Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

To elucidate the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and find associated loci, we assembled a custom imputation reference panel from whole-genome-sequenced patients with ALS and matched controls (n = 1,861). Through imputation and mixed-model association analysis in 12,577 ca...

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Main Authors: Lin, K, Pulit, SL, Van Rheenen, W, Shatunov, A, Dekker, AM, McLaughlin, RL, Diekstra, FP, Van Der Spek, RAA, Võsa, U, De Jong, S, Robinson, MR, Yang, J, Fogh, I, Van Doormaal, PT, Tazelaar, GHP, Koppers, M, Blokhuis, AM, Sproviero, W, Jones, AR, Kenna, KP, Van Eijk, KR, Harschnitz, O, Schellevis, RD, Brands, WJ, Medic, J, Menelaou, A, Vajda, A, Ticozzi, N, Rogelj, B, Vrabec, K, Ravnik-Glavač, M, Koritnik, B, Zidar, J, Leonardis, L, Grošelj, LD, Millecamps, S, Salachas, F, Meininger, V, De Carvalho, M, Pinto, S, Mora, JS, Rojas-García, R, Polak, M, Chandran, S, Colville, S, Swingler, R, Morrison, KE, Shaw, PJ, Hardy, J, Orrell, RW, Pittman, A, Sidle, K, Fratta, P, Malaspina, A, Topp, S, Petri, S, Abdulla, S, Drepper, C, Sendtner, M, Meyer, T, Ophoff, RA, Staats, KA, Wiedau-Pazos, M, Lomen-Hoerth, C, Van Deerlin, VM, Trojanowski, JQ, Elman, L, McCluskey, L, Basak, AN, Tunca, C, Hamzeiy, H, Parman, Y, Meitinger, T, Lichtner, P, Radivojkov-Blagojevic, M, Andres, CR, Maurel, C, Bensimon, G, Landwehrmeyer, B, Brice, A, Payan, CAM, Saker-Delye, S, Dürr, A, Wood, NW, Tittmann, L, Lieb, W, Franke, A, Rietschel, M, Cichon, S, Nöthen, MM, Amouyel, P, Tzourio, C, Dartigues, J-F, Uitterlinden, AG, Rivadeneira, F, Estrada, K, Hofman, A, Curtis, C, Blauw, HM, Van Der Kooi, AJ, De Visser, M, Goris, A, Weber, M, Shaw, CE, Smith, BN, Pansarasa, O, Cereda, C, Del Bo, R, Comi, GP, D'Alfonso, S, Bertolin, C, Sorarù, G, Mazzini, L, Pensato, V, Gellera, C, Tiloca, C, Ratti, A, Calvo, A, Moglia, C, Brunetti, M, Arcuti, S, Capozzo, R, Zecca, C, Lunetta, C, Penco, S, Riva, N, Padovani, A, Filosto, M, Muller, B, Stuit, RJ, Registry, P, Slalom Group, Registry, S, Fals Sequencing Consortium, Slagen Consortium, Nnipps Study Group, Blair, I, Zhang, K, McCann, EP, Fifita, JA, Nicholson, GA, Rowe, DB, Pamphlett, R, Kiernan, MC, Grosskreutz, J, Witte, OW, Ringer, T, Prell, T, Stubendorff, B, Kurth, I, Hübner, CA, Leigh, PN, Casale, F, Chio, A, Beghi, E, Pupillo, E, Tortelli, R, Logroscino, G, Powell, J, Ludolph, AC, Weishaupt, JH, Robberecht, W, Van Damme, P, Franke, L, Pers, TH, Brown, RH, Glass, JD, Landers, JE, Hardiman, O, Andersen, PM, Corcia, P, Vourc'H, P, Silani, V, Wray, NR, Visscher, PM, De Bakker, PIW, Van Es, MA, Pasterkamp, RJ, Lewis, CM, Breen, G, Al-Chalabi, A, Van Den Berg, LH, Veldink, JH
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2016