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SUBMITTER: Hoffmann TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942247 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoffmann Thomas J TJ Theusch Elizabeth E Haldar Tanushree T Ranatunga Dilrini K DK Jorgenson Eric E Medina Marisa W MW Kvale Mark N MN Kwok Pui-Yan PY Schaefer Catherine C Krauss Ronald M RM Iribarren Carlos C Risch Neil N
Nature genetics 20180305 3
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 94,674 ancestrally diverse Kaiser Permanente members using 478,866 longitudinal electronic health record (EHR)-derived measurements for untreated serum lipid levels empowered multiple new findings: 121 new SNP associations (46 primary, 15 conditional, and 60 in meta-analysis with Global Lipids Genetic Consortium data); an increase of 33-42% in variance explained with multiple measurements; sex differences in genetic impact (greater impact in females for ...[more]