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Although many genetic risk factors have been identified, a substantial portion of the heritability remains unexplained. In this study, we employed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for VTE across 9 international cohorts of the Global Biobank Meta-Analysis Initiative to address this question, along with in vivo functional validation. In this multipopulation GWAS (VTE cases, 27 987; controls, 1 035 290), 38 genome-wide significant loci were identified, 4 of which were potentially novel. For each autosomal locus, we performed gene prioritization using 7 independent, yet converging, lines of evidence. Through prioritization, we identified genes associated with VTE through GWAS and/or functional studies (eg, F5, F11, VWF, STAB2, PLCG2, TC2N), functionally validated those that did not have evidence other than GWAS (TC2N, TSPAN15), and discovered 1 not previously associated with coagulation (RASIP1). We evaluated the function of 6 prioritized genes with strong genetic evidence, including F7 as a positive control, using laser-mediated endothelial injury to induce thrombosis in zebrafish after CRISPR/Cas9 knockdown. From this assay, we have supportive evidence for the role of RASIP1 and TC2N in the modification of human VTE and suggestive evidence for STAB2 and TSPAN15. 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