학술논문
A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 50 genetic loci associated with carpal tunnel syndrome
Document Type
article
Author
Astros Th. Skuladottir; Gyda Bjornsdottir; Egil Ferkingstad; Gudmundur Einarsson; Lilja Stefansdottir; Muhammad Sulaman Nawaz; Asmundur Oddsson; Thorunn A. Olafsdottir; Saedis Saevarsdottir; G. Bragi Walters; Sigurdur H. Magnusson; Anna Bjornsdottir; Olafur A. Sveinsson; Arnor Vikingsson; Thomas Folkmann Hansen; Rikke Louise Jacobsen; Christian Erikstrup; Michael Schwinn; Søren Brunak; Karina Banasik; Sisse Rye Ostrowski; Anders Troelsen; Cecilie Henkel; Ole Birger Pedersen; DBDS Genetic Consortium; Ingileif Jonsdottir; Daniel F. Gudbjartsson; Patrick Sulem; Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson; Hreinn Stefansson; Kari Stefansson
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
The underlying genetics of carpal tunnel syndrome is not well understood. Here, the authors perform a GWAS meta-analysis for carpal tunnel syndrome finding variants at 50 loci with connections to the extracellular matrix discovered through various functional analyses.