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SUBMITTER: McLachlan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4900668 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McLachlan Stela S Giambartolomei Claudia C White Jon J Charoen Pimphen P Wong Andrew A Finan Chris C Engmann Jorgen J Shah Tina T Hersch Micha M Podmore Clara C Cavadino Alana A Jefferis Barbara J BJ Dale Caroline E CE Hypponen Elina E Morris Richard W RW Casas Juan P JP Kumari Meena M Ben-Shlomo Yoav Y Gaunt Tom R TR Drenos Fotios F Langenberg Claudia C Kuh Diana D Kivimaki Mika M Rueedi Rico R Waeber Gerard G Hingorani Aroon D AD Price Jacqueline F JF Walker Ann P AP
PloS one 20160609 6
Red blood cell (RBC) traits are routinely measured in clinical practice as important markers of health. Deviations from the physiological ranges are usually a sign of disease, although variation between healthy individuals also occurs, at least partly due to genetic factors. Recent large scale genetic studies identified loci associated with one or more of these traits; further characterization of known loci and identification of new loci is necessary to better understand their role in health and ...[more]