The shared allelic architecture of adiponectin levels and coronary artery disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A large body of epidemiologic data strongly suggests an association between excess adiposity and coronary artery disease (CAD). Low adiponectin levels, a hormone secreted only from adipocytes, have been associated with an increased risk of CAD in observational studies. However, these associations cannot clarify whether this relationship is causal or due to a shared set of causal factors or even confounding. Genome-wide association studies have identified common variants that influence adiponectin levels, providing valuable tools to examine the genetic relationship between adiponectin and CAD.

Methods

Using 145 genome wide significant SNPs for adiponectin from the ADIPOGen consortium (n = 49,891), we tested whether adiponectin-decreasing alleles influenced risk of C

SUBMITTER: Dastani Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6139652 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature