Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Genetic determinants of daytime napping and effects on cardiometabolic health

  • Hassan S. Dashti,
  • Iyas Daghlas,
  • Jacqueline M. Lane,
  • Yunru Huang,
  • Miriam S. Udler,
  • Heming Wang,
  • Hanna M. Ollila,
  • Samuel E. Jones,
  • Jaegil Kim,
  • Andrew R. Wood,
  • 23andMe Research Team,
  • Michael N. Weedon,
  • Stella Aslibekyan,
  • Marta Garaulet,
  • Richa Saxena

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20585-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The genetic basis of daytime napping and the directional effect of daytime napping on cardiometabolic health are unknown. Here, the authors perform a genome-wide association study on self-reported daytime napping in the UK Biobank and Mendelian randomization to explore causal associations.