- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is a common disorder affecting ∼10% of the general population and has an estimated heritability of 48-52%. In the first large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis, we aimed to identify common genetic variants associated with CWP. METHODS: We conducted a GWAS meta-analysis in 1308 female CWP cases and 5791 controls of European descent, and replicated the effects of the genetic variants with suggestive evidence for ass...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
- Volume:
- 72
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 427-436
- Publication date:
- 2013-03-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1468-2060
- ISSN:
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0003-4967
- URN:
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uuid:956ad372-c8cd-4f36-8e8b-190bf89d433b
- Source identifiers:
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350578
- Local pid:
- pubs:350578
- Copyright date:
- 2013
Journal article
Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of chronic widespread pain: evidence for involvement of the 5p15.2 region.
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