TY - JOUR
T1 - A genome-wide scan for urinary albumin excretion in hypertensive families
AU - Freedman, Barry I.
AU - Beck, Stephanie R.
AU - Rich, Stephen S.
AU - Heiss, Gerardo
AU - Lewis, Cora E.
AU - Turner, Stephen
AU - Province, Michael A.
AU - Schwander, Karen L.
AU - Arnett, Donna K.
AU - Mellen, Beverly G.
PY - 2003/9/1
Y1 - 2003/9/1
N2 - Albuminuria increases the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension and diabetic subjects. The heritability (h2) of albuminuria in multiplex hypertensive families is unknown. We calculated the familial aggregation of urine albumin: creatinine ratio (ACR) and performed a genome-wide scan to assess for loci contributing to ACR in participants enrolled in the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN). To perform the genome scan, we analyzed genotype results from 2589 individuals from 805 families in the Family Blood Pressure Program. ACR and covariates were available in 1727 individuals (mean age, 57.1 years). Estimates of h 2 were obtained by using variance component methodology as implemented in the SOLAR software package. Linkage was tested between 387 markers spanning the genome at an average interval of 9.32 cM, using SOLAR multipoint analysis. The h2 of log urine ACR was 0.49 (P<1 × 10-7) after controlling for significant main and interactive effects of age, gender, race, body mass index, blood pressure, and use of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin-2 receptor blockers. The genome-wide scan revealed a maximum LOD score of 2.73 on chromosome 19 (robust corrected LOD, 2.40; P=0.0009) at marker D19S591 and a LOD score of 2.0 on chromosome 12 (robust corrected LOD, 1.75; P=0.005) at marker PAH. These analyses demonstrate the marked heritability of urine ACR in families enriched for the presence of members with essential hypertension. They suggest that a gene(s) associated with urinary ACR may be present on human chromosomes. 19 and 12.
AB - Albuminuria increases the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension and diabetic subjects. The heritability (h2) of albuminuria in multiplex hypertensive families is unknown. We calculated the familial aggregation of urine albumin: creatinine ratio (ACR) and performed a genome-wide scan to assess for loci contributing to ACR in participants enrolled in the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN). To perform the genome scan, we analyzed genotype results from 2589 individuals from 805 families in the Family Blood Pressure Program. ACR and covariates were available in 1727 individuals (mean age, 57.1 years). Estimates of h 2 were obtained by using variance component methodology as implemented in the SOLAR software package. Linkage was tested between 387 markers spanning the genome at an average interval of 9.32 cM, using SOLAR multipoint analysis. The h2 of log urine ACR was 0.49 (P<1 × 10-7) after controlling for significant main and interactive effects of age, gender, race, body mass index, blood pressure, and use of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin-2 receptor blockers. The genome-wide scan revealed a maximum LOD score of 2.73 on chromosome 19 (robust corrected LOD, 2.40; P=0.0009) at marker D19S591 and a LOD score of 2.0 on chromosome 12 (robust corrected LOD, 1.75; P=0.005) at marker PAH. These analyses demonstrate the marked heritability of urine ACR in families enriched for the presence of members with essential hypertension. They suggest that a gene(s) associated with urinary ACR may be present on human chromosomes. 19 and 12.
KW - Albuminuria
KW - Blacks
KW - Hypertension, essential
KW - Nephrosclerosis
KW - Race
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U2 - 10.1161/01.HYP.0000087890.33245.41
DO - 10.1161/01.HYP.0000087890.33245.41
M3 - Article
C2 - 12925555
AN - SCOPUS:10744227968
SN - 0194-911X
VL - 42
SP - 291
EP - 296
JO - Hypertension
JF - Hypertension
IS - 3
ER -
