Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of
obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-…

Triglycerides are transported in plasma by specific triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; in
epidemiological studies, increased triglyceride levels correlate with higher risk for coronary artery …

Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide
significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability for adult height. By testing …

Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic
outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic …

To study the effect of host genetics on gut microbiome composition, the MiBioGen consortium
curated and analyzed genome-wide genotypes and 16S fecal microbiome data from …

Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are predicted to collectively explain 40–50%
of phenotypic variation in human height, but identifying the specific variants and …

Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous loci linked with complex diseases,
for which the molecular mechanisms remain largely unclear. Comprehensive molecular …

Scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) is the major receptor for high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
cholesterol (HDL-C). In humans, high amounts of HDL-C in plasma are associated with a lower …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is responsible for a public health burden with multi-systemic
complications. Through trans-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of …

There is evidence across several species for genetic control of phenotypic variation of
complex traits 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , such that the variance among phenotypes is genotype dependent. …