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Genetic modifiers of body mass index in individuals with cystic fibrosis.
American journal of human genetics - 3 Oct 2024
Ling Hua, Raraigh Karen S, Pugh Elizabeth W, Aksit Melis A, Zhang Peng, Pace Rhonda G, Faino Anna V, Bamshad Michael J, Gibson Ronald L, O'Neal Wanda, Knowles Michael R, Blackman Scott M, Cutting Garry R
Abstract excerpt
To identify modifier loci underlying variation in body mass index (BMI) in persons with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS). Utilizing longitudinal height and weight data, along with demographic information and covariates from 4,393 pwCF, we calculated AvgBMIz representing the average of per-quarter BMI Z scores. The GWAS incorporated 9.8M single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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