Genome-wide association studies of metabolites in Finnish men identify disease-relevant loci
oleh: Xianyong Yin, Lap Sum Chan, Debraj Bose, Anne U. Jackson, Peter VandeHaar, Adam E. Locke, Christian Fuchsberger, Heather M. Stringham, Ryan Welch, Ketian Yu, Lilian Fernandes Silva, Susan K. Service, Daiwei Zhang, Emily C. Hector, Erica Young, Liron Ganel, Indraniel Das, Haley Abel, Michael R. Erdos, Lori L. Bonnycastle, Johanna Kuusisto, Nathan O. Stitziel, Ira M. Hall, Gregory R. Wagner, FinnGen, Jian Kang, Jean Morrison, Charles F. Burant, Francis S. Collins, Samuli Ripatti, Aarno Palotie, Nelson B. Freimer, Karen L. Mohlke, Laura J. Scott, Xiaoquan Wen, Eric B. Fauman, Markku Laakso, Michael Boehnke
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01 |
Deskripsi
The Finnish population is enriched for genetic variants which are rare in other populations. Here, the authors find new genetic loci associated with 1391 circulating metabolites in 6136 Finnish men, demonstrating that metabolite genetic associations can help elucidate disease mechanisms.