… We identified four novel BMI-associated loci near the KCNQ1 (rs2237892, P = 9.29 × 10 −…
-associated loci initially identified in European-ancestry populations, we confirmed eight loci at …

… The previously reported GWS loci in European populations that we tested were 1p36 (… loci
associated with BMD in East-Asians in this study (FDR<0.05). Markers at ten loci associated …

… , 8, 7 and 4 loci for blood urea nitrogen, … associated loci were associated with both serum
creatinine concentration and eGFRcrea, with the same landmark SNPs involved at each locus, …

… Haplotype frequencies of the three high-frequency SNP loci present in our population.
The SNP loci in the haplotype are ordered as: SNP exon 12 1236—SNP exon 21 2677—SNP …

… with many complex phenotypes in diverse populations. … of associated loci of phenotypes
across populations remains … in one population can be generalized to other populations or can …

… descent were also associated with CRC risk in East Asians. Furthermore, we identified 13
loci significantly associated with risk for CRC in Asians. Many of these loci contained genes …

… variants were significantly associated with CAD risk in both the European and South Asian
populations in the current study, indicating the importance of the genes associated with CAD …

… are greater in Asians than in Europeans when evaluated with the same BMI 13 . Thus, the
study of Asian populations might lead to the identification of new obesity-associated loci and …

… −9 , OR of 1.28) that was significantly associated with distal colon cancer. We also replicated
… locus in SLC22A3 that contributes to the risk of distal colon cancer in an Asian population. …

… To date, most of these studies have focused on samples of European origin, and it
remains unclear whether the same loci contribute to trait associations in Asian populations. …