Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders

2018/11/01 by Symen Ligthart, Ahmad Vaez, Urmo Võsa +341 · 458 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · #1000 Genomes Project #Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare #Bioinformatics #Biology #Biomarker #C-reactive protein #Gene #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Genetic association #Genetic variants #Genetics #Genome-wide association study #Genotype #IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways #Immunology #Inflammation #International HapMap Project #Mendelian randomization #Single-nucleotide polymorphism

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.09.009

published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 103(5), 691-706 (Elsevier BV)

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