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ArticleNPJ cardiovascular health2025

Unveiling the shared etiology between gastrointestinal disorders and valvular heart diseases through a genome-wide pleiotropy study.

Jing Xu, Zeye Liu, Lianlian Wu, Fengbo Pei, Hong Jiang, Chen Cheng, Weixian Yang, Jiansong Yuan, Renato Polimanti, Yuejin Yang

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10 authors.

Jing Xu *State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Zeye Liu *Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lianlian Wu *Gastroenterology Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Fengbo Pei *Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Hong JiangState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chen ChengState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Weixian YangState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. wxyang2009@sina.com.
Jiansong YuanState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. jsyuantg@163.com.
Renato PolimantiDepartments of Psychiatry and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases), Yale University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA. renato.polimanti@yale.edu.
Yuejin YangState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. yangyjfw@126.com.

Funding

Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS) Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences CIFMS, 2016-I2M-1-009Natural Science Foundation of China 82192902
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the genetic link between gastrointestinal disorders and valvular heart disease (VHD), aiming to clarify shared mechanisms through a genome-wide pleiotropy analysis. We assessed the genetic correlation between six gastrointestinal disorders-including GERD, IBS, PUD, IBD, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis-and VHD, employing methods like linkage disequilibrium score regression and pleiotropic analysis under a composite null hypothesis. Our results show significant genetic correlations, particularly with GERD (rg = 0.211), IBS (rg = 0.23), and PUD (rg = 0.21). Fifteen variants and 64 genes were identified with pleiotropic effects, implicating pathways associated with other conditions like heart defects and dermatitis. Additionally, gut microbiota, specifically Butyricicoccus, showed a causal effect on VHD and GERD. This study underscores that gastrointestinal-VHD comorbidity may stem from shared genetic pathways and microbial influences.

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PMID41776038
PMCPMC12912330

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