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Hu SH, Li HM, Yu H, Liu Y, Liu CX, Zuo XB, Lu J, Jiang JJ, Xi CX, Huang BC, Xu HJ, Hu JB, Lai JB, Huang ML, Liu JN, Xu DG, Guo XC, Wu W, Wu X, Jiang L, Li M, Zhang GP, Huang JW, Wei N, Lv W, Duan JF, Qi HL, Hu CC, Chen JK, Zhou WH, Xu WJ, Liu CF, Liang HY, Du J, Zheng SF, Lu QL, Zheng L, Hu XW, Chen FX, Chen P, Zhu B, Xu LJ, Ni ZM, Fang YZ, Yang ZK, Shan XR, Zheng ED, Zhang F, Zhou QQ, Rao Y, Swaab D, Yue WH, Xu Y. Discovery of new genetic loci for male sexual orientation in Han population. Cell Discov 2021; 7:103. [PMID: 34719679 PMCID: PMC8558329 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-021-00341-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the genetic factors partly influence the development of same-sex sexual behavior, but most genetic studies have focused on people of primarily European ancestry, potentially missing important biological insights. Here, we performed a two-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) with a total sample of 1478 homosexual males and 3313 heterosexual males in Han Chinese populations and identified two genetic loci (rs17320865, Xq27.3, FMR1NB, Pmeta = 8.36 × 10-8, OR = 1.29; rs7259428, 19q12, ZNF536, Pmeta = 7.58 × 10-8, OR = 0.75) showing consistent association with male sexual orientation. A fixed-effect meta-analysis including individuals of Han Chinese (n = 4791) and European ancestries (n = 408,995) revealed 3 genome-wide significant loci of same-sex sexual behavior (rs9677294, 2p22.1, SLC8A1, Pmeta = 1.95 × 10-8; rs2414487, 15q21.3, LOC145783, Pmeta = 4.53 × 10-9; rs2106525, 7q31.1, MDFIC, Pmeta = 6.24 × 10-9). These findings may provide new insights into the genetic basis of male sexual orientation from a wider population scope. Furthermore, we defined the average ZNF536-immunoreactivity (ZNF536-ir) concentration in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) as lower in homosexual individuals than in heterosexual individuals (0.011 ± 0.001 vs 0.021 ± 0.004, P = 0.013) in a postmortem study. In addition, compared with heterosexuals, the percentage of ZNF536 stained area in the SCN was also smaller in the homosexuals (0.075 ± 0.040 vs 0.137 ± 0.103, P = 0.043). More homosexual preference was observed in FMR1NB-knockout mice and we also found significant differences in the expression of serotonin, dopamine, and inflammation pathways that were reported to be related to sexual orientation when comparing CRISPR-mediated FMR1NB knockout mice to matched wild-type target C57 male mice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shao-Hua Hu
- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- National Human Brain Bank for Health and Disease, Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Brain Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jining Medical University, 133 Hehua Rd, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at First Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Office, Center for Disease Control of Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
| | - Dan-Ge Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medial University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medial University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medial University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seventh Hangzhou Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Medicines&Biochemical Products Branch, Zhejiang Medicine &Health Products I/E CO., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- BioMiao Biological Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Emei Tongde Technology Development Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Aids Venereal Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Prevention and Treatment of AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- International medical center, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Disease Control, Center for Disease Control of Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Laboratory, Center for Disease Control of Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Aids Venereal Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Aids Venereal Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Beijing ViewSolid Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai OE Biotech. Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, 1105 BA, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Mental Health, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health, & Research Unit of Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Cognitive Disorder (2018RU006), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
- PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- National Human Brain Bank for Health and Disease, Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Brain Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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