Regulatory variants in TCF7L2 are associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Roychowdhury T, Lu H, Hornsby WE, Crone B, Wang GT, Guo DC, Sendamarai AK, Devineni P, Lin M, Zhou W, Graham SE, Wolford BN, Surakka I, Wang Z, Chang L, Zhang J, Mathis M, Brummett CM, Melendez TL, Shea MJ, Kim KM, Deeb GM, Patel HJ, Eliason J, Eagle KA, Yang B, Ganesh SK, Brumpton B, Åsvold BO, Skogholt AH, Hveem K, Program V, Pyarajan S, Klarin D, Tsao PS, Damrauer SM, Leal SM, Milewicz DM, Chen YE, Garcia-Barrio MT, Willer CJ. Regulatory variants in TCF7L2 are associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2021, 108: 1578-1589. PMID: 34265237, PMCID: PMC8456156, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBcl-2-Associated X ProteinCase-Control StudiesCaspase 3Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansIntronsMichiganMuscle, Smooth, VascularMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Quantitative Trait LociTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinConceptsGenome-wide significant associationDifferent causal variantsGenome-wide scanCommon variantsVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisSmooth muscle cell apoptosisMuscle cell apoptosisRegulatory variantsGenomics initiativesSingle geneThird intronCausal variantsMichigan Genomics InitiativeHeritable diseaseType 2 diabetesCell apoptosisGenetic associationAdditional independent cohortsTCF7L2Aortic aneurysmLociHigh expressionTAAGenetic risk factorsFunctional relationship