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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bentley AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467258 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature genetics 20190329 4
The concentrations of high- and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides are influenced by smoking, but it is unknown whether genetic associations with lipids may be modified by smoking. We conducted a multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study in 133,805 individuals with follow-up in an additional 253,467 individuals. Combined meta-analyses identified 13 new loci associated with lipids, some of which were detected only because association differed by smoking status. ...[more]