Genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic variants associated with widespread pain in the UK Biobank ( <i>N</i> = 172,230)
Our study advances the understanding of the genetic factors contributing to widespread pain, highlighting notable differences between males and females and identifying a novel genetic locus associated with this condition.
Authors
- Luning Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-5950)
- Tania Dottorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7733-906X)
- Weihua Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5388-8494)
- Tengda Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-506X)
- Mainul Haque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-8076)
- Frances M. K. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-2744)
- Roger Compte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7034-1092)
- Yiwen Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0102-4205)
- Maryam Kazemi Naeini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4655-0716)
- Qi Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-9122)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Ninewells Hospital (GB)
- Genomics (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Pain
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17448069251346603
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- European Commission
- Versus Arthritis
- Medical Research Council