Article
Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of aortic stenosis enhance therapeutic target discovery and disease prediction.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2026
Small Aeron M, Yang Ta-Yu, Itoh Shinsuke, Thériault Sébastien, Dufresne Line, Kurosawa Ryo, Komuro Issei, Matsuda Koichi, Vy Ha My T, Farber-Eger Eric H, Shaffer Lauren Lee, Boulier Kristin M, Corey Kristin M, Ramaker Megan E, Laporte Fabien, Schott Jean-Jacques, Le Scouarnec Solena, Singh Sasha A, Sonawane Abhijeet R, Smith Harry A, Rafaels Nicholas, Ghouse Jonas, Raja Anna A, Ostrowski Sisse R, Sørensen Erik, Mikkelsen Christina, Pedersen Ole B, Erikstrup Christian, Ullum Henrik, Sveinbjornsson Gardar, Gudbjartsson Daniel F, Abner Erik, Lee Jiwoo, Ganna Andrea, Nowak-Göttl Ulrike, Finer Sarah, Schumacher Johannes, Maj Carlo, Al-Kassou Baravan, Nickenig Georg, Trenkwalder Teresa, Dreβen Martina, Krane Markus, Nöthen Markus M, Moksnes Marta R, Brumpton Ben M, Knight Stacey, Knowlton Kirk U, Nadauld Lincoln, Debiec Radek, Musameh Muntaser D, Braund Peter S, Nelson Christopher P, Czuba Tomasz, Melander Olle, Selvaraj Margaret Sunitha, Koyama Satoshi, Bhukar Rohan, Ruan Yunfeng, Ljungberg Johan, Damrauer Scott M, Levin Michael G, Franke Andre, Berger Klaus, Ruff Christian T, Melloni Giorgio E M, Kamanu Frederick K, Ito Kaoru, Do Ron, Loos Ruth J F, Schunkert Heribert, Wells Quinn S, Shah Svati H, Le Tourneau Thierry, Messika-Zeitoun David, Gignoux Christopher, Bundgaard Henning, Larsson Susanna C, Michaëlsson Karl, Holm Hilma, Helgadottir Anna, Esko Tonu, van Heel David A, Mathieu Patrick, Samani Nilesh J, Smith J Gustav, Söderberg Stefan, Rader Daniel J, Marston Nicholas A, Sabatine Marc S, Pasaniuc Bogdan, Cho Kelly, Wilson Peter W F, O'Donnell Christopher J, Stefansson Kari, Bossé Yohan, Aikawa Elena, Engert James C, Peloso Gina M, Natarajan Pradeep, Thanassoulis George
Abstract excerpt
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valvular heart disease and has no pharmacological therapies. We performed a multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of 86,864 AS cases among 2,853,408 individuals, discovering 241 autosomal independent risk loci and 3 X chromosome risk loci. We additionally performed sex-stratified and ancestry-stratified genome-wide association studies (GWASs), identifying an...
