Researchers at Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare Research Institute (PHURI) and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified the genetic causes of Raynaud's phenomenon. Their findings, published today in Nature Communications, could lead to the first effective treatments for people with Raynaud's.
Around 2-5% of the population are affected by Raynaud's. Despite it being a common condition, it is under-investigated and little is understood about the genetic cause of the condition.
"This makes sense when it's cold or dangerous, because the body has to supply the inside of the body with blood," explains Maik Pietzner, Health Data Chair of PHURI and co-lead of the Computational Medicine Group at BIH. The researchers were also able to replicate parts of their findings using data from participants of British Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin from Queen Mary's Genes & Health study.
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