysis adjusted for age, sex, smoking, and eigenvectors of population variation, two loci achieved genome-wide significance: 7p21 (P = 2.4×10-19), near AHR, and 15q24 (P = 5.2×10-14), between CYP1A1 and CYP1A2. Both the AHR and CYP1A2 genes are biologically plausible candidates as CYP1A2 metabolizes caffeine and AHR regulates CYP1A2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere1002033
JournalPLoS genetics
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)
  • Cancer Research

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