GWAS and multimodal transcriptomic profiling of human otolithic organs characterize the genetic architecture of balance in the elderly
Seyed Mehdi Esmaeili-Fard, Adam X. Maihofer, Thomas W. Willis, Elizabeth A. Mikita, Jacquelyn A. Johnson, Daniel B. Munro, Ashley V Kumar, Narayan Pokhrel, Abraham A. Palmer, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Francesca Telese, Rick A. Friedman, Pejman Mohammadi, Royce Ellen Clifford
The paper identifies genetic factors associated with balance in the elderly through GWAS and multimodal transcriptomic analysis of otolithic organs.
medRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine