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Genome-wide association study of Red Blood Cell fatty acids in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids - 1 Jul 2023
Westra Jason, Annevelink Carmen, Orchard Tonya, Hou Lifang, Harris William S, O'Connell Timothy D, Shearer Gregory, Tintle Nathan
Abstract excerpt
Despite their widespread associations with a wide variety of disease phenotypes, the genetics of red blood cell fatty acids remains understudied. We present one of the first genome-wide association studies of red blood cell fatty acid levels, using the Women's Health Initiative Memory study - a prospective cohort of N = 7,479 women aged 65-79. Approximately 9 million SNPs were measured directly or imputed and, in...
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