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Nature Research, Nature Communications, 1(6), 2015

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8208

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Genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic variants contributing to variation in blood metabolite levels

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Abstract

Metabolites are small molecules involved in cellular metabolism, which can be detected in biological samples using metabolomic techniques. Here we present the results of genome-wide association and meta-analyses for variation in the blood serum levels of 129 metabolites as measured by the Biocrates metabolomic platform. In a discovery sample of 7, 478 individuals of European descent, we find 4, 068 genome-and metabolome-wide significant (Z-test, P