Meta-analysis of over 8,000 individuals from Hawai'i and Samoa for genetic associations to cardiometabolic phenotypes
Bryan L. Dinh, Xinran Wang, Xin Sheng, P. C. Wan, Amit K. Srivastava, Take Naseri, Satupa’itea Viali, Lynne Ross Wilkens, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Christopher A. Haiman, Daniel E. Weeks, Charleston W. K. Chiang, Jenna C. Carlson
This study conducts a GWAS of Native Hawaiians and Polynesian-ancestry populations to identify population-enriched genetic associations for cardiometabolic traits, confirming some variants and highlighting the need for larger cohorts.
medRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine