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Lina Cai

University of CambridgeORCID 0000-0003-2598-8388Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 2 Genetics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintJul 17, 2025

Discovering the genetic architecture of sleep regulation: genome-wide association study of device-measured sleep traits.

Laura Portas, Hang Yuan, Lina Cai…·Aiden Doherty

This study identifies 20 genetic loci associated with sleep traits using UK Biobank data, including novel signals for REM and NREM sleep duration and sex-specific associations.

DOI 10.1101/2025.07.17.25331692

humanelectronic health records

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismPeer-reviewedDec 7, 2021

Identification of rare loss of function variation regulating body fat distribution

Mine Koprulu, Yajie Zhao, Eleanor Wheeler…·David B. Savage

This study identifies rare loss of function variants in four genes associated with beneficial changes in body fat distribution using genome-wide and exome-sequence data from UK Biobank.

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humanwhole-exome sequencing

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintJul 18, 2018

Genome-wide scan and fine-mapping of rare nonsynonymous associations implicates intracellular lipolysis genes in fat distribution and cardio-metabolic risk

Luca Andrea Lotta, Liang Dong, Chen Li…·Claudia Langenberg

This study identifies rare variant associations with fat distribution and cardio-metabolic risk, implicating intracellular lipolysis genes in these traits.

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humanGWAS summary statistics

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