Collection, processing, and storage of the discovery and replication cohorts’ samples were performed according to study protocols from the HFGP (23 (link)). Venous whole-blood samples were collected using EDTA tubes and centrifuged into plasma before being stored at –80°C. Proteomic profiling was performed in plasma samples by Olink Proteomics AB using a proximity extension assay coupled with next-generation sequencing as a readout method (84 (link)). For this study, we used the Olink Explore 1536 platform, consisting of 1,472 proteins assigned into four 384-well multiplex panels focused on inflammation, cardiometabolic, oncologic, and neurologic proteins.
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