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How-to: perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS)

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are commonly used in the genomics world to identify variants associated with a trait or disease. […]

GWAS reveals risk loci for hypertension

Written by Lauren Robertson, Science Writer High blood pressure is the leading contributor to premature death worldwide. Detecting signs of […]

GWAS identifies new acne risk genes

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of acne has identified 29 regions of the genome that influence the condition. Acne vulgaris […]

GWAS of bipolar disorder provides new insights

A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) of over 40,000 bipolar disorder cases has provided new insights into the underlying disease […]

Largest Middle East GWAS reveals clinically relevant variants

A recent GWAS analysis in the Middle Eastern Qatari population has identified genetic associations in 45 clinically relevant traits. GWAS […]

Largest ever GWAS of Alzheimer’s disease

The results from the largest GWAS of Alzheimer’s disease have been released as preprint in medRxiv. These findings have implicated […]

Week in Brief: Week Ending 6th February

What’s been going on in the life sciences world this week? Check out Week in Brief for an overview of […]

Week in Brief: Week ending 12th December

What’s been going on in the life sciences world this week? Check out Week in Brief for an overview of […]

Week in Brief: Week ending 14th November

What’s been going on in the life sciences world this week? Check out Week in Brief for an overview of […]

Decoding the brain: A conversation with Alexi Nott

The Festival of Genomics and Biodata is just around the corner, and we’ve had the opportunity to sit down with […]