rs10764326 - CACNB2

Magnitude 2.2 · 1 study on file

Reported associations

  • A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 39789286

    ABSTRACT: The rapid growth of modern biobanks is creating new opportunities for large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) and the analysis of complex traits. However, performing GWASs on millions of samples often leads to trade-offs between computational efficiency and statistical power, reducing the benefits of large-scale data collection efforts. We developed Quickdraws, a method that increases association power in quantitative and binary traits without sacrificing computational efficiency, leveraging a spike-and-slab prior on variant effects, stochastic variational inference and graphics processing unit acceleration. We applied Quickdraws to 79 quantitative and 50 binary traits in 405,088 UK Biobank samples, identifying 4.97% and 3.25% more associations than REGENIE and 22.71%


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Lifestyle context

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Discuss with your doctor

  • CACNB2 variant and hypertension risk Moderate

    Large-scale GWAS identifies this locus as significantly associated with hypertension risk

Lifestyle

  • cardiovascular health optimization Moderate

    Variants in CACNB2 affect blood pressure regulation; lifestyle factors substantially modify hypertension risk

    aerobic exercise 150 min/week, DASH diet, stress management

Screening

  • blood pressure Moderate

    CACNB2 encodes a calcium channel subunit regulating vascular tone; the variant associates with elevated blood pressure

    baseline measurement, then annual screening