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Systems genetics in diversity outbred mice inform BMD GWAS and identify determinants of bone strength

Authors :
Basel M. Al-Barghouthi
Larry D. Mesner
Gina M. Calabrese
Daniel Brooks
Steven M. Tommasini
Mary L. Bouxsein
Mark C. Horowitz
Clifford J. Rosen
Kevin Nguyen
Samuel Haddox
Emily A. Farber
Suna Onengut-Gumuscu
Daniel Pomp
Charles R. Farber
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Osteoporosis GWAS faces two challenges, causal gene discovery and a lack of phenotypic diversity. Here, the authors use the Diversity Outbred mouse population to inform human GWAS using networks and map genetic loci for 55 bone traits, identifying new potential bone strength genes.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4e2ac2ef78f74d52bdfce93123908f3a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23649-0