• Comprehensive genome-wide association study of different forms of hernia identifies more than 80 associated loci 

      Fadista, João; Skotte, Line; Karjalainen, Juha; Abner, Erik; Sørensen, Erik; Ullum, Henrik; Werge, Thomas; Werge, Thomas; Hougaard, David M.; Børglum, Anders D.; Nordentoft, Merete; Mortensen, Preben B.; Esko, Tõnu; Milani, Lili; Palotie, Aarno; Daly, Mark; Melbye, Mads; Feenstra, Bjarke; Geller, Frank (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hernias are characterized by protrusion of an organ or tissue through its surrounding cavity and often require surgical repair. In this study we identify 65,492 cases for five hernia types in the UK Biobank and perform ...