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1. Loss of transient receptor potential channel 5 causes obesity and postpartum depression

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Li, Yongxiang, Cacciottolo, Tessa M., Yin, Na, He, Yang, Liu, Hesong, Liu, Hailan, Yang, Yuxue, Henning, Elana, Keogh, Julia M., Lawler, Katherine, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, Gardner, Eugene J., Kentistou, Katherine A., Laouris, Panayiotis, Bounds, Rebecca, Ong, Ken K., Perry, John R.B., Barroso, Inês, Tu, Longlong, Bean, Jonathan C., Yu, Meng, Conde, Kristine M., Wang, Mengjie, Ginnard, Olivia, Fang, Xing, Tong, Lydia, Han, Junying, Darwich, Tia, Williams, Kevin W., Yang, Yongjie, Wang, Chunmei, Joss, Shelagh, Firth, Helen V., Xu, Yong, and Farooqi, I. Sadaf

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2024
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3. Human loss-of-function variants in the serotonin 2C receptor associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior

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He, Yang, Brouwers, Bas, Liu, Hesong, Liu, Hailan, Lawler, Katherine, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, Lee, Dong-Kee, Yang, Yongjie, Cox, Aaron R., Keogh, Julia M., Henning, Elana, Bounds, Rebecca, Perdikari, Aliki, Ayinampudi, Vikram, Wang, Chunmei, Yu, Meng, Tu, Longlong, Zhang, Nan, Yin, Na, Han, Junying, Scarcelli, Nikolas A., Yan, Zili, Conde, Kristine M., Potts, Camille, Bean, Jonathan C., Wang, Mengjie, Hartig, Sean M., Liao, Lan, Xu, Jianming, Barroso, Inês, Mokrosinski, Jacek, Xu, Yong, and Sadaf Farooqi, I.

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2022
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4. Exome Sequencing Identifies Genes and Gene Sets Contributing to Severe Childhood Obesity, Linking PHIP Variants to Repressed POMC Transcription

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Marenne, Gaëlle, Hendricks, Audrey E., Perdikari, Aliki, Bounds, Rebecca, Payne, Felicity, Keogh, Julia M., Lelliott, Christopher J., Henning, Elana, Pathan, Saad, Ashford, Sofie, Bochukova, Elena G., Mistry, Vanisha, Daly, Allan, Hayward, Caroline, Wareham, Nicholas J., O’Rahilly, Stephen, Langenberg, Claudia, Wheeler, Eleanor, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, and Barroso, Inês

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2020
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6. Obesity due to Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 deficiency is associated with endocrine and metabolic abnormalities

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Cacciottolo, Tessa M, primary, Henning, Elana, additional, Keogh, Julia M, additional, Bel Lassen, Pierre, additional, Lawler, Katherine, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Ahmed, Rachel, additional, Perdikari, Aliki, additional, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, additional, Smith, Miriam, additional, Godfrey, Edmund M, additional, Johnson, Elspeth, additional, Hodson, Leanne, additional, Clément, Karine, additional, van der Klaauw, Agatha A, additional, and Farooqi, I Sadaf, additional

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2022
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7. Obesity-Associated GNAS Mutations and the Melanocortin Pathway

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Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, primary, Keogh, Julia M., additional, Talbot, Fleur, additional, Henning, Elana, additional, Ahmed, Rachel, additional, Perdikari, Aliki, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Wasiluk, Natalia, additional, Ayinampudi, Vikram, additional, Barroso, Inês, additional, Mokrosiński, Jacek, additional, Jyothish, Deepthi, additional, Lim, Sharon, additional, Gupta, Sanjay, additional, Kershaw, Melanie, additional, Matei, Cristina, additional, Partha, Praveen, additional, Randell, Tabitha, additional, McAulay, Antoinette, additional, Wilson, Louise C., additional, Cheetham, Tim, additional, Crowne, Elizabeth C., additional, Clayton, Peter, additional, and Farooqi, I. Sadaf, additional

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2021
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8. The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

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Walter, Klaudia, Min, Josine L., Huang, Jie, Crooks, Lucy, Memari, Yasin, Perry, John R. B., Xu, ChangJiang, Futema, Marta, Lawson, Daniel, Iotchkova, Valentina, Schiffels, Stephan, Hendricks, Audrey E., Danecek, Petr, Li, Rui, Floyd, James, Wain, Louise V., Humphries, Steve E., Barrett, Jeffrey C., Bala, Senduran, Clapham, Peter, Coates, Guy, Cox, Tony, Daly, Allan, Du, Yuanping, Edkins, Sarah, Ellis, Peter, Flicek, Paul, Guo, Xiaosen, Guo, Xueqin, Huang, Liren, Jackson, David K., Joyce, Chris, Keane, Thomas, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Langford, Cordelia, Li, Yingrui, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Liu, Ryan, Maslen, John, McCarthy, Shane, (co-chair), Muddyman, Dawn, Quail, Michael A., Stalker, Jim, (co-chair), Sun, Jianping, Tian, Jing, Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Wong, Kim, Zhang, Pingbo, Birney, Ewan, Boustred, Chris, Chen, Lu, Clement, Gail, Cocca, Massimiliano, Smith, George Davey, Day, Ian N. M., Day-Williams, Aaron, Down, Thomas, Dunham, Ian, Evans, David M., Gaunt, Tom R., Geihs, Matthias, Hart, Deborah, Howie, Bryan, Hubbard, Tim, Hysi, Pirro, Jamshidi, Yalda, Karczewski, Konrad J., Kemp, John P., Lachance, Genevieve, Lek, Monkol, Lopes, Margarida, MacArthur, Daniel G., Marchini, Jonathan, Mangino, Massimo, Mathieson, Iain, Metrustry, Sarah, Moayyeri, Alireza, Northstone, Kate, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Paternoster, Lavinia, Quaye, Lydia, Richards, Brent J., (co-chair), Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R. S., Shihab, Hashem A., Shin, So-Youn, Small, Kerrin S., Artigas, María Soler, Soranzo, Nicole, (co-chair), Southam, Lorraine, Spector, Timothy D., St Pourcain, Beate, Surdulescu, Gabriela, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, Timpson, Nicholas J., (co-chair), Tobin, Martin D., Valdes, Ana M., Visscher, Peter M., Ward, Kirsten, Wilson, Scott G., Yang, Jian, Zhang, Feng, Zheng, Hou-Feng, Anney, Richard, Ayub, Muhammad, Blackwood, Douglas, Bolton, Patrick F., Breen, Gerome, Collier, David A., Craddock, Nick, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Gallagher, Louise, Geschwind, Daniel, Gurling, Hugh, Holmans, Peter, Lee, Irene, Lönnqvist, Jouko, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew M., McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Morris, James, OʼDonovan, Michael C., Owen, Michael J., (co-chair), Palotie, Aarno, (co-chair), Parr, Jeremy R., Paunio, Tiina, Pietilainen, Olli, Rehnström, Karola, Sharp, Sally I., Skuse, David, St Clair, David, Suvisaari, Jaana, Walters, James T. R., Williams, Hywel J., Barroso, Inês, (co-chair), Bochukova, Elena, Bounds, Rebecca, Dominiczak, Anna, Farooqi, Sadaf I., (co-chair), Keogh, Julia, Marenne, Gaëlle, Morris, Andrew, OʼRahilly, Stephen, Porteous, David J., Smith, Blair H., Wheeler, Eleanor, Al Turki, Saeed, Anderson, Carl A., Antony, Dinu, Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, Calissano, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Chatterjee, Krishna, Cirak, Sebahattin, Cosgrove, Catherine, Fitzpatrick, David R., (co-chair), Foley, Reghan A., Franklin, Christopher S., Grozeva, Detelina, Hurles, Matthew E., (co-chair), Mitchison, Hannah M., Muntoni, Francesco, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, Parker, Victoria, Payne, Felicity, Raymond, Lucy F., Roberts, Nicola, Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Stevens, Elizabeth, van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Whyte, Tamieka, Ciampi, Antonio, Greenwood, Celia M. T., (co-chair), Oualkacha, Karim, Zeggini, Eleftheria, (co-chair), Bobrow, Martin, Griffin, Heather, Kaye, Jane, (co-chair), Kennedy, Karen, Kent, Alastair, Smee, Carol, Charlton, Ruth, Ekong, Rosemary, Khawaja, Farrah, Lopes, Luis R., Migone, Nicola, Payne, Stewart J., Plagnol, Vincent, (chair), Pollitt, Rebecca C., Povey, Sue, Ridout, Cheryl K., Robinson, Rachel L., Scott, Richard H., Shaw, Adam, Syrris, Petros, Taylor, Rohan, Vandersteen, Anthony M., Durbin, Richard, (chair), Amuzu, Antoinette, Casas, Juan Pablo, Chambers, John C., Dedoussis, George, Gambaro, Giovanni, Gasparini, Paolo, Isaacs, Aaron, Johnson, Jon, Kleber, Marcus E., Kooner, Jaspal S., Langenberg, Claudia, Luan, Jianʼan, Malerba, Giovanni, März, Winfried, Matchan, Angela, Morris, Richard, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Benn, Marianne, Scott, Robert A., Toniolo, Daniela, Traglia, Michela, Tybjaerg-Hansen, Anne, van Duijn, Cornelia M., van Leeuwen, Elisabeth M., Varbo, Anette, Whincup, Peter, Zaza, Gianluigi, and Zhang, Weihua

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2015
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9. Human MC4R variants affect endocytosis, trafficking and dimerization revealing multiple cellular mechanisms involved in weight regulation

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Brouwers, Bas, primary, de Oliveira, Edson Mendes, additional, Marti-Solano, Maria, additional, Monteiro, Fabiola B.F., additional, Laurin, Suli-Anne, additional, Keogh, Julia M., additional, Henning, Elana, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Daly, Carole A., additional, Houston, Shane, additional, Ayinampudi, Vikram, additional, Wasiluk, Natalia, additional, Clarke, David, additional, Plouffe, Bianca, additional, Bouvier, Michel, additional, Babu, M. Madan, additional, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, additional, and Mokrosiński, Jacek, additional

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2021
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11. Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity

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Hendricks, Audrey E., Bochukova, Elena G., Marenne, Gaëlle, Keogh, Julia M., Atanassova, Neli, Bounds, Rebecca, Wheeler, Eleanor, Mistry, Vanisha, Henning, Elana, Körner, Antje, Muddyman, Dawn, McCarthy, Shane, Hinney, Anke, Hebebrand, Johannes, Scott, Robert A., Langenberg, Claudia, Wareham, Nick J., Surendran, Praveen, Howson, Joanna M M, Butterworth, Adam S., Danesh, John, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Nielsen, Sune F., Afzal, Shoaib, Papadia, Sofia, Ashford, Sofie, Garg, Sumedha, Millhauser, Glenn L., Palomino, Rafael I., Kwasniewska, Alexandra, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Barroso, Inês, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Benzeval, Michaela, Burton, Jonathan, Buck, Nicholas, Jäckle, Annette, Kumari, Meena, Laurie, Heather, Lynn, Peter, Pudney, Stephen, Rabe, Birgitta, Wolke, Dieter, Overvad, Kim, Tjønneland, Anne, Clavel-Chapelon, Francoise, Kaaks, Rudolf, Boeing, Heiner, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Ferrari, Pietro, Palli, Domenico, Krogha, Vittorio, Panico, Salvatore, Tuminoa, Rosario, Matullo, Giuseppe, Boer, Jolanda Ma, Van Der Schouw, Yvonne, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Quiros, J. Ramon, Sánchez, María José, Navarro, Carmen, Moreno-Iribas, Conchi, Arriola, Larraitz, Melander, Olle, Wennberg, Patrik, Key, Timothy J., Riboli, Elio, Al-Turki, Saeed, Anderson, Carl A, Anney, Richard, Antony, Dinu, Soler Artigas, María, Ayub, Muhammad, Bala, Senduran, Barrett, Jeffrey C, Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharyaa, Shoumo, Birney, Ewan, Blackwooda, Douglas, Bobrow, Martin, Bolton, Patrick F., Boustred, Chris, Breen, Gerome, Calissanoa, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Charlton, Ruth, Chatterjee, Krishna, Chen, Lu, Ciampia, Antonio, Cirak, Sebahattin, Clapham, Peter, Clement, Gail, Coates, Guy, Coccaa, Massimiliano, Collier, David A, Cosgrove, Catherine, Coxa, Tony, Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Daly, Allan, Danecek, Petr, Day, Ian N M, Day-Williams, Aaron G, Dominiczak, Anna, Down, Thomas, Du, Yuanping, Dunham, Ian, Durbin, Richard, Edkins, Sarah, Ekong, Rosemary, Ellis, Peter, Evansa, David M., FitzPatrick, David R., Flicek, Paul, Floyd, James S., Foley, A. Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S., Futema, Marta, Gallagher, Louise, Gaunt, Tom R., Geihs, Matthias, Geschwind, Daniel H., Greenwood, Celia M.T., Griffin, Heather, Grozeva, Detelina, Guo, Xiaosen, Guo, Xueqin, Gurling, Hugh, Hart, Deborah J., Holmans, Peter A, Howie, Bryan, Huang, Jie, Huang, Liren, Hubbard, Tim, Humphries, Steve E., Hurles, Matthew E., Hysi, Pirro G., Iotchkova, Valentina, Jackson, David K., Jamshidi, Yalda, Joyce, Chris, Karczewski, Konrad J., Kaye, Jane, Keane, Thomas, Kemp, John P., Kennedy, Karen, Kent, Alastair, Khawaja, Farrah, Van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Lachance, Genevieve, Langford, Cordelia, Lawson, Daniel, Lee, Irene, Lek, Monkol, Li, Rui, Li, Yingrui, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Liu, Ryan, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Lopes, Luis R., Lopes, Margarida, MacArthur, Daniel G., Mangino, Massimo, Marchini, Jonathan, Maslen, John, Mathieson, Iain, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew M., McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Memari, Yasin, Metrustry, Sarah, Migone, Nicola, Min, Josine L., Mitchison, Hannah M, Moayyeri, Alireza, Morris, Andrew D., Morris, James, Muntoni, Francesco, Northstone, Kate, O'Donovan, Michael C., Onoufriadis, Alexandros, Oualkacha, Karim, Owen, Michael J, Palotie, Aarno, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Parker, Victoria, Parr, Jeremy R., Paternoster, Lavinia, Paunio, Tiina, Payne, Felicity, Payne, Stewart J., Perry, John R. B., Pietilainen, Olli, Plagnol, Vincent, Pollitt, Rebecca C., Porteous, David J., Povey, Sue, Quail, Michael A., Quaye, Lydia, Raymond, F. Lucy, Rehnström, Karola, Richards, J Brent, Ridout, Cheryl K., Ring, Susan M., Ritchie, Graham R.S., Roberts, Nicola, Robinson, Rachel L., Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schiffels, Stephan, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Scott, Richard H., Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Sharp, Sally I., Shaw, Adam, Shihab, Hashem A., Shin, So Youn, Skuse, David, Small, Kerrin S, Smee, Carol, Smith, Blair H., Davey Smith, George, Soranzo, Nicole, Southam, Lorraine, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Spector, Timothy D, St Clair, David, St Pourcain, Beate, Stalker, Jim, Stevens, Elizabeth, Sun, Jianping, Surdulescu, Gabriela L, Suvisaari, Jaana, Syrris, Petros, Taylor, Rohan, Tian, Jing, Timpson, Nicholas J., Tobin, Martin D, Valdes, Ana M., Vandersteen, Anthony M., Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walter, Klaudia, Walters, James T.R., Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Nai-Yu, Ward, Kirsten, Whyte, Tamieka, Williams, Hywel J., Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Wilson, Scott G., Wong, Kim, Xu, Changjiang, Yang, Jian, Zhang, Feng, Zhang, Pingbo, Zheng, Hou Feng, Hendricks, Audrey E., Bochukova, Elena G., Marenne, Gaã«lle, Keogh, Julia M., Atanassova, Neli, Bounds, Rebecca, Wheeler, Eleanor, Mistry, Vanisha, Henning, Elana, Kã¶rner, Antje, Muddyman, Dawn, Mccarthy, Shane, Hinney, Anke, Hebebrand, Johanne, Scott, Robert A., Langenberg, Claudia, Wareham, Nick J., Surendran, Praveen, Howson, Joanna M., Butterworth, Adam S., Danesh, John, Nordestgaard, Bã¸rge G, Nielsen, Sune F, Afzal, Shoaib, Papadia, Sofia, Ashford, Sofie, Garg, Sumedha, Millhauser, Glenn L., Palomino, Rafael I., Kwasniewska, Alexandra, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Barroso, Inãª, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Benzeval, Michaela, Burton, Jonathan, Buck, Nichola, Jã¤ckle, Annette, Kumari, Meena, Laurie, Heather, Lynn, Peter, Pudney, Stephen, Rabe, Birgitta, Wolke, Dieter, Overvad, Kim, Tjã¸nneland, Anne, Clavel chapelon, Francoise, Kaaks, Rudolf, Boeing, Heiner, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Ferrari, Pietro, Palli, Domenico, Krogha, Vittorio, Panico, Salvatore, Tuminoa, Rosario, Matullo, Giuseppe, Boer, Jolanda, Van Der Schouw, Yvonne, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Quiros, J. Ramon, Sã¡nchez, Marã­a josã©, Navarro, Carmen, Moreno iribas, Conchi, Arriola, Larraitz, Melander, Olle, Wennberg, Patrik, Key, Timothy J., Riboli, Elio, Turki, Saeed Al, Anderson, Carl A., Anney, Richard, Antony, Dinu, Soler Artigas, Marã­a, Ayub, Muhammad, Bala, Senduran, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharyaa, Shoumo, Birney, Ewan, Blackwooda, Dougla, Bobrow, Martin, Bolton, Patrick F., Boustred, Chri, Breen, Gerome, Calissanoa, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Charlton, Ruth, Chatterjee, Krishna, Chen, Lu, Ciampia, Antonio, Cirak, Sebahattin, Clapham, Peter, Clement, Gail, Coates, Guy, Coccaa, Massimiliano, Collier, David A., Cosgrove, Catherine, Coxa, Tony, Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Daly, Allan, Danecek, Petr, Day, Ian N. M., Day williams, Aaron, Dominiczak, Anna, Down, Thoma, Du, Yuanping, Dunham, Ian, Durbin, Richard, Edkins, Sarah, Ekong, Rosemary, Ellis, Peter, Evansa, David M., Fitzpatrick, David R., Flicek, Paul, Floyd, Jame, Foley, A. Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S., Futema, Marta, Gallagher, Louise, Gaunt, Tom R., Geihs, Matthia, Geschwind, Daniel, Greenwood, Celia M. T., Griffin, Heather, Grozeva, Detelina, Guo, Xiaosen, Guo, Xueqin, Gurling, Hugh, Hart, Deborah, Holmans, Peter, Howie, Bryan, Huang, Jie, Huang, Liren, Hubbard, Tim, Humphries, Steve E., Hurles, Matthew E., Hysi, Pirro, Iotchkova, Valentina, Jackson, David K., Jamshidi, Yalda, Joyce, Chri, Karczewski, Konrad J., Kaye, Jane, Keane, Thoma, Kemp, John P., Kennedy, Karen, Kent, Alastair, Khawaja, Farrah, Van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Kolb kokocinski, Anja, Lachance, Genevieve, Langford, Cordelia, Lawson, Daniel, Lee, Irene, Lek, Monkol, Li, Rui, Li, Yingrui, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Liu, Ryan, Lã¶nnqvist, Jouko, Lopes, Luis R., Lopes, Margarida, Macarthur, Daniel G., Mangino, Massimo, Marchini, Jonathan, Maslen, John, Mathieson, Iain, Mcguffin, Peter, Mcintosh, Andrew M., Mckechanie, Andrew G., Mcquillin, Andrew, Memari, Yasin, Metrustry, Sarah, Migone, Nicola, Min, Josine L., Mitchison, Hannah M., Moayyeri, Alireza, Morris, Andrew, Morris, Jame, Muntoni, Francesco, Northstone, Kate, O'Donovan, Michael C., Onoufriadis, Alexandro, Oualkacha, Karim, Owen, Michael J., Palotie, Aarno, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Parker, Victoria, Parr, Jeremy R., Paternoster, Lavinia, Paunio, Tiina, Payne, Felicity, Payne, Stewart J., Perry, John R. B., Pietilainen, Olli, Plagnol, Vincent, Pollitt, Rebecca C., Porteous, David J., Povey, Sue, Quail, Michael A., Quaye, Lydia, Raymond, F. Lucy, Rehnstrã¶m, Karola, Richards, J. Brent, Ridout, Cheryl K., Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R. S., Roberts, Nicola, Robinson, Rachel L., Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schiffels, Stephan, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Scott, Richard H., Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Sharp, Sally I., Shaw, Adam, Shihab, Hashem A., Shin, So youn, Skuse, David, Small, Kerrin S., Smee, Carol, Smith, Blair H., Davey Smith, George, Soranzo, Nicole, Southam, Lorraine, Spasic boskovic, Olivera, Spector, Timothy D., St Clair, David, St Pourcain, Beate, Stalker, Jim, Stevens, Elizabeth, Sun, Jianping, Surdulescu, Gabriela, Suvisaari, Jaana, Syrris, Petro, Taylor, Rohan, Tian, Jing, Timpson, Nicholas J., Tobin, Martin D., Valdes, Ana M., Vandersteen, Anthony M., Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walter, Klaudia, Walters, James T. R., Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Ward, Kirsten, Whyte, Tamieka, Williams, Hywel J., Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Wilson, Scott G., Wong, Kim, Xu, Changjiang, Yang, Jian, Zhang, Feng, Zhang, Pingbo, and Zheng, Hou feng

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Multidisciplinary, Journal Article, General
Abstract

Obesity is a genetically heterogeneous disorder. Using targeted and whole-exome sequencing, we studied 32 human and 87 rodent obesity genes in 2,548 severely obese children and 1,117 controls. We identified 52 variants contributing to obesity in 2% of cases including multiple novel variants in GNAS, which were sometimes found with accelerated growth rather than short stature as describedw previously. Nominally significant associations were found for rare functional variants in BBS1, BBS9, GNAS, MKKS, CLOCK and ANGPTL6. The p.S284X variant in ANGPTL6 drives the association signal (rs201622589, MAF∼0.1%, odds ratio = 10.13, p-value = 0.042) and results in complete loss of secretion in cells. Further analysis including additional case-control studies and population controls (N = 260,642) did not support association of this variant with obesity (odds ratio = 2.34, p-value = 2.59 × 10-3), highlighting the challenges of testing rare variant associations and the need for very large sample sizes. Further validation in cohorts with severe obesity and engineering the variants in model organisms will be needed to explore whether human variants in ANGPTL6 and other genes that lead to obesity when deleted in mice, do contribute to obesity. Such studies may yield druggable targets for weight loss therapies.

Published
2017

12. Steroid receptor coactivator-1 modulates the function of Pomc neurons and energy homeostasis

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Yang, Yongjie, van der Klaauw, Agatha A., Zhu, Liangru, Cacciottolo, Tessa M., He, Yanlin, Stadler, Lukas K. J., Wang, Chunmei, Xu, Pingwen, Saito, Kenji, Hinton, Antentor, Yan, Xiaofeng, Keogh, Julia M., Henning, Elana, Banton, Matthew C., Hendricks, Audrey E., Bochukova, Elena G., Mistry, Vanisha, Lawler, Katherine L., Liao, Lan, Xu, Jianming, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Tong, Qingchun, Barroso, Ines, O'Malley, Bert W., Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Xu, Yong, Balasubramanian, Senduran, Clapham, Peter, Coates, Guy, Cox, Tony, Daly, Allan, Danecek, Petr, Du, Yuanping, Durbin, Richard, Edkins, Sarah, Ellis, Peter, Flicek, Paul, Guo, Xiaosen, Guo, Xueqin, Huang, Liren, Jackson, David K., Joyce, Chris, Keane, Thomas, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Langford, Cordelia, Li, Yingrui, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Liu, Ryan, Maslen, John, McCarthy, Shane, Muddyman, Dawn, Quail, Michael A., Stalker, Jim, Sun, Jianping, Tian, Jing, Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Wong, Kim, Zhang, Pingbo, Birney, Ewan, Boustred, Chris, Brion, Marie-Jo, Chen, Lu, Clement, Gail, Smith, George Davey, Day, Ian N. M., Day-Williams, Aaron, Down, Thomas, Dunham, Ian, Evans, David M., Fatemifar, Ghazaleh, Gaunt, Tom R., Geihs, Matthias, Greenwood, Celia M. T., Hart, Deborah, Howie, Bryan, Huang, Jie, Hubbard, Tim, Hysi, Pirro, Iotchkova, Valentina, Jamshidi, Yalda, Kemp, John P., Lachance, Genevieve, Lawson, Daniel, Lek, Monkol, Lopes, Margarida, MacArthur, Daniel G., Marchini, Jonathan, Massimo, Mangino, Mathieson, Iain, Memari, Yasin, Metrustry, Sarah, Min, Josine L., Moayyeri, Alireza, Northstone, Kate, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Paternoster, Lavinia, Perry, John R. B., Quaye, Lydia, Richards, J. Brent, Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R. S., Schiffels, Stephan, Shihab, Hashem A., Shin, So-Youn, Small, Kerrin S., Artigas, Maria Soler, Soranzo, Nicole, Southam, Lorraine, Spector, Timothy D., St Pourcain, Beate, Surdulescu, Gabriela, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, Timpson, Nicholas J., Tobin, Martin D., Valdes, Ana M., Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walter, Klaudia, Ward, Kirsten, Wilson, Scott G., Yang, Jian, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Zhang, Feng, Zheng, Hou-Feng, Anney, Richard, Ayub, Muhammad, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Blackwood, Douglas, Bolton, Patrick F., Breen, Gerome, Collier, David A., Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Gallagher, Louise, Geschwind, Daniel, Gurling, Hugh, Holmans, Peter, Lee, Irene, Lonnqvist, Jouko, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew M., McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Morris, James, O'Donovan, Michael C., Owen, Michael J., Palotie, Aarno, Parr, Jeremy R., Paunio, Tiina, Pietilainen, Olli, Rehnstrom, Karola, Sharp, Sally I., Skuse, David, St Clair, David, Suvisaari, Jaana, Walters, James T. R., Williams, Hywel J., Bochukova, Elena, Bounds, Rebecca, Dominiczak, Anna, Keogh, Julia, Marenne, Gaelle, Morris, Andrew, Porteous, David J., Smith, Blair H., Wheeler, Eleanor, Al Turki, Saeed, Anderson, Carl A., Antony, Dinu, Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, Calissano, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Chatterjee, Krishna, Cirak, Sebahattin, Cosgrove, Catherine, Fitzpatrick, David R., Floyd, James, Foley, A. Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S., Futema, Marta, Grozeva, Detelina, Humphries, Steve E., Hurles, Matthew E., Mitchison, Hannah M., Muntoni, Francesco, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, Parker, Victoria, Payne, Felicity, Plagnol, Vincent, Raymond, F. Lucy, Roberts, Nicola, Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Stevens, Elizabeth, van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Whyte, Tamieka, Ciampi, Antonio, Li, Rui, Oualkacha, Karim, Xu, ChangJiang, Bobrow, Martin, Griffin, Heather, Kaye, Jane, Kennedy, Karen, Kent, Alastair, Smee, Carol, Charlton, Ruth, Ekong, Rosemary, Khawaja, Farrah, Lopes, Luis R., Migone, Nicola, Payne, Stewart J., Pollitt, Rebecca C., Povey, Sue, Ridout, Cheryl K., Robinson, Rachel L., Scott, Richard H., Shaw, Adam, Syrris, Petros, Taylor, Rohan, Vandersteen, Anthony M., Amuzu, Antoinette, Casas, Juan Pablo, Chambers, John C., Cocca, Massimiliano, Dedoussis, George, Gambaro, Giovanni, Gasparini, Paolo, Isaacs, Aaron, Johnson, Jon, Kleber, Marcus E., Kooner, Jaspal S., Langenberg, Claudia, Luan, Jian'an, Malerba, Giovanni, Marz, Winfried, Matchan, Angela, Morris, Richard, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Benn, Marianne, Scott, Robert A., Toniolo, Daniela, Traglia, Michela, Tybjaerg-Hansen, Anne, van Duijn, Cornelia M., van Leeuwen, Elisabeth M., Varbo, Anette, Whincup, Peter, Zaza, Gianluigi, and Zhang, Weihua

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2019

15. A novel retinoic acid receptor [beta] isoform and retinoid resistance in lung carcinogenesis

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Petty, W. Jeffrey, Li, Na, Biddle, Adrian, Bounds, Rebecca, Nitkin, Christopher, Ma, Yan, Dragnev, Konstantin H., Freemantle, Sarah J., and Dmitrovsky, Ethan

Subjects
Tretinoin -- Health aspects, Lung cancer -- Diagnosis, Lung cancer -- Drug therapy, Oncogenes -- Research, Health
Abstract

Background: We previously reported that all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) treatment can prevent in vitro transformation of immortalized human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells. Methods: To determine whether methylation inhibits RAR[beta] expression in HBE cells, we used sodium bisulfite sequencing to compare RAR[beta] P2 promoter methylation patterns in RA-sensitive (BEAS-2B) and RA-resistant (BEAS-2B-R1) HBE cells. Immunoblotting was used to assess induction of the RAR[beta], placental transforming growth factor [beta] (PTGF-[beta]), Fos-related antigen 1 (Fra-1), and transglutaminase II (TGase II) proteins by RA following treatment with azacitidine, a DNA demethylating agent. The expression, transcriptional activity, and growth suppressive activity of RAR[beta]1', a novel RAR isoform, were evaluated in lung cancer cells transfected with RAR[beta]1', and expression was also studied in paired normal lung tissues and lung tumors. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: Hypermethylation was observed in the 3' region of the RAR[beta] P2 promoter of BEAS-2B-R1 but not BEAS-2B cells. Azacitidine treatment of BEAS-2B-R1 cells restored RA-inducible RAR[beta]2 and PTGF-[beta] expression but not that of RAR[beta]1', Fra-1, or TGase II. RAR[beta]1' expression was repressed in RA-resistant BEAS-2B-R1 cells and in lung cancers, compared with adjacent normal lung tissues. BEAS-2B-R1 cells transiently transfected with RAR[beta]1' had increased RA-dependent activation of a retinoic acid receptor element (RARE)-containing reporter plasmid compared with vector control (mean = 3.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.1 to 3.3 versus mean = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.3 to 1.5; P

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2005

16. Evaluation of a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist (Setmelanotide) in MC4R deficiency

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Collet, Tinh-Hai, Dubern, Béatrice, Mokrosinski, Jacek, Connors, Hillori, Keogh, Julia M., Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, Henning, Elana, Poitou-Bernert, Christine, Oppert, Jean-Michel, Tounian, Patrick, Marchelli, Florence, Alili, Rohia, Le Beyec, Johanne, Pépin, Dominique, Lacorte, Jean-Marc, Gottesdiener, Andrew, Bounds, Rebecca, Sharma, Shubh, Folster, Cathy, Henderson, Bart, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Stoner, Elizabeth, Gottesdiener, Keith, Panaro, Brandon L., Cone, Roger D., Clément, Karine, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, and Van der Ploeg, Lex H.T.

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2017
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17. Bi-allelic Loss-of-Function CACNA1B Mutations in Progressive Epilepsy-Dyskinesia

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Gorman, Kathleen M., primary, Meyer, Esther, additional, Grozeva, Detelina, additional, Spinelli, Egidio, additional, McTague, Amy, additional, Sanchis-Juan, Alba, additional, Carss, Keren J., additional, Bryant, Emily, additional, Reich, Adi, additional, Schneider, Amy L., additional, Pressler, Ronit M., additional, Simpson, Michael A., additional, Debelle, Geoff D., additional, Wassmer, Evangeline, additional, Morton, Jenny, additional, Sieciechowicz, Diana, additional, Jan-Kamsteeg, Eric, additional, Paciorkowski, Alex R., additional, King, Mary D., additional, Cross, J. Helen, additional, Poduri, Annapurna, additional, Mefford, Heather C., additional, Scheffer, Ingrid E., additional, Haack, Tobias B., additional, McCullagh, Gary, additional, Millichap, John J., additional, Carvill, Gemma L., additional, Clayton-Smith, Jill, additional, Maher, Eamonn R., additional, Raymond, F. Lucy, additional, Kurian, Manju A., additional, McRae, Jeremy F., additional, Clayton, Stephen, additional, Fitzgerald, Tomas W., additional, Kaplanis, Joanna, additional, Prigmore, Elena, additional, Rajan, Diana, additional, Sifrim, Alejandro, additional, Aitken, Stuart, additional, Akawi, Nadia, additional, Alvi, Mohsan, additional, Ambridge, Kirsty, additional, Barrett, Daniel M., additional, Bayzetinova, Tanya, additional, Jones, Philip, additional, Jones, Wendy D., additional, King, Daniel, additional, Krishnappa, Netravathi, additional, Mason, Laura E., additional, Singh, Tarjinder, additional, Tivey, Adrian R., additional, Ahmed, Munaza, additional, Anjum, Uruj, additional, Archer, Hayley, additional, Armstrong, Ruth, additional, Awada, Jana, additional, Balasubramanian, Meena, additional, Banka, Siddharth, additional, Baralle, Diana, additional, Barnicoat, Angela, additional, Batstone, Paul, additional, Baty, David, additional, Bennett, Chris, additional, Berg, Jonathan, additional, Bernhard, Birgitta, additional, Bevan, A. Paul, additional, Bitner-Glindzicz, Maria, additional, Blair, Edward, additional, Blyth, Moira, additional, Bohanna, David, additional, Bourdon, Louise, additional, Bourn, David, additional, Bradley, Lisa, additional, Brady, Angela, additional, Brent, Simon, additional, Brewer, Carole, additional, Brunstrom, Kate, additional, Bunyan, David J., additional, Burn, John, additional, Canham, Natalie, additional, Castle, Bruce, additional, Chandler, Kate, additional, Chatzimichali, Elena, additional, Cilliers, Deirdre, additional, Clarke, Angus, additional, Clasper, Susan, additional, Clowes, Virginia, additional, Coates, Andrea, additional, Cole, Trevor, additional, Colgiu, Irina, additional, Collins, Amanda, additional, Collinson, Morag N., additional, Connell, Fiona, additional, Cooper, Nicola, additional, Cox, Helen, additional, Cresswell, Lara, additional, Cross, Gareth, additional, Crow, Yanick, additional, D’Alessandro, Mariella, additional, Dabir, Tabib, additional, Davidson, Rosemarie, additional, Davies, Sally, additional, de Vries, Dylan, additional, Dean, John, additional, Deshpande, Charu, additional, Devlin, Gemma, additional, Dixit, Abhijit, additional, Dobbie, Angus, additional, Donaldson, Alan, additional, Donnai, Dian, additional, Donnelly, Deirdre, additional, Donnelly, Carina, additional, Douglas, Angela, additional, Douzgou, Sofia, additional, Duncan, Alexis, additional, Eason, Jacqueline, additional, Ellard, Sian, additional, Ellis, Ian, additional, Elmslie, Frances, additional, Evans, Karenza, additional, Everest, Sarah, additional, Fendick, Tina, additional, Fisher, Richard, additional, Flinter, Frances, additional, Foulds, Nicola, additional, Fry, Andrew, additional, Fryer, Alan, additional, Gardiner, Carol, additional, Gaunt, Lorraine, additional, Ghali, Neeti, additional, Gibbons, Richard, additional, Gill, Harinder, additional, Goodship, Judith, additional, Goudie, David, additional, Gray, Emma, additional, Green, Andrew, additional, Greene, Philip, additional, Greenhalgh, Lynn, additional, Gribble, Susan, additional, Harrison, Rachel, additional, Harrison, Lucy, additional, Harrison, Victoria, additional, Hawkins, Rose, additional, He, Liu, additional, Hellens, Stephen, additional, Henderson, Alex, additional, Hewitt, Sarah, additional, Hildyard, Lucy, additional, Hobson, Emma, additional, Holden, Simon, additional, Holder, Muriel, additional, Holder, Susan, additional, Hollingsworth, Georgina, additional, Homfray, Tessa, additional, Humphreys, Mervyn, additional, Hurst, Jane, additional, Hutton, Ben, additional, Ingram, Stuart, additional, Irving, Melita, additional, Islam, Lily, additional, Jackson, Andrew, additional, Jarvis, Joanna, additional, Jenkins, Lucy, additional, Johnson, Diana, additional, Jones, Elizabeth, additional, Josifova, Dragana, additional, Joss, Shelagh, additional, Kaemba, Beckie, additional, Kazembe, Sandra, additional, Kelsell, Rosemary, additional, Kerr, Bronwyn, additional, Kingston, Helen, additional, Kini, Usha, additional, Kinning, Esther, additional, Kirby, Gail, additional, Kirk, Claire, additional, Kivuva, Emma, additional, Kraus, Alison, additional, Kumar, Dhavendra, additional, Kumar, V. K. Ajith, additional, Lachlan, Katherine, additional, Lam, Wayne, additional, Lampe, Anne, additional, Langman, Caroline, additional, Lees, Melissa, additional, Lim, Derek, additional, Longman, Cheryl, additional, Lowther, Gordon, additional, Lynch, Sally A., additional, Magee, Alex, additional, Maher, Eddy, additional, Male, Alison, additional, Mansour, Sahar, additional, Marks, Karen, additional, Martin, Katherine, additional, Maye, Una, additional, McCann, Emma, additional, McConnell, Vivienne, additional, McEntagart, Meriel, additional, McGowan, Ruth, additional, McKay, Kirsten, additional, McKee, Shane, additional, McMullan, Dominic J., additional, McNerlan, Susan, additional, McWilliam, Catherine, additional, Mehta, Sarju, additional, Metcalfe, Kay, additional, Middleton, Anna, additional, Miedzybrodzka, Zosia, additional, Miles, Emma, additional, Mohammed, Shehla, additional, Montgomery, Tara, additional, Moore, David, additional, Morgan, Sian, additional, Mugalaasi, Hood, additional, Murday, Victoria, additional, Murphy, Helen, additional, Naik, Swati, additional, Nemeth, Andrea, additional, Nevitt, Louise, additional, Newbury-Ecob, Ruth, additional, Norman, Andrew, additional, O’Shea, Rosie, additional, Ogilvie, Caroline, additional, Ong, Kai-Ren, additional, Park, Soo-Mi, additional, Parker, Michael J., additional, Patel, Chirag, additional, Paterson, Joan, additional, Payne, Stewart, additional, Perrett, Daniel, additional, Phipps, Julie, additional, Pilz, Daniela T., additional, Pollard, Martin, additional, Pottinger, Caroline, additional, Poulton, Joanna, additional, Pratt, Norman, additional, Prescott, Katrina, additional, Price, Sue, additional, Pridham, Abigail, additional, Procter, Annie, additional, Purnell, Hellen, additional, Quarrell, Oliver, additional, Ragge, Nicola, additional, Rahbari, Raheleh, additional, Randall, Josh, additional, Rankin, Julia, additional, Raymond, Lucy, additional, Rice, Debbie, additional, Robert, Leema, additional, Roberts, Eileen, additional, Roberts, Jonathan, additional, Roberts, Paul, additional, Roberts, Gillian, additional, Ross, Alison, additional, Rosser, Elisabeth, additional, Saggar, Anand, additional, Samant, Shalaka, additional, Sampson, Julian, additional, Sandford, Richard, additional, Sarkar, Ajoy, additional, Schweiger, Susann, additional, Scott, Richard, additional, Scurr, Ingrid, additional, Selby, Ann, additional, Seller, Anneke, additional, Sequeira, Cheryl, additional, Shannon, Nora, additional, Sharif, Saba, additional, Shaw-Smith, Charles, additional, Shearing, Emma, additional, Shears, Debbie, additional, Sheridan, Eamonn, additional, Simonic, Ingrid, additional, Singzon, Roldan, additional, Skitt, Zara, additional, Smith, Audrey, additional, Smith, Kath, additional, Smithson, Sarah, additional, Sneddon, Linda, additional, Splitt, Miranda, additional, Squires, Miranda, additional, Stewart, Fiona, additional, Stewart, Helen, additional, Straub, Volker, additional, Suri, Mohnish, additional, Sutton, Vivienne, additional, Swaminathan, Ganesh Jawahar, additional, Sweeney, Elizabeth, additional, Tatton-Brown, Kate, additional, Taylor, Cat, additional, Taylor, Rohan, additional, Tein, Mark, additional, Temple, I. Karen, additional, Thomson, Jenny, additional, Tischkowitz, Marc, additional, Tomkins, Susan, additional, Torokwa, Audrey, additional, Treacy, Becky, additional, Turner, Claire, additional, Turnpenny, Peter, additional, Tysoe, Carolyn, additional, Vandersteen, Anthony, additional, Varghese, Vinod, additional, Vasudevan, Pradeep, additional, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, additional, Vogt, Julie, additional, Wakeling, Emma, additional, Wallwark, Sarah, additional, Waters, Jonathon, additional, Weber, Astrid, additional, Wellesley, Diana, additional, Whiteford, Margo, additional, Widaa, Sara, additional, Wilcox, Sarah, additional, Wilkinson, Emily, additional, Williams, Denise, additional, Williams, Nicola, additional, Wilson, Louise, additional, Woods, Geoff, additional, Wragg, Christopher, additional, Wright, Michael, additional, Yates, Laura, additional, Yau, Michael, additional, Nellåker, Chris, additional, Parker, Michael, additional, Firth, Helen V., additional, Wright, Caroline F., additional, FitzPatrick, David R., additional, Barrett, Jeffrey C., additional, Hurles, Matthew E., additional, Al Turki, Saeed, additional, Anderson, Carl, additional, Anney, Richard, additional, Antony, Dinu, additional, Artigas, Maria Soler, additional, Ayub, Muhammad, additional, Balasubramaniam, Senduran, additional, Barroso, Inês, additional, Beales, Phil, additional, Bentham, Jamie, additional, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, additional, Birney, Ewan, additional, Blackwood, Douglas, additional, Bobrow, Martin, additional, Bochukova, Elena, additional, Bolton, Patrick, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Boustred, Chris, additional, Breen, Gerome, additional, Calissano, Mattia, additional, Carss, Keren, additional, Chatterjee, Krishna, additional, Chen, Lu, additional, Ciampi, Antonio, additional, Cirak, Sebhattin, additional, Clapham, Peter, additional, Clement, Gail, additional, Coates, Guy, additional, Collier, David, additional, Cosgrove, Catherine, additional, Cox, Tony, additional, Craddock, Nick, additional, Crooks, Lucy, additional, Curran, Sarah, additional, Curtis, David, additional, Daly, Allan, additional, Day-Williams, Aaron, additional, Day, Ian N.M., additional, Down, Thomas, additional, Du, Yuanping, additional, Dunham, Ian, additional, Edkins, Sarah, additional, Ellis, Peter, additional, Evans, David, additional, Faroogi, Sadaf, additional, Fatemifar, Ghazaleh, additional, Fitzpatrick, David R., additional, Flicek, Paul, additional, Flyod, James, additional, Foley, A. Reghan, additional, Franklin, Christopher S., additional, Futema, Marta, additional, Gallagher, Louise, additional, Geihs, Matthias, additional, Geschwind, Daniel, additional, Griffin, Heather, additional, Guo, Xueqin, additional, Guo, Xiaosen, additional, Gurling, Hugh, additional, Hart, Deborah, additional, Hendricks, Audrey, additional, Holmans, Peter, additional, Howie, Bryan, additional, Huang, Liren, additional, Hubbard, Tim, additional, Humphries, Steve E., additional, Hysi, Pirro, additional, Jackson, David K., additional, Jamshidi, Yalda, additional, Jing, Tian, additional, Joyce, Chris, additional, Kaye, Jane, additional, Keane, Thomas, additional, Keogh, Julia, additional, Kemp, John, additional, Kennedy, Karen, additional, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, additional, Lachance, Genevieve, additional, Langford, Cordelia, additional, Lawson, Daniel, additional, Lee, Irene, additional, Lek, Monkol, additional, Liang, Jieqin, additional, Lin, Hong, additional, Li, Rui, additional, Li, Yingrui, additional, Liu, Ryan, additional, Lönnqvist, Jouko, additional, Lopes, Margarida, additional, Iotchkova, Valentina, additional, MacArthur, Daniel, additional, Marchini, Jonathan, additional, Maslen, John, additional, Massimo, Mangino, additional, Mathieson, Iain, additional, Marenne, Gaëlle, additional, McGuffin, Peter, additional, McIntosh, Andrew, additional, McKechanie, Andrew G., additional, McQuillin, Andrew, additional, Metrustry, Sarah, additional, Mitchison, Hannah, additional, Moayyeri, Alireza, additional, Morris, James, additional, Muntoni, Francesco, additional, Northstone, Kate, additional, O'Donnovan, Michael, additional, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, additional, O'Rahilly, Stephen, additional, Oualkacha, Karim, additional, Owen, Michael J., additional, Palotie, Aarno, additional, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, additional, Parker, Victoria, additional, Parr, Jeremy R., additional, Paternoster, Lavinia, additional, Paunio, Tiina, additional, Payne, Felicity, additional, Pietilainen, Olli, additional, Plagnol, Vincent, additional, Quaye, Lydia, additional, Quail, Michael A., additional, Rehnström, Karola, additional, Ring, Susan, additional, Ritchie, Graham R.S., additional, Roberts, Nicola, additional, Savage, David B., additional, Scambler, Peter, additional, Schiffels, Stephen, additional, Schmidts, Miriam, additional, Schoenmakers, Nadia, additional, Semple, Robert K., additional, Serra, Eva, additional, Sharp, Sally I., additional, Shin, So-Youn, additional, Skuse, David, additional, Small, Kerrin, additional, Southam, Lorraine, additional, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, additional, St Clair, David, additional, Stalker, Jim, additional, Stevens, Elizabeth, additional, St Pourcian, Beate, additional, Sun, Jianping, additional, Suvisaari, Jaana, additional, Tachmazidou, Ionna, additional, Tobin, Martin D., additional, Valdes, Ana, additional, Van Kogelenberg, Margriet, additional, Visscher, Peter M., additional, Wain, Louise V., additional, Walters, James T.R., additional, Wang, Guangbiao, additional, Wang, Jun, additional, Wang, Yu, additional, Ward, Kirsten, additional, Wheeler, Elanor, additional, Whyte, Tamieka, additional, Williams, Hywel, additional, Williamson, Kathleen A., additional, Wilson, Crispian, additional, Wong, Kim, additional, Xu, ChangJiang, additional, Yang, Jian, additional, Zhang, Fend, additional, Zhang, Pingbo, additional, Aitman, Timothy, additional, Alachkar, Hana, additional, Ali, Sonia, additional, Allen, Louise, additional, Allsup, David, additional, Ambegaonkar, Gautum, additional, Anderson, Julie, additional, Antrobus, Richard, additional, Arno, Gavin, additional, Arumugakani, Gururaj, additional, Ashford, Sofie, additional, Astle, William, additional, Attwood, Antony, additional, Austin, Steve, additional, Bacchelli, Chiara, additional, Bakchoul, Tamam, additional, Bariana, Tadbir K., additional, Baxendale, Helen, additional, Bennett, David, additional, Bethune, Claire, additional, Bibi, Shahnaz, additional, Bleda, Marta, additional, Boggard, Harm, additional, Bolton-Maggs, Paula, additional, Booth, Claire, additional, Bradley, John R., additional, Brady, Angie, additional, Brown, Matthew, additional, Browning, Michael, additional, Bryson, Christine, additional, Burns, Siobhan, additional, Calleja, Paul, additional, Carmichael, Jenny, additional, Caulfield, Mark, additional, Chalmers, Elizabeth, additional, Chandra, Anita, additional, Chinnery, Patrick, additional, Chitre, Manali, additional, Church, Colin, additional, Clement, Emma, additional, Clements-Brod, Naomi, additional, Coghlan, Gerry, additional, Collins, Peter, additional, Cooper, Nichola, additional, Creaser-Myers, Amanda, additional, DaCosta, Rosa, additional, Daugherty, Louise, additional, Davies, Sophie, additional, Davis, John, additional, De Vries, Minka, additional, Deegan, Patrick, additional, Deevi, Sri V.V., additional, Devlin, Lisa, additional, Dewhurst, Eleanor, additional, Doffinger, Rainer, additional, Dormand, Natalie, additional, Drewe, Elizabeth, additional, Edgar, David, additional, Egner, William, additional, Erber, Wendy N., additional, Erwood, Marie, additional, Everington, Tamara, additional, Favier, Remi, additional, Firth, Helen, additional, Fletcher, Debra, additional, Fox, James C., additional, Frary, Amy, additional, Freson, Kathleen, additional, Furie, Bruce, additional, Furnell, Abigail, additional, Gale, Daniel, additional, Gardham, Alice, additional, Gattens, Michael, additional, Ghataorhe, Pavandeep K., additional, Ghurye, Rohit, additional, Gibbs, Simon, additional, Gilmour, Kimberley, additional, Gissen, Paul, additional, Goddard, Sarah, additional, Gomez, Keith, additional, Gordins, Pavel, additional, Gräf, Stefan, additional, Greene, Daniel, additional, Greenhalgh, Alan, additional, Greinacher, Andreas, additional, Grigoriadou, Sofia, additional, Hackett, Scott, additional, Hadinnapola, Charaka, additional, Hague, Rosie, additional, Haimel, Matthias, additional, Halmagyi, Csaba, additional, Hammerton, Tracey, additional, Hart, Daniel, additional, Hayman, Grant, additional, Heemskerk, Johan W.M., additional, Henderson, Robert, additional, Hensiek, Anke, additional, Henskens, Yvonne, additional, Herwadkar, Archana, additional, Hu, Fengyuan, additional, Huissoon, Aarnoud, additional, Humbert, Marc, additional, James, Roger, additional, Jolles, Stephen, additional, Kazmi, Rashid, additional, Keeling, David, additional, Kelleher, Peter, additional, Kelly, Anne M., additional, Kennedy, Fiona, additional, Kiely, David, additional, Kingston, Nathalie, additional, Koziell, Ania, additional, Krishnakumar, Deepa, additional, Kuijpers, Taco W., additional, Kumararatne, Dinakantha, additional, Kurian, Manju, additional, Laffan, Michael A., additional, Lambert, Michele P., additional, Allen, Hana Lango, additional, Lawrie, Allan, additional, Lear, Sara, additional, Lentaigne, Claire, additional, Liesner, Ri, additional, Linger, Rachel, additional, Longhurst, Hilary, additional, Lorenzo, Lorena, additional, Machado, Rajiv, additional, Mackenzie, Rob, additional, MacLaren, Robert, additional, Maher, Eamonn, additional, Maimaris, Jesmeen, additional, Mangles, Sarah, additional, Manson, Ania, additional, Mapeta, Rutendo, additional, Markus, Hugh S., additional, Martin, Jennifer, additional, Masati, Larahmie, additional, Mathias, Mary, additional, Matser, Vera, additional, Maw, Anna, additional, McDermott, Elizabeth, additional, McJannet, Coleen, additional, Meacham, Stuart, additional, Meehan, Sharon, additional, Megy, Karyn, additional, Michaelides, Michel, additional, Millar, Carolyn M., additional, Moledina, Shahin, additional, Moore, Anthony, additional, Morrell, Nicholas, additional, Mumford, Andrew, additional, Murng, Sai, additional, Murphy, Elaine, additional, Nejentsev, Sergey, additional, Noorani, Sadia, additional, Nurden, Paquita, additional, Oksenhendler, Eric, additional, Ouwehand, Willem H., additional, Papadia, Sofia, additional, Parker, Alasdair, additional, Pasi, John, additional, Patch, Chris, additional, Payne, Jeanette, additional, Peacock, Andrew, additional, Peerlinck, Kathelijne, additional, Penkett, Christopher J., additional, Pepke-Zaba, Joanna, additional, Perry, David J., additional, Pollock, Val, additional, Polwarth, Gary, additional, Ponsford, Mark, additional, Qasim, Waseem, additional, Quinti, Isabella, additional, Rankin, Stuart, additional, Rehnstrom, Karola, additional, Reid, Evan, additional, Rhodes, Christopher J., additional, Richards, Michael, additional, Richardson, Sylvia, additional, Richter, Alex, additional, Roberts, Irene, additional, Rondina, Matthew, additional, Roughley, Catherine, additional, Rue-Albrecht, Kevin, additional, Samarghitean, Crina, additional, Santra, Saikat, additional, Sargur, Ravishankar, additional, Savic, Sinisa, additional, Schulman, Sol, additional, Schulze, Harald, additional, Scully, Marie, additional, Seneviratne, Suranjith, additional, Sewell, Carrock, additional, Shamardina, Olga, additional, Shipley, Debbie, additional, Simeoni, Ilenia, additional, Sivapalaratnam, Suthesh, additional, Smith, Kenneth, additional, Sohal, Aman, additional, Southgate, Laura, additional, Staines, Simon, additional, Staples, Emily, additional, Stauss, Hans, additional, Stein, Penelope, additional, Stephens, Jonathan, additional, Stirrups, Kathleen, additional, Stock, Sophie, additional, Suntharalingam, Jay, additional, Tait, R. Campbell, additional, Talks, Kate, additional, Tan, Yvonne, additional, Thachil, Jecko, additional, Thaventhiran, James, additional, Thomas, Ellen, additional, Thomas, Moira, additional, Thompson, Dorothy, additional, Thrasher, Adrian, additional, Titterton, Catherine, additional, Toh, Cheng-Hock, additional, Toshner, Mark, additional, Treacy, Carmen, additional, Trembath, Richard, additional, Tuna, Salih, additional, Turek, Wojciech, additional, Turro, Ernest, additional, Van Geet, Chris, additional, Veltman, Marijke, additional, von Ziegenweldt, Julie, additional, Vonk Noordegraaf, Anton, additional, Wanjiku, Ivy, additional, Warner, Timothy Q., additional, Watkins, Hugh, additional, Webster, Andrew, additional, Welch, Steve, additional, Westbury, Sarah, additional, Wharton, John, additional, Whitehorn, Deborah, additional, Wilkins, Martin, additional, Willcocks, Lisa, additional, Williamson, Catherine, additional, Woods, Geoffrey, additional, Wort, John, additional, Yeatman, Nigel, additional, Yong, Patrick, additional, Young, Tim, additional, and Yu, Ping, additional

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2019
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18. Human Semaphorin 3 Variants Link Melanocortin Circuit Development and Energy Balance

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van der Klaauw, Agatha A., primary, Croizier, Sophie, additional, Mendes de Oliveira, Edson, additional, Stadler, Lukas K.J., additional, Park, Soyoung, additional, Kong, Youxin, additional, Banton, Matthew C., additional, Tandon, Panna, additional, Hendricks, Audrey E., additional, Keogh, Julia M., additional, Riley, Susanna E., additional, Papadia, Sofia, additional, Henning, Elana, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Bochukova, Elena G., additional, Mistry, Vanisha, additional, O’Rahilly, Stephen, additional, Simerly, Richard B., additional, Minchin, James E.N., additional, Barroso, Inês, additional, Jones, E. Yvonne, additional, Bouret, Sebastien G., additional, and Farooqi, I. Sadaf, additional

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2019
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19. Exome Sequencing Identifies Multiple Genes and Gene-Sets Contributing to Severe Childhood Obesity

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Marenne, Gaëlle, primary, Hendricks, Audrey, additional, Perdikari, Aliki, additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Payne, Felicity, additional, Keogh, Julia M., additional, Lelliott, Christopher J., additional, Henning, Elana, additional, Pathan, Saad, additional, Ashford, Sofie, additional, Bochukova, Elena G., additional, Mistry, Vanisha, additional, Daly, Allan, additional, Hayward, Caroline, additional, Wareham, Nicholas J., additional, O'Rahilly, Stephen, additional, Langenberg, Claudia, additional, Wheeler, Eleanor, additional, Zeggini, Eleftheria, additional, Farooqi, I.Sadaf, additional, and Barroso, Ines, additional

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2019
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21. Genetic architecture of human thinness compared to severe obesity.

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Riveros-McKay, Fernando, Mistry, Vanisha, Bounds, Rebecca, Hendricks, Audrey, Keogh, Julia M., Thomas, Hannah, Henning, Elana, Corbin, Laura J., null, null, O’Rahilly, Stephen, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Wheeler, Eleanor, Barroso, Inês, and Farooqi, I. Sadaf

Subjects
OBESITY, GENES, GENETICS, GENOMES, BODY mass index, LEANNESS
Abstract

The variation in weight within a shared environment is largely attributable to genetic factors. Whilst many genes/loci confer susceptibility to obesity, little is known about the genetic architecture of healthy thinness. Here, we characterise the heritability of thinness which we found was comparable to that of severe obesity (h2 = 28.07 vs 32.33% respectively), although with incomplete genetic overlap (r = -0.49, 95% CI [-0.17, -0.82], p = 0.003). In a genome-wide association analysis of thinness (n = 1,471) vs severe obesity (n = 1,456), we identified 10 loci previously associated with obesity, and demonstrate enrichment for established BMI-associated loci (pbinomial = 3.05x10-5). Simulation analyses showed that different association results between the extremes were likely in agreement with additive effects across the BMI distribution, suggesting different effects on thinness and obesity could be due to their different degrees of extremeness. In further analyses, we detected a novel obesity and BMI-associated locus at PKHD1 (rs2784243, obese vs. thin p = 5.99x10-6, obese vs. controls p = 2.13x10-6 pBMI = 2.3x10-13), associations at loci recently discovered with much larger sample sizes (e.g. FAM150B and PRDM6-CEP120), and novel variants driving associations at previously established signals (e.g. rs205262 at the SNRPC/C6orf106 locus and rs112446794 at the PRDM6-CEP120 locus). Our ability to replicate loci found with much larger sample sizes demonstrates the value of clinical extremes and suggest that characterisation of the genetics of thinness may provide a more nuanced understanding of the genetic architecture of body weight regulation and may inform the identification of potential anti-obesity targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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22. KSR2 mutations are associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and impaired cellular fuel oxidation

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Pearce, Laura R, Atanassova, Neli, Banton, Matthew C, Bottomley, Bill, van der Klaauw, Agatha A, Revelli, Jean-Pierre, Hendricks, Audrey, Keogh, Julia M, Henning, Elana, Doree, Deon, Jeter-Jones, Sabrina, Garg, Sumedha, Bochukova, Elena G, Bounds, Rebecca, Ashford, Sofie, Gayton, Emma, Hindmarsh, Peter C, Shield, Julian PH, Crowne, Elizabeth, Barford, David, Wareham, Nick J, UK10K consortium, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Murphy, Michael P, Powell, David R, Barroso, Ines, Farooqi, I Sadaf, Keogh, Julia [0000-0002-0399-4114], Henning, Elana [0000-0002-0399-4114], Wareham, Nicholas [0000-0003-1422-2993], O'Rahilly, Stephen [0000-0003-2199-4449], Murphy, Mike [0000-0003-1115-9618], Barroso, Ines [0000-0001-5800-4520], Farooqi, Ismaa [0000-0001-7609-3504], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository

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Male, Models, Molecular, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, MAP Kinase Signaling System, Fatty Acids, Molecular Sequence Data, Age Factors, Hyperphagia, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Mice, Glucose, Animals, Humans, Female, Amino Acid Sequence, Obesity, Age of Onset, Insulin Resistance, Child, Energy Metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Sequence Alignment
Abstract

Kinase suppressor of Ras 2 (KSR2) is an intracellular scaffolding protein involved in multiple signaling pathways. Targeted deletion of Ksr2 leads to obesity in mice, suggesting a role in energy homeostasis. We explored the role of KSR2 in humans by sequencing 2,101 individuals with severe early-onset obesity and 1,536 controls. We identified multiple rare variants in KSR2 that disrupt signaling through the Raf-MEKERK pathway and impair cellular fatty acid oxidation and glucose oxidation in transfected cells; effects that can be ameliorated by the commonly prescribed antidiabetic drug, metformin. Mutation carriers exhibit hyperphagia in childhood, low heart rate, reduced basal metabolic rate and severe insulin resistance. These data establish KSR2 as an important regulator of energy intake, energy expenditure, and substrate utilization in humans. Modulation of KSR2-mediated effects may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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2013

23. Chromosomal deletions on 16p11.2 encompassing SH2B1are associated with accelerated metabolic disease

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Hanssen, Ruth, Auwerx, Chiara, Jõeloo, Maarja, Sadler, Marie C., Henning, Elana, Keogh, Julia, Bounds, Rebecca, Smith, Miriam, Firth, Helen V., Kutalik, Zoltán, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Reymond, Alexandre, and Lawler, Katherine

Abstract

New approaches are needed to treat people whose obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are driven by specific mechanisms. We investigate a deletion on chromosome 16p11.2 (breakpoint 2–3 [BP2–3]) encompassing SH2B1, a mediator of leptin and insulin signaling. Phenome-wide association scans in the UK (N = 502,399) and Estonian (N = 208,360) biobanks show that deletion carriers have increased body mass index (BMI; p = 1.3 × 10−10) and increased rates of T2D. Compared with BMI-matched controls, deletion carriers have an earlier onset of T2D, with poorer glycemic control despite higher medication usage. Cystatin C, a biomarker of kidney function, is significantly elevated in deletion carriers, suggesting increased risk of renal impairment. In a Mendelian randomization study, decreased SH2B1expression increases T2D risk (p = 8.1 × 10−6). We conclude that people with 16p11.2 BP2–3 deletions have early, complex obesity and T2D and may benefit from therapies that enhance leptin and insulin signaling.

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2023
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24. KSR2 Mutations Are Associated with Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Impaired Cellular Fuel Oxidation

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Pearce, Laura R., primary, Atanassova, Neli, additional, Banton, Matthew C., additional, Bottomley, Bill, additional, van der Klaauw, Agatha A., additional, Revelli, Jean-Pierre, additional, Hendricks, Audrey, additional, Keogh, Julia M., additional, Henning, Elana, additional, Doree, Deon, additional, Jeter-Jones, Sabrina, additional, Garg, Sumedha, additional, Bochukova, Elena G., additional, Bounds, Rebecca, additional, Ashford, Sofie, additional, Gayton, Emma, additional, Hindmarsh, Peter C., additional, Shield, Julian P.H., additional, Crowne, Elizabeth, additional, Barford, David, additional, Wareham, Nick J., additional, O’Rahilly, Stephen, additional, Murphy, Michael P., additional, Powell, David R., additional, Barroso, Ines, additional, and Farooqi, I. Sadaf, additional

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2013
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26. Readers Report.

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Hitomi, Katsundo, Bounds, Rebecca L., Coughlin, Robert S., Babbitt, Randolph, Sklar, Garry S., Lima, Tony, Willoughby, Richard J., Cecka, Jeff, and Bachman, Karen

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, JAPANESE people, MILITARY strategy, UNEMPLOYED people, ECONOMIC policy
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Presents letters to the editor on articles previously published in the journal "BusinessWeek." Comment of French Prime Minister Edith Cresson that the Japanese have a strategy of conquest and they are about to devour Europe; Opinion of a reader that the Japanese do not want to share any part of their domestic and economic sovereignty with other nations; Criticism of author Gary Becker's article, which outlines a reasonable plan to help the long-term unemployed; Statement of a reader that until the American business schools and legal system stop promoting self over group and individual rights over social responsibilities, this nation will continue its self-destructive plunge into moral, economic, and political ruin.

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1991

30. Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

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Huang, Jie, Howie, Bryan, McCarthy, Shane, Memari, Yasin, Walter, Klaudia, Min, Josine L., Danecek, Petr, Malerba, Giovanni, Trabetti, Elisabetta, Zheng, Hou-Feng, Al Turki, Saeed, Amuzu, Antoinette, Anderson, Carl A., Anney, Richard, Antony, Dinu, Artigas, María Soler, Ayub, Muhammad, Bala, Senduran, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Barroso, Inês, Beales, Phil, Benn, Marianne, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, Birney, Ewan, Blackwood, Douglas, Bobrow, Martin, Bochukova, Elena, Bolton, Patrick F., Bounds, Rebecca, Boustred, Chris, Breen, Gerome, Calissano, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Pablo Casas, Juan, Chambers, John C., Charlton, Ruth, Chatterjee, Krishna, Chen, Lu, Ciampi, Antonio, Cirak, Sebahattin, Clapham, Peter, Clement, Gail, Coates, Guy, Cocca, Massimiliano, Collier, David A., Cosgrove, Catherine, Cox, Tony, Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Daly, Allan, Day, Ian N. M., Day-Williams, Aaron, Dedoussis, George, Down, Thomas, Du, Yuanping, van Duijn, Cornelia M., Dunham, Ian, Edkins, Sarah, Ekong, Rosemary, Ellis, Peter, Evans, David M., Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Fitzpatrick, David R., Flicek, Paul, Floyd, James, Foley, A. Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S., Futema, Marta, Gallagher, Louise, Gasparini, Paolo, Gaunt, Tom R., Geihs, Matthias, Geschwind, Daniel, Greenwood, Celia, Griffin, Heather, Grozeva, Detelina, Guo, Xiaosen, Guo, Xueqin, Gurling, Hugh, Hart, Deborah, Hendricks, Audrey E., Holmans, Peter, Huang, Liren, Hubbard, Tim, Humphries, Steve E., Hurles, Matthew E., Hysi, Pirro, Iotchkova, Valentina, Isaacs, Aaron, Jackson, David K., Jamshidi, Yalda, Johnson, Jon, Joyce, Chris, Karczewski, Konrad J., Kaye, Jane, Keane, Thomas, Kemp, John P., Kennedy, Karen, Kent, Alastair, Keogh, Julia, Khawaja, Farrah, Kleber, Marcus E., van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Kooner, Jaspal S., Lachance, Genevieve, Langenberg, Claudia, Langford, Cordelia, Lawson, Daniel, Lee, Irene, van Leeuwen, Elisabeth M., Lek, Monkol, Li, Rui, Li, Yingrui, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Liu, Ryan, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Lopes, Luis R., Lopes, Margarida, Luan, Jian'an, MacArthur, Daniel G., Mangino, Massimo, Marenne, Gaëlle, März, Winfried, Maslen, John, Matchan, Angela, Mathieson, Iain, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew M., McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Metrustry, Sarah, Migone, Nicola, Mitchison, Hannah M., Moayyeri, Alireza, Morris, James, Morris, Richard, Muddyman, Dawn, Muntoni, Francesco, Nordestgaard, Børge G., Northstone, Kate, O'Donovan, Michael C., O'Rahilly, Stephen, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, Oualkacha, Karim, Owen, Michael J., Palotie, Aarno, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Parker, Victoria, Parr, Jeremy R., Paternoster, Lavinia, Paunio, Tiina, Payne, Felicity, Payne, Stewart J., Perry, John R. B., Pietilainen, Olli, Plagnol, Vincent, Pollitt, Rebecca C., Povey, Sue, Quail, Michael A., Quaye, Lydia, Raymond, Lucy, Rehnström, Karola, Ridout, Cheryl K., Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R. S., Roberts, Nicola, Robinson, Rachel L., Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schiffels, Stephan, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Scott, Richard H., Scott, Robert A., Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Sharp, Sally I., Shaw, Adam, Shihab, Hashem A., Shin, So-Youn, Skuse, David, Small, Kerrin S., Smee, Carol, Smith, George Davey, Southam, Lorraine, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Spector, Timothy D., St Clair, David, St Pourcain, Beate, Stalker, Jim, Stevens, Elizabeth, Sun, Jianping, Surdulescu, Gabriela, Suvisaari, Jaana, Syrris, Petros, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, Taylor, Rohan, Tian, Jing, Tobin, Martin D., Toniolo, Daniela, Traglia, Michela, Tybjaerg-Hansen, Anne, Valdes, Ana M., Vandersteen, Anthony M., Varbo, Anette, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walters, James T. R., Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Ward, Kirsten, Wheeler, Eleanor, Whincup, Peter, Whyte, Tamieka, Williams, Hywel J., Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Wilson, Scott G., Wong, Kim, Xu, ChangJiang, Yang, Jian, Zaza, Gianluigi, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Zhang, Feng, Zhang, Pingbo, Zhang, Weihua, Gambaro, Giovanni, Richards, J. Brent, Durbin, Richard, Timpson, Nicholas J., Marchini, Jonathan, and Soranzo, Nicole

Abstract

Imputing genotypes from reference panels created by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides a cost-effective strategy for augmenting the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) content of genome-wide arrays. The UK10K Cohorts project has generated a data set of 3,781 whole genomes sequenced at low depth (average 7x), aiming to exhaustively characterize genetic variation down to 0.1% minor allele frequency in the British population. Here we demonstrate the value of this resource for improving imputation accuracy at rare and low-frequency variants in both a UK and an Italian population. We show that large increases in imputation accuracy can be achieved by re-phasing WGS reference panels after initial genotype calling. We also present a method for combining WGS panels to improve variant coverage and downstream imputation accuracy, which we illustrate by integrating 7,562 WGS haplotypes from the UK10K project with 2,184 haplotypes from the 1000 Genomes Project. Finally, we introduce a novel approximation that maintains speed without sacrificing imputation accuracy for rare variants.

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2015
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31. Whole-genome sequence-based analysis of thyroid function

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Taylor, Peter N., Porcu, Eleonora, Chew, Shelby, Campbell, Purdey J., Traglia, Michela, Brown, Suzanne J., Mullin, Benjamin H., Shihab, Hashem A., Min, Josine, Walter, Klaudia, Memari, Yasin, Huang, Jie, Barnes, Michael R., Beilby, John P., Charoen, Pimphen, Danecek, Petr, Dudbridge, Frank, Forgetta, Vincenzo, Greenwood, Celia, Grundberg, Elin, Johnson, Andrew D., Hui, Jennie, Lim, Ee M., McCarthy, Shane, Muddyman, Dawn, Panicker, Vijay, Perry, John R.B., Bell, Jordana T., Yuan, Wei, Relton, Caroline, Gaunt, Tom, Schlessinger, David, Abecasis, Goncalo, Cucca, Francesco, Surdulescu, Gabriela L., Woltersdorf, Wolfram, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Zheng, Hou-Feng, Toniolo, Daniela, Dayan, Colin M., Naitza, Silvia, Walsh, John P., Spector, Tim, Davey Smith, George, Durbin, Richard, Brent Richards, J., Sanna, Serena, Soranzo, Nicole, Timpson, Nicholas J., Wilson, Scott G., Turki, Saeed Al, Anderson, Carl, Anney, Richard, Antony, Dinu, Artigas, Maria Soler, Ayub, Muhammad, Balasubramaniam, Senduran, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Barroso, Inês, Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, Birney, Ewan, Blackwood, Douglas, Bobrow, Martin, Bochukova, Elena, Bolton, Patrick, Bounds, Rebecca, Boustred, Chris, Breen, Gerome, Calissano, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Chatterjee, Krishna, Chen, Lu, Ciampi, Antonio, Cirak, Sebhattin, Clapham, Peter, Clement, Gail, Coates, Guy, Collier, David, Cosgrove, Catherine, Cox, Tony, Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Daly, Allan, Day-Williams, Aaron, Day, Ian N.M., Down, Thomas, Du, Yuanping, Dunham, Ian, Edkins, Sarah, Ellis, Peter, Evans, David, Faroogi, Sadaf, Fatemifar, Ghazaleh, Fitzpatrick, David R., Flicek, Paul, Flyod, James, Foley, A. Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S., Futema, Marta, Gallagher, Louise, Geihs, Matthias, Geschwind, Daniel, Griffin, Heather, Grozeva, Detelina, Guo, Xueqin, Guo, Xiaosen, Gurling, Hugh, Hart, Deborah, Hendricks, Audrey, Holmans, Peter, Howie, Bryan, Huang, Liren, Hubbard, Tim, Humphries, Steve E., Hurles, Matthew E., Hysi, Pirro, Jackson, David K., Jamshidi, Yalda, Jing, Tian, Joyce, Chris, Kaye, Jane, Keane, Thomas, Keogh, Julia, Kemp, John, Kennedy, Karen, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Lachance, Genevieve, Langford, Cordelia, Lawson, Daniel, Lee, Irene, Lek, Monkol, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Li, Rui, Li, Yingrui, Liu, Ryan, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Lopes, Margarida, Lotchkova, Valentina, MacArthur, Daniel, Marchini, Jonathan, Maslen, John, Massimo, Mangino, Mathieson, Iain, Marenne, Gaëlle, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew, McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Metrustry, Sarah, Mitchison, Hannah, Moayyeri, Alireza, Morris, James, Muntoni, Francesco, Northstone, Kate, O'Donnovan, Michael, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Oualkacha, Karim, Owen, Michael J., Palotie, Aarno, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Parker, Victoria, Parr, Jeremy R., Paternoster, Lavinia, Paunio, Tiina, Payne, Felicity, Pietilainen, Olli, Plagnol, Vincent, Quaye, Lydia, Quai, Michael A., Raymond, Lucy, Rehnström, Karola, Richards, Brent, Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R.S., Roberts, Nicola, Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schiffels, Stephen, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Sharp, Sally I., Shin, So-Youn, Skuse, David, Small, Kerrin, Southam, Lorraine, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Clair, David St, Stalker, Jim, Stevens, Elizabeth, Pourcian, Beate St, Sun, Jianping, Suvisaari, Jaana, Tachmazidou, Ionna, Tobin, Martin D., Valdes, Ana, Kogelenberg, Margriet Van, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walters, James T.R., Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Ward, Kirsten, Wheeler, Elanor, Whyte, Tamieka, Williams, Hywel, Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Wong, Kim, Xu, ChangJiang, Yang, Jian, Zhang, Fend, and Zhang, Pingbo

Abstract

Normal thyroid function is essential for health, but its genetic architecture remains poorly understood. Here, for the heritable thyroid traits thyrotropin (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4), we analyse whole-genome sequence data from the UK10K project (N=2,287). Using additional whole-genome sequence and deeply imputed data sets, we report meta-analysis results for common variants (MAF≥1%) associated with TSH and FT4 (N=16,335). For TSH, we identify a novel variant in SYN2 (MAF=23.5%, P=6.15 × 10−9) and a new independent variant in PDE8B (MAF=10.4%, P=5.94 × 10−14). For FT4, we report a low-frequency variant near B4GALT6/SLC25A52 (MAF=3.2%, P=1.27 × 10−9) tagging a rare TTR variant (MAF=0.4%, P=2.14 × 10−11). All common variants explain ≥20% of the variance in TSH and FT4. Analysis of rare variants (MAF<1%) using sequence kernel association testing reveals a novel association with FT4 in NRG1. Our results demonstrate that increased coverage in whole-genome sequence association studies identifies novel variants associated with thyroid function.

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2015
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32. A rare variant in APOC3 is associated with plasma triglyceride and VLDL levels in Europeans

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Timpson, Nicholas J., Walter, Klaudia, Min, Josine L., Tachmazidou, Ioanna, Malerba, Giovanni, Shin, So-Youn, Chen, Lu, Futema, Marta, Southam, Lorraine, Iotchkova, Valentina, Cocca, Massimiliano, Huang, Jie, Memari, Yasin, McCarthy, Shane, Danecek, Petr, Muddyman, Dawn, Mangino, Massimo, Menni, Cristina, Perry, John R. B., Ring, Susan M., Gaye, Amadou, Dedoussis, George, Farmaki, Aliki-Eleni, Burton, Paul, Talmud, Philippa J., Gambaro, Giovanni, Spector, Tim D., Smith, George Davey, Durbin, Richard, Richards, J Brent, Humphries, Steve E., Zeggini, Eleftheria, Soranzo, Nicole, Al Turki, Saeed, Anderson, Carl, Anney, Richard, Antony, Dinu, Soler Artigas, Maria, Ayub, Muhammad, Balasubramaniam, Senduran, Barrett, Jeffrey C., Barroso, Inês, Beales, Phil, Bentham, Jamie, Bhattacharya, Shoumo, Birney, Ewan, Blackwood, Douglas, Bobrow, Martin, Bochukova, Elena, Bolton, Patrick, Bounds, Rebecca, Boustred, Chris, Breen, Gerome, Calissano, Mattia, Carss, Keren, Chatterjee, Krishna, Ciampi, Antonio, Cirak, Sebhattin, Clapham, Peter, Clement, Gail, Coates, Guy, Collier, David, Cosgrove, Catherine, Cox, Tony, Craddock, Nick, Crooks, Lucy, Curran, Sarah, Curtis, David, Daly, Allan, Davey Smith, George, Day-Williams, Aaron, Day, Ian N. M., Down, Thomas, Du, Yuanping, Dunham, Ian, Edkins, Sarah, Ellis, Peter, Evans, David, Faroogi, Sadaf, Fatemifar, Ghazaleh, Fitzpatrick, David R., Flicek, Paul, Flyod, James, Foley, A Reghan, Franklin, Christopher S, Gallagher, Louise, Gaunt, Tom, Geihs, Matthias, Geschwind, Daniel, Greenwood, Celia, Griffin, Heather, Grozeva, Detelina, Guo, Xueqin, Guo, Xiaosen, Gurling, Hugh, Hart, Deborah, Hendricks, Audrey, Holmans, Peter, Howie, Bryan, Huang, Liren, Hubbard, Tim, Hurles, Matthew E., Hysi, Pirro, Jackson, David K., Jamshidi, Yalda, Jing, Tian, Joyce, Chris, Kaye, Jane, Keane, Thomas, Keogh, Julia, Kemp, John, Kennedy, Karen, Kolb-Kokocinski, Anja, Lachance, Genevieve, Langford, Cordelia, Lawson, Daniel, Lee, Irene, Lek, Monkol, Liang, Jieqin, Lin, Hong, Li, Rui, Li, Yingrui, Liu, Ryan, Lönnqvist, Jouko, Lopes, Margarida, Lotchkova, Valentina, MacArthur, Daniel, Marchini, Jonathan, Maslen, John, Massimo, Mangino, Mathieson, Iain, Marenne, Gaëlle, McGuffin, Peter, McIntosh, Andrew, McKechanie, Andrew G., McQuillin, Andrew, Metrustry, Sarah, Min, Josine, Mitchison, Hannah, Moayyeri, Alireza, Morris, James, Muntoni, Francesco, Northstone, Kate, O'Donnovan, Michael, Onoufriadis, Alexandros, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Oualkacha, Karim, Owen, Michael J., Palotie, Aarno, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Parker, Victoria, Parr, Jeremy R., Paternoster, Lavinia, Paunio, Tiina, Payne, Felicity, Perry, John, Pietilainen, Olli, Plagnol, Vincent, Quaye, Lydia, Quail, Michael A., Raymond, Lucy, Rehnström, Karola, Richards, Brent, Ring, Susan, Ritchie, Graham R. S., Roberts, Nicola, Savage, David B., Scambler, Peter, Schiffels, Stephen, Schmidts, Miriam, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Semple, Robert K., Serra, Eva, Sharp, Sally I., Shihab, Hasheem, Skuse, David, Small, Kerrin, Spasic-Boskovic, Olivera, Spector, Tim, St Clair, David, Stalker, Jim, Stevens, Elizabeth, St Pourcian, Beate, Sun, Jianping, Surdulescu, Gabriela, Suvisaari, Jaana, Tachmazidou, Ionna, Timpson, Nicholas, Tobin, Martin D., Valdes, Ana, Van Kogelenberg, Margriet, Vijayarangakannan, Parthiban, Visscher, Peter M., Wain, Louise V., Walters, James T. R., Wang, Guangbiao, Wang, Jun, Wang, Yu, Ward, Kirsten, Wheeler, Elanor, Whyte, Tamieka, Williams, Hywel, Williamson, Kathleen A., Wilson, Crispian, Wilson, Scott G., Wong, Kim, Xu, ChangJiang, Yang, Jian, Zhang, Fend, Zhang, Pingbo, and Zheng, Hou-Feng

Abstract

The analysis of rich catalogues of genetic variation from population-based sequencing provides an opportunity to screen for functional effects. Here we report a rare variant in APOC3 (rs138326449-A, minor allele frequency ~0.25% (UK)) associated with plasma triglyceride (TG) levels (−1.43 s.d. (s.e.=0.27 per minor allele (P-value=8.0 × 10−8)) discovered in 3,202 individuals with low read-depth, whole-genome sequence. We replicate this in 12,831 participants from five additional samples of Northern and Southern European origin (−1.0 s.d. (s.e.=0.173), P-value=7.32 × 10−9). This is consistent with an effect between 0.5 and 1.5 mmol l−1 dependent on population. We show that a single predicted splice donor variant is responsible for association signals and is independent of known common variants. Analyses suggest an independent relationship between rs138326449 and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. This represents one of the first examples of a rare, large effect variant identified from whole-genome sequencing at a population scale.

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2014
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33. Genetic architecture of human thinness compared to severe obesity

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Farooqi, Ismaa Sadaf, Riveros-McKay, Fernando, Mistry, Vanisha, Bounds, Rebecca, Hendricks, Audrey, Keogh, Julia M, Thomas, Hannah, Henning, Elana, Corbin, Laura J, O'Rahilly, Stephen, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Wheeler, Eleanor, and Barroso, Ines

Subjects
2. Zero hunger, meta-analysis, obesity, genome signal processing, genome-wide association studies, genetic loci, human genetics, body mass index, childhood obesity
Abstract

The variation in weight within a shared environment is largely attributable to genetic factors. Whilst many genes/loci confer susceptibility to obesity, little is known about the genetic architecture of healthy thinness. Here, we characterise the heritability of thinness which we found was comparable to that of severe obesity (h2=28.07 vs 32.33% respectively), although with incomplete genetic overlap (r=-0.49, 95% CI [-0.17, -0.82], p=0.003). In a genome-wide association analysis of thinness (n=1,471) vs severe obesity (n=1,456), we identified 10 loci previously associated with obesity, and demonstrate enrichment for established BMI-associated loci (pbinomial=3.05x10-5). Simulation analyses showed that different association results between the extremes were likely in agreement with additive effects across the BMI distribution, suggesting different effects on thinness and obesity could be due to their different degrees of extremeness. In further analyses, we detected a novel obesity and BMI-associated locus at PKHD1 (rs2784243, obese vs. thin p=5.99x10-6, obese vs. controls p=2.13x10-6 pBMI=2.3x10-13), associations at loci recently discovered with much larger sample sizes (e.g. FAM150B and PRDM6-CEP120), and novel variants driving associations at previously established signals (e.g. rs205262 at the SNRPC/C6orf106 locus and rs112446794 at the PRDM6-CEP120 locus). Our ability to replicate loci found with much larger sample sizes demonstrates the value of clinical extremes and suggest that characterisation of the genetics of thinness may provide a more nuanced understanding of the genetic architecture of body weight regulation and may inform the identification of potential anti-obesity targets.

34. Human MC4R variants affect endocytosis, trafficking and dimerization revealing multiple cellular mechanisms involved in weight regulation

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Brouwers, Bas, De Oliveira, Edson Mendes, Marti-Solano, Maria, Monteiro, Fabiola BF, Laurin, Suli-Anne, Keogh, Julia M, Henning, Elana, Bounds, Rebecca, Daly, Carole A, Houston, Shane, Ayinampudi, Vikram, Wasiluk, Natalia, Clarke, David, Plouffe, Bianca, Bouvier, Michel, Babu, M Madan, Farooqi, I Sadaf, and Mokrosiński, Jacek

Subjects
obesity, MC4R, Models, Biological, GPCRs, Gα(s), Chlorocebus aethiops, Cyclic AMP, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs, Animals, Humans, melanocortin, Phosphorylation, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, MSH, beta-Arrestins, therapy, β-arrestin, Body Weight, Cell Membrane, Genetic Variation, 16. Peace & justice, Endocytosis, HEK293 Cells, COS Cells, Mutation, Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4, Mutant Proteins, weight loss, Protein Multimerization, Signal Transduction
Abstract

The Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) plays a pivotal role in energy homeostasis. We used human MC4R mutations associated with an increased or decreased risk of obesity to dissect mechanisms that regulate MC4R function. Most obesity-associated mutations impair trafficking to the plasma membrane (PM), whereas obesity-protecting mutations either accelerate recycling to the PM or decrease internalization, resulting in enhanced signaling. MC4R mutations that do not affect canonical Gαs protein-mediated signaling, previously considered to be non-pathogenic, nonetheless disrupt agonist-induced internalization, β-arrestin recruitment, and/or coupling to Gαs, establishing their causal role in severe obesity. Structural mapping reveals ligand-accessible sites by which MC4R couples to effectors and residues involved in the homodimerization of MC4R, which is disrupted by multiple obesity-associated mutations. Human genetic studies reveal that endocytosis, intracellular trafficking, and homodimerization regulate MC4R function to a level that is physiologically relevant, supporting the development of chaperones, agonists, and allosteric modulators of MC4R for weight loss therapy.

35. Obesity-Associated Mutations and the Melanocortin Pathway.

Author

de Oliveira, Edson Mendes, Keogh, Julia M., Talbot, Fleur, Henning, Elana, Ahmed, Rachel, Perdikari, Aliki, Bounds, Rebecca, Wasiluk, Natalia, Ayinampudi, Vikram, Barroso, Inès, Mokrosinski, Jacek, Jyothish, Deepthi, Lim, Sharon, Gupta, Sanjay, Kershaw, Melanie, Matei, Cristina, Partha, Praveen, Randell, Tabitha, McAulay, Antoinette, and Wilson, Louise C.

Subjects
*STATURE, *CHROMOGRANINS, *RESEARCH, *GENETIC mutation, *CHILDHOOD obesity, *RESEARCH methodology, *CELL receptors, *MEDICAL cooperation, *EVALUATION research, *CELLULAR signal transduction, *COMPARATIVE studies, *RESEARCH funding, *MEMBRANE proteins
Abstract

Background: GNAS encodes the Gαs (stimulatory G-protein alpha subunit) protein, which mediates G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. GNAS mutations cause developmental delay, short stature, and skeletal abnormalities in a syndrome called Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy. Because of imprinting, mutations on the maternal allele also cause obesity and hormone resistance (pseudohypoparathyroidism).Methods: We performed exome sequencing and targeted resequencing in 2548 children who presented with severe obesity, and we unexpectedly identified 22 GNAS mutation carriers. We investigated whether the effect of GNAS mutations on melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) signaling explains the obesity and whether the variable clinical spectrum in patients might be explained by the results of molecular assays.Results: Almost all GNAS mutations impaired MC4R signaling. A total of 6 of 11 patients who were 12 to 18 years of age had reduced growth. In these patients, mutations disrupted growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor signaling, but growth was unaffected in carriers of mutations that did not affect this signaling pathway (mean standard-deviation score for height, -0.90 vs. 0.75, respectively; P = 0.02). Only 1 of 10 patients who reached final height before or during the study had short stature. GNAS mutations that impaired thyrotropin receptor signaling were associated with developmental delay and with higher thyrotropin levels (mean [±SD], 8.4±4.7 mIU per liter) than those in 340 severely obese children who did not have GNAS mutations (3.9±2.6 mIU per liter; P = 0.004).Conclusions: Because pathogenic mutations may manifest with obesity alone, screening of children with severe obesity for GNAS deficiency may allow early diagnosis, improving clinical outcomes, and melanocortin agonists may aid in weight loss. GNAS mutations that are identified by means of unbiased genetic testing differentially affect GPCR signaling pathways that contribute to clinical heterogeneity. Monogenic diseases are clinically more variable than their classic descriptions suggest. (Funded by Wellcome and others.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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36. Structures of human PTP1B variants reveal allosteric sites to target for weight loss therapy.

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Perdikari A, Woods VA, Ebrahim A, Lawler K, Bounds R, Singh NI, Mehlman TS, Riley BT, Sharma S, Morris JW, Keogh JM, Henning E, Smith M, Farooqi IS, and Keedy DA

Abstract

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a negative regulator of leptin signaling whose disruption protects against diet-induced obesity in mice. We investigated whether structural characterization of human PTP1B variant proteins might reveal precise mechanisms to target for weight loss therapy. We selected 12 rare variants for functional characterization from exomes from 997 people with persistent thinness and 200,000 people from UK Biobank. Seven of 12 variants impaired PTP1B function by increasing leptin-stimulated STAT3 phosphorylation in cells. Using room-temperature X-ray crystallography, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, and computational modeling, we determined that human variants modulate the 3-dimensional structure of PTP1B through distinct allosteric conduits that energetically link distal, highly ligandable structural regions to the active site. These studies inform the design of allosteric PTP1B inhibitors for the treatment of obesity., Competing Interests: Competing interests: ISF has consulted for a number of companies developing weight loss drugs including Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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2024
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37. Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity.

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Hendricks AE, Bochukova EG, Marenne G, Keogh JM, Atanassova N, Bounds R, Wheeler E, Mistry V, Henning E, Körner A, Muddyman D, McCarthy S, Hinney A, Hebebrand J, Scott RA, Langenberg C, Wareham NJ, Surendran P, Howson JM, Butterworth AS, Danesh J, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Afzal S, Papadia S, Ashford S, Garg S, Millhauser GL, Palomino RI, Kwasniewska A, Tachmazidou I, O'Rahilly S, Zeggini E, Barroso I, and Farooqi IS

Subjects
Animals, Case-Control Studies, Chromogranins chemistry, Chromogranins genetics, Chromogranins metabolism, Female, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs chemistry, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs genetics, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs metabolism, Humans, Male, Mice, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Obesity, Morbid diagnosis, Odds Ratio, Pediatric Obesity diagnosis, Pedigree, Protein Conformation, Rodentia, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Variation, Obesity, Morbid genetics, Pediatric Obesity genetics
Abstract

Obesity is a genetically heterogeneous disorder. Using targeted and whole-exome sequencing, we studied 32 human and 87 rodent obesity genes in 2,548 severely obese children and 1,117 controls. We identified 52 variants contributing to obesity in 2% of cases including multiple novel variants in GNAS, which were sometimes found with accelerated growth rather than short stature as described previously. Nominally significant associations were found for rare functional variants in BBS1, BBS9, GNAS, MKKS, CLOCK and ANGPTL6. The p.S284X variant in ANGPTL6 drives the association signal (rs201622589, MAF~0.1%, odds ratio = 10.13, p-value = 0.042) and results in complete loss of secretion in cells. Further analysis including additional case-control studies and population controls (N = 260,642) did not support association of this variant with obesity (odds ratio = 2.34, p-value = 2.59 × 10 -3 ), highlighting the challenges of testing rare variant associations and the need for very large sample sizes. Further validation in cohorts with severe obesity and engineering the variants in model organisms will be needed to explore whether human variants in ANGPTL6 and other genes that lead to obesity when deleted in mice, do contribute to obesity. Such studies may yield druggable targets for weight loss therapies.

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2017
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