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GWAS for the composite traits of hematuria and albuminuria.
Scientific reports - 23 Oct 2023
Gagliano Taliun Sarah A, Dinsmore Ian R, Mirshahi Tooraj, Chang Alexander R, Paterson Andrew D, Barua Moumita
Abstract excerpt
Our GWAS of hematuria in the UK Biobank identified 6 loci, some of which overlap with loci for albuminuria suggesting pleiotropy. Since clinical syndromes are often defined by combinations of traits, generating a combined phenotype can improve power to detect loci influencing multiple characteristics. Thus the composite trait of hematuria and albuminuria was chosen to enrich for glomerular pathologies. Cases had...
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