1. Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations
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arcOGEN Consortium, HUNT All-In Pain, ARGO Consortium, Regeneron Genetics Center, C.G. (Cindy) Boer, Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas, Lorraine Southam, Lilja Stefánsdóttir, Yanfei Zhang, R. Coutinho de Almeida, Tian T. Wu, Jie Zheng, AE (April) Hartley, Maris Teder-Laving, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Chikashi Terao, Eleni Zengini, George Alexiadis, Andrei Barysenka, Gyda Bjornsdottir, Maiken Elvestad Gabrielsen, Arthur Gilly, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, Marianne B. Johnsen, Helgi Jonsson, Margreet Kloppenburg, Almut Luetge, Sigrun H. Lund, Reedik Mägi, Massimo Mangino, RGHH (Rob) Nelissen, Manu Shivakumar, Julia Steinberg, Hiroshi Takuwa, Laurent F. Thomas, Margo Tuerlings, John Loughlin, Nigel Arden, Fraser Birrell, Andrew Carr, Panos Deloukas, Michael Doherty, Andrew W. McCaskie, William E.R. Ollier, Ashok Rai, Stuart H. Ralston, Tim D. Spector, Gillian A. Wallis, Amy E. Martinsen, Cristen Willer, N (Niek) Verweij, PJA (Peter) van Kraft, A.G. (André) Uitterlinden, J.B.J. (Joyce) van Meurs, arcOGEN Consortium, HUNT All-In Pain, ARGO Consortium, Regeneron Genetics Center, C.G. (Cindy) Boer, Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas, Lorraine Southam, Lilja Stefánsdóttir, Yanfei Zhang, R. Coutinho de Almeida, Tian T. Wu, Jie Zheng, AE (April) Hartley, Maris Teder-Laving, Anne Heidi Skogholt, Chikashi Terao, Eleni Zengini, George Alexiadis, Andrei Barysenka, Gyda Bjornsdottir, Maiken Elvestad Gabrielsen, Arthur Gilly, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, Marianne B. Johnsen, Helgi Jonsson, Margreet Kloppenburg, Almut Luetge, Sigrun H. Lund, Reedik Mägi, Massimo Mangino, RGHH (Rob) Nelissen, Manu Shivakumar, Julia Steinberg, Hiroshi Takuwa, Laurent F. Thomas, Margo Tuerlings, John Loughlin, Nigel Arden, Fraser Birrell, Andrew Carr, Panos Deloukas, Michael Doherty, Andrew W. McCaskie, William E.R. Ollier, Ashok Rai, Stuart H. Ralston, Tim D. Spector, Gillian A. Wallis, Amy E. Martinsen, Cristen Willer, N (Niek) Verweij, PJA (Peter) van Kraft, A.G. (André) Uitterlinden, and J.B.J. (Joyce) van Meurs
- Abstract
Osteoarthritis affects over 300 million people worldwide. Here, we conduct a genome-wide association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and identify 100 independently associated risk variants across 11 osteoarthritis phenotypes, 52 of which have not been associated with the disease before. We report thumb and spine osteoarthritis risk variants and identify differences in genetic effects between weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing joints. We identify sex-specific and early age-at-onset osteoarthritis risk loci. We integrate functional genomics data from primary patient tissues (including articular cartilage, subchondral bone, and osteophytic cartilage) and identify high-confidence effector genes. We provide evidence for genetic correlation with phenotypes related to pain, the main disease symptom, and identify likely causal genes linked to neuronal processes. Our results provide insights into key molecular players in disease processes and highlight attractive drug targets to accelerate translation.
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- 2021
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