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GFPT1 as a cross-ancestry validated target for degenerative spinal disease: genetic association in a Chinese cohort and functional characterization in zebrafish.
Communications biology - 2 Jun 2026
Yang Bo, Li Feng, Zhang Yongsen, Zhang Fan, Wang Zhihao, Da Yifeng, Yang Xuejun, Xing Wenhua, Tian Jing
Abstract excerpt
Degenerative spinal disease (DSD), including spinal stenosis and spondylosis, lacks effective pharmacological treatment. To identify druggable targets and assess cross-ancestry applicability, we integrate multi-omics analyses using Summary-data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR), colocalization, and two-sample Mendelian randomization with European whole-blood, peripheral-blood, and CSF eQTL/pQTL datasets,...
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- Animals
- Humans
- Asian People
- China
- Cohort Studies
- Genetic Association Studies
