https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51038 P = 1.098 × 10-8) at a locus that has not been associated with intelligence or educational attainment. All five reading-/language-related traits showed robust SNP heritability, accounting for 13 to 26% of trait variability. Genomic structural equation modeling revealed a shared genetic factor explaining most of the variation in word/nonword reading, spelling, and phoneme awareness, which only partially overlapped with genetic variation contributing to nonword repetition, intelligence, and educational attainment. A multivariate GWAS of word/nonword reading, spelling, and phoneme awareness maximized power for follow-up investigation. Genetic correlation analysis with neuroimaging traits identified an association with the surface area of the banks of the left superior temporal sulcus, a brain region linked to the processing of spoken and written language. Heritability was enriched for genomic elements regulating gene expression in the fetal brain and in chromosomal regions that are depleted of Neanderthal variants. Together, these results provide avenues for deciphering the biological underpinnings of uniquely human traits.]]> Wed 16 Aug 2023 10:23:55 AEST ]]> Genome analyses of >200,000 individuals identify 58 loci for chronic inflammation and highlight pathways that link inflammation and complex disorders https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37079 Wed 15 Dec 2021 16:07:28 AEDT ]]> Genome-wide analysis of thyroid function in Australian adolescents highlights SERPINA7 and NCOA3 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39717 Fri 17 Jun 2022 17:31:05 AEST ]]>