Identification of novel risk loci for restless legs syndrome in genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry: a meta-analysis

Publication date: November 2017 Source:The Lancet Neurology, Volume 16, Issue 11 Author(s): Barbara Schormair, Chen Zhao, Steven Bell, Erik Tilch, Aaro V Salminen, Benno Pütz, Yves Dauvilliers, Ambra Stefani, Birgit Högl, Werner Poewe, David Kemlink, Karel Sonka, Cornelius G Bachmann, Walter Paulus, Claudia Trenkwalder, Wolfgang H Oertel, Magdolna Hornyak, Maris Teder-Laving, Andres Metspalu, Georgios M Hadjigeorgiou, Olli Polo, Ingo Fietze, Owen A Ross, Zbigniew Wszolek, Adam S Butterworth, Nicole Soranzo, Willem H Ouwehand, David J Roberts, John Danesh, Richard P Allen, Christopher J Earley, William G Ondo, Lan Xiong, Jacques Montplaisir, Ziv Gan-Or, Markus Perola, Pavel Vodicka, Christian Dina, Andre Franke, Lukas Tittmann, Alexandre F R Stewart, Svati H Shah, Christian Gieger, Annette Peters, Guy A Rouleau, Klaus Berger, Konrad Oexle, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, David A Hinds, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Juliane Winkelmann Background Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent chronic neurological disorder with potentially severe mental and physical health consequences. Clearer understanding of the underlying pathophysiology is needed to improve treatment options. We did a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to identify potential molecular targets. Methods In the discovery stage, we combined three GWAS datasets (EU-RLS GENE, INTERVAL, and 23andMe) with diagnosis data collected from 2003 to 2017, in face-to-f...
Source: The Lancet Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research