Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits.

Few genome-wide association studies (GWAS) account for environmental exposures, like smoking, potentially impacting the overall trait variance when investigating the genetic contribution to obesity-related traits. Here, we use GWAS data from 51,080 current smokers and 190,178 nonsmokers (87% Europea...

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Main Authors: Justice, A, Winkler, T, Feitosa, M, Mahajan, A, Horikoshi, M, Lindgren, C, McCarthy, M, Morris, A, Marchini, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017

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