Table 5. Candidate genes identified in the significant genomic regions

Trait SNP Chr p-value Functional candidate genes
C24:1 rs13667281 2 5.25 × 10−07 IGF2BP3, GPNMB, NPY, OSBPL3, IL6
C18:2 rs14011157 10 7.69 × 10−07 NR2F2
C20:2 rs10731996 22 7.89 × 10−07 GPAT4, PPP1R3E, NKX6-3, ANK1, SFRP1, ERLIN2, STAR
C24:1, nervonic acid; C18:2, linoleic acid; C20:2, eicosadienoic acid; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; Chr, chromosome.