Comprehensive genomic analysis of dietary habits in UK Biobank identifies hundreds of genetic associations

Joanne B. Cole; Jose C. Florez; Joel N. Hirschhorn

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15193-0

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Comprehensive genomic analysis of dietary habits in UK Biobank identifies hundreds of genetic associations

Joanne B. Cole,
Jose C. Florez,
Joel N. Hirschhorn

Affiliations

Joanne B. Cole: Programs in Metabolism and Medical and Population Genetics, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Jose C. Florez: Programs in Metabolism and Medical and Population Genetics, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Joel N. Hirschhorn: Programs in Metabolism and Medical and Population Genetics, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15193-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The choice of food intake is at least partially influenced by genetics, even though the effect sizes appear rather modest. Here, Cole et al. perform GWAS for food intake (85 individual food items and 85 derived dietary patterns) and test potential causal relationships with cardiometabolic traits using Mendelian randomization.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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