DNA methylation analysis is used to identify novel genetic loci associated with circulating fibrinogen levels in blood

Julie Hahn; Jan Bressler; Arce Domingo-Relloso; Ming-huei Chen; Daniel L. Mccartney; Alexander Teumer; Jenny Van dongen; Marcus E. Kleber; Dylan Aïssi; Brenton R. Swenson; Jie Yao; Wei Zhao; Jian Huang; Yujing Xia; Michael R. Brown; Ricardo Costeira; Eco J.c. De geus; Graciela E. Delgado; Dre'von A. Dobson; Paul Elliott; Hans J. Grabe; Xiuqing Guo; Sarah E. Harris; Jennifer E. Huffman; Sharon L.r. Kardia; Yongmei Liu; Stefan Lorkowski; Riccardo E. Marioni; Matthias Nauck; Scott M. Ratliff; Maria Sabater-Lleal; Tim D. Spector; Pierre Suchon; Kent D. Taylor; Florian Thibord; David-alexandre Trégouët; Kerri L. Wiggins; Gonneke Willemsen; Jordana T. Bell; Dorret I. Boomsma; Shelley A. Cole; Simon R. Cox; Abbas Dehghan; Andreas Greinacher; Karin Haack; Winfried März; Pierre-emmanuel Morange; Jerome I. Rotter; Nona Sotoodehnia; Maria Tellez-Plaza; Ana Navas-Acien; Jennifer A. Smith; Andrew D. Johnson; Myriam Fornage; Nicholas L. Smith; Alisa S. Wolberg; Alanna C. Morrison; Paul S. De vries

doi:10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.015

DNA methylation analysis is used to identify novel genetic loci associated with circulating fibrinogen levels in blood

Julie Hahn, Jan Bressler, Arce Domingo-Relloso, Ming-huei Chen, Daniel L. Mccartney, Alexander Teumer, Jenny Van dongen, Marcus E. Kleber, Dylan Aïssi, Brenton R. Swenson, Jie Yao, Wei Zhao, Jian Huang, Yujing Xia, Michael R. Brown, Ricardo Costeira, Eco J.c. De geus, Graciela E. Delgado, Dre'von A. Dobson, Paul ElliottHans J. Grabe, Xiuqing Guo, Sarah E. Harris, Jennifer E. Huffman, Sharon L.r. Kardia, Yongmei Liu, Stefan Lorkowski, Riccardo E. Marioni, Matthias Nauck, Scott M. Ratliff, Maria Sabater-Lleal, Tim D. Spector, Pierre Suchon, Kent D. Taylor, Florian Thibord, David-alexandre Trégouët, Kerri L. Wiggins, Gonneke Willemsen, Jordana T. Bell, Dorret I. Boomsma, Shelley A. Cole, Simon R. Cox, Abbas Dehghan, Andreas Greinacher, Karin Haack, Winfried März, Pierre-emmanuel Morange, Jerome I. Rotter, Nona Sotoodehnia, Maria Tellez-Plaza, Ana Navas-Acien, Jennifer A. Smith, Andrew D. Johnson, Myriam Fornage, Nicholas L. Smith, Alisa S. Wolberg, Alanna C. Morrison, Paul S. De vries

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Background: Fibrinogen plays an essential role in blood coagulation and inflammation. Circulating fibrinogen levels may be determined based on interindividual differences in DNA methylation at cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites and vice versa. Objectives: To perform an EWAS to examine an association between blood DNA methylation levels and circulating fibrinogen levels to better understand its biological and pathophysiological actions. Methods: We performed an epigenome-wide association study of circulating fibrinogen levels in 18 037 White, Black, American Indian, and Hispanic participants, representing 14 studies from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology consortium. Circulating leukocyte DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina 450K array in 12 904 participants and using the EPIC array in 5133 participants. In each study, an epigenome-wide association study of fibrinogen was performed using linear mixed models adjusted for potential confounders. Study-specific results were combined using array-specific meta-analysis, followed by cross-replication of epigenome-wide significant associations. We compared models with and without CRP adjustment to examine the role of inflammation. Results: We identified 208 and 87 significant CpG sites associated with fibrinogen levels from the 450K (p < 1.03 × 10-7) and EPIC arrays (p < 5.78 × 10-8), respectively. There were 78 associations from the 450K array that replicated in the EPIC array and 26 vice versa. After accounting for overlapping sites, there were 83 replicated CpG sites located in 61 loci, of which only 4 have been previously reported for fibrinogen. The examples of genes located near these CpG sites were SOCS3 and AIM2, which are involved in inflammatory pathways. The associations of all 83 replicated CpG sites were attenuated after CRP adjustment, although many remained significant. Conclusion: We identified 83 CpG sites associated with circulating fibrinogen levels. These associations are partially driven by inflammatory pathways shared by both fibrinogen and CRP.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Early online date	28 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.015
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Jan 2023

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DNA methylation
epigenome-wide association study
fibrinogen
inflammation
Mendelian randomization

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Hahn, J., Bressler, J., Domingo-Relloso, A., Chen, M., Mccartney, D. L., Teumer, A., Van dongen, J., Kleber, M. E., Aïssi, D., Swenson, B. R., Yao, J., Zhao, W., Huang, J., Xia, Y., Brown, M. R., Costeira, R., De geus, E. J. C., Delgado, G. E., Dobson, D. A., ... De vries, P. S. (2023). DNA methylation analysis is used to identify novel genetic loci associated with circulating fibrinogen levels in blood. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.015

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note = "Acknowledgements: This study was supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grant R01 HL141291. The CHARGE Hemostasis Working Group is further supported by NHLBI grant R01 HL134894, whereas infrastructure for the CHARGE Consortium is supported, in part, by the NHLBI grant R01 HL105756. Study-specific acknowledgments are provided in Supplementary Methods.",

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Hahn, J, Bressler, J, Domingo-Relloso, A, Chen, M, Mccartney, DL, Teumer, A, Van dongen, J, Kleber, ME, Aïssi, D, Swenson, BR, Yao, J, Zhao, W, Huang, J, Xia, Y, Brown, MR, Costeira, R, De geus, EJC, Delgado, GE, Dobson, DA, Elliott, P, Grabe, HJ, Guo, X, Harris, SE, Huffman, JE, Kardia, SLR, Liu, Y, Lorkowski, S, Marioni, RE, Nauck, M, Ratliff, SM, Sabater-Lleal, M, Spector, TD, Suchon, P, Taylor, KD, Thibord, F, Trégouët, D, Wiggins, KL, Willemsen, G, Bell, JT, Boomsma, DI, Cole, SA, Cox, SR, Dehghan, A, Greinacher, A, Haack, K, März, W, Morange, P, Rotter, JI, Sotoodehnia, N, Tellez-Plaza, M, Navas-Acien, A, Smith, JA, Johnson, AD, Fornage, M, Smith, NL, Wolberg, AS, Morrison, AC & De vries, PS 2023, 'DNA methylation analysis is used to identify novel genetic loci associated with circulating fibrinogen levels in blood', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.015

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AU - Hahn, Julie

AU - Bressler, Jan

AU - Domingo-Relloso, Arce

AU - Chen, Ming-huei

AU - Mccartney, Daniel L.

AU - Teumer, Alexander

AU - Van dongen, Jenny

AU - Kleber, Marcus E.

AU - Aïssi, Dylan

AU - Swenson, Brenton R.

AU - Yao, Jie

AU - Zhao, Wei

AU - Huang, Jian

AU - Xia, Yujing

AU - Brown, Michael R.

AU - Costeira, Ricardo

AU - De geus, Eco J.c.

AU - Delgado, Graciela E.

AU - Dobson, Dre'von A.

AU - Elliott, Paul

AU - Grabe, Hans J.

AU - Guo, Xiuqing

AU - Harris, Sarah E.

AU - Huffman, Jennifer E.

AU - Kardia, Sharon L.r.

AU - Liu, Yongmei

AU - Lorkowski, Stefan

AU - Marioni, Riccardo E.

AU - Nauck, Matthias

AU - Ratliff, Scott M.

AU - Sabater-Lleal, Maria

AU - Spector, Tim D.

AU - Suchon, Pierre

AU - Taylor, Kent D.

AU - Thibord, Florian

AU - Trégouët, David-alexandre

AU - Wiggins, Kerri L.

AU - Willemsen, Gonneke

AU - Bell, Jordana T.

AU - Boomsma, Dorret I.

AU - Cole, Shelley A.

AU - Cox, Simon R.

AU - Dehghan, Abbas

AU - Greinacher, Andreas

AU - Haack, Karin

AU - März, Winfried

AU - Morange, Pierre-emmanuel

AU - Rotter, Jerome I.

AU - Sotoodehnia, Nona

AU - Tellez-Plaza, Maria

AU - Navas-Acien, Ana

AU - Smith, Jennifer A.

AU - Johnson, Andrew D.

AU - Fornage, Myriam

AU - Smith, Nicholas L.

AU - Wolberg, Alisa S.

AU - Morrison, Alanna C.

AU - De vries, Paul S.

N1 - Acknowledgements: This study was supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grant R01 HL141291. The CHARGE Hemostasis Working Group is further supported by NHLBI grant R01 HL134894, whereas infrastructure for the CHARGE Consortium is supported, in part, by the NHLBI grant R01 HL105756. Study-specific acknowledgments are provided in Supplementary Methods.

PY - 2023/1/28

Y1 - 2023/1/28

N2 - Background: Fibrinogen plays an essential role in blood coagulation and inflammation. Circulating fibrinogen levels may be determined based on interindividual differences in DNA methylation at cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites and vice versa. Objectives: To perform an EWAS to examine an association between blood DNA methylation levels and circulating fibrinogen levels to better understand its biological and pathophysiological actions. Methods: We performed an epigenome-wide association study of circulating fibrinogen levels in 18 037 White, Black, American Indian, and Hispanic participants, representing 14 studies from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology consortium. Circulating leukocyte DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina 450K array in 12 904 participants and using the EPIC array in 5133 participants. In each study, an epigenome-wide association study of fibrinogen was performed using linear mixed models adjusted for potential confounders. Study-specific results were combined using array-specific meta-analysis, followed by cross-replication of epigenome-wide significant associations. We compared models with and without CRP adjustment to examine the role of inflammation. Results: We identified 208 and 87 significant CpG sites associated with fibrinogen levels from the 450K (p < 1.03 × 10-7) and EPIC arrays (p < 5.78 × 10-8), respectively. There were 78 associations from the 450K array that replicated in the EPIC array and 26 vice versa. After accounting for overlapping sites, there were 83 replicated CpG sites located in 61 loci, of which only 4 have been previously reported for fibrinogen. The examples of genes located near these CpG sites were SOCS3 and AIM2, which are involved in inflammatory pathways. The associations of all 83 replicated CpG sites were attenuated after CRP adjustment, although many remained significant. Conclusion: We identified 83 CpG sites associated with circulating fibrinogen levels. These associations are partially driven by inflammatory pathways shared by both fibrinogen and CRP.

AB - Background: Fibrinogen plays an essential role in blood coagulation and inflammation. Circulating fibrinogen levels may be determined based on interindividual differences in DNA methylation at cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites and vice versa. Objectives: To perform an EWAS to examine an association between blood DNA methylation levels and circulating fibrinogen levels to better understand its biological and pathophysiological actions. Methods: We performed an epigenome-wide association study of circulating fibrinogen levels in 18 037 White, Black, American Indian, and Hispanic participants, representing 14 studies from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology consortium. Circulating leukocyte DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina 450K array in 12 904 participants and using the EPIC array in 5133 participants. In each study, an epigenome-wide association study of fibrinogen was performed using linear mixed models adjusted for potential confounders. Study-specific results were combined using array-specific meta-analysis, followed by cross-replication of epigenome-wide significant associations. We compared models with and without CRP adjustment to examine the role of inflammation. Results: We identified 208 and 87 significant CpG sites associated with fibrinogen levels from the 450K (p < 1.03 × 10-7) and EPIC arrays (p < 5.78 × 10-8), respectively. There were 78 associations from the 450K array that replicated in the EPIC array and 26 vice versa. After accounting for overlapping sites, there were 83 replicated CpG sites located in 61 loci, of which only 4 have been previously reported for fibrinogen. The examples of genes located near these CpG sites were SOCS3 and AIM2, which are involved in inflammatory pathways. The associations of all 83 replicated CpG sites were attenuated after CRP adjustment, although many remained significant. Conclusion: We identified 83 CpG sites associated with circulating fibrinogen levels. These associations are partially driven by inflammatory pathways shared by both fibrinogen and CRP.

KW - DNA methylation

KW - epigenome-wide association study

KW - fibrinogen

KW - inflammation

KW - Mendelian randomization

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DO - 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.01.015

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SN - 1538-7933

JO - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

JF - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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DNA methylation analysis is used to identify novel genetic loci associated with circulating fibrinogen levels in blood

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