Expressive

rs117844704 - SLC16A5

Magnitude 2.8 · 2 studies on file

Reported associations

  • Genetic architecture of telomere length in 462,666 UK Biobank whole-genome sequences - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 39192095

    ABSTRACT: Telomeres protect chromosome ends from damage and their length is linked with human disease and aging. We developed a joint telomere length metric, combining quantitative PCR and whole-genome sequencing measurements from 462,666 UK Biobank participants. This metric increased SNP heritability, suggesting that it better captures genetic regulation of telomere length. Exome-wide rare-variant and gene-level collapsing association studies identified 64 variants and 30 genes significantly associated with telomere length, including allelic series in ACD and RTEL1. Notably, 16% of these genes are known drivers of clonal hematopoiesis-an age-related somatic mosaicism associated with myeloid cancers and several nonmalignant diseases. Somatic variant analyses revealed gene-specific associ

  • Co-regulatory networks of human serum proteins link genetics to disease - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 30072576

    ABSTRACT: Proteins circulating in the blood are critical for age-related disease processes; however, the serum proteome has remained largely unexplored. To this end, 4137 proteins covering most predicted extracellular proteins were measured in the serum of 5457 Icelanders over 65 years of age. Pairwise correlation between proteins as they varied across individuals revealed 27 different network modules of serum proteins, many of which were associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disease states, as well as overall survival. The protein modules were controlled by cis- and trans-acting genetic variants, which in many cases were also associated with complex disease. This revealed co-regulated groups of circulating proteins that incorporated regulatory control between tissues and demonstrat

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