MEPE loss-of-function variant associates with decreased bone mineral density and increased fracture risk
oleh: Ida Surakka, Lars G. Fritsche, Wei Zhou, Joshua Backman, Jack A. Kosmicki, Haocheng Lu, Ben Brumpton, Jonas B. Nielsen, Maiken E. Gabrielsen, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Brooke Wolford, Sarah E. Graham, Y. Eugene Chen, Seunggeun Lee, Hyun Min Kang, Arnulf Langhammer, Siri Forsmo, Bjørn O. Åsvold, Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Hilma Holm, Daniel Gudbjartsson, Kari Stefansson, Aris Baras, Regeneron Genetics Center, Goncalo R. Abecasis, Kristian Hveem, Cristen J. Willer
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Bone mineral density (BMD) is associated with fracture risk and many genetic loci with small effect sizes have been discovered by genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here, the authors discover a large-effect rare loss-of-function genetic variant for BMD in the MEPE gene in the Norwegian HUNT study which replicates in the UK Biobank.