title: A plethora of pleiotropy across complex traits.
abstract: A new analysis has identified hundreds of loci that are associated with multiple traits or diseases by comparing genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for 42 complex traits. The study uses the power of GWAS to provide evidence of pairs of traits with a likely causal relationship.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2143-8760
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Visscher
authors.affiliation: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2001-2474
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide