A Case-control Study in an Orcadian Population Investigating the Relationship between Human Plasma N-glycans and Metabolic Syndrome

Fiona McLachlan^1*, Maria Timofeeva², Mairead Bermingham², Sarah Wild¹, Igor Rudan¹, Gordan Lauc^3,4, Wei Wang⁵, Harry Campbell¹, James Wilson¹ and Evropi Theodoratou¹

¹Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK

²MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK

³Glycobiology Division, Genos Ltd., Planinska 1, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia

⁴Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb Medical School, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia

⁵School of Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, 6027, Australia

^*Corresponding Author: Fiona McLachlan, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK, Tel: +44 (0)131 650 2304 Email: