Publication Date:
2015-03-08
Description:
Article Levels of circulating thyrotropin and free thyroxine reflect thyroid function, however, their genetic underpinnings remain poorly understood. Taylor et al . take advantage of whole-genome sequence data from cohorts within the UK10K project to identify novel variants associated with these traits. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6681 Authors: Peter N. Taylor, Eleonora Porcu, Shelby Chew, Purdey J. Campbell, Michela Traglia, Suzanne J. Brown, Benjamin H. Mullin, Hashem A. Shihab, Josine Min, Klaudia Walter, Yasin Memari, Jie Huang, Michael R. Barnes, John P. Beilby, Pimphen Charoen, Petr Danecek, Frank Dudbridge, Vincenzo Forgetta, Celia Greenwood, Elin Grundberg, Andrew D. Johnson, Jennie Hui, Ee M. Lim, Shane McCarthy, Dawn Muddyman, Vijay Panicker, John R.B. Perry, Jordana T. Bell, Wei Yuan, Caroline Relton, Tom Gaunt, David Schlessinger, Goncalo Abecasis, Francesco Cucca, Gabriela L. Surdulescu, Wolfram Woltersdorf, Eleftheria Zeggini, Hou-Feng Zheng, Daniela Toniolo, Colin M. Dayan, Silvia Naitza, John P. Walsh, Tim Spector, George Davey Smith, Richard Durbin, J. Brent Richards, Serena Sanna, Nicole Soranzo, Nicholas J. Timpson, Scott G. Wilson
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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