TY  - BOOK
AU  - Umans, Jason G
TI  - Heritability and preliminary genome-wide linkage analysis of arsenic metabolites in urine
SN  - 0091-6765
PY  - 2013///
KW  - *Arsenic/ur [Urine]
KW  - *Genetic Linkage
KW  - *Genome-Wide Association Study
KW  - Aged
KW  - Female
KW  - Humans
KW  - Life Style
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - MedStar Health Research Institute
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
KW  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 1972 - present
N2  - BACKGROUND: Arsenic (III) methyltransferase (AS3MT) has been related to urine arsenic metabolites in association studies. Other genes might also play roles in arsenic metabolism and excretion; CONCLUSIONS: This population-based family study in American Indian communities supports a genetic contribution to variation in the distribution of arsenic metabolites in urine and, potentially, the involvement of genes other than AS3MT; METHODS: We evaluated heritability of urine arsenic metabolites [percent inorganic arsenic (%iAs), percent monomethylarsonate (%MMA), and percent dimethylarsinate (%DMA)] in 2,907 SHS participants with urine arsenic measurements and at least one relative within the cohort. We conducted a preliminary linkage analysis in a subset of 487 participants with available genotypes on approximately 400 short tandem repeat markers using a general pedigree variance component approach for localizing quantitative trait loci (QTL); OBJECTIVE: We evaluated genetic determinants of urine arsenic metabolites in American Indian adults from the Strong Heart Study (SHS); RESULTS: The medians (interquartile ranges) for %iAs, %MMA, and %DMA were 7.7% (5.4-10.7%), 13.6% (10.5-17.1%), and 78.4% (72.5-83.1%), respectively. The estimated heritability was 53% for %iAs, 50% for %MMA, and 59% for %DMA. After adjustment for sex, age, smoking, body mass index, alcohol consumption, region, and total urine arsenic concentrations, LOD [logarithm (to the base of 10) of the odds] scores indicated suggestive evidence for genetic linkage with QTLs influencing urine arsenic metabolites on chromosomes 5 (LOD = 2.03 for %iAs), 9 (LOD = 2.05 for %iAs and 2.10 for %MMA), and 11 (LOD = 1.94 for %iAs). A peak for %DMA on chromosome 10 within 2 Mb of AS3MT had an LOD of 1.80
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205305
ER  -