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Winkler, T, Day, F, Croteau Chonka, D, Wood, A, Locke, A, Mägi, R, Ferreira, T, Fall, T, Graff, M, Justice, A, Luan, J, Gustafsson, S, Randall, J, Vedantam, S, Workalemahu, T, Kilpeläinen, T, Scherag, A, Esko, T, Kutalik, Z, Heid, I, Loos, R, Abecasis, G, Absher, D, Alavere, H, Albrecht, E, Allen, H, Almgren, P, Amin, N, Amouyel, P, Anderson, D, Arnold, A, Arveiler, D, Aspelund, T, Asselbergs, F, Assimes, T, Atalay, M, Attwood, A, Atwood, L, Bakker, S, Balkau, B, Balmforth, A, Barlassina, C, Barroso, I, Basart, H, Bauer, S, Beckmann, J, Beilby, J, Bennett, A, Ben Shlomo, Y, Bergman, R, Bergmann, S, Berndt, S, Biffar, R, Di Blasio, A, Boehm, B, Boehnke, M, Boeing, H, Boerwinkle, E, Bolton, J, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, L, Boomsma, D, Borecki, I, Bornstein, S, Bouatia Naji, N, Boucher, G, Bragg Gresham, J, Brambilla, P, Bruinenberg, M, Buchanan, T, Buechler, C, Cadby, G, Campbell, H, Caulfield, M, Cavalcanti Proença, C, Cesana, G, Chanock, S, Chasman, D, Chen, Y, Chines, P, Clegg, D, Coin, L, Collins, F, Connell, J, Cookson, W, Cooper, M, Cupples, L, Cusi, D, Day, I, Dedoussis, G, Dei, M, Deloukas, P, Dermitzakis, E, Dimas, A, Dimitriou, M, Dixon, A, Dörr, M, van Duijn, C, Ebrahim, S, Edkins, S, Eiriksdottir, G, Eisinger, K, Eklund, N, Elliott, P, Erbel, R, Erdmann, J, Erdos, M, Eriksson, J, Estrada, K, Evans, D, de Faire, U, Farrall, M, Feitosa, M, Ferrario, M, Ferrières, J, Fischer, K, Fisher, E, Fowkes, G, Fox, C, Franke, L, Franks, P, Fraser, R, Frau, F, Frayling, T, Freimer, N, Froguel, P, Fu, M, Gaget, S, Ganna, A, Gejman, P, Gentilini, D, Geus, E, Gieger, C, Gigante, B, Gjesing, A, Glazer, N, Goddard, M, Goel, A, Grallert, H, Gräßler, J, Grönberg, H, Groop, L, Groves, C, Gudnason, V, Guiducci, C, Gyllensten, U, Hall, A, Hall, P, Hallmans, G, Hamsten, A, Hansen, T, Haritunians, T, Harris, T, van der Harst, P, Hartikainen, A, Hassanali, N, Hattersley, A, Havulinna, A, Hayward, C, Heard Costa, N, Heath, A, Hebebrand, J, den Heijer, M, Hengstenberg, C, Herzig, K, Hicks, A, Hingorani, A, Hinney, A, Hirschhorn, J, Hofman, A, Holmes, C, Homuth, G, Hottenga, J, Hovingh, K, Hu, F, Hu, Y, Huffman, J, Hui, J, Huikuri, H, Humphries, S, Hung, J, Hunt, S, Hunter, D, Hveem, K, Hyppönen, E, Igl, W, Illig, T, Ingelsson, E, Iribarren, C, Isomaa, B, Jackson, A, Jacobs, K, James, A, Jansson, J, Jarick, I, Jarvelin, M, Jöckel, K, Johansson, Å, Johnson, T, Jolley, J, Jørgensen, T, Jousilahti, P, Jula, A, Kaakinen, M, Kähönen, M, Kajantie, E, Kanoni, S, Kao, W, Kaplan, L, Kaplan, R, Kaprio, J, Kapur, K, Karpe, F, Kathiresan, S, Kee, F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi, S, Ketkar, S, Kettunen, J, Khaw, K, Kiemeney, L, Kinnunen, L, Kivimaki, M, Kivmaki, M, Van der Klauw, M, Kleber, M, Knowles, J, Koenig, W, Kolcic, I, Kolovou, G, König, I, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kraft, P, Kraja, A, Kristiansson, K, Krjutåjkov, K, Kroemer, H, Krohn, J, Krzelj, V, Kuh, D, Kulzer, J, Kumari, M, Kuulasmaa, K, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Laakso, M, Laitinen, J, Lakka, T, Lamina, C, Langenberg, C, Lantieri, O, Lathrop, G, Launer, L, Lawlor, D, Lawrence, R, Leach, I, Lecoeur, C, Lee, S, Lehtimäki, T, Leitzmann, M, Lettre, G, Levinson, D, Li, G, Li, S, Liang, L, Lin, D, Lind, L, Lindgren, C, Lindström, J, Liu, J, Liuzzi, A, Lokki, M, Loley, C, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Ludwig, B, Madden, P, Magnusson, P, Mangino, M, Manunta, P, Marek, D, Marre, M, Martin, N, März, W, Maschio, A, Mathieson, I, Mcardle, W, Mccaroll, S, Mccarthy, A, Mccarthy, M, Mcknight, B, Medina Gomez, C, Medland, S, Meitinger, T, Metspalu, A, van Meurs, J, Meyre, D, Midthjell, K, Mihailov, E, Milani, L, Min, J, Moebus, S, Moffatt, M, Mohlke, K, Molony, C, Monda, K, Montgomery, G, Mooser, V, Morken, M, Morris, A, Mühleisen, T, Müller Nurasyid, M, Munroe, P, Musk, A, Narisu, N, Navis, G, Neale, B, Nelis, M, Nemesh, J, Neville, M, Ngwa, J, Nicholson, G, Nieminen, M, Njølstad, I, Nohr, E, Nolte, I, North, K, Nöthen, M, Nyholt, D, O'Connell, J, Ohlsson, C, Oldehinkel, A, van Ommen, G, Ong, K, Oostra, B, Ouwehand, W, Palmer, C, Palmer, L, Palotie, A, Paré, G, Parker, A, Paternoster, L, Pawitan, Y, Pechlivanis, S, Peden, J, Pedersen, N, Pedersen, O, Pellikka, N, Peltonen, L, Penninx, B, Perola, M, Perry, J, Person, T, Peters, A, Peters, M, Pichler, I, Pietiläinen, K, Platou, C, Polasek, O, Pouta, A, Power, C, Pramstaller, P, Preuss, M, Price, J, Prokopenko, I, Province, M, Psaty, B, Purcell, S, Pütter, C, Qi, L, Quertermous, T, Radhakrishnan, A, Raitakari, O, Rauramaa, R, Rayner, N, Rehnberg, E, Rendon, A, Ridderstråle, M, Ridker, P, Ripatti, S, Rissanen, A, Rivadeneira, F, Rivolta, C, Robertson, N, Rose, L, Rudan, I, Saaristo, T, Sager, H, Salomaa, V, Samani, N, Sambrook, J, Sanders, A, Sandholt, C, Sanna, S, Saramies, J, Schadt, E, Schipf, S, Schlessinger, D, Schreiber, S, Schunkert, H, Schwarz, P, Scott, L, Shi, J, Shin, S, Shuldiner, A, Shungin, D, Signorini, S, Silander, K, Sinisalo, J, Skrobek, B, Smit, J, Smith, A, Smith, G, Snieder, H, Soranzo, N, Sørensen, T, Sovio, U, Spector, T, Speliotes, E, Stančáková, A, Stark, K, Stefansson, K, Steinthorsdottir, V, Stephens, J, Stirrups, K, Stolk, R, Strachan, D, Strawbridge, R, Stringham, H, Stumvoll, M, Surakka, I, Swift, A, Syvanen, A, Tammesoo, M, Teder Laving, M, Teslovich, T, Teumer, A, Theodoraki, E, Thomson, B, Thorand, B, Thorleifsson, G, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Timpson, N, Tönjes, A, Tregouet, D, Tremoli, E, Trip, M, Tuomi, T, Tuomilehto, J, Tyrer, J, Uda, M, Uitterlinden, A, Usala, G, Uusitupa, M, Valle, T, Vandenput, L, Vatin, V, de Vegt, F, Vermeulen, S, Viikari, J, Virtamo, J, Visscher, P, Vitart, V, Van Vliet Ostaptchouk, J, Voight, B, Vollenweider, P, Volpato, C, Völzke, H, Waeber, G, Waite, L, Wallaschofski, H, Walters, G, Wang, Z, Wareham, N, Watanabe, R, Watkins, H, Weedon, M, Welch, R, Weyant, R, Wheeler, E, White, C, Wichmann, H, Widen, E, Wild, S, Willemsen, G, Willer, C, Wilsgaard, T, Wilson, J, van Wingerden, S, Winkelmann, B, Witte, D, Witteman, J, Wolffenbuttel, B, Wong, A, Wright, A, Yang, J, Yarnell, J, Zgaga, L, Zhao, J, Zillikens, M, Zitting, P, Zondervan, K, Abecasis GR, Absher D, Alavere H, Albrecht E, Allen HL, Almgren P, Amin N, Amouyel P, Anderson D, Arnold AM, Arveiler D, Aspelund T, Asselbergs FW, Assimes TL, Atalay M, Attwood AP, Atwood LD, Bakker SJ, Balkau B, Balmforth AJ, Barlassina C, Barroso I, Basart H, Bauer S, Beckmann JS, Beilby JP, Bennett AJ, Ben Shlomo Y, Bergman RN, Bergmann S, Berndt SI, Biffar R, Di Blasio AM, Boehm BO, Boehnke M, Boeing H, Boerwinkle E, Bolton JL, Bonnefond A, Bonnycastle LL, Boomsma DI, Borecki IB, Bornstein SR, Bouatia Naji N, Boucher G, Bragg Gresham JL, BRAMBILLA, PAOLO, Bruinenberg M, Buchanan TA, Buechler C, Cadby G, Campbell H, Caulfield MJ, Cavalcanti Proença C, CESANA, GIANCARLO, Chanock SJ, Chasman DI, Chen YD, Chines PS, Clegg DJ, Coin L, Collins FS, Connell JM, Cookson W, Cooper MN, Croteau Chonka DC, Cupples LA, Cusi D, Day FR, Day IN, Dedoussis GV, Dei M, Deloukas P, Dermitzakis ET, Dimas AS, Dimitriou M, Dixon AL, Dörr M, van Duijn CM, Ebrahim S, Edkins S, Eiriksdottir G, Eisinger K, Eklund N, Elliott P, Erbel R, Erdmann J, Erdos MR, Eriksson JG, Esko T, Estrada K, Evans DM, de Faire U, Fall T, Farrall M, Feitosa MF, Ferrario MM, Ferreira T, Ferrières J, Fischer K, Fisher E, Fowkes G, Fox CS, Franke L, Franks PW, Fraser RM, Frau F, Frayling T, Freimer NB, Froguel P, Fu M, Gaget S, Ganna A, Gejman PV, Gentilini D, Geus EJ, Gieger C, Gigante B, Gjesing AP, Glazer NL, Goddard ME, Goel A, Grallert H, Gräßler J, Grönberg H, Groop LC, Groves CJ, Gudnason V, Guiducci C, Gustafsson S, Gyllensten U, Hall AS, Hall P, Hallmans G, Hamsten A, Hansen T, Haritunians T, Harris TB, van der Harst P, Hartikainen AL, Hassanali N, Hattersley AT, Havulinna AS, Hayward C, Heard Costa NL, Heath AC, Hebebrand J, Heid IM, den Heijer M, Hengstenberg C, Herzig KH, Hicks AA, Hingorani A, Hinney A, Hirschhorn JN, Hofman A, Holmes CC, Homuth G, Hottenga JJ, Hovingh KG, Hu FB, Hu YJ, Huffman JE, Hui J, Huikuri H, Humphries SE, Hung J, Hunt SE, Hunter D, Hveem K, Hyppönen E, Igl W, Illig T, Ingelsson E, Iribarren C, Isomaa B, Jackson AU, Jacobs KB, James AL, Jansson JO, Jarick I, Jarvelin MR, Jöckel KH, Johansson Å, Johnson T, Jolley J, Jørgensen T, Jousilahti P, Jula A, Justice AE, Kaakinen M, Kähönen M, Kajantie E, Kanoni S, Kao WH, Kaplan LM, Kaplan RC, Kaprio J, Kapur K, Karpe F, Kathiresan S, Kee F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi SM, Ketkar S, Kettunen J, Khaw KT, Kiemeney LA, Kilpeläinen TO, Kinnunen L, Kivimaki M, Kivmaki M, Van der Klauw MM, Kleber ME, Knowles JW, Koenig W, Kolcic I, Kolovou G, König IR, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kraft P, Kraja AT, Kristiansson K, KrjutÅjkov K, Kroemer HK, Krohn JP, Krzelj V, Kuh D, Kulzer JR, Kumari M, Kutalik Z, Kuulasmaa K, Kuusisto J, Kvaloy K, Laakso M, Laitinen JH, Lakka TA, Lamina C, Langenberg C, Lantieri O, Lathrop GM, Launer LJ, Lawlor DA, Lawrence RW, Leach IM, Lecoeur C, Lee SH, Lehtimäki T, Leitzmann MF, Lettre G, Levinson DF, Li G, Li S, Liang L, Lin DY, Lind L, Lindgren CM, Lindström J, Liu J, Liuzzi A, Locke AE, Lokki ML, Loley C, Loos RJ, Lorentzon M, Luan J, Luben RN, Ludwig B, Madden PA, Mägi R, Magnusson PK, Mangino M, Manunta P, Marek D, Marre M, Martin NG, März W, Maschio A, Mathieson I, McArdle WL, McCaroll SA, McCarthy A, McCarthy MI, McKnight B, Medina Gomez C, Medland SE, Meitinger T, Metspalu A, van Meurs JB, Meyre D, Midthjell K, Mihailov E, Milani L, Min JL, Moebus S, Moffatt MF, Mohlke KL, Molony C, Monda KL, Montgomery GW, Mooser V, Morken MA, Morris AD, Morris AP, Mühleisen TW, Müller Nurasyid M, Munroe PB, Musk AW, Narisu N, Navis G, Neale BM, Nelis M, Nemesh J, Neville MJ, Ngwa JS, Nicholson G, Nieminen MS, Njølstad I, Nohr EA, Nolte IM, North KE, Nöthen MM, Nyholt DR, O'Connell JR, Ohlsson C, Oldehinkel AJ, van Ommen GJ, Ong KK, Oostra BA, Ouwehand WH, Palmer CN, Palmer LJ, Palotie A, Paré G, Parker AN, Paternoster L, Pawitan Y, Pechlivanis S, Peden JF, Pedersen NL, Pedersen O, Pellikka N, Peltonen L, Penninx B, Perola M, Perry JR, Person T, Peters A, Peters MJ, Pichler I, Pietiläinen KH, Platou CG, Polasek O, Pouta A, Power C, Pramstaller PP, Preuss M, Price JF, Prokopenko I, Province MA, Psaty BM, Purcell S, Pütter C, Qi L, Quertermous T, Radhakrishnan A, Raitakari O, Randall JC, Rauramaa R, Rayner NW, Rehnberg E, Rendon A, Ridderstråle M, Ridker PM, Ripatti S, Rissanen A, Rivadeneira F, Rivolta C, Robertson NR, Rose LM, Rudan I, Saaristo TE, Sager H, Salomaa V, Samani NJ, Sambrook JG, Sanders AR, Sandholt C, Sanna S, Saramies J, Schadt EE, Scherag A, Schipf S, Schlessinger D, Schreiber S, Schunkert H, Schwarz PE, Scott LJ, Shi J, Shin SY, Shuldiner AR, Shungin D, Signorini S, Silander K, Sinisalo J, Skrobek B, Smit JH, Smith AV, Smith GD, Snieder H, Soranzo N, Sørensen TI, Sovio U, Spector TD, Speliotes EK, Stančáková A, Stark K, Stefansson K, Steinthorsdottir V, Stephens JC, Stirrups K, Stolk RP, Strachan DP, Strawbridge RJ, Stringham HM, Stumvoll M, Surakka I, Swift AJ, Syvanen AC, Tammesoo ML, Teder Laving M, Teslovich TM, Teumer A, Theodoraki EV, Thomson B, Thorand B, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Timpson NJ, Tönjes A, Tregouet DA, Tremoli E, Trip MD, Tuomi T, Tuomilehto J, Tyrer J, Uda M, Uitterlinden AG, Usala G, Uusitupa M, Valle TT, Vandenput L, Vatin V, Vedantam S, de Vegt F, Vermeulen SH, Viikari J, Virtamo J, Visscher PM, Vitart V, Van Vliet Ostaptchouk JV, Voight BF, Vollenweider P, Volpato CB, Völzke H, Waeber G, Waite LL, Wallaschofski H, Walters GB, Wang Z, Wareham NJ, Watanabe RM, Watkins H, Weedon MN, Welch R, Weyant RJ, Wheeler E, White CC, Wichmann HE, Widen E, Wild SH, Willemsen G, Willer CJ, Wilsgaard T, Wilson JF, van Wingerden S, Winkelmann BR, Winkler TW, Witte DR, Witteman JC, Wolffenbuttel BH, Wong A, Wood AR, Workalemahu T, Wright AF, Yang J, Yarnell JW, Zgaga L, Zhao JH, Zillikens MC, Zitting P, Zondervan KT, Winkler, T, Day, F, Croteau Chonka, D, Wood, A, Locke, A, Mägi, R, Ferreira, T, Fall, T, Graff, M, Justice, A, Luan, J, Gustafsson, S, Randall, J, Vedantam, S, Workalemahu, T, Kilpeläinen, T, Scherag, A, Esko, T, Kutalik, Z, Heid, I, Loos, R, Abecasis, G, Absher, D, Alavere, H, Albrecht, E, Allen, H, Almgren, P, Amin, N, Amouyel, P, Anderson, D, Arnold, A, Arveiler, D, Aspelund, T, Asselbergs, F, Assimes, T, Atalay, M, Attwood, A, Atwood, L, Bakker, S, Balkau, B, Balmforth, A, Barlassina, C, Barroso, I, Basart, H, Bauer, S, Beckmann, J, Beilby, J, Bennett, A, Ben Shlomo, Y, Bergman, R, Bergmann, S, Berndt, S, Biffar, R, Di Blasio, A, Boehm, B, Boehnke, M, Boeing, H, Boerwinkle, E, Bolton, J, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, L, Boomsma, D, Borecki, I, Bornstein, S, Bouatia Naji, N, Boucher, G, Bragg Gresham, J, Brambilla, P, Bruinenberg, M, Buchanan, T, Buechler, C, Cadby, G, Campbell, H, Caulfield, M, Cavalcanti Proença, C, Cesana, G, Chanock, S, Chasman, D, Chen, Y, Chines, P, Clegg, D, Coin, L, Collins, F, Connell, J, Cookson, W, Cooper, M, Cupples, L, Cusi, D, Day, I, Dedoussis, G, Dei, M, Deloukas, P, Dermitzakis, E, Dimas, A, Dimitriou, M, Dixon, A, Dörr, M, van Duijn, C, Ebrahim, S, Edkins, S, Eiriksdottir, G, Eisinger, K, Eklund, N, Elliott, P, Erbel, R, Erdmann, J, Erdos, M, Eriksson, J, Estrada, K, Evans, D, de Faire, U, Farrall, M, Feitosa, M, Ferrario, M, Ferrières, J, Fischer, K, Fisher, E, Fowkes, G, Fox, C, Franke, L, Franks, P, Fraser, R, Frau, F, Frayling, T, Freimer, N, Froguel, P, Fu, M, Gaget, S, Ganna, A, Gejman, P, Gentilini, D, Geus, E, Gieger, C, Gigante, B, Gjesing, A, Glazer, N, Goddard, M, Goel, A, Grallert, H, Gräßler, J, Grönberg, H, Groop, L, Groves, C, Gudnason, V, Guiducci, C, Gyllensten, U, Hall, A, Hall, P, Hallmans, G, Hamsten, A, Hansen, T, Haritunians, T, Harris, T, van der Harst, P, Hartikainen, A, Hassanali, N, Hattersley, A, Havulinna, A, Hayward, C, Heard Costa, N, Heath, A, Hebebrand, J, den Heijer, M, Hengstenberg, C, Herzig, K, Hicks, A, Hingorani, A, Hinney, A, Hirschhorn, J, Hofman, A, Holmes, C, Homuth, G, Hottenga, J, Hovingh, K, Hu, F, Hu, Y, Huffman, J, Hui, J, Huikuri, H, Humphries, S, Hung, J, Hunt, S, Hunter, D, Hveem, K, Hyppönen, E, Igl, W, Illig, T, Ingelsson, E, Iribarren, C, Isomaa, B, Jackson, A, Jacobs, K, James, A, Jansson, J, Jarick, I, Jarvelin, M, Jöckel, K, Johansson, Å, Johnson, T, Jolley, J, Jørgensen, T, Jousilahti, P, Jula, A, Kaakinen, M, Kähönen, M, Kajantie, E, Kanoni, S, Kao, W, Kaplan, L, Kaplan, R, Kaprio, J, Kapur, K, Karpe, F, Kathiresan, S, Kee, F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi, S, Ketkar, S, Kettunen, J, Khaw, K, Kiemeney, L, Kinnunen, L, Kivimaki, M, Kivmaki, M, Van der Klauw, M, Kleber, M, Knowles, J, Koenig, W, Kolcic, I, Kolovou, G, König, I, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kraft, P, Kraja, A, Kristiansson, K, Krjutåjkov, K, Kroemer, H, Krohn, J, Krzelj, V, Kuh, D, Kulzer, J, Kumari, M, Kuulasmaa, K, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Laakso, M, Laitinen, J, Lakka, T, Lamina, C, Langenberg, C, Lantieri, O, Lathrop, G, Launer, L, Lawlor, D, Lawrence, R, Leach, I, Lecoeur, C, Lee, S, Lehtimäki, T, Leitzmann, M, Lettre, G, Levinson, D, Li, G, Li, S, Liang, L, Lin, D, Lind, L, Lindgren, C, Lindström, J, Liu, J, Liuzzi, A, Lokki, M, Loley, C, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Ludwig, B, Madden, P, Magnusson, P, Mangino, M, Manunta, P, Marek, D, Marre, M, Martin, N, März, W, Maschio, A, Mathieson, I, Mcardle, W, Mccaroll, S, Mccarthy, A, Mccarthy, M, Mcknight, B, Medina Gomez, C, Medland, S, Meitinger, T, Metspalu, A, van Meurs, J, Meyre, D, Midthjell, K, Mihailov, E, Milani, L, Min, J, Moebus, S, Moffatt, M, Mohlke, K, Molony, C, Monda, K, Montgomery, G, Mooser, V, Morken, M, Morris, A, Mühleisen, T, Müller Nurasyid, M, Munroe, P, Musk, A, Narisu, N, Navis, G, Neale, B, Nelis, M, Nemesh, J, Neville, M, Ngwa, J, Nicholson, G, Nieminen, M, Njølstad, I, Nohr, E, Nolte, I, North, K, Nöthen, M, Nyholt, D, O'Connell, J, Ohlsson, C, Oldehinkel, A, van Ommen, G, Ong, K, Oostra, B, Ouwehand, W, Palmer, C, Palmer, L, Palotie, A, Paré, G, Parker, A, Paternoster, L, Pawitan, Y, Pechlivanis, S, Peden, J, Pedersen, N, Pedersen, O, Pellikka, N, Peltonen, L, Penninx, B, Perola, M, Perry, J, Person, T, Peters, A, Peters, M, Pichler, I, Pietiläinen, K, Platou, C, Polasek, O, Pouta, A, Power, C, Pramstaller, P, Preuss, M, Price, J, Prokopenko, I, Province, M, Psaty, B, Purcell, S, Pütter, C, Qi, L, Quertermous, T, Radhakrishnan, A, Raitakari, O, Rauramaa, R, Rayner, N, Rehnberg, E, Rendon, A, Ridderstråle, M, Ridker, P, Ripatti, S, Rissanen, A, Rivadeneira, F, Rivolta, C, Robertson, N, Rose, L, Rudan, I, Saaristo, T, Sager, H, Salomaa, V, Samani, N, Sambrook, J, Sanders, A, Sandholt, C, Sanna, S, Saramies, J, Schadt, E, Schipf, S, Schlessinger, D, Schreiber, S, Schunkert, H, Schwarz, P, Scott, L, Shi, J, Shin, S, Shuldiner, A, Shungin, D, Signorini, S, Silander, K, Sinisalo, J, Skrobek, B, Smit, J, Smith, A, Smith, G, Snieder, H, Soranzo, N, Sørensen, T, Sovio, U, Spector, T, Speliotes, E, Stančáková, A, Stark, K, Stefansson, K, Steinthorsdottir, V, Stephens, J, Stirrups, K, Stolk, R, Strachan, D, Strawbridge, R, Stringham, H, Stumvoll, M, Surakka, I, Swift, A, Syvanen, A, Tammesoo, M, Teder Laving, M, Teslovich, T, Teumer, A, Theodoraki, E, Thomson, B, Thorand, B, Thorleifsson, G, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Timpson, N, Tönjes, A, Tregouet, D, Tremoli, E, Trip, M, Tuomi, T, Tuomilehto, J, Tyrer, J, Uda, M, Uitterlinden, A, Usala, G, Uusitupa, M, Valle, T, Vandenput, L, Vatin, V, de Vegt, F, Vermeulen, S, Viikari, J, Virtamo, J, Visscher, P, Vitart, V, Van Vliet Ostaptchouk, J, Voight, B, Vollenweider, P, Volpato, C, Völzke, H, Waeber, G, Waite, L, Wallaschofski, H, Walters, G, Wang, Z, Wareham, N, Watanabe, R, Watkins, H, Weedon, M, Welch, R, Weyant, R, Wheeler, E, White, C, Wichmann, H, Widen, E, Wild, S, Willemsen, G, Willer, C, Wilsgaard, T, Wilson, J, van Wingerden, S, Winkelmann, B, Witte, D, Witteman, J, Wolffenbuttel, B, Wong, A, Wright, A, Yang, J, Yarnell, J, Zgaga, L, Zhao, J, Zillikens, M, Zitting, P, Zondervan, K, Abecasis GR, Absher D, Alavere H, Albrecht E, Allen HL, Almgren P, Amin N, 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JO, Jarick I, Jarvelin MR, Jöckel KH, Johansson Å, Johnson T, Jolley J, Jørgensen T, Jousilahti P, Jula A, Justice AE, Kaakinen M, Kähönen M, Kajantie E, Kanoni S, Kao WH, Kaplan LM, Kaplan RC, Kaprio J, Kapur K, Karpe F, Kathiresan S, Kee F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi SM, Ketkar S, Kettunen J, Khaw KT, Kiemeney LA, Kilpeläinen TO, Kinnunen L, Kivimaki M, Kivmaki M, Van der Klauw MM, Kleber ME, Knowles JW, Koenig W, Kolcic I, Kolovou G, König IR, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kraft P, Kraja AT, Kristiansson K, KrjutÅjkov K, Kroemer HK, Krohn JP, Krzelj V, Kuh D, Kulzer JR, Kumari M, Kutalik Z, Kuulasmaa K, Kuusisto J, Kvaloy K, Laakso M, Laitinen JH, Lakka TA, Lamina C, Langenberg C, Lantieri O, Lathrop GM, Launer LJ, Lawlor DA, Lawrence RW, Leach IM, Lecoeur C, Lee SH, Lehtimäki T, Leitzmann MF, Lettre G, Levinson DF, Li G, Li S, Liang L, Lin DY, Lind L, Lindgren CM, Lindström J, Liu J, Liuzzi A, Locke AE, Lokki ML, Loley C, Loos RJ, Lorentzon M, Luan J, Luben RN, Ludwig B, Madden PA, Mägi R, Magnusson PK, Mangino M, Manunta P, Marek D, Marre M, Martin NG, März W, Maschio A, Mathieson I, McArdle WL, McCaroll SA, McCarthy A, McCarthy MI, McKnight B, Medina Gomez C, Medland SE, Meitinger T, Metspalu A, van Meurs JB, Meyre D, Midthjell K, Mihailov E, Milani L, Min JL, Moebus S, Moffatt MF, Mohlke KL, Molony C, Monda KL, Montgomery GW, Mooser V, Morken MA, Morris AD, Morris AP, Mühleisen TW, Müller Nurasyid M, Munroe PB, Musk AW, Narisu N, Navis G, Neale BM, Nelis M, Nemesh J, Neville MJ, Ngwa JS, Nicholson G, Nieminen MS, Njølstad I, Nohr EA, Nolte IM, North KE, Nöthen MM, Nyholt DR, O'Connell JR, Ohlsson C, Oldehinkel AJ, van Ommen GJ, Ong KK, Oostra BA, Ouwehand WH, Palmer CN, Palmer LJ, Palotie A, Paré G, Parker AN, Paternoster L, Pawitan Y, Pechlivanis S, Peden JF, Pedersen NL, Pedersen O, Pellikka N, Peltonen L, Penninx B, Perola M, Perry JR, Person T, Peters A, Peters MJ, Pichler I, Pietiläinen KH, Platou CG, Polasek O, Pouta A, Power C, Pramstaller PP, Preuss M, Price JF, Prokopenko I, Province MA, Psaty BM, Purcell S, Pütter C, Qi L, Quertermous T, Radhakrishnan A, Raitakari O, Randall JC, Rauramaa R, Rayner NW, Rehnberg E, Rendon A, Ridderstråle M, Ridker PM, Ripatti S, Rissanen A, Rivadeneira F, Rivolta C, Robertson NR, Rose LM, Rudan I, Saaristo TE, Sager H, Salomaa V, Samani NJ, Sambrook JG, Sanders AR, Sandholt C, Sanna S, Saramies J, Schadt EE, Scherag A, Schipf S, Schlessinger D, Schreiber S, Schunkert H, Schwarz PE, Scott LJ, Shi J, Shin SY, Shuldiner AR, Shungin D, Signorini S, Silander K, Sinisalo J, Skrobek B, Smit JH, Smith AV, Smith GD, Snieder H, Soranzo N, Sørensen TI, Sovio U, Spector TD, Speliotes EK, Stančáková A, Stark K, Stefansson K, Steinthorsdottir V, Stephens JC, Stirrups K, Stolk RP, Strachan DP, Strawbridge RJ, Stringham HM, Stumvoll M, Surakka I, Swift AJ, Syvanen AC, Tammesoo ML, Teder Laving M, Teslovich TM, Teumer A, Theodoraki EV, Thomson B, Thorand B, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Timpson NJ, Tönjes A, Tregouet DA, Tremoli E, Trip MD, Tuomi T, Tuomilehto J, Tyrer J, Uda M, Uitterlinden AG, Usala G, Uusitupa M, Valle TT, Vandenput L, Vatin V, Vedantam S, de Vegt F, Vermeulen SH, Viikari J, Virtamo J, Visscher PM, Vitart V, Van Vliet Ostaptchouk JV, Voight BF, Vollenweider P, Volpato CB, Völzke H, Waeber G, Waite LL, Wallaschofski H, Walters GB, Wang Z, Wareham NJ, Watanabe RM, Watkins H, Weedon MN, Welch R, Weyant RJ, Wheeler E, White CC, Wichmann HE, Widen E, Wild SH, Willemsen G, Willer CJ, Wilsgaard T, Wilson JF, van Wingerden S, Winkelmann BR, Winkler TW, Witte DR, Witteman JC, Wolffenbuttel BH, Wong A, Wood AR, Workalemahu T, Wright AF, Yang J, Yarnell JW, Zgaga L, Zhao JH, Zillikens MC, Zitting P, and Zondervan KT

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Rigorous organization and quality control (QC) are necessary to facilitate successful genome-wide association meta-analyses (GWAMAs) of statistics aggregated across multiple genome-wide association studies. This protocol provides guidelines for (i) organizational aspects of GWAMAs, and for (ii) QC at the study file level, the meta-level across studies and the meta-analysis output level. Real-world examples highlight issues experienced and solutions developed by the GIANT Consortium that has conducted meta-analyses including data from 125 studies comprising more than 330,000 individuals. We provide a general protocol for conducting GWAMAs and carrying out QC to minimize errors and to guarantee maximum use of the data. We also include details for the use of a powerful and flexible software package called EasyQC. Precise timings will be greatly influenced by consortium size. For consortia of comparable size to the GIANT Consortium, this protocol takes a minimum of about 10 months to complete.

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2014

2. Genetic insights into resting heart rate and its role in cardiovascular disease.

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van de Vegte YJ, Eppinga RN, van der Ende MY, Hagemeijer YP, Mahendran Y, Salfati E, Smith AV, Tan VY, Arking DE, Ntalla I, Appel EV, Schurmann C, Brody JA, Rueedi R, Polasek O, Sveinbjornsson G, Lecoeur C, Ladenvall C, Zhao JH, Isaacs A, Wang L, Luan J, Hwang SJ, Mononen N, Auro K, Jackson AU, Bielak LF, Zeng L, Shah N, Nethander M, Campbell A, Rankinen T, Pechlivanis S, Qi L, Zhao W, Rizzi F, Tanaka T, Robino A, Cocca M, Lange L, Müller-Nurasyid M, Roselli C, Zhang W, Kleber ME, Guo X, Lin HJ, Pavani F, Galesloot TE, Noordam R, Milaneschi Y, Schraut KE, den Hoed M, Degenhardt F, Trompet S, van den Berg ME, Pistis G, Tham YC, Weiss S, Sim XS, Li HL, van der Most PJ, Nolte IM, Lyytikäinen LP, Said MA, Witte DR, Iribarren C, Launer L, Ring SM, de Vries PS, Sever P, Linneberg A, Bottinger EP, Padmanabhan S, Psaty BM, Sotoodehnia N, Kolcic I, Arnar DO, Gudbjartsson DF, Holm H, Balkau B, Silva CT, Newton-Cheh CH, Nikus K, Salo P, Mohlke KL, Peyser PA, Schunkert H, Lorentzon M, Lahti J, Rao DC, Cornelis MC, Faul JD, Smith JA, Stolarz-Skrzypek K, Bandinelli S, Concas MP, Sinagra G, Meitinger T, Waldenberger M, Sinner MF, Strauch K, Delgado GE, Taylor KD, Yao J, Foco L, Melander O, de Graaf J, de Mutsert R, de Geus EJC, Johansson Å, Joshi PK, Lind L, Franke A, Macfarlane PW, Tarasov KV, Tan N, Felix SB, Tai ES, Quek DQ, Snieder H, Ormel J, Ingelsson M, Lindgren C, Morris AP, Raitakari OT, Hansen T, Assimes T, Gudnason V, Timpson NJ, Morrison AC, Munroe PB, Strachan DP, Grarup N, Loos RJF, Heckbert SR, Vollenweider P, Hayward C, Stefansson K, Froguel P, Groop L, Wareham NJ, van Duijn CM, Feitosa MF, O'Donnell CJ, Kähönen M, Perola M, Boehnke M, Kardia SLR, Erdmann J, Palmer CNA, Ohlsson C, Porteous DJ, Eriksson JG, Bouchard C, Moebus S, Kraft P, Weir DR, Cusi D, Ferrucci L, Ulivi S, Girotto G, Correa A, Kääb S, Peters A, Chambers JC, Kooner JS, März W, Rotter JI, Hicks AA, Smith JG, Kiemeney LALM, Mook-Kanamori DO, Penninx BWJH, Gyllensten U, Wilson JF, Burgess S, Sundström J, Lieb W, Jukema JW, Eijgelsheim M, Lakatta ELM, Cheng CY, Dörr M, Wong TY, Sabanayagam C, Oldehinkel AJ, Riese H, Lehtimäki T, Verweij N, and van der Harst P

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Humans, Risk Factors, Heart Rate genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Mendelian Randomization Analysis methods, Genome-Wide Association Study methods, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Cardiovascular Diseases genetics, Atrial Fibrillation
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Resting heart rate is associated with cardiovascular diseases and mortality in observational and Mendelian randomization studies. The aims of this study are to extend the number of resting heart rate associated genetic variants and to obtain further insights in resting heart rate biology and its clinical consequences. A genome-wide meta-analysis of 100 studies in up to 835,465 individuals reveals 493 independent genetic variants in 352 loci, including 68 genetic variants outside previously identified resting heart rate associated loci. We prioritize 670 genes and in silico annotations point to their enrichment in cardiomyocytes and provide insights in their ECG signature. Two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses indicate that higher genetically predicted resting heart rate increases risk of dilated cardiomyopathy, but decreases risk of developing atrial fibrillation, ischemic stroke, and cardio-embolic stroke. We do not find evidence for a linear or non-linear genetic association between resting heart rate and all-cause mortality in contrast to our previous Mendelian randomization study. Systematic alteration of key differences between the current and previous Mendelian randomization study indicates that the most likely cause of the discrepancy between these studies arises from false positive findings in previous one-sample MR analyses caused by weak-instrument bias at lower P-value thresholds. The results extend our understanding of resting heart rate biology and give additional insights in its role in cardiovascular disease development., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

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2023
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3. Dihydroceramide- and ceramide-profiling provides insights into human cardiometabolic disease etiology.

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Wittenbecher C, Cuadrat R, Johnston L, Eichelmann F, Jäger S, Kuxhaus O, Prada M, Del Greco M F, Hicks AA, Hoffman P, Krumsiek J, Hu FB, and Schulze MB

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Adult, Aged, Biomarkers blood, Biomarkers metabolism, Cardiovascular Diseases blood, Cardiovascular Diseases metabolism, Ceramides metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Metabolomics, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment methods, Risk Assessment statistics & numerical data, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Ceramides blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology
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Metabolic alterations precede cardiometabolic disease onset. Here we present ceramide- and dihydroceramide-profiling data from a nested case-cohort (type 2 diabetes [T2D, n = 775]; cardiovascular disease [CVD, n = 551]; random subcohort [n = 1137]) in the prospective EPIC-Potsdam study. We apply the novel NetCoupler-algorithm to link a data-driven (dihydro)ceramide network to T2D and CVD risk. Controlling for confounding by other (dihydro)ceramides, ceramides C18:0 and C22:0 and dihydroceramides C20:0 and C22:2 are associated with higher and ceramide C20:0 and dihydroceramide C26:1 with lower T2D risk. Ceramide C16:0 and dihydroceramide C22:2 are associated with higher CVD risk. Genome-wide association studies and Mendelian randomization analyses support a role of ceramide C22:0 in T2D etiology. Our results also suggest that (dh)ceramides partly mediate the putative adverse effect of high red meat consumption and benefits of coffee consumption on T2D risk. Thus, (dihydro)ceramides may play a critical role in linking genetic predisposition and dietary habits to cardiometabolic disease risk., (© 2022. The Author(s).)

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2022
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4. Publisher Correction: Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability.

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Lagou V, Mägi R, Hottenga JJ, Grallert H, Perry JRB, Bouatia-Naji N, Marullo L, Rybin D, Jansen R, Min JL, Dimas AS, Ulrich A, Zudina L, Gådin JR, Jiang L, Faggian A, Bonnefond A, Fadista J, Stathopoulou MG, Isaacs A, Willems SM, Navarro P, Tanaka T, Jackson AU, Montasser ME, O'Connell JR, Bielak LF, Webster RJ, Saxena R, Stafford JM, Pourcain BS, Timpson NJ, Salo P, Shin SY, Amin N, Smith AV, Li G, Verweij N, Goel A, Ford I, Johnson PCD, Johnson T, Kapur K, Thorleifsson G, Strawbridge RJ, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Esko T, Mihailov E, Fall T, Fraser RM, Mahajan A, Kanoni S, Giedraitis V, Kleber ME, Silbernagel G, Meyer J, Müller-Nurasyid M, Ganna A, Sarin AP, Yengo L, Shungin D, Luan J, Horikoshi M, An P, Sanna S, Boettcher Y, Rayner NW, Nolte IM, Zemunik T, Iperen EV, Kovacs P, Hastie ND, Wild SH, McLachlan S, Campbell S, Polasek O, Carlson O, Egan J, Kiess W, Willemsen G, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Dimitriou M, Hicks AA, Rauramaa R, Bandinelli S, Thorand B, Liu Y, Miljkovic I, Lind L, Doney A, Perola M, Hingorani A, Kivimaki M, Kumari M, Bennett AJ, Groves CJ, Herder C, Koistinen HA, Kinnunen L, Faire U, Bakker SJL, Uusitupa M, Palmer CNA, Jukema JW, Sattar N, Pouta A, Snieder H, Boerwinkle E, Pankow JS, Magnusson PK, Krus U, Scapoli C, de Geus EJCN, Blüher M, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Province MA, Abecasis GR, Meigs JB, Hovingh GK, Lindström J, Wilson JF, Wright AF, Dedoussis GV, Bornstein SR, Schwarz PEH, Tönjes A, Winkelmann BR, Boehm BO, März W, Metspalu A, Price JF, Deloukas P, Körner A, Lakka TA, Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi SM, Saaristo TE, Bergman RN, Tuomilehto J, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Männistö S, Franks PW, Hayward C, Vitart V, Kaprio J, Visvikis-Siest S, Balkau B, Altshuler D, Rudan I, Stumvoll M, Campbell H, van Duijn CM, Gieger C, Illig T, Ferrucci L, Pedersen NL, Pramstaller PP, Boehnke M, Frayling TM, Shuldiner AR, Peyser PA, Kardia SLR, Palmer LJ, Penninx BW, Meneton P, Harris TB, Navis G, Harst PV, Smith GD, Forouhi NG, Loos RJF, Salomaa V, Soranzo N, Boomsma DI, Groop L, Tuomi T, Hofman A, Munroe PB, Gudnason V, Siscovick DS, Watkins H, Lecoeur C, Vollenweider P, Franco-Cereceda A, Eriksson P, Jarvelin MR, Stefansson K, Hamsten A, Nicholson G, Karpe F, Dermitzakis ET, Lindgren CM, McCarthy MI, Froguel P, Kaakinen MA, Lyssenko V, Watanabe RM, Ingelsson E, Florez JC, Dupuis J, Barroso I, Morris AP, and Prokopenko I

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2021
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5. Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability.

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Lagou V, Mägi R, Hottenga JJ, Grallert H, Perry JRB, Bouatia-Naji N, Marullo L, Rybin D, Jansen R, Min JL, Dimas AS, Ulrich A, Zudina L, Gådin JR, Jiang L, Faggian A, Bonnefond A, Fadista J, Stathopoulou MG, Isaacs A, Willems SM, Navarro P, Tanaka T, Jackson AU, Montasser ME, O'Connell JR, Bielak LF, Webster RJ, Saxena R, Stafford JM, Pourcain BS, Timpson NJ, Salo P, Shin SY, Amin N, Smith AV, Li G, Verweij N, Goel A, Ford I, Johnson PCD, Johnson T, Kapur K, Thorleifsson G, Strawbridge RJ, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Esko T, Mihailov E, Fall T, Fraser RM, Mahajan A, Kanoni S, Giedraitis V, Kleber ME, Silbernagel G, Meyer J, Müller-Nurasyid M, Ganna A, Sarin AP, Yengo L, Shungin D, Luan J, Horikoshi M, An P, Sanna S, Boettcher Y, Rayner NW, Nolte IM, Zemunik T, Iperen EV, Kovacs P, Hastie ND, Wild SH, McLachlan S, Campbell S, Polasek O, Carlson O, Egan J, Kiess W, Willemsen G, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Dimitriou M, Hicks AA, Rauramaa R, Bandinelli S, Thorand B, Liu Y, Miljkovic I, Lind L, Doney A, Perola M, Hingorani A, Kivimaki M, Kumari M, Bennett AJ, Groves CJ, Herder C, Koistinen HA, Kinnunen L, Faire U, Bakker SJL, Uusitupa M, Palmer CNA, Jukema JW, Sattar N, Pouta A, Snieder H, Boerwinkle E, Pankow JS, Magnusson PK, Krus U, Scapoli C, de Geus EJCN, Blüher M, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Province MA, Abecasis GR, Meigs JB, Hovingh GK, Lindström J, Wilson JF, Wright AF, Dedoussis GV, Bornstein SR, Schwarz PEH, Tönjes A, Winkelmann BR, Boehm BO, März W, Metspalu A, Price JF, Deloukas P, Körner A, Lakka TA, Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi SM, Saaristo TE, Bergman RN, Tuomilehto J, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Männistö S, Franks PW, Hayward C, Vitart V, Kaprio J, Visvikis-Siest S, Balkau B, Altshuler D, Rudan I, Stumvoll M, Campbell H, van Duijn CM, Gieger C, Illig T, Ferrucci L, Pedersen NL, Pramstaller PP, Boehnke M, Frayling TM, Shuldiner AR, Peyser PA, Kardia SLR, Palmer LJ, Penninx BW, Meneton P, Harris TB, Navis G, Harst PV, Smith GD, Forouhi NG, Loos RJF, Salomaa V, Soranzo N, Boomsma DI, Groop L, Tuomi T, Hofman A, Munroe PB, Gudnason V, Siscovick DS, Watkins H, Lecoeur C, Vollenweider P, Franco-Cereceda A, Eriksson P, Jarvelin MR, Stefansson K, Hamsten A, Nicholson G, Karpe F, Dermitzakis ET, Lindgren CM, McCarthy MI, Froguel P, Kaakinen MA, Lyssenko V, Watanabe RM, Ingelsson E, Florez JC, Dupuis J, Barroso I, Morris AP, and Prokopenko I

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Adult, Anorexia Nervosa blood, Anorexia Nervosa ethnology, Anorexia Nervosa physiopathology, Fasting blood, Female, Gene Expression, Genetic Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Glucose Intolerance blood, Glucose Intolerance ethnology, Glucose Intolerance physiopathology, Humans, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins blood, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors blood, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Waist-Hip Ratio, White People, Anorexia Nervosa genetics, Blood Glucose metabolism, Glucose Intolerance genetics, Insulin blood, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins genetics, Insulin Resistance genetics, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors genetics
Abstract

Differences between sexes contribute to variation in the levels of fasting glucose and insulin. Epidemiological studies established a higher prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in men and impaired glucose tolerance in women, however, the genetic component underlying this phenomenon is not established. We assess sex-dimorphic (73,089/50,404 women and 67,506/47,806 men) and sex-combined (151,188/105,056 individuals) fasting glucose/fasting insulin genetic effects via genome-wide association study meta-analyses in individuals of European descent without diabetes. Here we report sex dimorphism in allelic effects on fasting insulin at IRS1 and ZNF12 loci, the latter showing higher RNA expression in whole blood in women compared to men. We also observe sex-homogeneous effects on fasting glucose at seven novel loci. Fasting insulin in women shows stronger genetic correlations than in men with waist-to-hip ratio and anorexia nervosa. Furthermore, waist-to-hip ratio is causally related to insulin resistance in women, but not in men. These results position dissection of metabolic and glycemic health sex dimorphism as a steppingstone for understanding differences in genetic effects between women and men in related phenotypes.

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2021
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6. Multi-ancestry GWAS of the electrocardiographic PR interval identifies 202 loci underlying cardiac conduction.

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Ntalla I, Weng LC, Cartwright JH, Hall AW, Sveinbjornsson G, Tucker NR, Choi SH, Chaffin MD, Roselli C, Barnes MR, Mifsud B, Warren HR, Hayward C, Marten J, Cranley JJ, Concas MP, Gasparini P, Boutin T, Kolcic I, Polasek O, Rudan I, Araujo NM, Lima-Costa MF, Ribeiro ALP, Souza RP, Tarazona-Santos E, Giedraitis V, Ingelsson E, Mahajan A, Morris AP, Del Greco M F, Foco L, Gögele M, Hicks AA, Cook JP, Lind L, Lindgren CM, Sundström J, Nelson CP, Riaz MB, Samani NJ, Sinagra G, Ulivi S, Kähönen M, Mishra PP, Mononen N, Nikus K, Caulfield MJ, Dominiczak A, Padmanabhan S, Montasser ME, O'Connell JR, Ryan K, Shuldiner AR, Aeschbacher S, Conen D, Risch L, Thériault S, Hutri-Kähönen N, Lehtimäki T, Lyytikäinen LP, Raitakari OT, Barnes CLK, Campbell H, Joshi PK, Wilson JF, Isaacs A, Kors JA, van Duijn CM, Huang PL, Gudnason V, Harris TB, Launer LJ, Smith AV, Bottinger EP, Loos RJF, Nadkarni GN, Preuss MH, Correa A, Mei H, Wilson J, Meitinger T, Müller-Nurasyid M, Peters A, Waldenberger M, Mangino M, Spector TD, Rienstra M, van de Vegte YJ, van der Harst P, Verweij N, Kääb S, Schramm K, Sinner MF, Strauch K, Cutler MJ, Fatkin D, London B, Olesen M, Roden DM, Benjamin Shoemaker M, Gustav Smith J, Biggs ML, Bis JC, Brody JA, Psaty BM, Rice K, Sotoodehnia N, De Grandi A, Fuchsberger C, Pattaro C, Pramstaller PP, Ford I, Wouter Jukema J, Macfarlane PW, Trompet S, Dörr M, Felix SB, Völker U, Weiss S, Havulinna AS, Jula A, Sääksjärvi K, Salomaa V, Guo X, Heckbert SR, Lin HJ, Rotter JI, Taylor KD, Yao J, de Mutsert R, Maan AC, Mook-Kanamori DO, Noordam R, Cucca F, Ding J, Lakatta EG, Qian Y, Tarasov KV, Levy D, Lin H, Newton-Cheh CH, Lunetta KL, Murray AD, Porteous DJ, Smith BH, Stricker BH, Uitterlinden A, van den Berg ME, Haessler J, Jackson RD, Kooperberg C, Peters U, Reiner AP, Whitsel EA, Alonso A, Arking DE, Boerwinkle E, Ehret GB, Soliman EZ, Avery CL, Gogarten SM, Kerr KF, Laurie CC, Seyerle AA, Stilp A, Assa S, Abdullah Said M, Yldau van der Ende M, Lambiase PD, Orini M, Ramirez J, Van Duijvenboden S, Arnar DO, Gudbjartsson DF, Holm H, Sulem P, Thorleifsson G, Thorolfsdottir RB, Thorsteinsdottir U, Benjamin EJ, Tinker A, Stefansson K, Ellinor PT, Jamshidi Y, Lubitz SA, and Munroe PB

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Arrhythmias, Cardiac physiopathology, Cardiovascular Diseases genetics, Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology, Endophenotypes, Female, Gene Expression, Genetic Variation, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Male, Multifactorial Inheritance, Quantitative Trait Loci genetics, Arrhythmias, Cardiac genetics, Electrocardiography, Genetic Loci genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics
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The electrocardiographic PR interval reflects atrioventricular conduction, and is associated with conduction abnormalities, pacemaker implantation, atrial fibrillation (AF), and cardiovascular mortality. Here we report a multi-ancestry (N = 293,051) genome-wide association meta-analysis for the PR interval, discovering 202 loci of which 141 have not previously been reported. Variants at identified loci increase the percentage of heritability explained, from 33.5% to 62.6%. We observe enrichment for cardiac muscle developmental/contractile and cytoskeletal genes, highlighting key regulation processes for atrioventricular conduction. Additionally, 8 loci not previously reported harbor genes underlying inherited arrhythmic syndromes and/or cardiomyopathies suggesting a role for these genes in cardiovascular pathology in the general population. We show that polygenic predisposition to PR interval duration is an endophenotype for cardiovascular disease, including distal conduction disease, AF, and atrioventricular pre-excitation. These findings advance our understanding of the polygenic basis of cardiac conduction, and the genetic relationship between PR interval duration and cardiovascular disease.

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2020
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7. Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes.

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Clark DW, Okada Y, Moore KHS, Mason D, Pirastu N, Gandin I, Mattsson H, Barnes CLK, Lin K, Zhao JH, Deelen P, Rohde R, Schurmann C, Guo X, Giulianini F, Zhang W, Medina-Gomez C, Karlsson R, Bao Y, Bartz TM, Baumbach C, Biino G, Bixley MJ, Brumat M, Chai JF, Corre T, Cousminer DL, Dekker AM, Eccles DA, van Eijk KR, Fuchsberger C, Gao H, Germain M, Gordon SD, de Haan HG, Harris SE, Hofer E, Huerta-Chagoya A, Igartua C, Jansen IE, Jia Y, Kacprowski T, Karlsson T, Kleber ME, Li SA, Li-Gao R, Mahajan A, Matsuda K, Meidtner K, Meng W, Montasser ME, van der Most PJ, Munz M, Nutile T, Palviainen T, Prasad G, Prasad RB, Priyanka TDS, Rizzi F, Salvi E, Sapkota BR, Shriner D, Skotte L, Smart MC, Smith AV, van der Spek A, Spracklen CN, Strawbridge RJ, Tajuddin SM, Trompet S, Turman C, Verweij N, Viberti C, Wang L, Warren HR, Wootton RE, Yanek LR, Yao J, Yousri NA, Zhao W, Adeyemo AA, Afaq S, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Akiyama M, Albert ML, Allison MA, Alver M, Aung T, Azizi F, Bentley AR, Boeing H, Boerwinkle E, Borja JB, de Borst GJ, Bottinger EP, Broer L, Campbell H, Chanock S, Chee ML, Chen G, Chen YI, Chen Z, Chiu YF, Cocca M, Collins FS, Concas MP, Corley J, Cugliari G, van Dam RM, Damulina A, Daneshpour MS, Day FR, Delgado GE, Dhana K, Doney ASF, Dörr M, Doumatey AP, Dzimiri N, Ebenesersdóttir SS, Elliott J, Elliott P, Ewert R, Felix JF, Fischer K, Freedman BI, Girotto G, Goel A, Gögele M, Goodarzi MO, Graff M, Granot-Hershkovitz E, Grodstein F, Guarrera S, Gudbjartsson DF, Guity K, Gunnarsson B, Guo Y, Hagenaars SP, Haiman CA, Halevy A, Harris TB, Hedayati M, van Heel DA, Hirata M, Höfer I, Hsiung CA, Huang J, Hung YJ, Ikram MA, Jagadeesan A, Jousilahti P, Kamatani Y, Kanai M, Kerrison ND, Kessler T, Khaw KT, Khor CC, de Kleijn DPV, Koh WP, Kolcic I, Kraft P, Krämer BK, Kutalik Z, Kuusisto J, Langenberg C, Launer LJ, Lawlor DA, Lee IT, Lee WJ, Lerch MM, Li L, Liu J, Loh M, London SJ, Loomis S, Lu Y, Luan J, Mägi R, Manichaikul AW, Manunta P, Másson G, Matoba N, Mei XW, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Mezzavilla M, Milani L, Millwood IY, Momozawa Y, Moore A, Morange PE, Moreno-Macías H, Mori TA, Morrison AC, Muka T, Murakami Y, Murray AD, de Mutsert R, Mychaleckyj JC, Nalls MA, Nauck M, Neville MJ, Nolte IM, Ong KK, Orozco L, Padmanabhan S, Pálsson G, Pankow JS, Pattaro C, Pattie A, Polasek O, Poulter N, Pramstaller PP, Quintana-Murci L, Räikkönen K, Ralhan S, Rao DC, van Rheenen W, Rich SS, Ridker PM, Rietveld CA, Robino A, van Rooij FJA, Ruggiero D, Saba Y, Sabanayagam C, Sabater-Lleal M, Sala CF, Salomaa V, Sandow K, Schmidt H, Scott LJ, Scott WR, Sedaghati-Khayat B, Sennblad B, van Setten J, Sever PJ, Sheu WH, Shi Y, Shrestha S, Shukla SR, Sigurdsson JK, Sikka TT, Singh JR, Smith BH, Stančáková A, Stanton A, Starr JM, Stefansdottir L, Straker L, Sulem P, Sveinbjornsson G, Swertz MA, Taylor AM, Taylor KD, Terzikhan N, Tham YC, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Tillander A, Tracy RP, Tusié-Luna T, Tzoulaki I, Vaccargiu S, Vangipurapu J, Veldink JH, Vitart V, Völker U, Vuoksimaa E, Wakil SM, Waldenberger M, Wander GS, Wang YX, Wareham NJ, Wild S, Yajnik CS, Yuan JM, Zeng L, Zhang L, Zhou J, Amin N, Asselbergs FW, Bakker SJL, Becker DM, Lehne B, Bennett DA, van den Berg LH, Berndt SI, Bharadwaj D, Bielak LF, Bochud M, Boehnke M, Bouchard C, Bradfield JP, Brody JA, Campbell A, Carmi S, Caulfield MJ, Cesarini D, Chambers JC, Chandak GR, Cheng CY, Ciullo M, Cornelis M, Cusi D, Smith GD, Deary IJ, Dorajoo R, van Duijn CM, Ellinghaus D, Erdmann J, Eriksson JG, Evangelou E, Evans MK, Faul JD, Feenstra B, Feitosa M, Foisy S, Franke A, Friedlander Y, Gasparini P, Gieger C, Gonzalez C, Goyette P, Grant SFA, Griffiths LR, Groop L, Gudnason V, Gyllensten U, Hakonarson H, Hamsten A, van der Harst P, Heng CK, Hicks AA, Hochner H, Huikuri H, Hunt SC, Jaddoe VWV, De Jager PL, Johannesson M, Johansson Å, Jonas JB, Jukema JW, Junttila J, Kaprio J, Kardia SLR, Karpe F, Kumari M, Laakso M, van der Laan SW, Lahti J, Laudes M, Lea RA, Lieb W, Lumley T, Martin NG, März W, Matullo G, McCarthy MI, Medland SE, Merriman TR, Metspalu A, Meyer BF, Mohlke KL, Montgomery GW, Mook-Kanamori D, Munroe PB, North KE, Nyholt DR, O'connell JR, Ober C, Oldehinkel AJ, Palmas W, Palmer C, Pasterkamp GG, Patin E, Pennell CE, Perusse L, Peyser PA, Pirastu M, Polderman TJC, Porteous DJ, Posthuma D, Psaty BM, Rioux JD, Rivadeneira F, Rotimi C, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Den Ruijter HM, Sanghera DK, Sattar N, Schmidt R, Schulze MB, Schunkert H, Scott RA, Shuldiner AR, Sim X, Small N, Smith JA, Sotoodehnia N, Tai ES, Teumer A, Timpson NJ, Toniolo D, Tregouet DA, Tuomi T, Vollenweider P, Wang CA, Weir DR, Whitfield JB, Wijmenga C, Wong TY, Wright J, Yang J, Yu L, Zemel BS, Zonderman AB, Perola M, Magnusson PKE, Uitterlinden AG, Kooner JS, Chasman DI, Loos RJF, Franceschini N, Franke L, Haley CS, Hayward C, Walters RG, Perry JRB, Esko T, Helgason A, Stefansson K, Joshi PK, Kubo M, and Wilson JF

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Alleles, Haplotypes, Homozygote, Humans, Body Size genetics, Cognition, Consanguinity, Fertility genetics, Health Status, Inbreeding Depression genetics, Risk-Taking
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In many species, the offspring of related parents suffer reduced reproductive success, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression. In humans, the importance of this effect has remained unclear, partly because reproduction between close relatives is both rare and frequently associated with confounding social factors. Here, using genomic inbreeding coefficients (F ROH ) for >1.4 million individuals, we show that F ROH is significantly associated (p < 0.0005) with apparently deleterious changes in 32 out of 100 traits analysed. These changes are associated with runs of homozygosity (ROH), but not with common variant homozygosity, suggesting that genetic variants associated with inbreeding depression are predominantly rare. The effect on fertility is striking: F ROH equivalent to the offspring of first cousins is associated with a 55% decrease [95% CI 44-66%] in the odds of having children. Finally, the effects of F ROH are confirmed within full-sibling pairs, where the variation in F ROH is independent of all environmental confounding.

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2019
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8. Genome-wide association meta-analyses and fine-mapping elucidate pathways influencing albuminuria.

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Teumer A, Li Y, Ghasemi S, Prins BP, Wuttke M, Hermle T, Giri A, Sieber KB, Qiu C, Kirsten H, Tin A, Chu AY, Bansal N, Feitosa MF, Wang L, Chai JF, Cocca M, Fuchsberger C, Gorski M, Hoppmann A, Horn K, Li M, Marten J, Noce D, Nutile T, Sedaghat S, Sveinbjornsson G, Tayo BO, van der Most PJ, Xu Y, Yu Z, Gerstner L, Ärnlöv J, Bakker SJL, Baptista D, Biggs ML, Boerwinkle E, Brenner H, Burkhardt R, Carroll RJ, Chee ML, Chee ML, Chen M, Cheng CY, Cook JP, Coresh J, Corre T, Danesh J, de Borst MH, De Grandi A, de Mutsert R, de Vries APJ, Degenhardt F, Dittrich K, Divers J, Eckardt KU, Ehret G, Endlich K, Felix JF, Franco OH, Franke A, Freedman BI, Freitag-Wolf S, Gansevoort RT, Giedraitis V, Gögele M, Grundner-Culemann F, Gudbjartsson DF, Gudnason V, Hamet P, Harris TB, Hicks AA, Holm H, Foo VHX, Hwang SJ, Ikram MA, Ingelsson E, Jaddoe VWV, Jakobsdottir J, Josyula NS, Jung B, Kähönen M, Khor CC, Kiess W, Koenig W, Körner A, Kovacs P, Kramer H, Krämer BK, Kronenberg F, Lange LA, Langefeld CD, Lee JJ, Lehtimäki T, Lieb W, Lim SC, Lind L, Lindgren CM, Liu J, Loeffler M, Lyytikäinen LP, Mahajan A, Maranville JC, Mascalzoni D, McMullen B, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Miliku K, Mook-Kanamori DO, Müller-Nurasyid M, Mychaleckyj JC, Nauck M, Nikus K, Ning B, Noordam R, Connell JO, Olafsson I, Palmer ND, Peters A, Podgornaia AI, Ponte B, Poulain T, Pramstaller PP, Rabelink TJ, Raffield LM, Reilly DF, Rettig R, Rheinberger M, Rice KM, Rivadeneira F, Runz H, Ryan KA, Sabanayagam C, Saum KU, Schöttker B, Shaffer CM, Shi Y, Smith AV, Strauch K, Stumvoll M, Sun BB, Szymczak S, Tai ES, Tan NYQ, Taylor KD, Teren A, Tham YC, Thiery J, Thio CHL, Thomsen H, Thorsteinsdottir U, Tönjes A, Tremblay J, Uitterlinden AG, van der Harst P, Verweij N, Vogelezang S, Völker U, Waldenberger M, Wang C, Wilson OD, Wong C, Wong TY, Yang Q, Yasuda M, Akilesh S, Bochud M, Böger CA, Devuyst O, Edwards TL, Ho K, Morris AP, Parsa A, Pendergrass SA, Psaty BM, Rotter JI, Stefansson K, Wilson JG, Susztak K, Snieder H, Heid IM, Scholz M, Butterworth AS, Hung AM, Pattaro C, and Köttgen A

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Animals, Creatinine urine, Diabetes Mellitus genetics, Diabetes Mellitus urine, Drosophila melanogaster genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Phenomics, Risk Factors, Albuminuria genetics, Chromosome Mapping, Genome-Wide Association Study, Meta-Analysis as Topic
Abstract

Increased levels of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) are associated with higher risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events, but underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we conduct trans-ethnic (n = 564,257) and European-ancestry specific meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies of UACR, including ancestry- and diabetes-specific analyses, and identify 68 UACR-associated loci. Genetic correlation analyses and risk score associations in an independent electronic medical records database (n = 192,868) reveal connections with proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, gout, and hypertension. Fine-mapping and trans-Omics analyses with gene expression in 47 tissues and plasma protein levels implicate genes potentially operating through differential expression in kidney (including TGFB1, MUC1, PRKCI, and OAF), and allow coupling of UACR associations to altered plasma OAF concentrations. Knockdown of OAF and PRKCI orthologs in Drosophila nephrocytes reduces albumin endocytosis. Silencing fly PRKCI further impairs slit diaphragm formation. These results generate a priority list of genes and pathways for translational research to reduce albuminuria.

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2019
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9. Genome-wide analyses identify a role for SLC17A4 and AADAT in thyroid hormone regulation.

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Teumer A, Chaker L, Groeneweg S, Li Y, Di Munno C, Barbieri C, Schultheiss UT, Traglia M, Ahluwalia TS, Akiyama M, Appel EVR, Arking DE, Arnold A, Astrup A, Beekman M, Beilby JP, Bekaert S, Boerwinkle E, Brown SJ, De Buyzere M, Campbell PJ, Ceresini G, Cerqueira C, Cucca F, Deary IJ, Deelen J, Eckardt KU, Ekici AB, Eriksson JG, Ferrrucci L, Fiers T, Fiorillo E, Ford I, Fox CS, Fuchsberger C, Galesloot TE, Gieger C, Gögele M, De Grandi A, Grarup N, Greiser KH, Haljas K, Hansen T, Harris SE, van Heemst D, den Heijer M, Hicks AA, den Hollander W, Homuth G, Hui J, Ikram MA, Ittermann T, Jensen RA, Jing J, Jukema JW, Kajantie E, Kamatani Y, Kasbohm E, Kaufman JM, Kiemeney LA, Kloppenburg M, Kronenberg F, Kubo M, Lahti J, Lapauw B, Li S, Liewald DCM, Lim EM, Linneberg A, Marina M, Mascalzoni D, Matsuda K, Medenwald D, Meisinger C, Meulenbelt I, De Meyer T, Meyer Zu Schwabedissen HE, Mikolajczyk R, Moed M, Netea-Maier RT, Nolte IM, Okada Y, Pala M, Pattaro C, Pedersen O, Petersmann A, Porcu E, Postmus I, Pramstaller PP, Psaty BM, Ramos YFM, Rawal R, Redmond P, Richards JB, Rietzschel ER, Rivadeneira F, Roef G, Rotter JI, Sala CF, Schlessinger D, Selvin E, Slagboom PE, Soranzo N, Sørensen TIA, Spector TD, Starr JM, Stott DJ, Taes Y, Taliun D, Tanaka T, Thuesen B, Tiller D, Toniolo D, Uitterlinden AG, Visser WE, Walsh JP, Wilson SG, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Yang Q, Zheng HF, Cappola A, Peeters RP, Naitza S, Völzke H, Sanna S, Köttgen A, Visser TJ, and Medici M

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2-Aminoadipate Transaminase genetics, Animals, Biological Transport, COS Cells, Chlorocebus aethiops, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Hyperthyroidism genetics, Hyperthyroidism physiopathology, Hypothyroidism genetics, Hypothyroidism physiopathology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Risk Factors, Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type I genetics, Thyroid Gland metabolism, Thyroid Gland physiopathology, Thyroid Hormones metabolism, White People, 2-Aminoadipate Transaminase metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation genetics, Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type I metabolism, Thyroid Hormones genetics, Thyrotropin metabolism
Abstract

Thyroid dysfunction is an important public health problem, which affects 10% of the general population and increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many aspects of thyroid hormone regulation have only partly been elucidated, including its transport, metabolism, and genetic determinants. Here we report a large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for thyroid function and dysfunction, testing 8 million genetic variants in up to 72,167 individuals. One-hundred-and-nine independent genetic variants are associated with these traits. A genetic risk score, calculated to assess their combined effects on clinical end points, shows significant associations with increased risk of both overt (Graves' disease) and subclinical thyroid disease, as well as clinical complications. By functional follow-up on selected signals, we identify a novel thyroid hormone transporter (SLC17A4) and a metabolizing enzyme (AADAT). Together, these results provide new knowledge about thyroid hormone physiology and disease, opening new possibilities for therapeutic targets.

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2018
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10. PR interval genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 50 loci associated with atrial and atrioventricular electrical activity.

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van Setten J, Brody JA, Jamshidi Y, Swenson BR, Butler AM, Campbell H, Del Greco FM, Evans DS, Gibson Q, Gudbjartsson DF, Kerr KF, Krijthe BP, Lyytikäinen LP, Müller C, Müller-Nurasyid M, Nolte IM, Padmanabhan S, Ritchie MD, Robino A, Smith AV, Steri M, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Trompet S, Ulivi S, Verweij N, Yin X, Arnar DO, Asselbergs FW, Bader JS, Barnard J, Bis J, Blankenberg S, Boerwinkle E, Bradford Y, Buckley BM, Chung MK, Crawford D, den Hoed M, Denny JC, Dominiczak AF, Ehret GB, Eijgelsheim M, Ellinor PT, Felix SB, Franco OH, Franke L, Harris TB, Holm H, Ilaria G, Iorio A, Kähönen M, Kolcic I, Kors JA, Lakatta EG, Launer LJ, Lin H, Lin HJ, Loos RJF, Lubitz SA, Macfarlane PW, Magnani JW, Leach IM, Meitinger T, Mitchell BD, Munzel T, Papanicolaou GJ, Peters A, Pfeufer A, Pramstaller PP, Raitakari OT, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Samani NJ, Schlessinger D, Silva Aldana CT, Sinner MF, Smith JD, Snieder H, Soliman EZ, Spector TD, Stott DJ, Strauch K, Tarasov KV, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uitterlinden AG, Van Wagoner DR, Völker U, Völzke H, Waldenberger M, Jan Westra H, Wild PS, Zeller T, Alonso A, Avery CL, Bandinelli S, Benjamin EJ, Cucca F, Dörr M, Ferrucci L, Gasparini P, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Heckbert SR, Hicks AA, Jukema JW, Kääb S, Lehtimäki T, Liu Y, Munroe PB, Parsa A, Polasek O, Psaty BM, Roden DM, Schnabel RB, Sinagra G, Stefansson K, Stricker BH, van der Harst P, van Duijn CM, Wilson JF, Gharib SA, de Bakker PIW, Isaacs A, Arking DE, and Sotoodehnia N

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Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium genetics, Male, Mutation, Missense genetics, Risk Factors, Atrial Function physiology, Atrioventricular Node physiology, Electrophysiological Phenomena genetics, Genome-Wide Association Study
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Electrocardiographic PR interval measures atrio-ventricular depolarization and conduction, and abnormal PR interval is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and heart block. Our genome-wide association study of over 92,000 European-descent individuals identifies 44 PR interval loci (34 novel). Examination of these loci reveals known and previously not-yet-reported biological processes involved in cardiac atrial electrical activity. Genes in these loci are over-represented in cardiac disease processes including heart block and atrial fibrillation. Variants in over half of the 44 loci were associated with atrial or blood transcript expression levels, or were in high linkage disequilibrium with missense variants. Six additional loci were identified either by meta-analysis of ~105,000 African and European-descent individuals and/or by pleiotropic analyses combining PR interval with heart rate, QRS interval, and atrial fibrillation. These findings implicate developmental pathways, and identify transcription factors, ion-channel genes, and cell-junction/cell-signaling proteins in atrio-ventricular conduction, identifying potential targets for drug development.

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2018
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11. A principal component meta-analysis on multiple anthropometric traits identifies novel loci for body shape.

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Ried JS, Jeff M J, Chu AY, Bragg-Gresham JL, van Dongen J, Huffman JE, Ahluwalia TS, Cadby G, Eklund N, Eriksson J, Esko T, Feitosa MF, Goel A, Gorski M, Hayward C, Heard-Costa NL, Jackson AU, Jokinen E, Kanoni S, Kristiansson K, Kutalik Z, Lahti J, Luan J, Mägi R, Mahajan A, Mangino M, Medina-Gomez C, Monda KL, Nolte IM, Pérusse L, Prokopenko I, Qi L, Rose LM, Salvi E, Smith MT, Snieder H, Stančáková A, Ju Sung Y, Tachmazidou I, Teumer A, Thorleifsson G, van der Harst P, Walker RW, Wang SR, Wild SH, Willems SM, Wong A, Zhang W, Albrecht E, Couto Alves A, Bakker SJ, Barlassina C, Bartz TM, Beilby J, Bellis C, Bergman RN, Bergmann S, Blangero J, Blüher M, Boerwinkle E, Bonnycastle LL, Bornstein SR, Bruinenberg M, Campbell H, Chen YI, Chiang CW, Chines PS, Collins FS, Cucca F, Cupples LA, D'Avila F, de Geus EJ, Dedoussis G, Dimitriou M, Döring A, Eriksson JG, Farmaki AE, Farrall M, Ferreira T, Fischer K, Forouhi NG, Friedrich N, Gjesing AP, Glorioso N, Graff M, Grallert H, Grarup N, Gräßler J, Grewal J, Hamsten A, Harder MN, Hartman CA, Hassinen M, Hastie N, Hattersley AT, Havulinna AS, Heliövaara M, Hillege H, Hofman A, Holmen O, Homuth G, Hottenga JJ, Hui J, Husemoen LL, Hysi PG, Isaacs A, Ittermann T, Jalilzadeh S, James AL, Jørgensen T, Jousilahti P, Jula A, Marie Justesen J, Justice AE, Kähönen M, Karaleftheri M, Tee Khaw K, Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi SM, Kinnunen L, Knekt PB, Koistinen HA, Kolcic I, Kooner IK, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kyriakou T, Laitinen T, Langenberg C, Lewin AM, Lichtner P, Lindgren CM, Lindström J, Linneberg A, Lorbeer R, Lorentzon M, Luben R, Lyssenko V, Männistö S, Manunta P, Leach IM, McArdle WL, Mcknight B, Mohlke KL, Mihailov E, Milani L, Mills R, Montasser ME, Morris AP, Müller G, Musk AW, Narisu N, Ong KK, Oostra BA, Osmond C, Palotie A, Pankow JS, Paternoster L, Penninx BW, Pichler I, Pilia MG, Polašek O, Pramstaller PP, Raitakari OT, Rankinen T, Rao DC, Rayner NW, Ribel-Madsen R, Rice TK, Richards M, Ridker PM, Rivadeneira F, Ryan KA, Sanna S, Sarzynski MA, Scholtens S, Scott RA, Sebert S, Southam L, Sparsø TH, Steinthorsdottir V, Stirrups K, Stolk RP, Strauch K, Stringham HM, Swertz MA, Swift AJ, Tönjes A, Tsafantakis E, van der Most PJ, Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Vandenput L, Vartiainen E, Venturini C, Verweij N, Viikari JS, Vitart V, Vohl MC, Vonk JM, Waeber G, Widén E, Willemsen G, Wilsgaard T, Winkler TW, Wright AF, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Hua Zhao J, Zillikens MC, Boomsma DI, Bouchard C, Chambers JC, Chasman DI, Cusi D, Gansevoort RT, Gieger C, Hansen T, Hicks AA, Hu F, Hveem K, Jarvelin MR, Kajantie E, Kooner JS, Kuh D, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Lakka TA, Lehtimäki T, Metspalu A, Njølstad I, Ohlsson C, Oldehinkel AJ, Palmer LJ, Pedersen O, Perola M, Peters A, Psaty BM, Puolijoki H, Rauramaa R, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Schwarz PE, Shudiner AR, Smit JH, Sørensen TI, Spector TD, Stefansson K, Stumvoll M, Tremblay A, Tuomilehto J, Uitterlinden AG, Uusitupa M, Völker U, Vollenweider P, Wareham NJ, Watkins H, Wilson JF, Zeggini E, Abecasis GR, Boehnke M, Borecki IB, Deloukas P, van Duijn CM, Fox C, Groop LC, Heid IM, Hunter DJ, Kaplan RC, McCarthy MI, North KE, O'Connell JR, Schlessinger D, Thorsteinsdottir U, Strachan DP, Frayling T, Hirschhorn JN, Müller-Nurasyid M, and Loos RJ

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Genome-Wide Association Study, Genotype, Humans, Anthropometry, Body Size, Models, Genetic, Principal Component Analysis
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Large consortia have revealed hundreds of genetic loci associated with anthropometric traits, one trait at a time. We examined whether genetic variants affect body shape as a composite phenotype that is represented by a combination of anthropometric traits. We developed an approach that calculates averaged PCs (AvPCs) representing body shape derived from six anthropometric traits (body mass index, height, weight, waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio). The first four AvPCs explain >99% of the variability, are heritable, and associate with cardiometabolic outcomes. We performed genome-wide association analyses for each body shape composite phenotype across 65 studies and meta-analysed summary statistics. We identify six novel loci: LEMD2 and CD47 for AvPC1, RPS6KA5/C14orf159 and GANAB for AvPC3, and ARL15 and ANP32 for AvPC4. Our findings highlight the value of using multiple traits to define complex phenotypes for discovery, which are not captured by single-trait analyses, and may shed light onto new pathways., Competing Interests: Kari Stefansson, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Gudmar Thorleifsson and Unnur Thorsteinsdottir are used by deCODE Genetics/Amgen inc. Gérard Waeber and Peter Vollenweider received an unrestricted grant from GSK to build the CoLaus study. Bruce M. Psaty serves on a DSMB for a clinical trial of a device funded by the manufacturer (Zoll LifeCor).

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2016
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12. Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels.

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Kilpeläinen TO, Carli JF, Skowronski AA, Sun Q, Kriebel J, Feitosa MF, Hedman ÅK, Drong AW, Hayes JE, Zhao J, Pers TH, Schick U, Grarup N, Kutalik Z, Trompet S, Mangino M, Kristiansson K, Beekman M, Lyytikäinen LP, Eriksson J, Henneman P, Lahti J, Tanaka T, Luan J, Del Greco M F, Pasko D, Renström F, Willems SM, Mahajan A, Rose LM, Guo X, Liu Y, Kleber ME, Pérusse L, Gaunt T, Ahluwalia TS, Ju Sung Y, Ramos YF, Amin N, Amuzu A, Barroso I, Bellis C, Blangero J, Buckley BM, Böhringer S, I Chen YD, de Craen AJ, Crosslin DR, Dale CE, Dastani Z, Day FR, Deelen J, Delgado GE, Demirkan A, Finucane FM, Ford I, Garcia ME, Gieger C, Gustafsson S, Hallmans G, Hankinson SE, Havulinna AS, Herder C, Hernandez D, Hicks AA, Hunter DJ, Illig T, Ingelsson E, Ioan-Facsinay A, Jansson JO, Jenny NS, Jørgensen ME, Jørgensen T, Karlsson M, Koenig W, Kraft P, Kwekkeboom J, Laatikainen T, Ladwig KH, LeDuc CA, Lowe G, Lu Y, Marques-Vidal P, Meisinger C, Menni C, Morris AP, Myers RH, Männistö S, Nalls MA, Paternoster L, Peters A, Pradhan AD, Rankinen T, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Rathmann W, Rice TK, Brent Richards J, Ridker PM, Sattar N, Savage DB, Söderberg S, Timpson NJ, Vandenput L, van Heemst D, Uh HW, Vohl MC, Walker M, Wichmann HE, Widén E, Wood AR, Yao J, Zeller T, Zhang Y, Meulenbelt I, Kloppenburg M, Astrup A, Sørensen TI, Sarzynski MA, Rao DC, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Hofman A, Rivadeneira F, Uitterlinden AG, Kajantie E, Osmond C, Palotie A, Eriksson JG, Heliövaara M, Knekt PB, Koskinen S, Jula A, Perola M, Huupponen RK, Viikari JS, Kähönen M, Lehtimäki T, Raitakari OT, Mellström D, Lorentzon M, Casas JP, Bandinelli S, März W, Isaacs A, van Dijk KW, van Duijn CM, Harris TB, Bouchard C, Allison MA, Chasman DI, Ohlsson C, Lind L, Scott RA, Langenberg C, Wareham NJ, Ferrucci L, Frayling TM, Pramstaller PP, Borecki IB, Waterworth DM, Bergmann S, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Vestergaard H, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Hu FB, Eline Slagboom P, Grallert H, Spector TD, Jukema JW, Klein RJ, Schadt EE, Franks PW, Lindgren CM, Leibel RL, and Loos RJ

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Adipose Tissue metabolism, Animals, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Leptin genetics, Male, Mice, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Tissue Culture Techniques, Gene Expression Regulation physiology, Genome-Wide Association Study, Leptin blood, Leptin metabolism
Abstract

Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone, the circulating levels of which correlate closely with overall adiposity. Although rare mutations in the leptin (LEP) gene are well known to cause leptin deficiency and severe obesity, no common loci regulating circulating leptin levels have been uncovered. Therefore, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of circulating leptin levels from 32,161 individuals and followed up loci reaching P<10(-6) in 19,979 additional individuals. We identify five loci robustly associated (P<5 × 10(-8)) with leptin levels in/near LEP, SLC32A1, GCKR, CCNL1 and FTO. Although the association of the FTO obesity locus with leptin levels is abolished by adjustment for BMI, associations of the four other loci are independent of adiposity. The GCKR locus was found associated with multiple metabolic traits in previous GWAS and the CCNL1 locus with birth weight. Knockdown experiments in mouse adipose tissue explants show convincing evidence for adipogenin, a regulator of adipocyte differentiation, as the novel causal gene in the SLC32A1 locus influencing leptin levels. Our findings provide novel insights into the regulation of leptin production by adipose tissue and open new avenues for examining the influence of variation in leptin levels on adiposity and metabolic health.

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2016
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13. Corrigendum: Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis.

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Benyamin B, Esko T, Ried JS, Radhakrishnan A, Vermeulen SH, Traglia M, Gögele M, Anderson D, Broer L, Podmore C, Luan J, Kutalik Z, Sanna S, van der Meer P, Tanaka T, Wang F, Westra HJ, Franke L, Mihailov E, Milani L, Hälldin J, Winkelmann J, Meitinger T, Thiery J, Peters A, Waldenberger M, Rendon A, Jolley J, Sambrook J, Kiemeney LA, Sweep FC, Sala CF, Schwienbacher C, Pichler I, Hui J, Demirkan A, Isaacs A, Amin N, Steri M, Waeber G, Verweij N, Powell JE, Nyholt DR, Heath AC, Madden PAF, Visscher PM, Wright MJ, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, Hernandez D, Bandinelli S, van der Harst P, Uda M, Vollenweider P, Scott RA, Langenberg C, Wareham NJ, van Duijn C, Beilby J, Pramstaller PP, Hicks AA, Ouwehand WH, Oexle K, Gieger C, Metspalu A, Camaschella C, Toniolo D, Swinkels DW, and Whitfield JB

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2015
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14. Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis.

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Benyamin B, Esko T, Ried JS, Radhakrishnan A, Vermeulen SH, Traglia M, Gögele M, Anderson D, Broer L, Podmore C, Luan J, Kutalik Z, Sanna S, van der Meer P, Tanaka T, Wang F, Westra HJ, Franke L, Mihailov E, Milani L, Hälldin J, Winkelmann J, Meitinger T, Thiery J, Peters A, Waldenberger M, Rendon A, Jolley J, Sambrook J, Kiemeney LA, Sweep FC, Sala CF, Schwienbacher C, Pichler I, Hui J, Demirkan A, Isaacs A, Amin N, Steri M, Waeber G, Verweij N, Powell JE, Nyholt DR, Heath AC, Madden PA, Visscher PM, Wright MJ, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, Hernandez D, Bandinelli S, van der Harst P, Uda M, Vollenweider P, Scott RA, Langenberg C, Wareham NJ, van Duijn C, Beilby J, Pramstaller PP, Hicks AA, Ouwehand WH, Oexle K, Gieger C, Metspalu A, Camaschella C, Toniolo D, Swinkels DW, and Whitfield JB

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Adult, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 genetics, Ferritins metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Association Studies, Hemochromatosis blood, Humans, Iron blood, Lipids blood, Phenotype, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Transferrin metabolism, Genetic Loci, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Hemochromatosis genetics, Homeostasis genetics, Iron metabolism
Abstract

Variation in body iron is associated with or causes diseases, including anaemia and iron overload. Here, we analyse genetic association data on biochemical markers of iron status from 11 European-population studies, with replication in eight additional cohorts (total up to 48,972 subjects). We find 11 genome-wide-significant (P<5 × 10(-8)) loci, some including known iron-related genes (HFE, SLC40A1, TF, TFR2, TFRC, TMPRSS6) and others novel (ABO, ARNTL, FADS2, NAT2, TEX14). SNPs at ARNTL, TF, and TFR2 affect iron markers in HFE C282Y homozygotes at risk for hemochromatosis. There is substantial overlap between our iron loci and loci affecting erythrocyte and lipid phenotypes. These results will facilitate investigation of the roles of iron in disease.

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2014
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