Health-related biomarkers 2017 GWAS: European ancestry

Summary statistics are available for download from the GWAS Catalog.

Publications

Genome-wide analysis of health-related biomarkers in the UK Household Longitudinal Study reveals novel associations.
Prins BP, et al.
Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 8;7(1):11008. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10812-1.
PMID: 28887542

Phenotypes

  • Alanine transaminase (ALT)
  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
  • Blood urea nitrogen
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels
  • eGFRcreat (serum creatinine)
  • Ferritin levels
  • Fibrinogen
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
  • HbA1c
  • HDL cholesterol
  • Hemoglobin
  • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)
  • LDL cholesterol
  • Plasma C-reactive protein
  • Serum albumin
  • Serum creatinine
  • Total cholesterol
  • Triglycerides

Experiment summary

This study analyzed genetic associations for a variety of metabolic biomarkers in 9,961 individuals of European ancestry.

Dataset ID
Prins2017_Biomarkers_EU