Here, the authors report a genome-wide association study for appendicular lean mass using more than 450,000 participants in the UK Biobank Study. They identify 799 loci at genome-wide significance, explaining over 15% of phenotypic variance and >25% of the heritability, allowing the authors to uncover the genetic architecture of this sarcopenia-related trait.
- Yu-Fang Pei
- Yao-Zhong Liu
- Lei Zhang
