Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease
Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease
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Ferkingstad, Egil , Oddsson, Asmundur , Gretarsdottir, Solveig , Benonisdottir, Stefania , Thorleifsson, Gudmar , Deaton, Aimee M. , Jonsson, Stefan , Stefansson, Olafur A. , Norddahl, Gudmundur L. , Zink, Florian , Arnadottir, Gudny A. , Gunnarsson, Bjarni , Halldorsson, Gisli H. , Helgadottir, Anna , Jensson, Brynjar O. , Kristjansson, Ragnar P. , Sveinbjornsson, Gardar , Sverrisson, David A. , Masson, Gisli , Olafsson, Isleifur , Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I. , Sigurdardottir, Olof , Holm, Hilma , Jonsdottir, Ingileif , Olafsson, Sigurdur , Steingrimsdottir, Thora , Rafnar, Thorunn , Bjornsson, Einar S. , Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur , Gudbjartsson, Daniel F. , Sulem, Patrick and Stefansson, Kari
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Gallstones are responsible for one of the most common diseases in the Western world and are commonly treated with cholecystectomy. We perform a meta-analysis of two genome-wide association studies of gallstone disease in Iceland and the UK, totaling 27,174 cases and 736,838 controls, uncovering 21 novel gallstone-associated variants at 20 loci. Two...
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Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease
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Oddsson, Asmundur
Gretarsdottir, Solveig
Benonisdottir, Stefania
Thorleifsson, Gudmar
Deaton, Aimee M.
Jonsson, Stefan
Stefansson, Olafur A.
Norddahl, Gudmundur L.
Zink, Florian
Arnadottir, Gudny A.
Gunnarsson, Bjarni
Halldorsson, Gisli H.
Helgadottir, Anna
Jensson, Brynjar O.
Kristjansson, Ragnar P.
Sveinbjornsson, Gardar
Sverrisson, David A.
Masson, Gisli
Olafsson, Isleifur
Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I.
Sigurdardottir, Olof
Holm, Hilma
Jonsdottir, Ingileif
Olafsson, Sigurdur
Steingrimsdottir, Thora
Rafnar, Thorunn
Bjornsson, Einar S.
Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur
Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.
Sulem, Patrick
Stefansson, Kari
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-018-07460-y
