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SynthesisJournal of human genetics2019

Genome-wide association meta-analysis for total thyroid hormone levels in Croatian population.

Ivana Gunjača, Antonela Matana, Thibaud Boutin, Vesela Torlak, Ante Punda, Ozren Polašek, Vesna Boraska Perica, Caroline Hayward, Tatijana Zemunik, Maja Barbalić

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Synthesis in Journal of human genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Genetics of Thyroid Function: Relevance for Biology and Disease Management.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Genetic Variation and Mendelian Randomization Approaches.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
    Article
  5. Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals · 2021
    Article
  6. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ivana GunjačaDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia. igunjaca@mefst.hr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7056-6443
Antonela MatanaDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia.
Thibaud BoutinMRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, UK.
Vesela TorlakDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, Spinčićeva 1, Split, Croatia.
Ante PundaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, Spinčićeva 1, Split, Croatia.
Ozren PolašekDepartment of Public Health, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia.
Vesna Boraska PericaDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia.
Caroline HaywardMRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-9550
Tatijana ZemunikDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia.
Maja BarbalićDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split, School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, Split, Croatia.
University of Split · HRWestern General Hospital · GB

Funding

Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost (Croatian Science Foundation) 1498Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost (Croatian Science Foundation) 8875Medical Research Council MC_UU_00007/10Ministarstvo Znanosti, Obrazovanja i Sporta (Ministry of Science, Education and Sports) 216-1080315-0302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid hormones (THs) are key regulators of cellular growth, development, and metabolism. The thyroid gland secretes two THs, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), into the plasma where they are almost all bound reversibly to plasma proteins. Free forms of THs are metabolically active, however, they represent a very small fraction of total TH levels. No genome-wide studies have been performed to date on total TH levels, comprising of protein-bound and free forms of THs. To detect genetic variants associated with total TH levels, we carried out the first GWAS meta-analysis of total T4 levels in 1121 individuals from two Croatian cohorts (Split and Korcula). We also performed GWAS analyses of total T3 levels in 577 individuals and T3/T4 ratio in 571 individuals from the Split cohort. The top association in GWAS meta-analysis of total T4 was detected for an intronic variant within SLC22A9 gene (rs12282281, P = 4.00 × 10

Indexed as

Genetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyIntronsOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentThyroxineTriiodothyronineCohort StudiesCroatiaFemaleHumansMaleOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentSLC22A9 protein, humanThyroxineTriiodothyronine

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PMID30824882
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