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Genome-wide association study identifies a new susceptibility locus in PLA2G4C for Multiple System Atrophy.

2023-05-03 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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To elucidate the molecular basis of multiple system atrophy (MSA), a neurodegenerative disease, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a Japanese MSA case/control series followed by replication studies in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, European and North American samples. In the GWAS stage rs2303744 on chromosome 19 showed a suggestive association (P = 6.5 x 10-7) that was replicated in additional Japanese samples (P = 2.9 x 10-6. OR = 1.58; 95% confidence interval, 1.30 to 1.91), an...

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