GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer

GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is critical for normal development and metabolism. Here, the authors conduct a GWAS and suggest protective effect of higher TSH on risk of thyroid cancer and goitre.

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Main Authors:	Wei Zhou, Ben Brumpton, Omer Kabil, Julius Gudmundsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Josh Weinstock, Matthew Zawistowski, Jonas B. Nielsen, Layal Chaker, Marco Medici, Alexander Teumer, Silvia Naitza, Serena Sanna, Ulla T. Schultheiss, Anne Cappola, Juha Karjalainen, Mitja Kurki, Morgan Oneka, Peter Taylor, Lars G. Fritsche, Sarah E. Graham, Brooke N. Wolford, William Overton, Humaira Rasheed, Eirin B. Haug, Maiken E. Gabrielsen, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Ida Surakka, George Davey Smith, Anita Pandit, Tanmoy Roychowdhury, Whitney E. Hornsby, Jon G. Jonasson, Leigha Senter, Sandya Liyanarachchi, Matthew D. Ringel, Li Xu, Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Huiling He, Romana T. Netea-Maier, Jose I. Mayordomo, Theo S. Plantinga, Jon Hrafnkelsson, Hannes Hjartarson, Erich M. Sturgis, Aarno Palotie, Mark Daly, Cintia E. Citterio, Peter Arvan, Chad M. Brummett, Michael Boehnke, Albert de la Chapelle, Kari Stefansson, Kristian Hveem, Cristen J. Willer, Bjørn Olav Åsvold
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2020-08-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17718-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17718-z