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Multi-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies discovers 67 new loci associated with chronic back pain.
Nature communications - 11 Feb 2025
Stanaway Ian B, Suri Pradeep, Afari Niloofar, Dochtermann Daniel, Gerstenberger Armand, Pyarajan Saiju, Roseen Eric J, Gasperi Marianna
Abstract excerpt
This multi-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) investigated the genetic factors underlying chronic back pain (CBP) in a sample from the Million Veteran Program comprised of 553,601 Veterans of African (19.2%), European (72.6%), and Hispanic (8.2%) ancestry. The results revealed novel (N = 67) and known (N = 20) genome-wide significant loci associated with CBP, with 43 independent...
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