Uganda Genome Resource pan-African GWAS

Summary statistics are available for download from the GWAS Catalog.

Publications

Uganda Genome Resource Enables Insights into Population History and Genomic Discovery in Africa.
Gurdasani D, et al.
Cell. 2019 Oct 31;179(4):984-1002.e36. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.004.ation
PMID:31675503

Phenotypes

  • Alanine transaminase
  • Alkaline phosphatase
  • Aspartate aminotransferase
  • Basophil count
  • Bilirubin
  • BMI
  • Diastolic blood pressure
  • Eosinophil count
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase
  • HbA1c
  • HDL cholesterol
  • Height
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobin
  • Hip circumference
  • LDL cholesterol
  • Lymphocyte count
  • Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
  • Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
  • Mean corpuscular volume
  • Monocyte count
  • Neutrophil count
  • Platelet count
  • Red blood cell count
  • Red blood cell distribution width
  • Serum albumin
  • Systolic blood pressure
  • Total cholesterol
  • Triglycerides
  • Waist circumference
  • Waist-hip ratio
  • Weight
  • White blood cell count

Experiment summary

This study analyzed genetic associations for multiple cardiometabolic traits in up to 14,126 individuals from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.

Dataset ID
Gurdasani2019_UGR_metabolic_traits_af