Trait: serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement

Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) Information
Identifier EFO_0004532
Description Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level measurement is the quantification of gamma-glutamyl transferase in blood. Gamma-glutamyl transferase is used as a marker for liver/bile duct problems and alcohol abuse.
Trait category
Liver enzyme measurement
Synonyms 4 synonyms
  • GGT measurement
  • Gamma gluatamyl transferase levels
  • Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase levels
  • gamma glutamyl transferase measurement
Mapped term SNOMEDCT:313849004

Associated Polygenic Score(s)

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Individuals included in:
G - Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
D - Score Development/Training
E - PGS Evaluation
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Polygenic Score ID & Name PGS Publication ID (PGP) Reported Trait Mapped Trait(s) (Ontology) Number of Variants Ancestry distribution Scoring File (FTP Link)
PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase [U/L] serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 17,323
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS000683/ScoringFiles/PGS000683.txt.gz - Check Terms/Licenses
PGS000817
(GRS200_GGT)
PGP000201 |
Pazoki R et al. Nat Commun (2021)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 200
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS000817/ScoringFiles/PGS000817.txt.gz
PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 76,069
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS001964/ScoringFiles/PGS001964.txt.gz
PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 713,481
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS002182/ScoringFiles/PGS002182.txt.gz
PGS003344
(CVGRS_GGT)
PGP000405 |
Kim YJ et al. Nat Commun (2022)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 82
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS003344/ScoringFiles/PGS003344.txt.gz
PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Gamma-glutamyl transferase serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 979,739
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS003543/ScoringFiles/PGS003543.txt.gz
PGS004336
(X30730.score)
PGP000561 |
Jung H et al. Commun Biol (2024)
Gamma glutamyltransferase (U/L) serum gamma-glutamyl transferase measurement 1,059,939
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https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS004336/ScoringFiles/PGS004336.txt.gz

Performance Metrics

Disclaimer: The performance metrics are displayed as reported by the source studies. It is important to note that metrics are not necessarily comparable with each other. For example, metrics depend on the sample characteristics (described by the PGS Catalog Sample Set [PSS] ID), phenotyping, and statistical modelling. Please refer to the source publication for additional guidance on performance.

PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM)
Evaluated Score PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
(per SD change)
Classification Metrics Other Metrics Covariates Included in the Model PGS Performance:
Other Relevant Information
PPM001411 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS000689|
African Ancestry|
6,015 individuals
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase [U/L] : 0.12099
Spearman's ρ: 0.187
Age, sex, PCs(1-40)
PPM001446 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS000690|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,081 individuals
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase [U/L] : 0.16131
Spearman's ρ: 0.33
Age, sex, PCs(1-40)
PPM001481 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS000691|
European Ancestry|
23,560 individuals
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase [U/L] : 0.26555
Spearman's ρ: 0.36
Age, sex, PCs(1-40)
PPM001516 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS000692|
South Asian Ancestry|
7,336 individuals
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase [U/L] : 0.20072
Spearman's ρ: 0.338
Age, sex, PCs(1-40)
PPM001551 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS000693|
European Ancestry|
63,756 individuals
PGP000128 |
Sinnott-Armstrong N et al. Nat Genet (2021)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase [U/L] : 0.24765
Spearman's ρ: 0.375
Age, sex, PCs(1-40)
PPM007340 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS007146|
African Ancestry|
6,097 individuals
PGP000244 |
Tanigawa Y et al. PLoS Genet (2022)
|Ext.
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase : 0.03855 [0.02938, 0.04773]
Incremental R2 (full-covars): 0.00086
PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.01203 [0.00677, 0.0173]
age, sex, UKB array type, Genotype PCs
PPM007341 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS007147|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,614 individuals
PGP000244 |
Tanigawa Y et al. PLoS Genet (2022)
|Ext.
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase : 0.03443 [0.01745, 0.05141]
Incremental R2 (full-covars): 0.0016
PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.02608 [0.01117, 0.04098]
age, sex, UKB array type, Genotype PCs
PPM007342 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS007148|
European Ancestry|
23,750 individuals
PGP000244 |
Tanigawa Y et al. PLoS Genet (2022)
|Ext.
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase : 0.04954 [0.04429, 0.05479]
Incremental R2 (full-covars): 0.00169
PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.03621 [0.03165, 0.04076]
age, sex, UKB array type, Genotype PCs
PPM007343 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS007149|
South Asian Ancestry|
7,426 individuals
PGP000244 |
Tanigawa Y et al. PLoS Genet (2022)
|Ext.
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase : 0.04001 [0.0315, 0.04851]
Incremental R2 (full-covars): 0.00185
PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.03716 [0.02894, 0.04538]
age, sex, UKB array type, Genotype PCs
PPM007344 PGS000683
(snpnet.Gamma_glutamyltransferase)
PSS007150|
European Ancestry|
64,433 individuals
PGP000244 |
Tanigawa Y et al. PLoS Genet (2022)
|Ext.
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase : 0.03846 [0.03562, 0.04131]
Incremental R2 (full-covars): 0.00223
PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.05018 [0.04697, 0.05339]
age, sex, UKB array type, Genotype PCs
PPM002177 PGS000817
(GRS200_GGT)
PSS001062|
European Ancestry|
3,620 individuals
PGP000201 |
Pazoki R et al. Nat Commun (2021)
Reported Trait: Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level OR: 1.96 [1.72, 2.19]
PPM002174 PGS000817
(GRS200_GGT)
PSS001061|
European Ancestry|
13,420 individuals
PGP000201 |
Pazoki R et al. Nat Commun (2021)
Reported Trait: Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level β: 1.43 [1.35, 1.52] Unit of measurement = U/L in gamma-glutamyl transferase
PPM010587 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009453|
European Ancestry|
18,990 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.4046 [0.3926, 0.4164] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010589 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008781|
European Ancestry|
6,321 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3709 [0.3494, 0.392] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010590 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008555|
Greater Middle Eastern Ancestry|
1,124 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.4245 [0.3749, 0.4717] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010591 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008333|
South Asian Ancestry|
6,000 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3621 [0.3399, 0.3839] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010592 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008110|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,716 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3412 [0.2984, 0.3825] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010593 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS007897|
African Ancestry|
2,344 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.1377 [0.0976, 0.1774] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010594 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009001|
African Ancestry|
3,654 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.1235 [0.0913, 0.1554] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM010588 PGS001964
(portability-PLR_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009227|
European Ancestry|
3,948 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3675 [0.3401, 0.3942] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012303 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009453|
European Ancestry|
18,990 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3999 [0.3879, 0.4118] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012304 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009227|
European Ancestry|
3,948 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3606 [0.3331, 0.3875] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012305 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008781|
European Ancestry|
6,321 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3639 [0.3423, 0.3851] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012306 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008555|
Greater Middle Eastern Ancestry|
1,124 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.4225 [0.3728, 0.4698] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012307 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008333|
South Asian Ancestry|
6,000 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3609 [0.3387, 0.3828] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012308 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS008110|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,716 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.3316 [0.2886, 0.3733] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012309 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS007897|
African Ancestry|
2,344 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.1412 [0.1011, 0.1808] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM012310 PGS002182
(portability-ldpred2_log_log_gammaGT)
PSS009001|
African Ancestry|
3,654 individuals
PGP000263 |
Privé F et al. Am J Hum Genet (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase Partial Correlation (partial-r): 0.1247 [0.0926, 0.1566] sex, age, birth date, deprivation index, 16 PCs
PPM016183 PGS003344
(CVGRS_GGT)
PSS010055|
East Asian Ancestry|
22,608 individuals
PGP000405 |
Kim YJ et al. Nat Commun (2022)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyl transferase level β: 0.24364
PPM016200 PGS003344
(CVGRS_GGT)
PSS010055|
East Asian Ancestry|
22,608 individuals
PGP000405 |
Kim YJ et al. Nat Commun (2022)
Reported Trait: Type 2 diabetes OR: 1.04096
PPM017471 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010908|
European Ancestry|
19,107 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.15 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017639 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010656|
European Ancestry|
6,170 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.13 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017723 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010572|
Greater Middle Eastern Ancestry|
1,095 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.18 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017807 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010236|
European Ancestry|
2,237 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.14 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017891 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010488|
South Asian Ancestry|
5,946 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.12 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017975 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010404|
East Asian Ancestry|
1,705 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.11 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM018059 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010320|
African Ancestry|
2,332 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.02 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM018143 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010740|
African Ancestry|
3,625 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.02 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM017555 PGS003543
(cont-decay-log_log_gammaGT)
PSS010824|
European Ancestry|
3,937 individuals
PGP000457 |
Ding Y et al. bioRxiv (2022)
|Pre
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase partial-R2: 0.13 sex, age, deprivation index, PC1-16
PPM020451 PGS004336
(X30730.score)
PSS011364|
European Ancestry|
56,192 individuals
PGP000561 |
Jung H et al. Commun Biol (2024)
Reported Trait: Gamma glutamyltransferase (U/L) PGS R2 (no covariates): 0.25324

Evaluated Samples

PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Phenotype Definitions and Methods Participant Follow-up Time Sample Numbers Age of Study Participants Sample Ancestry Additional Ancestry Description Cohort(s) Additional Sample/Cohort Information
PSS010656 6,170 individuals,
45.0 % Male samples
Mean = 54.5 years
Sd = 8.4 years
European Italian UKB
PSS010404 1,705 individuals,
33.0 % Male samples
Mean = 52.4 years
Sd = 7.8 years
East Asian Chinese UKB
PSS008781 6,321 individuals European Italy (South Europe) UKB
PSS000689 6,015 individuals African unspecified UKB
PSS000690 1,081 individuals East Asian UKB
PSS000691 23,560 individuals European Non-British White UKB
PSS000692 7,336 individuals South Asian UKB
PSS000693 63,756 individuals European
(British)
UKB
PSS010055 22,608 individuals East Asian KBA, KoGES
PSS007897 2,344 individuals African American or Afro-Caribbean Carribean UKB
PSS008555 1,124 individuals Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian) Iran (Middle East) UKB
PSS009453 18,990 individuals European UK (+ Ireland) UKB
PSS010824 3,937 individuals,
38.0 % Male samples
Mean = 54.4 years
Sd = 7.5 years
European Polish UKB
PSS007146 6,097 individuals African unspecified UKB
PSS007147 1,614 individuals East Asian UKB
PSS007148 23,750 individuals European non-white British ancestry UKB
PSS007149 7,426 individuals South Asian UKB
PSS007150 64,433 individuals European white British ancestry UKB Testing cohort (heldout set)
PSS010572 1,095 individuals,
60.0 % Male samples
Mean = 51.9 years
Sd = 8.0 years
Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern, North African or Persian) Iranian UKB
PSS010320 2,332 individuals,
37.0 % Male samples
Mean = 52.5 years
Sd = 8.1 years
African American or Afro-Caribbean Caribbean UKB
PSS009227 3,948 individuals European Poland (NE Europe) UKB
PSS008333 6,000 individuals South Asian India (South Asia) UKB
PSS010740 3,625 individuals,
46.0 % Male samples
Mean = 51.9 years
Sd = 8.1 years
African unspecified Nigerian UKB
PSS010488 5,946 individuals,
54.0 % Male samples
Mean = 53.3 years
Sd = 8.4 years
South Asian Indian UKB
PSS011364 56,192 individuals European UKB
PSS010236 2,237 individuals,
45.0 % Male samples
Mean = 58.1 years
Sd = 7.1 years
European Ashkenazi UKB
PSS009001 3,654 individuals African unspecified Nigeria (West Africa) UKB
PSS001061 The serum concentration of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) was measured from stored blood samples using the enzymatic rate analytical method on a Beckman Coulter AU5800. The manufacturer’s analytic range for ALT was 3–500 U/L, for ALP, 5–1500 U/L, and it was 5–1200 U/L for GGT. 13,420 individuals European Airwave
PSS008110 1,716 individuals East Asian China (East Asia) UKB
PSS001062 Serum concentrations of alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) were measured from stored blood samples using the enzymatic rate analytical method on a Beckman Coulter AU5800. The manufacturer’s analytic range for ALT was 3–500 U/L, for ALP, 5–1500 U/L, and it was 5–1200 U/L for GGT. 3,620 individuals European NFBC
PSS010908 19,107 individuals,
46.0 % Male samples
Mean = 56.9 years
Sd = 7.9 years
European white British UKB