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ArticleBMC medical genomics2023

Exploring the novel SNPs in neuroticism and birth weight based on GWAS datasets.

Xiao-Ying Zhou, Rui-Ke Liu, Chun-Ping Zeng

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Xiao-Ying ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510330, China.
Rui-Ke LiuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, SSL Central Hospital of Dongguan City, No.1, Xianglong Road, Dongguan, 523326, China. liuruike@hotmail.com.
Chun-Ping ZengDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510330, China. zcp193@163.com.
Dongguan People’s Hospital · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CNXinjiang Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectivesEpidemiological studies have confirmed that low birth weight (BW) is related to neuroticism and they may have a common genetic mechanism based on phenotypic correlation research. We conducted our study on a European population with 159,208 neuroticism and 289,142 birth weight samples. In this study, we aimed to identify new neuroticism single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and pleiotropic SNPs associated with neuroticism and BW and to provide more theoretical basis for the pathogenesis of the disease.

methodsWe estimated the pleiotropic enrichment between neuroticism and BW in two independent Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) when the statistical thresholds were Conditional False Discovery Rate (cFDR) < 0.01 and Conjunctional Conditional False Discovery Rate (ccFDR) < 0.05. We performed gene annotation and gene functional analysis on the selected significant SNPs to determine the biological role of gene function and pathogenesis. Two-sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR) analysis was performed to explore the causal relationship between the neuroticism and BW.

resultsThe conditional quantile-quantile plots (Q-Q plot) indicated that neuroticism and BW have strong genetic pleiotropy enrichment trends. With the threshold of cFDR < 0.001, we identified 126 SNPs related to neuroticism and 172 SNPs related to BW. With the threshold of ccFDR < 0.05, we identified 62 SNPs related to both neuroticism and BW. Among these SNPs, rs8039305 and rs35755513 have eQTL (expressed quantitative trait loci) and meQTL (methylation quantitative trait loci) effects simultaneously. Through GO enrichment analysis we also found that the two pathways of positive regulation of "mesenchymal cell proliferation" and "DNA-binding transcription factor activity" were significantly enriched in neuroticism and BW. Mendelian randomization analysis results indicate that there is no obvious causal relationship between neuroticism and birth weight.

conclusionWe found 126 SNPs related to neuroticism, 172 SNPs related to BW and 62 SNPs associated with both neuroticism and BW, which provided a theoretical basis for their genetic mechanism and novel potential targets for treatment/intervention development.

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Genome-Wide Association StudyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideBirth WeightGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansNeuroticismBirth weightConditional FDRGenome-wide association study (GWAS)Neuroticism

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