Measured and genetically predicted protein levels and cardiovascular diseases in UK Biobank and China Kadoorie Biobank.

ABSTRACT: Several large-scale studies have measured plasma levels of the proteome in individuals with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)^1-7. However, since the majority of such proteins are interrelated², it is difficult for observational studies to distinguish which proteins are likely to be of etiological relevance. Here we evaluate whether plasma levels of 2,919 proteins measured in 52,164 UK Biobank participants are associated with incident myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke or heart failure. Of those proteins, 126 were associated with all three CVD outcomes and 118 were associated with at least one CVD in the China Kadoorie Biobank. Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses indicated that genetically determined levels of 47 and 18 proteins, respectively, were ass

SUBMITTER: Lind L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature