Pleiotropic modifiers of age-related diabetes and neonatal intestinal obstruction in cystic fibrosis

CF Genome Project

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Abstract

Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) develop complications of the gastrointestinal tract influenced by genetic variants outside of CFTR. Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a distinct form of diabetes with a variable age of onset that occurs frequently in individuals with CF, while meconium ileus (MI) is a severe neonatal intestinal obstruction affecting ∼20% of newborns with CF. CFRD and MI are slightly correlated traits with previous evidence of overlap in their genetic architectures. To better understand the genetic commonality between CFRD and MI, we used whole-genome-sequencing data from the CF Genome Project to perform genome-wide association. These analyses revealed variants at 11 loci (6 not previously identified) that associated with MI and at 12 loci (5 not previously identified) that associated with CFRD. Of these, variants at SLC26A9, CEBPB, and PRSS1 associated with both traits; variants at SLC26A9 and CEBPB increased risk for both traits, while variants at PRSS1, the higher-risk alleles for CFRD, conferred lower risk for MI. Furthermore, common and rare variants within the SLC26A9 locus associated with MI only or CFRD only. As expected, different loci modify risk of CFRD and MI; however, a subset exhibit pleiotropic effects indicating etiologic and mechanistic overlap between these two otherwise distinct complications of CF.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1894-1908
Number of pages15
JournalAmerican journal of human genetics
Volume109
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 6 2022

Keywords

  • CFRD
  • cystic fibrosis
  • cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
  • diabetes
  • genetic modifier
  • intestinal obstruction
  • meconium ileus
  • pleiotropy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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