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Integration of biobank-scale genetics and plasma proteomics reveals evidence for causal processes in asthma risk and heterogeneity.
Cell genomics - 14 May 2025
Donoghue Lauren J, Benner Christian, Chang Diana, Irudayanathan Flaviyan Jerome, Pendergrass Rion K, Yaspan Brian L, Mahajan Anubha, McCarthy Mark I
Abstract excerpt
Hundreds of genetic associations for asthma have been identified, yet translating these findings into mechanistic insights remains challenging. We leveraged plasma proteomics from the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) to identify biomarkers and effectors of asthma risk or heterogeneity using genetic causal inference approaches. We identified 609 proteins associated with asthma status (269 proteins...
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- Humans
- Asthma
- Proteomics
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Biomarkers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
