Summary statistics are available for download from the GWAS Catalog.
Publications
Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits.
Thareja G, Al-Sarraj Y, et al.
Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 23;12(1):1250. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21381-3.
PMID: 33623009
Phenotypes
- Alanine transaminase
- Alkaline phosphatase
- Aspartate aminotransferase
- Bilirubin
- BMI
- Calcium
- Chloride
- Creatine kinase
- Fibrinogen
- Gamma-glutamyl transferase
- HDL cholesterol
- Height
- Hemoglobin
- Hematocrit
- LDL cholesterol
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
- Mean corpuscular volume
- Mean platelet volume
- Platelet count
- Potassium
- Red blood cell count
- Serum albumin
- Serum creatinine
- Sodium
- Total cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Uric acid
- White blood cell count
Experiment summary
This study, from the Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium, analyzed genetic associations for 45 clinically relevant traits in whole genome sequences from 6,218 participants in the Qatar Biobank. Associations for a selection of 29 traits are represented on the Portal.
Dataset ID
Thareja2021_WGS_Qatar_sa