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Genome-wide association study reveals two loci for serum magnesium concentrations in European-American children.
Scientific reports - 21 Dec 2015
Chang Xiao, Glessner Joseph, Tin Adrienne, Li Jin, Guo Yiran, Wei Zhi, Liu Yichuan, Mentch Frank D, Hou Cuiping, Zhao Yan, Wang Tiancheng, Qiu Haijun, Kim Cecilia, Sleiman Patrick M A, Hakonarson Hakon
Abstract excerpt
Magnesium ions are essential to the basic metabolic processes in the human body. Previous genetic studies indicate that serum magnesium levels are highly heritable, and a few genetic loci have been reported involving regulation of serum magnesium in adults. In this study, we examined if additional loci influence serum magnesium levels in children. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 2,267...
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