A genome-wide association study of nephrolithiasis in the Japanese population identifies novel susceptible Loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3, and 13q14.1.

A genome-wide association study of nephrolithiasis in the Japanese population identifies novel susceptible Loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3, and 13q14.1.

Nephrolithiasis is a common nephrologic disorder with complex etiology. To identify the genetic factor(s) for nephrolithiasis, we conducted a three-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a total of 5,892 nephrolithiasis cases and 17,809 controls of Japanese origin. Here we found three nove...

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Main Authors: Yuji Urabe, Chizu Tanikawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Yukinori Okada, Takashi Morizono, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Naoyuki Kamatani, Kenjiro Kohri, Kazuaki Chayama, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Koichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3291538?pdf=render

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