Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Deep-coverage whole genome sequences and blood lipids among 16,324 individuals

  • Pradeep Natarajan,
  • Gina M. Peloso,
  • Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat,
  • May Montasser,
  • Andrea Ganna,
  • Mark Chaffin,
  • Amit V. Khera,
  • Wei Zhou,
  • Jonathan M. Bloom,
  • Jesse M. Engreitz,
  • Jason Ernst,
  • Jeffrey R. O’Connell,
  • Sanni E. Ruotsalainen,
  • Maris Alver,
  • Ani Manichaikul,
  • W. Craig Johnson,
  • James A. Perry,
  • Timothy Poterba,
  • Cotton Seed,
  • Ida L. Surakka,
  • Tonu Esko,
  • Samuli Ripatti,
  • Veikko Salomaa,
  • Adolfo Correa,
  • Ramachandran S. Vasan,
  • Manolis Kellis,
  • Benjamin M. Neale,
  • Eric S. Lander,
  • Goncalo Abecasis,
  • Braxton Mitchell,
  • Stephen S. Rich,
  • James G. Wilson,
  • L. Adrienne Cupples,
  • Jerome I. Rotter,
  • Cristen J. Willer,
  • Sekar Kathiresan,
  • NHLBI TOPMed Lipids Working Group

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05747-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Common genetic variants associated with plasma lipids have been extensively studied for a better understanding of common diseases. Here, the authors use whole-genome sequencing of 16,324 individuals to analyze rare variant associations and to determine their monogenic and polygenic contribution to lipid traits.