Genes and pathways related to mesenchymal biology, connective tissue, and conditions like obesity came to the forefront when researchers analyzed the new susceptibility loci.
With data from more than a million people, researchers found 111 new or known atrial fibrillation-related loci, providing clues to the condition's biology.
The findings support the neural crest hypothesis of domestication, which says common changes seen in domesticated animals are due to developmental alterations.
A University of Michigan-led team found that the lncRNA ARLNC1 forms a feedback loop with the androgen receptor to promote progression in prostate cancer.
At least half a dozen cancer phenotypes showed significant associations with GWAS variant-based polygenic risk scores in a new phenome-wide association study.
