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Published in final edited form as: Cell Metab. 2020 Mar 19;31(4):741–754.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.02.015

Table 1.

Cross-reference with GLGC to prioritize 54 genes.

Human Association Gene Symbol Mouse Replication NO. (transcript : protein: both) Human GWAS Lipid Traits (*sub-threshold) Lipid and Cholesterol Metabolism Relevant Pathways
Genome-wide Fads1 3 ; - ; - TC, LDL, HDL, TG Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism
Fads2 3 ; - ; - TC, LDL, HDL, TG Fatty acid metabolism
Acsl5 3 ; - ; - TC, LDL, HDL, TG Fatty acid metabolism
Gpam 3 ; - ; - TC, LDL, HDL, TG Metabolism of lipids and lipoproteins
Hmgcr 6 ; 3 ; 2 TC, LDL Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Ldlr 6 ; - ; - TC, LDL, HDL Plasma lipoprotein clearance
Mmab 8 ; 2 ; 2 TC, HDL Transcript adjacent to Mvk
Mvk 7 ; 3 ; 2 TC, HDL Cholesterol biosynthesis
Acacb 3 ; - ; - TC, HDL Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Pcsk9 4 ; - ; - TC, LDL Plasma lipoprotein clearance
Dhcr24 3 ; - ; 2 TC, LDL Cholesterol biosynthesis
Echdc1 5 ; - ; - HDL, TG Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Aacs 3; - ; - TC*, HDL, TG Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism
Fdft1 8 ; 3 ; 2 TG Cholesterol biosynthesis
Sub-Threshold Samm50 3 ; - ; - TC* Transcript adjacent to Pnpla3
Mvd 8 ; 3 ; 2 LDL* Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Sqle 8 ; 3 ; 2 TG* Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Cyp2r1 3 ; - ; - HDL* Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Tmem97 5 ; - ; 2 TC*, LDL* Cholesterol Regulation
Abcb4 - ; - ; 2 LDL* Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism
Fdps 8 ; 3 ; 2 TC*, LDL* Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Acly 3 ; - ; 0 TC*, LDL*, HDL* Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Acss2 7 ; - ; 2 TC*, HDL*, TG* Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
Thrsp 3 ; - ; - TC*, LDL* Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism
Acat2 7 ; - ; - TC*, LDL* Cholesterol biosynthesis
Tm7sf2 5 ; 2 ; 2 TC*, LDL*, HDL* Cholesterol biosynthesis
Insig1 4 ; - ; - TC* Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis
X -chromosome Nsdhl 8 ; 3 ; 2 Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Ebp 3 ; - ; - Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Genome-wide Lrpap1 - ; - ; 2 TC, LDL, TG
Prss8 4 ; - ; - TC*, LDL*, TG
Hdgf 3 ; - ; - HDL
Ptprj 3 ; - ; - TC, HDL
Sub-Threshold Bcap29 - ; 2 ; - LDL*, HDL*
Utp18 - ; - ; 2 TC*, LDL*
Sesn1 4 ; - ; - TC*, LDL*, HDL*
Nol9 - ; - ; 2 LDL*
Aldoc 3 ; 2 ; 2 TC*, LDL*
Cnp - ; - ; 2 TC*, LDL*, HDL*
Nudt2 3 ; - ; - TG*
Scpep1 4 ; - ; - TG*
Gramd3 4 ; - ; - TC*
Pold2 5 ; - ; - TG*
Naglu - ; - ; 2 TC*, LDL*, HDL*
Rras 3 ; - ; - TC*, TG*
Tlcd1 4 ; - ; - TC*, LDL*
Pgd 3 ; - ; - TC*
Napa 3 ; - ; - TC*, LDL*, HDL*
Anxa6 3 ; - ; - TC*
Sigmar1 3 ; - ; - TC*
X -chromosome Cetn2 4 ; - ; -
Mospd2 - ; - ; 2
Haus7 5 ; - ; 2
Slc16a2 - ; - ; 2

Replicated genes were cross-referenced with human Global Lipids Genetics Consortium (GLGC) dataset to prioritize 48 genome-wide or sub-threshold significant genes and six X-chromosome genes.

TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride.