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SynthesisPloS one2013

Associations between a polymorphism in the pleiotropic GCKR and Age-related phenotypes: the HALCyon programme.

Tamuno Alfred, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Ian J Deary, Jane Elliott, Sarah E Harris, Mika Kivimaki, Meena Kumari, Chris Power and 4 more

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tamuno AlfredSchool of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. tamuno.alfred@bristol.ac.uk
Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Rachel Cooper
Rebecca Hardy
Ian J Deary
Jane Elliott
Sarah E Harris
Mika Kivimaki
Meena Kumari
Chris Power
John M Starr
Diana Kuh
Ian N M Day
HALCyon study team
University College London · GBUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing · GB

Funding

Project-001R01AG017644 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INST OF NEUROLOGY · PI Andrew Steptoe · 2000 to 2026
$56.2M
Socio-economic status and heterogeneity in agingR01AG013196 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INST OF NEUROLOGY · PI MARMOT, MICHAEL G, SINGH-MANOUX, ARCHANA · 1996 to 2013
$3.5M
Socioeconomic gradient in CHD in early old ageR01HL036310 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · PI KIVIMAKI, MIKA J, MARMOT, MICHAEL G · 1986 to 2012
$3.1M
Health behaviors over the adult lifecourse and cognitive agingR01AG034454 · NIA · UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON · PI KIVIMAKI, MIKA J, SINGH-MANOUX, ARCHANA · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING MEDICAL OUTCOME MEASURESR01HS006516 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · PI MARMOT, MICHAEL G · 1990 to 1995
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AHRQ HHS HS06516Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 15/SAG09977Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/F019394/1British Heart Foundation RG/13/2/30098Chief Scientist Office ETM/55Department of HealthMedical Research Council G0000934Medical Research Council G0700704Medical Research Council MC_U123092720Medical Research Council MR/K026992/1NHLBI NIH HHS HL36310NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL036310NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL36310NIA NIH HHS AG1764406S1NIA NIH HHS R01 AG013196NIA NIH HHS R01AG013196NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034454NIA NIH HHS R01AG034454Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 068545/Z/02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe glucokinase regulatory protein encoded by GCKR plays an important role in glucose metabolism and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1260326 (P446L) in the gene has been associated with several age-related biomarkers, including triglycerides, glucose, insulin and apolipoproteins. However, associations between SNPs in the gene and other ageing phenotypes such as cognitive and physical capability have not been reported.

methodsAs part of the Healthy Ageing across the Life Course (HALCyon) collaborative research programme, men and women from five UK cohorts aged between 44 and 90+ years were genotyped for rs1260326. Meta-analysis was used to pool within-study genotypic associations between the SNP and several age-related phenotypes, including body mass index (BMI), blood lipid levels, lung function, and cognitive and physical capability.

resultsWe confirm the associations between the minor allele of the SNP and higher triglycerides and lower glucose levels. We also observed a triglyceride-independent association between the minor allele and lower BMI (pooled beta on z-score= -0.04, p-value=0.0001, n=16,251). Furthermore, there was some evidence for gene-environment interactions, including physical activity attenuating the effects on triglycerides. However, no associations were observed with measures of cognitive and physical capability.

conclusionFindings from middle-aged to older adults confirm associations between rs1260326 GCKR and triglycerides and glucose, suggest possible gene-environment interactions, but do not provide evidence that its relevance extends to cognitive and physical capability.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAllelesBody Mass IndexCognitionCohort StudiesFemaleGenotypeHumansLipidsLungMaleMiddle AgedAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingGCKR protein, humanLipids

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PMID23894584
PMCPMC3720952
OpenAlexW2106085838

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