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Thirty loci identified for heart rate response to exercise and recovery implicate autonomic nervous system

Ramirez, J; van Duijvenboden, S; Ntalla, I; Mifsud, B; Warren, HR; Tzanis, E; Orini, M; ... Munroe, PB; + view all (2018) Thirty loci identified for heart rate response to exercise and recovery implicate autonomic nervous system. Nature Communications , 9 , Article 1947. 10.1038/s41467-018-04148-1. Green open access

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Abstract

Impaired capacity to increase heart rate (HR) during exercise (ΔHRex), and a reduced rate of recovery post-exercise (ΔHRrec) are associated with higher cardiovascular mortality rates. Currently, the genetic basis of both phenotypes remains to be elucidated. We conduct genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for ΔHRex and ΔHRrec in ~40,000 individuals, followed by replication in ~27,000 independent samples, all from UK Biobank. Six and seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms for ΔHRex and ΔHRrec, respectively, formally replicate. In a full data set GWAS, eight further loci for ΔHRex and nine for ΔHRrec are genome-wide significant (P ≤ 5 × 10−8). In total, 30 loci are discovered, 8 being common across traits. Processes of neural development and modulation of adrenergic activity by the autonomic nervous system are enriched in these results. Our findings reinforce current understanding of HR response to exercise and recovery and could guide future studies evaluating its contribution to cardiovascular risk prediction.

Type: Article
Title: Thirty loci identified for heart rate response to exercise and recovery implicate autonomic nervous system
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04148-1
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04148-1
Language: English
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Keywords: Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, GENDER-DIFFERENCES, RATE-VARIABILITY, COMMON VARIANTS, ALL-CAUSE, DISEASE, RISK, SEX, HERITABILITY
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10049316
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