A genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers six sequence variants conferring risk of vertigo

oleh: Astros Th. Skuladottir, Gyda Bjornsdottir, Muhammad Sulaman Nawaz, Hannes Petersen, Solvi Rognvaldsson, Kristjan Helgi Swerford Moore, Pall I. Olafsson, Sigurður H. Magnusson, Anna Bjornsdottir, Olafur A. Sveinsson, Gudrun R. Sigurdardottir, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Erna V. Ivarsdottir, Lilja Stefansdottir, Bjarni Gunnarsson, Joseph B. Muhlestein, Kirk U. Knowlton, David A. Jones, Lincoln D. Nadauld, Annette M. Hartmann, Dan Rujescu, Michael Strupp, G. Bragi Walters, Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Hilma Holm, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Patrick Sulem, Hreinn Stefansson, Kari Stefansson

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01

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Astros Skuladottir et al. conducted a genome-wide association study on 48,072 vertigo cases and 894,541 controls from four populations with European ancestries. They identified six common variants associated with vertigo, thereby providing further insight into the etiology of vestibular disorders.