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We performed separate SMR analysis using CAGE eQTL data and GTEx eQTL data. SMR analyses were done for participants of European and East Asian ancestries, separately.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified multiple genes showing pleiotropic association with CCT in the participants of European ancestry.\n                      <jats:italic>CLIC3<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ILMN_1796423; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20094.15\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u200912<\/jats:sup>\n                      ),\n                      <jats:italic>PTGDS<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ILMN_1664464; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20096.88\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u20099<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) and\n                      <jats:italic>C9orf142<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ILMN_1761138; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20098.09\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u20099<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) were the top three genes using the CAGE eQTL data, and\n                      <jats:italic>RP11-458F8.4<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ENSG00000273142.1; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20095.89\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u20099<\/jats:sup>\n                      ),\n                      <jats:italic>LCNL1<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ENSG00000214402.6; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20095.67\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u20098<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), and\n                      <jats:italic>PTGDS<\/jats:italic>\n                      (ENSG00000107317.7; P\n                      <jats:sub>SMR<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20091.92\u2009\u00d7\u200910\n                      <jats:sup>\u2212\u20097<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) were the top three genes using the GTEx eQTL data. No genes showed significantly pleiotropic association with CCT in the participants of East Asian ancestry after correction for multiple testing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identified several genes pleiotropically associated with CCT, some of which represented novel genes influencing CCT. 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