Genome Analyses of > 200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performed in silico functional analyses and Mendelian randomization analyses with several clinical outcomes.

Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - November 1, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Symen Ligthart, Ahmad Vaez, Urmo V õsa, Maria G. Stathopoulou, Paul S. de Vries, Bram P. Prins, Peter J. Van der Most, Toshiko Tanaka, Elnaz Naderi, Lynda M. Rose, Ying Wu, Robert Karlsson, Maja Barbalic, Honghuang Lin, René Pool, Gu Zhu, Aurélien Macà Tags: Article Source Type: research