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September 5, 2025Communications BiologyOpen Access

Efficient candidate drug target discovery through proteogenomics in a Scottish cohort

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JKJurgis KuliesiusPTPaul R. H. J. TimmersPNPau Navarro

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Analysis reveals significant protein quantitative trait loci and causal links in Scottish population, suggesting new therapy directions.

Key Points

  • A total of 505 significant pQTL were identified for 455 proteins, highlighting the complexity of protein-disease relationships.
  • 43 colocalising associations were found, indicating that certain proteins may share causal variants with complex traits.
  • This observational analysis utilized SomaLogic technology to examine plasma proteins in a Scottish population for drug target discovery.
  • The findings emphasize the critical role of expanding GWAS studies to identify additional protein connections in disease.

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Kuliesius et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23922b210217d6477aaa8https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08738-w
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