A multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte DNA methylation and blood lipids

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Title: A multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte DNA methylation and blood lipids
Authors: Mina-A Jhun, Michael Mendelson, Rory Wilson, Rahul Gondalia, Roby Joehanes, Elias Salfati, Xiaoping Zhao, Kim Valeska Emilie Braun, Anh Nguyet Do, Åsa K. Hedman, Tao Zhang, Elena Carnero-Montoro, Jincheng Shen, Traci M. Bartz, Jennifer A. Brody, May E. Montasser, Jeff R. O’Connell, Chen Yao, Rui Xia, Eric Boerwinkle, Megan Grove, Weihua Guan, Pfeiffer Liliane, Paula Singmann, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Thomas Meitinger, Christian Gieger, Annette Peters, Wei Zhao, Erin B. Ware, Jennifer A. Smith, Klodian Dhana, Joyce van Meurs, Andre Uitterlinden, Mohammad Arfan Ikram, Mohsen Ghanbari, Deugi Zhi, Stefan Gustafsson, Lars Lind, Shengxu Li, Dianjianyi Sun, Tim D. Spector, Yii-der Ida Chen, Coleen Damcott, Alan R. Shuldiner, Devin M. Absher, Steve Horvath, Philip S. Tsao, Sharon Kardia, Bruce M. Psaty, Nona Sotoodehnia, Jordana T. Bell, Erik Ingelsson, Wei Chen, Abbas Dehghan, Donna K. Arnett, Melanie Waldenberger, Lifang Hou, Eric A. Whitsel, Andrea Baccarelli, Daniel Levy, Myriam Fornage, Marguerite R. Irvin, Themistocles L. Assimes
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Abnormal blood lipid levels are important risk factors for cardiovascular and other various diseases. Here the authors conduct a large-scale multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study combined with epigenetic (cis-QTL and eQTM) data, and identify CpG-lipid traits associations that are specific to or common across racial/ethnic groups.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23899-y
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/5a34ff34ea7042f0b1ef2141f1a26dde
Accession Number: edsdoj.5a34ff34ea7042f0b1ef2141f1a26dde
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-021-23899-y
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English