A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile
Moors J, Krishnan M, Sumpter N, Takei R, Bixley M, Cadzow M, Major T, Phipps-Green A, Topless R, Merriman M, Rutledge M, Morgan B, Carlson J, Zhang J, Russell E, Sun G, Cheng H, Weeks D, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Tuitele J, Hawley N, Deka R, McGarvey S, de Zoysa J, Murphy R, Dalbeth N, Stamp L, Taumoepeau M, King F, Wilcox P, Rapana N, McCormick S, Minster R, Merriman T, Leask M. A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2023, 4: 100204. PMID: 37250494, PMCID: PMC10209881, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-specific genetic variantsGenomic studiesGenetic analysisFunction mutationsVariant altersGenetic determinantsGenetic variantsMinor alleleCETP deficiencyGenomicsHigher HDLLipid profileTraitsSequencingLow LDL-C levelsMutationsAllelesLDL-C levelsSerum lipid profileCopiesPolymorphismAssociatesLower LDLCardiovascular diseaseVariantsAssociation of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations
Krishnan M, Phipps-Green A, Russell E, Major T, Cadzow M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Hindmarsh J, Qasim M, Watson H, Liu S, Carlson J, Minster R, Hawley N, Naseri T, Reupena M, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Murphy R, Weeks D. Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations. Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 68: 463-468. PMID: 36864286, PMCID: PMC10313811, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01141-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexPrevious smaller studiesAssociation of rs9939609New Zealand PolynesiansMass indexFat massSmall studySignificant associationPolynesian ancestryFTO variantsRs9939609Effect size estimatesAssociationSimilar effectsMean effect size estimate