A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Study of Gene-Sleep Duration Interactions for Blood Pressure in 811,405 Individuals from Diverse Populations

Million Veteran Program, Pavithra Nagarajan, Thomas W Winkler, Amy R Bentley, Clint L Miller, Aldi T Kraja, Karen Schwander, Songmi Lee, Wenyi Wang, Michael R Brown, John L Morrison, Ayush Giri, Jeffrey R O'Connell, Traci M Bartz, Lisa de Las Fuentes, Valborg Gudmundsdottir, Xiuqing Guo, Sarah E Harris, Zhijie Huang, Mart KalsMinjung Kho, Christophe Lefevre, Jian'an Luan, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Massimo Mangino, Yuri Milaneschi, Nicholette D Palmer, Varun Rao, Rainer Rauramaa, Botong Shen, Stefan Stadler, Quan Sun, Jingxian Tang, Sébastien Thériault, Adriaan van der Graaf, Peter J van der Most, Yujie Wang, Stefan Weiss, Kenneth E Westerman, Qian Yang, Tabara Yasuharu, Wei Zhao, Wanying Zhu, Drew Altschul, Md Abu Yusuf Ansari, Anna D Argoty-Pantoja, Zekai Chen, Paul S de Vries, Ilja M Nolte, Brenda Wjh Penninx, Harold Snieder

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Abstract

Although both short and long sleep duration are associated with elevated hypertension risk, our understanding of their interplay with biological pathways governing blood pressure remains limited. To address this, we carried out genome-wide cross-population gene-by-short-sleep and long-sleep duration interaction analyses for three blood pressure traits (systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressure) in 811,405 individuals from diverse population groups. We discover 22 novel gene-sleep duration interaction loci for blood pressure, mapped to genes involved in neurological, thyroidal, bone metabolism, and hematopoietic pathways. Non-overlap between short sleep (12) and long sleep (10) interactions underscores the plausibility of distinct influences of both sleep duration extremes in cardiovascular health. With several of our loci reflecting specificity towards population background or sex, our discovery sheds light on the importance of embracing granularity when addressing heterogeneity entangled in gene-environment interactions, and in therapeutic design approaches for blood pressure management.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherMedRxiv
Number of pages28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8-Mar-2024

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