University of Copenhagen
Postpartum Hemorrhage-Linked Loci Identified in Large GWAS, Meta-Analysis
Data for nearly 331,800 women from northern European cohorts helped researchers flag five postpartum hemorrhage-associated loci for subsequent functional analyses.
Ancient European Genome Studies Reveal Historical Population Interactions, Modern-Day Disease Clues
With an ancient European genome collection, researchers retraced population turnover events while digging into trait- and disease-related variants carried by distinct ancestral groups.
White Adipose Tissue Proteins Linked to Diabetes, Exercise Training in Proteomics Study
Researchers highlighted diabetes- or weight-related white adipose tissue signatures, and searched for adipose tissue proteomic shifts after an eight-week exercise intervention.
Blood Lipid GWAS Points to Trait-Related Loci, Architecture in Greenlanders
Researchers unearthed 11 lipid-associated loci in individuals from Greenland, highlighting distinct genetic architecture and a previously unappreciated PCSK9 regulatory variant.
Decode Genetics Study Unravels Complex Variant Effects on Blood Lipid Levels, Heart Disease Risk
Analyzing genetic contributors to lipid trait variance, researchers identified variant-variant and variant-environment interactions affecting coronary artery disease risk.