Population Genomics of Cardiometabolic Traits: Design of the University College London-London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-Edinburgh-Bristol (UCLEB) Consortium

Substantial advances have been made in identifying common genetic variants influencing cardiometabolic traits and disease outcomes through genome wide association studies. Nevertheless, gaps in knowledge remain and new questions have arisen regarding the population relevance, mechanisms, and applica...

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Main Authors: Shah, Tina, Engmann, Jorgen, Dale, Caroline, Shah, Sonia, White, Jon, Giambartolomei, Claudia, McLachlan, Stela, Zabaneh, Delilah, Cavadino, Alana, Finan, Chris, Wong, Andrew, Amuzu, Antoinette, Ong, Ken, Gaunt, Tom, Holmes, Michael V., Warren, Helen, Davies, Teri-Louise, Drenos, Fotios, Cooper, Jackie, Sofat, Reecha, Caulfield, Mark, Ebrahim, Shah, Lawlor, Debbie A., Talmud, Philippa J., Humphries, Steve E., Power, Christine, Hypponen, Elina, Richards, Marcus, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Wareham, Nicholas, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Day, Ian N., Whincup, Peter, Morris, Richard, Strachan, Mark W. J., Price, Jacqueline, Kumari, Meena, Kivimaki, Mika, Plagnol, Vincent, Dudbridge, Frank, Whittaker, John C., Casas, Juan P., Hingorani, Aroon D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748096/