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SUBMITTER: Rosenthal EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5079157 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rosenthal Elisabeth A EA Makaryan Vahagn V Burt Amber A AA Crosslin David R DR Kim Daniel Seung DS Smith Joshua D JD Nickerson Deborah A DA Reiner Alex P AP Rich Stephen S SS Jackson Rebecca D RD Ganesh Santhi K SK Polfus Linda M LM Qi Lihong L Dale David C DC Jarvik Gail P GP
Genetic epidemiology 20160527 6
Neutrophils are a key component of innate immunity. Individuals with low neutrophil count are susceptible to frequent infections. Linkage and association between congenital neutropenia and a single rare missense variant in TCIRG1 have been reported in a single family. Here, we report on nine rare missense variants at evolutionarily conserved sites in TCIRG1 that are associated with lower absolute neutrophil count (ANC; p = 0.005) in 1,058 participants from three cohorts: Atherosclerosis Risk in ...[more]