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ArticleNature communications2022

Tissue-specific multi-omics analysis of atrial fibrillation.

Ines Assum, Julia Krause, Markus O Scheinhardt, Christian Müller, Elke Hammer, Christin S Börschel, Uwe Völker, Lenard Conradi, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Tanja Zeller and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05442970 (An Epidemiologic, Prospective, Single Center Cohort Study for the Improvement of Atrial Fibrillation Risk Stratification in High Risk Individuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05442970 recruitingnot on this map

An Epidemiologic, Prospective, Single Center Cohort Study for the Improvement of Atrial Fibrillation Risk Stratification in High Risk Individuals

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg-EppendorfRan2013 to 2030Enrolled3,000ConditionsAtrial Fibrillation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Atrial Fibrillation and Primary Cilia-Associated Genes: The Role of CEP68.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ines Assum *Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), München, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3347-6235
Julia Krause *University Center of Cardiovascular Science, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Markus O ScheinhardtInstitute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Lübeck, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Christian MüllerUniversity Center of Cardiovascular Science, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Elke HammerInterfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Christin S BörschelPartner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Hamburg, Germany.
Uwe VölkerInterfaculty Institute for Genetics and Functional Genomics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5689-3448
Lenard ConradiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Bastiaan GeelhoedPartner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Hamburg, Germany.
Tanja Zeller *University Center of Cardiovascular Science, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Renate B Schnabel *Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Hamburg, Germany. r.schnabel@uke.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7170-9509
Matthias Heinig *Computational Health Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), München, Germany. matthias.heinig@helmholtz-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-1720

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for atrial fibrillation (AF) have uncovered numerous disease-associated variants. Their underlying molecular mechanisms, especially consequences for mRNA and protein expression remain largely elusive. Thus, refined multi-omics approaches are needed for deciphering the underlying molecular networks. Here, we integrate genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics of human atrial tissue in a cross-sectional study to identify widespread effects of genetic variants on both transcript (cis-eQTL) and protein (cis-pQTL) abundance. We further establish a novel targeted trans-QTL approach based on polygenic risk scores to determine candidates for AF core genes. Using this approach, we identify two trans-eQTLs and five trans-pQTLs for AF GWAS hits, and elucidate the role of the transcription factor NKX2-5 as a link between the GWAS SNP rs9481842 and AF. Altogether, we present an integrative multi-omics method to uncover trans-acting networks in small datasets and provide a rich resource of atrial tissue-specific regulatory variants for transcript and protein levels for cardiovascular disease gene prioritization.

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GenomicsOrgan SpecificityAtrial FibrillationGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5HumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.5NKX2-5 protein, human

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PMCPMC8782899

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