Implicating genes, pleiotropy and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis
Stavroula Kanoni, Sarah E. Graham, Yuxuan Wang, Ida L. Surakka, Shweta Ramdas, Xiang Zhu, Shoa L. Clarke, Konain Fatima Bhatti, Sailaja Vedantam, Thomas W. Winkler, Adam E. Locke, Eirini Marouli, Greg J. M. Zajac, Kuan-Han Wu, Ιωάννα Ντάλλα, , Pala Mauro
This study identifies 118 candidate causal genes and 21 novel lipid loci on the X chromosome through a multi-ancestry meta-analysis of blood lipid levels, revealing sex-biased effects and pleiotropy with cardiovascular and hormonal traits.
Genome biology · Dec 27, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine