Publication Date:
2015-08-16
Description:
Article Kidney stone formation is influenced by genetic factors and recurrent stone formation places a significant burden on health care systems. Here Oddsson et al. perform a large-scale genome-wide association study and uncover new genetic variants associated with kidney stone susceptibility and associated biochemical traits. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8975 Authors: Asmundur Oddsson, Patrick Sulem, Hannes Helgason, Vidar O. Edvardsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Gardar Sveinbjörnsson, Eik Haraldsdottir, Gudmundur I. Eyjolfsson, Olof Sigurdardottir, Isleifur Olafsson, Gisli Masson, Hilma Holm, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Olafur S. Indridason, Runolfur Palsson, Kari Stefansson
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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