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[Preprint]. 2023 Jun 5:2023.05.25.23290500. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2023.05.25.23290500

Searching and visualizing genetic associations of pregnancy traits by using GnuMoM2b

Qi Yan, Rafael F Guerrero, Raiyan R Khan, Andy A Surujnarine, Ronald J Wapner, Matthew W Hahn, Anita Raja, Ansaf SallebAouissi, William A Grobman, Hyagriv Simhan, Nathan R Blue, Robert Silver, Judith H Chung, Uma M Reddy, Predrag Radivojac, Itsik Pe’er, David M Haas
PMCID: PMC10274999  PMID: 37333377

Abstract

Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) are major risk factors for women’s health during pregnancy and even in the years after pregnancy. Due to the heterogeneity of APOs, only few genetic associations have been identified. In this report, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of 479 traits that are possibly related to APOs using a large and racially diverse study, Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be (nuMoM2b). To display the extensive results, we developed a web-based tool GnuMoM2b ( https://gnumom2b.cumcobgyn.org/ ) for searching, visualizing, and sharing results from GWAS of 479 pregnancy traits as well as phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS) of more than 17 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The genetic results from three ancestries (Europeans, Africans, and Admixed Americans) and meta-analyses are populated in GnuMoM2b. In conclusion, GnuMoM2b is a valuable resource for extraction of pregnancy-related genetic results and shows the potential to facilitate meaningful discoveries.

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