4.6 Article

Risk Allele Frequency Analysis of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Vitamin D Concentrations in Different Ethnic Group

Journal

GENES
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes12101530

Keywords

Vitamin D deficiency; global prevalence; allele frequency; single nucleotide polymorphism; East-Asians; latitude

Funding

  1. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea [KBN-2019-053]
  2. Common Fund of the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health
  3. NCI
  4. NHGRI
  5. NHLBI
  6. NIDA
  7. NIMH
  8. NINDS

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This study provides insights into the genetic causes of differences in vitamin D concentrations among individuals of diverse ancestries. The analysis reveals distinct genetic patterns among different populations, with the genetic risk score for vitamin D concentration highest in Europeans followed by East Asians and Africans. The study suggests that genetic factors play a more significant role in vitamin D concentration differences than latitude effects.
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency varies from 20.8% to 61.6% among populations of different ethnicities, suggesting the existence of a genetic component. The purpose of this study was to provide insights into the genetic causes of vitamin D concentration differences among individuals of diverse ancestry. We collected 320 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with vitamin D concentrations from a genome-wide association studies catalog. Their population-level allele frequencies were derived based on the 1000 Genomes Project and Korean Reference Genome Database. We used Fisher's exact tests to assess the significance of the enrichment or depletion of the effect allele at a given SNP in the database. In addition, we calculated the SNP-based genetic risk score (GRS) and performed correlation analysis with vitamin D concentration that included latitude. European, American, and South Asian populations showed similar heatmap patterns, whereas African, East Asian, and Korean populations had distinct ones. The GRS calculated from allele frequencies of vitamin D concentration was highest among Europeans, followed by East Asians and Africans. In addition, the difference in vitamin D concentration was highly correlated with genetic factors rather than latitude effects.

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