Abstract
Variation in plasma levels of cortisol, an essential hormone in the stress response, is associated in population-based studies with cardio-metabolic, inflammatory and neuro-cognitive traits and diseases. Heritability of plasma cortisol is estimated at 30-60% but no common genetic contribution has been identified. The CORtisol NETwork (CORNET) consortium undertook genome wide association meta-analysis for plasma cortisol in 12,597 Caucasian participants, replicated in 2,795 participants. The results indicate that
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e1004474 |
Journal | PLoS Genetics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Cancer Research
- Genetics(clinical)
- Medicine(all)