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Abstract

Gestational weight gain (GWG) is linked to adverse outcomes in pregnant persons and offspring. The Early Growth Genetics Consortium previously identified genetic variants contributing to GWG from fetal and maternal genomes. However, their biologic mechanisms and tissue-specificity are unknown. We evaluated the association between genetically predicted gene expression in relevant maternal (subcutaneous and visceral adipose, breast, uterus, and whole blood) tissues from GTEx (v7) and fetal (placenta) tissue and early, late, and total GWG using S-PrediXcan. We tested for pathway enrichment using the GENE2FUNC module from Functional Mapping and Annotation of Genome-Wide Association Studies. After Bonferroni correction, we found no associations between maternal or fetal gene expression and GWG. Among nominally significant (P < 0.05) maternal genes, there was enrichment of several biological pathways, including metabolic processes, secretion, and intracellular transport, that varied across pregnancy. These results indicate the likely influence of diverse pathways, varying by tissue and weeks of gestation, on GWG.

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Title
Genomic insights into gestational weight gain uncover tissue-specific mechanisms and pathways
Author
Jasper, Elizabeth A. 1 ; Hellwege, Jacklyn N. 2 ; Greene, Catherine A. 3 ; Edwards, Todd L. 4 ; Velez Edwards, Digna R. 5 

 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Quantitative Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Precision Medicine, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916) 
 Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217); Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916) 
 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Quantitative Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916) 
 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217); Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916) 
 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Quantitative Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.412807.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9916); Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Nashville, USA (GRID:grid.152326.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2264 7217) 
Pages
42
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Dec 2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
29481716
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3225849562
Copyright
Copyright Nature Publishing Group Dec 2024