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ArticleScientific reports2021

Untangling the genetic link between type 1 and type 2 diabetes using functional genomics.

Denis M Nyaga, Mark H Vickers, Craig Jefferies, Tayaza Fadason, Justin M O'Sullivan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Denis M NyagaLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mark H VickersLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Craig JefferiesLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tayaza FadasonLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Justin M O'SullivanLiggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. justin.osullivan@auckland.ac.nz.
University of Auckland · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is evidence pointing towards shared etiological features between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) despite both phenotypes being considered genetically distinct. However, the existence of shared genetic features for T1D and T2D remains complex and poorly defined. To better understand the link between T1D and T2D, we employed an integrated functional genomics approach involving extensive chromatin interaction data (Hi-C) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) data to characterize the tissue-specific impacts of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with T1D and T2D. We identified 195 pleiotropic genes that are modulated by tissue-specific spatial eQTLs associated with both T1D and T2D. The pleiotropic genes are enriched in inflammatory and metabolic pathways that include mitogen-activated protein kinase activity, pertussis toxin signaling, and the Parkinson's disease pathway. We identified 8 regulatory elements within the TCF7L2 locus that modulate transcript levels of genes involved in immune regulation as well as genes important in the etiology of T2D. Despite the observed gene and pathway overlaps, there was no significant genetic correlation between variant effects on T1D and T2D risk using European ancestral summary data. Collectively, our findings support the hypothesis that T1D and T2D specific genetic variants act through genetic regulatory mechanisms to alter the regulation of common genes, and genes that co-locate in biological pathways, to mediate pleiotropic effects on disease development. Crucially, a high risk genetic profile for T1D alters biological pathways that increase the risk of developing both T1D and T2D. The same is not true for genetic profiles that increase the risk of developing T2D. The conversion of information on genetic susceptibility to the protein pathways that are altered provides an important resource for repurposing or designing novel therapies for the management of diabetes.

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Genetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomicsBody Mass IndexDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug RepositioningGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic PleiotropyHumansMultifactorial InheritancePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Interaction MapsQuantitative Trait LociRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerTCF7L2 protein, humanTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein

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PMID34230558
PMCPMC8260770
OpenAlexW3179210920

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