rs12318789 - TBX3-AS1 - UBA52P7

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

Concrete actions anchored to the cited research. We do not prescribe, we describe.

Diet

  • limit sodium intake Moderate

    Sodium restriction reduces blood pressure; genetic hypertension risk warrants dietary sodium limitation.

    Target less than 2300 mg sodium daily

Exercise

  • regular aerobic exercise Moderate

    Physical activity reduces blood pressure; genetic risk supports proactive aerobic training.

    Aim for 150 minutes moderate-intensity aerobic activity weekly

Screening

  • blood pressure monitoring Moderate

    This variant is significantly associated with increased hypertension risk; regular screening enables early detection.

    Check blood pressure at least annually, more frequently if other risk factors present