Genome-wide association study identifies a functional myostatin variant increasing lean mass in humans

Adalheidur Larusdottir, Unnur Teitsdottir, Vinicius Tragante, Frosti Palsson, Anna Kristinsdottir, Grimur Hjorleifsson Eldjarn, Lilja Stefansdottir, Asmundur Oddsson, Hildur Aegisdottir, Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Mariana Bustamante, Thorunn Olafsdottir, Audunn Snaebjarnarson, Thorhildur Olafsdottir, Gudmundur Einarsson, Sigurjon Gudjonsson, Gisli Halldorsson, Egil Ferkingstad, Arnar Sigurdarson Sandholt, Felix Vaura, Fanny-Dhelia Pajuste, Samuli Ripatti, Aarno Palotie, Triin Laisk, Reedik Magi, Sisse Ostrowski, Ole Pedersen, Erik Sørensen, Johan Bundgaard, Christian Erikstrup, Christina Mikkelsen, Mie Topholm Bruun, Bitten Aagaard, Henrik Ullum, Henning Bundgaard, Jannicke Igland, Ole Andreassen, Jan Haavik, R Lumbers, Sonia Shah, Nick Sunderland, Jiayue-Clara Jiang, Kirk U. Knowlton, Lincoln Nadauld, DBDS Genomic Consortium, Estonian Biobank Research Team, FinnGen, Gudmundur Thorgeirsson, Patrick Sulem, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Ragnar Bjarnason, Erna Ivarsdottir, Gardar Sveinbjornsson, Rosa Thorolfsdottir, Gudmundur Norddahl, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Hilma Holm, Anna Helgadottir, Daniel Gudbjartsson
Research Square, 08 April 2026, [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9238373/v1]
Preprint
Apr 08, 2026
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Yes