n-palmitoyl-sphingosine (d18:1/16:0) to sphingomyelin (d18:2/24:1, d18:1/24:2)*

Numerator Metabolite

Structure of n-palmitoyl-sphingosine (d18:1/16:0)
Metabolite Accession: GCST90200336
Name: n-palmitoyl-sphingosine (d18:1/16:0)
Hmdb Id: HMDB0004949
Super Pathway: NA
Sub Pathway: NA
Inchikey: YDNKGFDKKRUKPY

Denominator Metabolite

Metabolite Accession: GCST90200040
Name: sphingomyelin (d18:2/24:1, d18:1/24:2)*
Hmdb Id: NA
Super Pathway: NA
Sub Pathway: NA
Inchikey: NA

Associated Genomic Regions

Region: rs964184

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Clumped rQTL variant

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SNP Summary

Chr:
11
Beta (Ratio):
0.209
Position:
116648917
SE (Ratio):
0.026
Effect Allele:
G
Z-score (Ratio):
8.127
Reference Allele:
C
-log10(P):
-35.359
MAF:
0.131
Beta (Num):
0.132
Novel Locus:
Yes ✔️
SE (Num):
0.023
Beta (Den):
-0.078
SE (Den):
0.021
No CNV overlap
rQTL cluster:
248
Reaction Distance:
NA
Closest Genes:
ZNF259 BUD13 APOA5 APOA4 APOC3

LLM Analysis

Numerator Metabolite Explanation:

Sphingolipid metabolism, ceramide synthesis.5[1], 6[2], 7[3]

Denominator Metabolite Explanation:

Sphingolipid metabolism, sphingomyelin synthesis.8[1], 9[2]

Ratio Explanation:

This ratio reflects the balance between ceramide and its metabolic product, sphingomyelin; apolipoproteins can influence this by altering lipoprotein-mediated transport.8[1], 10[2]

Ratio Evidence:

metabolites related through biology

Gene Ratio Phenotype Relationship:

Genetic variants in the APOA1 cluster alter lipoprotein function, affecting the transport of ceramides and sphingomyelin.11[1], 10[2] An altered ratio, especially of pro-atherogenic ceramides, contributes to dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases like myocardial infarction and coronary atherosclerosis.12[3], 13[4], 14[5], 15[6]

Phenotype Driver:

Gene-centric:APOA1

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