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    Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell


    van der Harst, Pim, Zhang, Weihua, Mateo Leach, Irene, Rendon, Augusto, Verweij, Niek, Sehmi, Joban, Paul, Dirk S., Elling, Ulrich, Allayee, Hooman, Li, Xinzhong, Radhakrishnan, Aparna, Tan, Sian-Tsung, Voss, Katrin, Weichenberger, Christian X., Albers, Cornelis A., Al-Hussani, Abtehale, Asselbergs, Folkert W., Ciullo, Marina, Danjou, Fabrice, Dina, Christian, Esko, Tõnu, Evans, David M., Franke, Lude, Gögele, Martin, Hartiala, Jaana, Hersch, Micha, Holm, Hilma, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Kanoni, Stavroula, Kleber, Marcus E., Lagou, Vasiliki, Langenberg, Claudia, Lopez, Lorna M., Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka, Melander, Olle, Murgia, Federico, Nolte, Ilja M., O’Reilly, Paul F., Padmanabhan, Sandosh, Parsa, Afshin, Pirastu, Nicola, Porcu, Eleonora, Portas, Laura, Prokopenko, Inga, Ried, Janina S., Shin, So-Youn, Tang, Clara S., Teumer, Alexander, Traglia, Michela, Ulivi, Sheila, Westra, Harm-Jan, Yang, Jian, Hua Zhao, Jing, Anni, Franco, Abdellaoui, Abdel, Attwood, Antony, Balkau, Beverley, Bandinelli, Stefania, Bastardot, François, Benyamin, Beben, Boehm, Bernhard O., Cookson, William O., Das, Debashish, de Bakker, Paul I. W., de Boer, Rudolf A., de Geus, Eco J. C., de Moor, Marleen H., Dimitriou, Maria, Domingues, Francisco S., Döring, Angela, Engström, Gunnar, Ingi Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur, Ferrucci, Luigi, Fischer, Krista, Galanello, Renzo, Garner, Stephen F., Genser, Bernd, Gibson, Quince D., Girotto, Giorgia, Fannar Gudbjartsson, Daniel, Harris, Sarah E., Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Hastie, Claire E., Hedblad, Bo, Illig, Thomas, Jolley, Jennifer, Kähönen, Mika, Kema, Ido P., Kemp, John P., Liang, Liming, Lloyd-Jones, Heather, Loos, Ruth J. F., Meacham, Stuart, Medland, Sarah E., Meisinger, Christa, Memari, Yasin, Mihailov, Evelin, Miller, Kathy, Moffatt, Miriam F., Nauck, Matthias, Novatchkova, Maria, Nutile, Teresa, Olafsson, Isleifur, Onundarson, Pall T., Parracciani, Debora, Penninx, Brenda W., Perseu, Lucia, Piga, Antonio, Pistis, Giorgio, Pouta, Anneli, Puc, Ursula, Raitakari, Olli, Ring, Susan M., Robino, Antonietta, Ruggiero, Daniela, Ruokonen, Aimo, Saint-Pierre, Aude, Sala, Cinzia, Salumets, Andres, Sambrook, Jennifer, Schepers, Hein, Oliver Schmidt, Carsten, Silljé, Herman H. W., Sladek, Rob, Smit, Johannes H., Starr, John M., Stephens, Jonathan, Sulem, Patrick, Tanaka, Toshiko, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Tragante, Vinicius, van Gilst, Wiek H., Joost van Pelt, L., van Veldhuisen, Dirk J., Völker, Uwe, Whitfield, John B., Willemsen, Gonneke, Winkelmann, Bernhard R., Wirnsberger, Gerald, Algra, Ale, Cucca, Francesco, d’Adamo, Adamo Pio, Danesh, John, Deary, Ian J., Dominiczak, Anna F., Elliott, Paul, Fortina, Paolo, Froguel, Philippe, Gasparini, Paolo, Greinacher, Andreas, Hazen, Stanley L., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Tee Khaw, Kay, Lehtimäki, Terho, Maerz, Winfried, Martin, Nicholas G., Metspalu, Andres, Mitchell, Braxton D., Montgomery, Grant W., Moore, Carmel, Navis, Gerjan, Pirastu, Mario, Pramstaller, Peter P., Ramirez-Solis, Ramiro, Schadt, Eric, Scott, James, Shuldiner, Alan R., Davey Smith, George, Gustav Smith, J., Snieder, Harold, Sorice, Rossella, Spector, Tim D., Stefansson, Kari, Stumvoll, Michael, Wilson Tang, W. H., Toniolo, Daniela, Tönjes, Anke, Visscher, Peter M., Vollenweider, Peter, Wareham, Nicholas J., Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H. R., Boomsma, Dorret I., Beckmann, Jacques S., Dedoussis, George V., Deloukas, Panos, Ferreira, Manuel A., Sanna, Serena, Uda, Manuela, Hicks, Andrew A., Martin Penninger, Josef, Gieger, Christian, Kooner, Jaspal S., Ouwehand, Willem H., Soranzo, Nicole and Chambers, John C. (2012) Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell. Nature, 492 (7429). pp. 369-375. ISSN 0028-0836

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    Abstract

    Anaemia is a chief determinant of global ill health, contributing to cognitive impairment, growth retardation and impaired physical capacity. To understand further the genetic factors influencing red blood cells, we carried out a genome-wide association study of hemoglobin concentration and related parameters in up to 135,367 individuals. Here we identify 75 independent genetic loci associated with one or more red blood cell phenotypes at P , 1028 , which together explain 4–9% of the phenotypic variance per trait. Using expression quantitative trait loci and bioinformatic strategies, we identify 121 candidate genes enriched in functions relevant to red blood cell biology. The candidate genes are expressed preferentially in red blood cell precursors, and 43 have hematopoietic phenotypes in Mus musculus or Drosophila melanogaster. Through open-chromatin and coding-variant analyses we identify potential causal genetic variants at 41 loci. Our findings provide extensive new insights into genetic mechanisms and biological pathways controlling red blood cell formation and function.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Seventy-five; genetic; loci; influencing; human red blood cell;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Human Health Institute
    Item ID: 17363
    Identification Number: 10.1038/nature11677
    Depositing User: Lorna Lopez
    Date Deposited: 26 Jun 2023 12:06
    Journal or Publication Title: Nature
    Publisher: Nature Research
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/17363
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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