GSCANConsortium for Genetics of Smoking BehaviourCHD Exome+ consortium2019-02-042019-02-042019-02-04https://hdl.handle.net/11299/201610Here we have included four sets of meta-analysis results: Meta-analysis of discovery and replication cohorts, combining genotyped Exome-chip and Axiom array content for (i) Smoking Initiation, (ii) Cigarettes per day, and (iii) Smoking Cessation, and (iv) meta-analysis of discovery cohorts for Pack Years.Smoking is a major heritable and modifiable risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, common respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. We tested up to 235,116 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) on the exome-array for association with smoking initiation, cigarettes per day, pack-years, and smoking cessation in a fixed effects meta-analysis of up to 61 studies (up to 346,813 participants). SNV-trait associations with P < 5 × 10−8 in either analysis were taken forward for replication in up to 275,596 independent participants from UK Biobank. Lastly, a meta-analysis of the discovery and replication studies was performed. These novel loci will facilitate understanding the genetic aetiology of smoking behaviour and may lead to the identification of potential drug targets for smoking prevention and/or cessation.CC0 1.0 Universalhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Human GenomicsMeta-analysisNicotine UseGenome Wide Association StudiesDatasethttps://doi.org/10.13020/qfwg-tn13