Meta-GWAS Reveals Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin.

Address: Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; Mechanisms of Inherited Kidney Disorders Group, Institute of Physiology Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.; Center for Population Genomics,VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.; The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts.; Centre for Genomic & Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; Generation Scotland, Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; Lothian Birth Cohorts, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; Division of Nephrology, Hôpital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.; Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico) "Burlo Garofolo" 34127 Trieste, Italy.; Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.; Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.; Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia.; Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science, School of Medicine, Medical Science and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Genetics of Common Disorders Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.; Cardiology Division, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.; Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.; Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.; Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149, Trieste, Italy.; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, United Kingdom.