Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Multitrait genome-wide analyses identify new susceptibility loci and candidate drugs to primary sclerosing cholangitis

  • Younghun Han,
  • Jinyoung Byun,
  • Catherine Zhu,
  • Ryan Sun,
  • Julia Y. Roh,
  • Heather J. Cordell,
  • Hyun-Sung Lee,
  • Vikram R. Shaw,
  • Sung Wook Kang,
  • Javad Razjouyan,
  • Matthew A. Cooley,
  • Manal M. Hassan,
  • Katherine A. Siminovitch,
  • Trine Folseraas,
  • David Ellinghaus,
  • Annika Bergquist,
  • Simon M. Rushbrook,
  • Andre Franke,
  • Tom H. Karlsen,
  • Konstantinos N. Lazaridis,
  • The International PSC Study Group,
  • Katherine A. McGlynn,
  • Lewis R. Roberts,
  • Christopher I. Amos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36678-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The genetic basis of primary sclerosing cholangitis has only been partially uncovered. Here, the authors perform a multitrait genome-wide association study to provide insight into the genetic etiology of primary sclerosing cholangitis risk and possible therapeutic drug targets.