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ArticleCell genomics2021

GWAS of stool frequency provides insights into gastrointestinal motility and irritable bowel syndrome.

Ferdinando Bonfiglio, Xingrong Liu, Christopher Smillie, Anita Pandit, Alexander Kurilshikov, Rodrigo Bacigalupe, Tenghao Zheng, Hieu Nim, Koldo Garcia-Etxebarria, Luis Bujanda and 17 more

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Article in Cell genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 17 institutions in 8 countries.

Ferdinando BonfiglioSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Xingrong LiuUnit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Christopher SmillieKlarman Cell Observatory, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Anita PanditDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Alexander KurilshikovDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Rodrigo BacigalupeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Instituut, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tenghao ZhengSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Hieu NimSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Koldo Garcia-EtxebarriaDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Biodonostia HRI, San Sebastian, Spain.
Luis BujandaDepartment of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Biodonostia HRI, San Sebastian, Spain.
Anna AndreassonDivision of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lars AgreusDivision of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Susanna WalterDivision of Neuro and Inflammation Science, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Gonçalo AbecasisDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Chris EijsboutsWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Luke JostinsKennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Miles ParkesDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
David A HughesMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Nicholas TimpsonMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Jeroen RaesDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Instituut, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Andre FrankeInstitute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Nicholas A KennedyIBD Pharmacogenetics, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Aviv RegevKlarman Cell Observatory, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Alexandra ZhernakovaDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Magnus SimrenDept of Internal Medicine & Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Michael CamilleriClinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (CENTER) and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Mauro D'AmatoSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Karolinska Institutet · SEBroad Institute · USRega Institute for Medical Research · BEUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Michigan · USBiogipuzkoa Health Research Institute · ESCanterbury Christ Church University · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GBIkerbasque · ESLinköping University · SEMayo Clinic · USMonash University · AUUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Exeter · GBUniversity of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of the Basque Country · ES

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17228Medical Research Council MC_QA137853Wellcome Trust 202802/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut dysmotility is associated with constipation, diarrhea, and functional gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), although its molecular underpinnings are poorly characterized. We studied stool frequency (defined by the number of bowel movements per day, based on questionnaire data) as a proxy for gut motility in a GWAS meta-analysis including 167,875 individuals from UK Biobank and four smaller population-based cohorts. We identify 14 loci associated with stool frequency (p ≤ 5.0 × 10

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enteric nervous systemgeneticsgut motilityGWASirritable bowel syndromeperistalsispolygenic scoresSNP

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PMID34957435
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