@article {8038, title = {Genome sequencing elucidates Sardinian genetic architecture and augments association analyses for lipid and blood inflammatory markers.}, journal = {Nat Genet}, volume = {47}, year = {2015}, month = {2015 Nov}, pages = {1272-81}, abstract = {

We report \~{}17.6 million genetic variants from whole-genome sequencing of 2,120 Sardinians; 22\% are absent from previous sequencing-based compilations and are enriched for predicted functional consequences. Furthermore, \~{}76,000 variants common in our sample (frequency >5\%) are rare elsewhere (<0.5\% in the 1000 Genomes Project). We assessed the impact of these variants on circulating lipid levels and five inflammatory biomarkers. We observe 14 signals, including 2 major new loci, for lipid levels and 19 signals, including 2 new loci, for inflammatory markers. The new associations would have been missed in analyses based on 1000 Genomes Project data, underlining the advantages of large-scale sequencing in this founder population.

}, issn = {1546-1718}, doi = {10.1038/ng.3368}, author = {Sidore, Carlo and Busonero, Fabio and Maschio, Andrea and Porcu, Eleonora and Naitza, Silvia and Zoledziewska, Magdalena and Mulas, Antonella and Pistis, Giorgio and Steri, Maristella and Danjou, Fabrice and Kwong, Alan and Ortega Del Vecchyo, Vicente Diego and Chiang, Charleston W K and Bragg-Gresham, Jennifer and Pitzalis, Maristella and Nagaraja, Ramaiah and Tarrier, Brendan and Brennan, Christine and Uzzau, Sergio and Fuchsberger, Christian and Atzeni, Rossano and Reinier, Frederic and Berutti, Riccardo and Huang, Jie and Timpson, Nicholas J and Toniolo, Daniela and Gasparini, Paolo and Malerba, Giovanni and Dedoussis, George and Zeggini, Eleftheria and Soranzo, Nicole and Jones, Chris and Lyons, Robert and Angius, Andrea and Kang, Hyun M and Novembre, John and Sanna, Serena and Schlessinger, David and Cucca, Francesco and Abecasis, Goncalo R} }