Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes

Abstract Increasing age is a risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This study aims to uncover the shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and age-related phenotypes. Based on publicly available GWAS statistics, this genome-wide pleiotropic association research...

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Main Authors: Wei Liu, Yadan Xiao, Manting Zeng
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90943-y
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description Abstract Increasing age is a risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This study aims to uncover the shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and age-related phenotypes. Based on publicly available GWAS statistics, this genome-wide pleiotropic association research was performed with multiple genetic approaches sequentially to explore the pleiotropic associations from single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and gene levels, to reveal the underlying shared genetic etiology between GERD and age-related phenotypes. This study featured shared genetic mechanisms between GERD and age-related phenotypes, including frailty index (FI), telomere length (TL), longevity, and parental lifespan (PL). Strong genetic association were observed. A set of pleiotropic loci and genes were identified by PLACO, FUMA, Bayesian colocalization and additional MAGMA analysis. Our research provided strong evidence of genetic correlation between GERD and several age-related phenotypes, especially frailty index (FI) and telomere length (TL), brought novel insight into the shared genetic architecture between GERD and aging.
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spelling doaj-art-b169086b2965445ebd644aeb45e73ea22025-08-20T01:47:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-011511810.1038/s41598-025-90943-yShared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypesWei Liu0Yadan Xiao1Manting Zeng2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityDepartment of Anorectal Surgery, Bin hai wan Central Hospital of DongguanDepartment of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityAbstract Increasing age is a risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This study aims to uncover the shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and age-related phenotypes. Based on publicly available GWAS statistics, this genome-wide pleiotropic association research was performed with multiple genetic approaches sequentially to explore the pleiotropic associations from single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and gene levels, to reveal the underlying shared genetic etiology between GERD and age-related phenotypes. This study featured shared genetic mechanisms between GERD and age-related phenotypes, including frailty index (FI), telomere length (TL), longevity, and parental lifespan (PL). Strong genetic association were observed. A set of pleiotropic loci and genes were identified by PLACO, FUMA, Bayesian colocalization and additional MAGMA analysis. Our research provided strong evidence of genetic correlation between GERD and several age-related phenotypes, especially frailty index (FI) and telomere length (TL), brought novel insight into the shared genetic architecture between GERD and aging.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90943-yGastroesophageal reflux diseaseAgingGenome-wide pleiotropic association
spellingShingle Wei Liu
Yadan Xiao
Manting Zeng
Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
Scientific Reports
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aging
Genome-wide pleiotropic association
title Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
title_full Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
title_fullStr Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
title_full_unstemmed Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
title_short Shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
title_sort shared genetic architecture of gastroesophageal reflux disease and age related phenotypes
topic Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aging
Genome-wide pleiotropic association
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90943-y
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