Advances in Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 100164 - 100164
Published: Dec. 20, 2023
Choline
is
essential
for
proper
liver,
muscle,
brain,
lipid
metabolism,
cellular
membrane
composition,
and
repair.
Understanding
genetic
determinants
of
circulating
choline
metabolites
can
help
identify
new
requirements,
their
link
to
disease
endpoints.
We
conducted
a
scoping
review
studies
assessing
the
association
polymorphisms
on
choline-related
metabolite
concentrations
subsequent
associations
with
health
outcomes.
This
study
follows
Preferred
Reporting
Items
Systematic
Reviews
Meta-Analyses
statement
extension.
Literature
was
searched
September
28,
2022,
in
4
databases:
Embase,
MEDLINE,
Web
Science,
Biological
Science
Index.
Studies
any
duration
humans
were
considered.
Any
genome-wide
(GWAS)
investigating
variant
and/or
Mendelian
randomization
(MR)
genetically
predicted
outcome
Qualitative
evidence
presented
summary
tables.
From
1248
total
reviewed
articles,
53
included
(GWAS
=
27;
MR
26).
Forty-two
tested
variants
GWAS
studies,
primarily
trimethylamine
N-oxide,
betaine,
sphingomyelins,
lysophosphatidylcholines,
phosphatidylcholines.
investigated
between
52
unique
66
Of
these,
47
significant
reported
16
(primarily
choline,
phosphatidylcholines,
sphingomyelins)
27
outcomes
including
cancer,
cardiovascular,
metabolic,
bone,
brain-related
Some
articles
multiple
types
same
outcome.
Genetically
are
associated
wide
variety
Further
research
needed
assess
how
variability
influences
metabolism
whether
individuals
lower
would
benefit
from
dietary
intervention
or
supplementation.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: March 28, 2022
Few
studies
have
explored
the
impact
of
rare
variants
(minor
allele
frequency
<
1%)
on
highly
heritable
plasma
metabolites
identified
in
metabolomic
screens.
The
Finnish
population
provides
an
ideal
opportunity
for
such
explorations,
given
multiple
bottlenecks
and
expansions
that
shaped
its
history,
enrichment
many
otherwise
alleles
has
resulted.
Here,
we
report
genetic
associations
1391
6136
men
from
late-settlement
region
Finland.
We
identify
303
novel
association
signals,
more
than
one
third
at
or
enriched
Finns.
Many
these
signals
genes
not
previously
implicated
metabolite
genome-wide
suggest
mechanisms
diseases
disease-related
traits.
Nature Genetics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(6), P. 995 - 1008
Published: June 1, 2023
Abstract
The
kidneys
operate
at
the
interface
of
plasma
and
urine
by
clearing
molecular
waste
products
while
retaining
valuable
solutes.
Genetic
studies
paired
metabolomes
may
identify
underlying
processes.
We
conducted
genome-wide
1,916
metabolites
detected
1,299
significant
associations.
Associations
with
40%
implicated
would
have
been
missed
studying
alone.
urine-specific
findings
that
provide
information
about
metabolite
reabsorption
in
kidney,
such
as
aquaporin
(AQP)-7-mediated
glycerol
transport,
different
metabolomic
footprints
kidney-expressed
proteins
are
consistent
their
localization
function,
including
transporters
NaDC3
(
SLC13A3
)
ASBT
SLC10A2
).
Shared
genetic
determinants
7,073
metabolite–disease
combinations
represent
a
resource
to
better
understand
metabolic
diseases
revealed
connections
dipeptidase
1
circulating
digestive
enzymes
hypertension.
Extending
metabolome
beyond
yields
unique
insights
into
processes
body
compartments.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
116(39), P. 19398 - 19408
Published: Sept. 9, 2019
Many
genome
variants
shaping
mammalian
phenotype
are
hypothesized
to
regulate
gene
transcription
and/or
be
under
selection.
However,
most
of
the
evidence
support
this
hypothesis
comes
from
human
studies.
Systematic
for
regulatory
and
evolutionary
signals
contributing
complex
traits
in
a
different
model
is
needed.
Sequence
associated
with
expression
(expression
quantitative
trait
loci
[eQTLs])
concentration
metabolites
(metabolic
[mQTLs])
histone-modification
marks
several
tissues
were
discovered
multiomics
data
over
400
cattle.
Variants
selection
constraint
identified
using
databases
multiple
species.
These
analyses
defined
30
sets
variants,
each
set,
we
estimated
genetic
variance
set
explained
across
34
11,923
bulls
32,347
cows
17,669,372
imputed
variants.
The
per-variant
heritability
these
was
highly
consistent
(
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Jan. 7, 2020
Abstract
Metabolomics
examines
the
small
molecules
involved
in
cellular
metabolism.
Approximately
50%
of
total
phenotypic
differences
metabolite
levels
is
due
to
genetic
variance,
but
heritability
estimates
differ
across
classes.
We
perform
a
review
all
genome-wide
association
and
(exome-)
sequencing
studies
published
between
November
2008
October
2018,
identify
>800
class-specific
loci
associated
with
levels.
In
twin-family
cohort
(
N
=
5117),
these
are
leveraged
simultaneously
estimate
(h
2
),
proportion
captured
by
known
Metabolite-hits
)
for
309
lipids
52
organic
acids.
Our
study
reveals
significant
h
among
different
classes
Furthermore,
phosphatidylcholines
high
degree
unsaturation
have
higher
than
low
degrees
unsaturation.
This
highlights
importance
common
variants
levels,
elucidates
architecture
Communications Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Jan. 12, 2021
Abstract
The
study
of
metabolomics
and
disease
has
enabled
the
discovery
new
risk
factors,
diagnostic
markers,
drug
targets.
For
neurological
psychiatric
phenotypes,
cerebrospinal
fluid
(CSF)
is
particular
importance.
However,
CSF
metabolome
difficult
to
on
a
large
scale
due
relative
complexity
procedure
needed
collect
fluid.
Here,
we
present
metabolome-wide
association
(MWAS),
which
uses
genetic
metabolomic
data
impute
metabolites
into
samples
with
genome-wide
summary
statistics.
We
conduct
metabolome-wide,
analysis
338
metabolites,
identifying
16
genotype-metabolite
associations
(metabolite
quantitative
trait
loci,
or
mQTLs).
then
build
prediction
models
for
all
available
test
27
19
significant
metabolite-phenotype
associations.
Our
results
demonstrate
feasibility
MWAS
omic
in
scarce
sample
types.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: June 6, 2022
Abstract
We
integrated
lipidomics
and
genomics
to
unravel
the
genetic
architecture
of
lipid
metabolism
identify
variants
associated
with
species
putatively
in
mechanistic
pathway
for
coronary
artery
disease
(CAD).
quantified
596
serum
from
4,492
individuals
Busselton
Health
Study.
The
discovery
GWAS
identified
3,361
independent
lipid-loci
associations,
involving
667
genomic
regions
(479
previously
unreported),
validation
two
cohorts.
A
meta-analysis
revealed
an
additional
70
species.
134
endophenotypes
CAD
186
loci.
Associations
between
atherosclerosis
were
assessed
∼456,000
UK
Biobank.
Of
53
that
showed
evidence
association
(
P
<
1
×
10
−3
),
43
loci
at
least
one
endophenotype.
These
findings
illustrate
value
integrative
biology
investigate
aetiology
CAD,
implications
other
complex
diseases.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
78(6), P. 2565 - 2584
Published: Jan. 15, 2021
Cardiovascular
diseases
(CVDs)
are
the
leading
cause
of
mortality
and
morbidity
worldwide
to
31%
all
global
deaths.
Early
prediction
prevention
could
greatly
reduce
enormous
socio-economic
burden
posed
by
CVDs.
Plasma
lipids
have
been
at
center
stage
strategies
for
CVDs
that
mostly
relied
on
traditional
(total
cholesterol,
total
triglycerides,
HDL-C
LDL-C).
The
tremendous
advancement
in
field
lipidomics
last
two
decades
has
facilitated
research
efforts
unravel
metabolic
dysregulation
their
genetic
determinants,
enabling
understanding
pathophysiological
mechanisms
identification
predictive
biomarkers,
beyond
lipids.
This
review
presents
an
overview
application
epidemiological
studies
contributions
current
field.
We
findings
these
discuss
examples
demonstrates
potential
revealing
new
biology
not
captured
lipoprotein
measurements.
promising
from
raised
opportunities
fields
personalized
medicine
further
discusses
prospects
integrating
emerging
genomics
tools
with
high-dimensional
lipidome
move
forward
statistical
associations
towards
biological
understanding,
therapeutic
target
development
risk
prediction.
believe
holds
a
great
but
advancements
computational
needed
handle
correlated
lipidome.