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Comprehensive Genetic Investigation Reveals Heterogeneous Pathways To Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2026-01-11 genetic and genomic medicine Title + abstract only
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, heritable disorder with diverse clinical presentations and etiologies. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 492,107 individuals, including 46,028 OSA cases, identifying 14 genome-wide significant loci, eight of which are novel. Analyses adjusting for body mass index (BMI) revealed three loci independent of obesity, implicating alternative biological pathways contributing to disease. Integrative functional analyses, including chromatin...

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