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Astle WJ, Elding H, Jiang T, Allen D, Ruklisa D, Mann AL, Mead D, Bouman H, Riveros-Mckay F, Kostadima MA, Lambourne JJ, Sivapalaratnam S, Downes K, Kundu K, Bomba L, Berentsen K, Bradley JR, Daugherty LC, Delaneau O, Freson K, Garner SF, Grassi L, Guerrero J, Haimel M, Janssen-Megens EM, Kaan A, Kamat M, Kim B, Mandoli A, Marchini J, Martens JHA, Meacham S, Megy K, O'Connell J, Petersen R, Sharifi N, Sheard SM, Staley JR, Tuna S, van der Ent M, Walter K, Wang SY, Wheeler E, Wilder SP, Iotchkova V, Moore C, Sambrook J, Stunnenberg HG, Di Angelantonio E, Kaptoge S, Kuijpers TW, Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau E, Juan D, Rico D, Valencia A, Chen L, Ge B, Vasquez L, Kwan T, Garrido-Martín D, Watt S, Yang Y, Guigo R, Beck S, Paul DS, Pastinen T, Bujold D, Bourque G, Frontini M, Danesh J, Roberts DJ, Ouwehand WH, Butterworth AS, Soranzo N. The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease. Cell 2016; 167:1415-1429.e19. [PMID: 27863252 PMCID: PMC5300907 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 764] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Many common variants have been associated with hematological traits, but identification of causal genes and pathways has proven challenging. We performed a genome-wide association analysis in the UK Biobank and INTERVAL studies, testing 29.5 million genetic variants for association with 36 red cell, white cell, and platelet properties in 173,480 European-ancestry participants. This effort yielded hundreds of low frequency (<5%) and rare (<1%) variants with a strong impact on blood cell phenotypes. Our data highlight general properties of the allelic architecture of complex traits, including the proportion of the heritable component of each blood trait explained by the polygenic signal across different genome regulatory domains. Finally, through Mendelian randomization, we provide evidence of shared genetic pathways linking blood cell indices with complex pathologies, including autoimmune diseases, schizophrenia, and coronary heart disease and evidence suggesting previously reported population associations between blood cell indices and cardiovascular disease may be non-causal.
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- William J Astle
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK; MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Blood Research Group, NHS Blood and Transplant, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9BQ, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Department of Haematology, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London, London E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; NIHR BioResource-Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Département de Génétique et Développement (GEDEV), University of Geneva, 1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; NIHR BioResource-Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK; Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; NIHR BioResource-Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; NIHR BioResource-Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK; Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- UK Biobank Ltd., 1-4 Spectrum Way, Adswood, Stockport SK3 0SA, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; NIHR BioResource-Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen 6525GA, the Netherlands
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Location H7-230, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105AZ, the Netherlands; Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Plesmanlaan 125, Amsterdam, 1066CX, the Netherlands
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- Structural Biology and BioComputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Structural Biology and BioComputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Structural Biology and BioComputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Structural Biology and BioComputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, 88, Barcelona 8003, Spain; Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Plaça de la Mercè, 10- 12, Barcelona 8002, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, 88, Barcelona 8003, Spain; Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Plaça de la Mercè, 10- 12, Barcelona 8002, Spain; Computational Genomics, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mediques (IMIM), Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, 88, Barcelona 8003, Spain
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- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, 72 Huntley Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, 72 Huntley Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr. Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Department of Haematology, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- MRC/BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Long Road, Cambridge CB2 0PT, UK; Department of Human Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK; The National Institute for Health Research Blood and Transplant Unit (NIHR BTRU) in Donor Health and Genomics at the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Wort's Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK; British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
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Chen L, Kostadima M, Martens JH, Canu G, Garcia SP, Turro E, Downes K, Macaulay IC, Bielczyk-Maczynska E, Coe S, Farrow S, Poudel P, Burden F, Jansen SB, Astle WJ, Attwood A, Bariana T, de Bono B, Breschi A, Chambers JC, Consortium BRIDGE, Choudry FA, Clarke L, Coupland P, van der Ent M, Erber WN, Jansen JH, Favier R, Fenech ME, Foad N, Freson K, van Geet C, Gomez K, Guigo R, Hampshire D, Kelly AM, Kerstens HH, Kooner JS, Laffan M, Lentaigne C, Labalette C, Martin T, Meacham S, Mumford A, Nürnberg S, Palumbo E, van der Reijden BA, Richardson D, Sammut SJ, Slodkowicz G, Tamuri AU, Vasquez L, Voss K, Watt S, Westbury S, Flicek P, Loos R, Goldman N, Bertone P, Read RJ, Richardson S, Cvejic A, Soranzo N, Ouwehand WH, Stunnenberg HG, Frontini M, Rendon A. Transcriptional diversity during lineage commitment of human blood progenitors. Science 2014; 345:1251033. [PMID: 25258084 PMCID: PMC4254742 DOI: 10.1126/science.1251033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Blood cells derive from hematopoietic stem cells through stepwise fating events. To characterize gene expression programs driving lineage choice, we sequenced RNA from eight primary human hematopoietic progenitor populations representing the major myeloid commitment stages and the main lymphoid stage. We identified extensive cell type-specific expression changes: 6711 genes and 10,724 transcripts, enriched in non-protein-coding elements at early stages of differentiation. In addition, we found 7881 novel splice junctions and 2301 differentially used alternative splicing events, enriched in genes involved in regulatory processes. We demonstrated experimentally cell-specific isoform usage, identifying nuclear factor I/B (NFIB) as a regulator of megakaryocyte maturation-the platelet precursor. Our data highlight the complexity of fating events in closely related progenitor populations, the understanding of which is essential for the advancement of transplantation and regenerative medicine.
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- Lu Chen
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Sanger Institute-EBI Single-Cell Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom
- The Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit, Royal Free NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- CHIME Institute, University College London, Archway Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation and University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, DuCane Road, London, United Kingdom
- Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1009, Villejuif, France
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- The Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit, Royal Free NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation and University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, DuCane Road, London, United Kingdom
- Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, Genetics & Molecular Medicine Division, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
| | - Sylvia Nürnberg
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Emilio Palumbo
- Centre for Genomic Regulation and University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Bert A. van der Reijden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
| | - David Richardson
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Stephen J. Sammut
- Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke’s Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research United Kingdom, Cambridge Institute, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Greg Slodkowicz
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Asif U. Tamuri
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Louella Vasquez
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Katrin Voss
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Stephen Watt
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Sarah Westbury
- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
| | - Paul Flicek
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Remco Loos
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Nick Goldman
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Paul Bertone
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Genome Biology and Developmental Biology Units, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Randy J. Read
- Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Sylvia Richardson
- Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Ana Cvejic
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Nicole Soranzo
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Willem H. Ouwehand
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | | | - Mattia Frontini
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Augusto Rendon
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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