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Genetic survey of biomarkers across pregnancy identifies pregnancy-specialized immune regulation

2026-01-02 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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Much remains unknown about the genetics of immune system changes during pregnancy. We used SNP data in a pregnancy cohort to genetically investigate 47 immune biomarkers at two timepoints, along with change between timepoints (delta). We identified 19 biomarkers with significant SNP-based heritability and 34 with genome-wide significant signals, demonstrating genetic regulation. The same biomarkers measured in early- and mid-pregnancy shared about half of significant associations across timepoin...

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