Adiponectin GWAS loci harboring extensive allelic heterogeneity exhibit distinct molecular consequences.

Loci identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can include multiple distinct association signals. We sought to identify the molecular basis of multiple association signals for adiponectin, a hormone involved in glucose regulation secreted almost exclusively from adipose tissue, identified...

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Main Authors: Cassandra N Spracklen, Apoorva K Iyengar, Swarooparani Vadlamudi, Chelsea K Raulerson, Anne U Jackson, Sarah M Brotman, Ying Wu, Maren E Cannon, James P Davis, Aaron T Crain, Kevin W Currin, Hannah J Perrin, Narisu Narisu, Heather M Stringham, Christian Fuchsberger, Adam E Locke, Ryan P Welch, Johanna K Kuusisto, Päivi Pajukanta, Laura J Scott, Yun Li, Francis S Collins, Michael Boehnke, Markku Laakso, Karen L Mohlke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009019