Population-scale molecular reconstruction of human circadian phase from blood biomarkers
Clara Albiñana, Rebecca Claire Richmond, Baihan Wang, Lea Urpa, Jacob J. Crouse, Yanni Zeng, Daniel B. Rosoff, Safia Abdi, FinnGen, Liming Li, Z M Chen, Iona Y. Millwood, Hanna Maria Ollila, Ian Bernard Hickie, Frédéric Gachon, , Naomi R. Wray
The paper infers circadian phase from blood biomarkers in UK Biobank using machine learning and defines a new construct, circadian acceleration, with genetic and environmental associations.
medRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine