Genome-wide association study of medication-use and associated disease in the UK Biobank

An understanding of the genetic variants associated with medication use may shed light on the underlying biological pathways of disease, and aid in drug development. Here, Wu and colleagues conduct a GWAS for self-reported medication-use in the UK Biobank, finding more than 500 independent variants...

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Main Authors: Yeda Wu, Enda M. Byrne, Zhili Zheng, Kathryn E. Kemper, Loic Yengo, Andrew J. Mallett, Jian Yang, Peter M. Visscher, Naomi R. Wray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09572-5