Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease

Genome-wide association studies have so far identified eight risk loci for gallstone disease. Here, the authors perform meta-analysis in cohorts from Iceland and the UK which reveals further 21 common and low-frequency risk variants that highlight the role of bile acid homeostasis in gallstone disea...

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Main Authors: Egil Ferkingstad, Asmundur Oddsson, Solveig Gretarsdottir, Stefania Benonisdottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Aimee M. Deaton, Stefan Jonsson, Olafur A. Stefansson, Gudmundur L. Norddahl, Florian Zink, Gudny A. Arnadottir, Bjarni Gunnarsson, Gisli H. Halldorsson, Anna Helgadottir, Brynjar O. Jensson, Ragnar P. Kristjansson, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, David A. Sverrisson, Gisli Masson, Isleifur Olafsson, Gudmundur I. Eyjolfsson, Olof Sigurdardottir, Hilma Holm, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Sigurdur Olafsson, Thora Steingrimsdottir, Thorunn Rafnar, Einar S. Bjornsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Patrick Sulem, Kari Stefansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07460-y