Table 1.
GWAS summary statistics for the blood levels of 41 immune markers in the general population that were used in this study were obtained from the study by Ahola-Olli et al.
| Name | Description | Type | N GWAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCL11 | Eotaxin | Cytokine | 8153 |
| CCL2 (MCP1) | Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 | Cytokine | 8293 |
| CCL27 (CTACK) | Cutaneous T-cell attracting | Cytokine | 3631 |
| CCL3 (MIP1α) | Macrophage inflammatory protein-1α | Cytokine | 3522 |
| CCL4 (MIP1β) | Macrophage inflammatory protein-1β | Cytokine | 8243 |
| CCL5 (RANTES) | Regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted | Cytokine | 3421 |
| CCL7 (MCP3) | Monocyte specific chemokine 3 | Cytokine | 843 |
| CXCL1 (GROa) | Growth-regulated oncogene-α | Cytokine | 3505 |
| CXCL10 (IP10) | Interferon γ-induced protein 10 | Cytokine | 3685 |
| CXCL12 (SDF1a) | Stromal cell-derived factor-1 α | Cytokine | 5998 |
| CXCL9 (MIG) | Monokine induced by interferon-γ | Cytokine | 3685 |
| FGF2 (FGFBasic) | Basic fibroblast growth factor | Growth factor | 7565 |
| GCSF | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor | Growth factor | 7904 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor | Growth factor | 8292 |
| IFNγ | Interferon-γ | Cytokine | 7701 |
| IL10 | Interleukin-10 | Cytokine | 7681 |
| IL12p70 | Interleukin-12p70 | Cytokine | 8270 |
| IL13 | Interleukin-13 | Cytokine | 3557 |
| IL16 | Interleukin-16 | Cytokine | 3483 |
| IL17 | Interleukin-17 | Cytokine | 7760 |
| IL18 | Interleukin-18 | Cytokine | 3636 |
| IL1b | Interleukin-1-β | Cytokine | 3309 |
| IL1ra | Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist | Cytokine | 3638 |
| IL2 | Interleukin-2 | Cytokine | 3475 |
| IL2ra | Interleukin-2 receptor, α subunit | Cytokine | 3677 |
| IL4 | Interleukin-4 | Cytokine | 8124 |
| IL5 | Interleukin-5 | Cytokine | 3364 |
| IL6 | Interleukin-6 | Cytokine | 8189 |
| IL7 | Interleukin-7 | Cytokine | 3409 |
| IL8 (CXCL8) | Interleukin-8 | Cytokine | 3526 |
| IL9 | Interleukin-9 | Cytokine | 3634 |
| MCSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor | Growth factor | 840 |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (glycosylation-inhibiting factor) | Growth factor | 3494 |
| PDGFbb | Platelet-derived growth factor BB | Growth factor | 8293 |
| SCF | Stem cell factor | Growth factor | 8290 |
| SCGFβ | Stem cell growth factor β | Growth factor | 3682 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor-α | Growth factor | 3454 |
| TNFβ | Tumor necrosis factor-β | Growth factor | 1559 |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand | Cytokine | 8186 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor | Growth factor | 7118 |
| βNGF | β nerve growth factor | Growth factor | 3531 |
NOTE: Alternative names are indicated between brackets. Abbreviation: GWAS, genome-wide association study.