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Genome-wide analysis in over 1.6 million participants uncovers 147 loci associated with obstructive sleep apnoea.
ABSTRACT
We conducted the largest GWAS meta-analysis for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA; N = 230,657; N = 1,377,442) using European ancestry genetic data from five countries. We identified 147 independent loci associated with OSA, and estimated SNP-based heritability at 16%. We report six independent loci in a separate African population meta-analysis (N = 46,834; N = 149,192). We observed spatially resolved gene enrichment involving GABAergic and glutamate pathways, synaptic transmission, and cytoskeletal remodelling. OSA-derived polygenic risk scores showed predictive ability for clinician ascertained OSA status, Fitbit-derived sleep features, and self-reported sleep traits in participants of diverse ancestral backgrounds. We identified putative causal relationships with ADHD, depression, multisite chronic pain, body mass index, and schizophrenia, among others. Our findings demonstrate a robust genetic component underlying OSA risk, independent of body mass index, implicating distinct neurobiological pathways related to synaptic function and corticothalamic feedback loops.
DATE PUBLISHED
2025 Nov 12
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
medline 2025/11/26 06:30
pubmed 2025/11/26 06:29
entrez 2025/11/26 04:35
pmc-release 2025/11/24
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
García-Marín LM García-Marín Luis M LM
Ceja Z Ceja Zuriel Z
Parasuraman A Parasuraman Abishna A
Xu JW Xu Jia Wen JW
Díaz-Torres S Díaz-Torres Santiago S
Flores-Ocampo V Flores-Ocampo Victor V
Aman AM Aman Asma M AM
Maya-Martínez M Maya-Martínez Mateo M
Huang X Huang Xueyan X
Pasquali C Pasquali Camilla C
Aguilar-Roldán A Aguilar-Roldán Aura A
Uckac B Uckac Bade B
Cao F Cao Fangyuan F
Ogonowski NS Ogonowski Natalia S NS
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
MacGregor S MacGregor Stuart S
Dong X Dong Xianjun X
Lewis SJ Lewis Sarah J SJ
Seviiri M Seviiri Mathias M
Wang J Wang Jiao J
Rentería ME Rentería Miguel E ME
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TITLE: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
ISOABBREVIATION: medRxiv
YEAR: 2025
MONTH: Nov
DAY: 12
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CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
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MEDLINETA: medRxiv
COUNTRY: United States
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NLMUNIQUEID: 101767986
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