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Nature Genetics 41, 926–930 (1 August 2009) | doi:10.1038/ng.404

Sequence variants in the CLDN14 gene associate with kidney stones and bone mineral density

Gudmar Thorleifsson , Hilma Holm , Vidar Edvardsson , G Bragi Walters , Unnur Styrkarsdottir , Daniel F Gudbjartsson , Patrick Sulem , Bjarni V Halldorsson , Femmie de Vegt , Frank C H d'Ancona , Martin den Heijer , Leifur Franzson , Claus Christiansen , Peter Alexandersen , Thorunn Rafnar , Kristleifur Kristjansson , Gunnar Sigurdsson , Lambertus A Kiemeney , Magnus Bodvarsson , Olafur S Indridason , Runolfur Palsson , Augustine Kong , Unnur Thorsteinsdottir & Kari Stefansson

Kidney stone disease is a common condition. To search for sequence variants conferring risk of kidney stones, we conducted a genome-wide association study in 3,773 cases and 42,510 controls from Iceland and The Netherlands.