Difference between revisions of "Calcium Meta-Analysis"
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Calcium levels in blood serum play an important role in many biological processes. The regulation of serum calcium is under strong genetic control. This study describes the first meta-analysis of a genome-wide association study from four cohorts totaling 12,865 participants of European and Indian Asian descent. Confirming previous results in some candidate gene studies, we find that common polymorphisms at the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene locus are associated with serum calcium concentrations. We show that CASR variants give rise to the strongest signals associated with serum calcium levels in both European and Indian Asian populations, while no other locus reaches genome-wide significance. Our results show that CASR is a key player in genetic regulation of serum calcium in the adult general population. | Calcium levels in blood serum play an important role in many biological processes. The regulation of serum calcium is under strong genetic control. This study describes the first meta-analysis of a genome-wide association study from four cohorts totaling 12,865 participants of European and Indian Asian descent. Confirming previous results in some candidate gene studies, we find that common polymorphisms at the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene locus are associated with serum calcium concentrations. We show that CASR variants give rise to the strongest signals associated with serum calcium levels in both European and Indian Asian populations, while no other locus reaches genome-wide significance. Our results show that CASR is a key player in genetic regulation of serum calcium in the adult general population. | ||
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Calcium levels in blood serum play an important role in many biological processes. The regulation of serum calcium is under strong genetic control. This study describes the first meta-analysis of a genome-wide association study from four cohorts totaling 12,865 participants of European and Indian Asian descent. Confirming previous results in some candidate gene studies, we find that common polymorphisms at the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene locus are associated with serum calcium concentrations. We show that CASR variants give rise to the strongest signals associated with serum calcium levels in both European and Indian Asian populations, while no other locus reaches genome-wide significance. Our results show that CASR is a key player in genetic regulation of serum calcium in the adult general population.
