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Assessing the Influence of the Human Lipidome on Risk of Diabetes in a Minority Population

Award Number: R01DK127636
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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PROJECT SUMMARY Type 2 diabetes is a major public health concern. Diabetes currently affects 25.8 million people in the US alone and 90-95% of all cases are type 2. There are many complications related to diabetes, including a significantly increased risk of heart disease and stroke, blindness, kidney failure and kidney disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, neuropathy, hearing loss and lower-limb amputations. There are several risk factors predisposing individuals to the development of this disease including demographic characteristics like sex, age and ethnicity; and behavioral and lifestyle-related modifications. In addition, metabolic determinants such as impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance increase the risk of an individual progressing to type 2 diabetes. Significant diabetes health disparities exist in minority populations, including Hispanics and African Americans, where prevalence of diabetes is increased. Evidence from both epidemiological and lipidomic studies have shown that specific lipoproteins and their constituent lipids are important factors in the development of type 2 diabetes, where, like many other metabolic diseases, lipid metabolism is disrupted. The classical lipid parameters most commonly examined in relation to disease risk are themselves complex entities composed of multiple lipid species. We hypothesize that these basic lipid species represent intermediate phenotypes that lie closer to the genomic level in the interplay between phenotype and disease, and therefore may be better predictors of disease risk and increase the pace of discovery of genes causally involved in lipid variation and type 2 diabetes. In this project, we will exploit whole genome sequence (WGS) information in powerful extended pedigrees of Mexican American individuals in combination with comprehensive measures of the human lipidome, to identify novel genes and functional variants influencing lipid variation and type 2 diabetes, in an effort to reduce the diabetes health disparities evident in Hispanic populations. The combination of these precise biological lipid phenotypes and WGS gives us an unprecedented opportunity to identify novel genes and functional variants influencing human lipid variation and risk of diabetes. To achieve these objectives, we will (I) measure T2D risk phenotypes including targeted lipid profiling of more than 800 lipid species; and multiple measures of metabolic function, and perform quantitative genetic analyses; (II) identify sequence variation influencing lipid variation and diabetes in all individuals using WGS; (Ill) perform hypothesis based replication in an independent Mexican American population; and (IV) perform functional assessments of variants of interest in relevant iPSC-derived cells and analyze free and total fatty acid content in a subset of the cohort. The estimated economic burden of diabetes in the United States alone is approximately $245 billion per year, making this disease of major public health importance. The ability to identify genes that are causally involved in disease risk provides an unparalleled opportunity to quickly determine biological pathways that are involved in disease pathology. A better understanding of the genetic contribution to lipid variation and diabetes development will provide novel approaches for the characterization, treatment and potential prevention of this costly disease.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $469,112 )
2024	2024	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY	1201 W UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	4	1/24/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$469,112
														Subtotal = $469,112

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $895,303 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE	1201 WEST UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	1/5/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$525,583
2023	2023	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY	1201 W UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	3	9/1/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$369,720
														Subtotal = $895,303

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $757,186 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE	1201 WEST UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	2	4/12/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$55,265
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE	1201 WEST UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	002	2	8/22/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$204,536
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE	1201 WEST UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	11/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$497,385
														Subtotal = $757,186

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $563,496 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE	1201 WEST UNIVERSITY DR	EDINBURG	TX	78539	HIDALGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	1	1/1/2021	NEW	$563,496
														Subtotal = $563,496

Grand Total All Awards = $2,685,097

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Assessing the Influence of the Human Lipidome on Risk of Diabetes in a Minority Population

Award Number: R01DK127636

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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