Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program.
Science
; 385(6706): eadj1182, 2024 Jul 19.
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ABSTRACT
One of the justifiable criticisms of human genetic studies is the underrepresentation of participants from diverse populations. Lack of inclusion must be addressed at-scale to identify causal disease factors and understand the genetic causes of health disparities. We present genome-wide associations for 2068 traits from 635,969 participants in the Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program, a longitudinal study of diverse United States Veterans. Systematic analysis revealed 13,672 genomic risk loci; 1608 were only significant after including non-European populations. Fine-mapping identified causal variants at 6318 signals across 613 traits. One-third (n = 2069) were identified in participants from non-European populations. This reveals a broadly similar genetic architecture across populations, highlights genetic insights gained from underrepresented groups, and presents an extensive atlas of genetic associations.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Veteranos
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Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad
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Sitios de Carácter Cuantitativo
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Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Science
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos