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22982992
TITLE
FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index.
ABSTRACT
There is evidence across several species for genetic control of phenotypic variation of complex traits, such that the variance among phenotypes is genotype dependent. Understanding genetic control of variability is important in evolutionary biology, agricultural selection programmes and human medicine, yet for complex traits, no individual genetic variants associated with variance, as opposed to the mean, have been identified. Here we perform a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of phenotypic variation using ∼170,000 samples on height and body mass index (BMI) in human populations. We report evidence that the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs7202116 at the FTO gene locus, which is known to be associated with obesity (as measured by mean BMI for each rs7202116 genotype), is also associated with phenotypic variability. We show that the results are not due to scale effects or other artefacts, and find no other experiment-wise significant evidence for effects on variability, either at loci other than FTO for BMI or at any locus for height. The difference in variance for BMI among individuals with opposite homozygous genotypes at the FTO locus is approximately 7%, corresponding to a difference of ∼0.5 kilograms in the standard deviation of weight. Our results indicate that genetic variants can be discovered that are associated with variability, and that between-person variability in obesity can partly be explained by the genotype at the FTO locus. The results are consistent with reported FTO by environment interactions for BMI, possibly mediated by DNA methylation. Our BMI results for other SNPs and our height results for all SNPs suggest that most genetic variants, including those that influence mean height or mean BMI, are not associated with phenotypic variance, or that their effects on variability are too small to detect even with samples sizes greater than 100,000.
DATE PUBLISHED
2012 Oct 11
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2012/01/15
accepted 2012/07/06
entrez 2012/09/18 06:00
pubmed 2012/09/18 06:00
medline 2012/11/07 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Yang J Yang Jian J University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia.
Loos RJ Loos Ruth J F RJ
Powell JE Powell Joseph E JE
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE
Speliotes EK Speliotes Elizabeth K EK
Chasman DI Chasman Daniel I DI
Rose LM Rose Lynda M LM
Thorleifsson G Thorleifsson Gudmar G
Steinthorsdottir V Steinthorsdottir Valgerdur V
Mägi R Mägi Reedik R
Waite L Waite Lindsay L
Smith AV Smith Albert Vernon AV
Yerges-Armstrong LM Yerges-Armstrong Laura M LM
Monda KL Monda Keri L KL
Hadley D Hadley David D
Mahajan A Mahajan Anubha A
Li G Li Guo G
Kapur K Kapur Karen K
Vitart V Vitart Veronique V
Huffman JE Huffman Jennifer E JE
Wang SR Wang Sophie R SR
Palmer C Palmer Cameron C
Esko T Esko Tõnu T
Fischer K Fischer Krista K
Zhao JH Zhao Jing Hua JH
Demirkan A Demirkan Ayşe A
Isaacs A Isaacs Aaron A
Feitosa MF Feitosa Mary F MF
Luan J Luan Jian'an J
Heard-Costa NL Heard-Costa Nancy L NL
White C White Charles C
Jackson AU Jackson Anne U AU
Preuss M Preuss Michael M
Ziegler A Ziegler Andreas A
Eriksson J Eriksson Joel J
Kutalik Z Kutalik Zoltán Z
Frau F Frau Francesca F
Nolte IM Nolte Ilja M IM
Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk Jana V JV
Hottenga JJ Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ
Jacobs KB Jacobs Kevin B KB
Verweij N Verweij Niek N
Goel A Goel Anuj A
Medina-Gomez C Medina-Gomez Carolina C
Estrada K Estrada Karol K
Bragg-Gresham JL Bragg-Gresham Jennifer Lynn JL
Sanna S Sanna Serena S
Sidore C Sidore Carlo C
Tyrer J Tyrer Jonathan J
Teumer A Teumer Alexander A
Prokopenko I Prokopenko Inga I
Mangino M Mangino Massimo M
Lindgren CM Lindgren Cecilia M CM
Assimes TL Assimes Themistocles L TL
Shuldiner AR Shuldiner Alan R AR
Hui J Hui Jennie J
Beilby JP Beilby John P JP
McArdle WL McArdle Wendy L WL
Hall P Hall Per P
Haritunians T Haritunians Talin T
Zgaga L Zgaga Lina L
Kolcic I Kolcic Ivana I
Polasek O Polasek Ozren O
Zemunik T Zemunik Tatijana T
Oostra BA Oostra Ben A BA
Junttila MJ Junttila M Juhani MJ
Grönberg H Grönberg Henrik H
Schreiber S Schreiber Stefan S
Peters A Peters Annette A
Hicks AA Hicks Andrew A AA
Stephens J Stephens Jonathan J
Foad NS Foad Nicola S NS
Laitinen J Laitinen Jaana J
Pouta A Pouta Anneli A
Kaakinen M Kaakinen Marika M
Willemsen G Willemsen Gonneke G
Vink JM Vink Jacqueline M JM
Wild SH Wild Sarah H SH
Navis G Navis Gerjan G
Asselbergs FW Asselbergs Folkert W FW
Homuth G Homuth Georg G
John U John Ulrich U
Iribarren C Iribarren Carlos C
Harris T Harris Tamara T
Launer L Launer Lenore L
Gudnason V Gudnason Vilmundur V
O'Connell JR O'Connell Jeffrey R JR
Boerwinkle E Boerwinkle Eric E
Cadby G Cadby Gemma G
Palmer LJ Palmer Lyle J LJ
James AL James Alan L AL
Musk AW Musk Arthur W AW
Ingelsson E Ingelsson Erik E
Psaty BM Psaty Bruce M BM
Beckmann JS Beckmann Jacques S JS
Waeber G Waeber Gerard G
Vollenweider P Vollenweider Peter P
Hayward C Hayward Caroline C
Wright AF Wright Alan F AF
Rudan I Rudan Igor I
Groop LC Groop Leif C LC
Metspalu A Metspalu Andres A
Khaw KT Khaw Kay Tee KT
van Duijn CM van Duijn Cornelia M CM
Borecki IB Borecki Ingrid B IB
Province MA Province Michael A MA
Wareham NJ Wareham Nicholas J NJ
Tardif JC Tardif Jean-Claude JC
Huikuri HV Huikuri Heikki V HV
Cupples LA Cupples L Adrienne LA
Atwood LD Atwood Larry D LD
Fox CS Fox Caroline S CS
Boehnke M Boehnke Michael M
Collins FS Collins Francis S FS
Mohlke KL Mohlke Karen L KL
Erdmann J Erdmann Jeanette J
Schunkert H Schunkert Heribert H
Hengstenberg C Hengstenberg Christian C
Stark K Stark Klaus K
Lorentzon M Lorentzon Mattias M
Ohlsson C Ohlsson Claes C
Cusi D Cusi Daniele D
Staessen JA Staessen Jan A JA
Van der Klauw MM Van der Klauw Melanie M MM
Pramstaller PP Pramstaller Peter P PP
Kathiresan S Kathiresan Sekar S
Jolley JD Jolley Jennifer D JD
Ripatti S Ripatti Samuli S
Jarvelin MR Jarvelin Marjo-Riitta MR
de Geus EJ de Geus Eco J C EJ
Boomsma DI Boomsma Dorret I DI
Penninx B Penninx Brenda B
Wilson JF Wilson James F JF
Campbell H Campbell Harry H
Chanock SJ Chanock Stephen J SJ
van der Harst P van der Harst Pim P
Hamsten A Hamsten Anders A
Watkins H Watkins Hugh H
Hofman A Hofman Albert A
Witteman JC Witteman Jacqueline C JC
Zillikens MC Zillikens M Carola MC
Uitterlinden AG Uitterlinden André G AG
Rivadeneira F Rivadeneira Fernando F
Zillikens MC Zillikens M Carola MC
Kiemeney LA Kiemeney Lambertus A LA
Vermeulen SH Vermeulen Sita H SH
Abecasis GR Abecasis Goncalo R GR
Schlessinger D Schlessinger David D
Schipf S Schipf Sabine S
Stumvoll M Stumvoll Michael M
Tönjes A Tönjes Anke A
Spector TD Spector Tim D TD
North KE North Kari E KE
Lettre G Lettre Guillaume G
McCarthy MI McCarthy Mark I MI
Berndt SI Berndt Sonja I SI
Heath AC Heath Andrew C AC
Madden PA Madden Pamela A F PA
Nyholt DR Nyholt Dale R DR
Montgomery GW Montgomery Grant W GW
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
McKnight B McKnight Barbara B
Strachan DP Strachan David P DP
Hill WG Hill William G WG
Snieder H Snieder Harold H
Ridker PM Ridker Paul M PM
Thorsteinsdottir U Thorsteinsdottir Unnur U
Stefansson K Stefansson Kari K
Frayling TM Frayling Timothy M TM
Hirschhorn JN Hirschhorn Joel N JN
Goddard ME Goddard Michael E ME
Visscher PM Visscher Peter M PM
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 490
ISSUE: 7419
TITLE: Nature
ISOABBREVIATION: Nature
YEAR: 2012
MONTH: Oct
DAY: 11
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1476-4687
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Nature
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 0028-0836
NLMUNIQUEID: 0410462
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
Body Height genetics
Body Mass Index genetics
Co-Repressor Proteins genetics
Female genetics
Genetic Variation genetics
Genome-Wide Association Study genetics
Humans genetics
Male genetics
Nerve Tissue Proteins genetics
Phenotype genetics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics
Proteins genetics
Repressor Proteins genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
0 Co-Repressor Proteins
0 Nerve Tissue Proteins
0 Proteins
0 RCOR1 protein, human
0 Repressor Proteins
EC 1.14.11.33 Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
EC 1.14.11.33 FTO protein, human
OTHER ID's