Kari Stefansson
University of Iceland
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Nature Genetics | 2013
Verneri Anttila; Bendik S. Winsvold; Padhraig Gormley; Tobias Kurth; Francesco Bettella; George McMahon; Mikko Kallela; Rainer Malik; Boukje de Vries; Gisela M. Terwindt; Sarah E. Medland; Unda Todt; Wendy L. McArdle; Lydia Quaye; Markku Koiranen; M. Arfan Ikram; Terho Lehtimäki; Anine H. Stam; Lannie Ligthart; Juho Wedenoja; Ian Dunham; Benjamin M. Neale; Priit Palta; Eija Hämäläinen; Markus Schuerks; Lynda M. Rose; Julie E. Buring; Paul M. Ridker; Stacy Steinberg; Hreinn Stefansson
Migraine is the most common brain disorder, affecting approximately 14% of the adult population, but its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. We report the results of a meta-analysis across 29 genome-wide association studies, including a total of 23,285 individuals with migraine (cases) and 95,425 population-matched controls. We identified 12 loci associated with migraine susceptibility (P < 5 × 10−8). Five loci are new: near AJAP1 at 1p36, near TSPAN2 at 1p13, within FHL5 at 6q16, within C7orf10 at 7p14 and near MMP16 at 8q21. Three of these loci were identified in disease subgroup analyses. Brain tissue expression quantitative trait locus analysis suggests potential functional candidate genes at four loci: APOA1BP, TBC1D7, FUT9, STAT6 and ATP5B.
