Targeted exonic sequencing of GWAS loci in the high extremes of the plasma lipids distribution

OBJECTIVE: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for plasma lipid levels have mapped numerous genomic loci, with each region often containing many protein-coding genes. Targeted re-sequencing of exons is a strategy to pinpoint causal variants and genes. METHODS: We performed solution-based hybrid selection of 9008 exons at 939 genes within 95 GWAS loci for plasma lipid levels and sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology …