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

Author: Vegte, Y.J. van de, Eppinga, R.N., Ende, M.Y. van der, Hagemeijer, Y.P., Mahendran, Y., Salfati, E., Smith, A.V., Tan, V.Y., Arking, D.E., Ntalla, I., Appel, E.V., Schurmann, C., Brody, J.A., Rueedi, R., Polasek, O., Sveinbjornsson, G., Lecoeur, C., Ladenvall, C., Zhao, J.H., Isaacs, A., Wang, L., Luan, Jian'an, Hwang, S.J., Mononen, N., Auro, K., Jackson, A.U., Bielak, L.F., Zeng, L., Shah, N., Nethander, M., Campbell, A., Rankinen, T., Pechlivanis, S., Qi, L., Zhao, Wei, Rizzi, F., Tanaka, T., Robino, A., Cocca, M., Lange, L., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Roselli, C., Zhang, W, Kleber, M.E., Guo, X., Lin, H.J., Pavani, F., Galesloot, T.E., Noordam, R., Milaneschi, Y., Schraut, K.E., Hoed, M. den, Degenhardt, F., Trompet, S., Berg, M.E. van den, Pistis, G., Tham, Y.C., Weiss, S., Sim, X.S., Li, H.L., Most, P.J. van der, Nolte, I.M., Lyytikäinen, L.P., Said, M.A., Witte, D.R., Iribarren, C., Launer, L., Ring, S.M., Vries, P.S. de, Sever, P., Linneberg, A., Bottinger, E.P., Padmanabhan, S., Psaty, B.M., Sotoodehnia, N., Kolcic, I., Arnar, D.O., Gudbjartsson, D.F., Holm, H., Balkau, B., Silva, C.T., Newton-Cheh, C.H., Nikus, K., Salo, P., Mohlke, K.L., Peyser, P.A., Schunkert, H., Lorentzon, M., Lahti, J., Rao, D.C., Cornelis, M.C., Faul, J.D., Smith, J.A., Stolarz-Skrzypek, K., Bandinelli, S., Concas, M.P., Sinagra, G., Meitinger, T., Waldenberger, M., Sinner, M.F., Strauch, K., Delgado, G.E., Taylor, K.D., Yao, J., Foco, L., Melander, O., Graaf, J. de, Mutsert, R. de, Geus, E.J.C. de, Johansson, Å., Joshi, P.K., Lind, L., Franke, A., Macfarlane, P.W., Tarasov, K.V., Tan, N., Felix, S.B., Tai, E.S., Quek, D.Q., Snieder, H., Ormel, J., Ingelsson, M., Lindgren, C., Morris, A.P., Raitakari, O.T., Hansen, T., Assimes, T., Gudnason, V., Timpson, N.J., Morrison, A.C., Munroe, P.B., Strachan, D.P., Grarup, N., Loos, R.J.F., Heckbert, S.R., Vollenweider, P., Hayward, C., Stefansson, K., Froguel, P., Groop, L., Wareham, N.J., Duijn, C.M. van, Feitosa, M.F., O'Donnell, C.J., Kähönen, M., Perola, M., Boehnke, M., Kardia, S.L.R., Erdmann, J., Palmer, C.N.A., Ohlsson, C., Porteous, D.J., Eriksson, J.G., Bouchard, C., Moebus, S., Kraft, P., Weir, D.R., Cusi, D., Ferrucci, L., Ulivi, S., Girotto, G., Correa, A., Kääb, S., Peters, A., Chambers, J.C., Kooner, J.S., März, W., Rotter, J.I., Hicks, A.A., Smith, J.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Mook-Kanamori, D.O., Penninx, B.W.J.H., Gyllensten, U., Wilson, J.F., Burgess, S., Sundström, J., Lieb, W., Jukema, J.W., Eijgelsheim, M., Lakatta, E.L.M., Cheng, C.Y., Dörr, M., Wong, T.Y., Sabanayagam, C., Oldehinkel, A.J., Riese, H., Lehtimäki, T., Verweij, N., Harst, P. van der, Vegte, Y.J. van de, Eppinga, R.N., Ende, M.Y. van der, Hagemeijer, Y.P., Mahendran, Y., Salfati, E., Smith, A.V., Tan, V.Y., Arking, D.E., Ntalla, I., Appel, E.V., Schurmann, C., Brody, J.A., Rueedi, R., Polasek, O., Sveinbjornsson, G., Lecoeur, C., Ladenvall, C., Zhao, J.H., Isaacs, A., Wang, L., Luan, Jian'an, Hwang, S.J., Mononen, N., Auro, K., Jackson, A.U., Bielak, L.F., Zeng, L., Shah, N., Nethander, M., Campbell, A., Rankinen, T., Pechlivanis, S., Qi, L., Zhao, Wei, Rizzi, F., Tanaka, T., Robino, A., Cocca, M., Lange, L., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Roselli, C., Zhang, W, Kleber, M.E., Guo, X., Lin, H.J., Pavani, F., Galesloot, T.E., Noordam, R., Milaneschi, Y., Schraut, K.E., Hoed, M. den, Degenhardt, F., Trompet, S., Berg, M.E. van den, Pistis, G., Tham, Y.C., Weiss, S., Sim, X.S., Li, H.L., Most, P.J. van der, Nolte, I.M., Lyytikäinen, L.P., Said, M.A., Witte, D.R., Iribarren, C., Launer, L., Ring, S.M., Vries, P.S. de, Sever, P., Linneberg, A., Bottinger, E.P., Padmanabhan, S., Psaty, B.M., Sotoodehnia, N., Kolcic, I., Arnar, D.O., Gudbjartsson, D.F., Holm, H., Balkau, B., Silva, C.T., Newton-Cheh, C.H., Nikus, K., Salo, P., Mohlke, K.L., Peyser, P.A., Schunkert, H., Lorentzon, M., Lahti, J., Rao, D.C., Cornelis, M.C., Faul, J.D., Smith, J.A., Stolarz-Skrzypek, K., Bandinelli, S., Concas, M.P., Sinagra, G., Meitinger, T., Waldenberger, M., Sinner, M.F., Strauch, K., Delgado, G.E., Taylor, K.D., Yao, J., Foco, L., Melander, O., Graaf, J. de, Mutsert, R. de, Geus, E.J.C. de, Johansson, Å., Joshi, P.K., Lind, L., Franke, A., Macfarlane, P.W., Tarasov, K.V., Tan, N., Felix, S.B., Tai, E.S., Quek, D.Q., Snieder, H., Ormel, J., Ingelsson, M., Lindgren, C., Morris, A.P., Raitakari, O.T., Hansen, T., Assimes, T., Gudnason, V., Timpson, N.J., Morrison, A.C., Munroe, P.B., Strachan, D.P., Grarup, N., Loos, R.J.F., Heckbert, S.R., Vollenweider, P., Hayward, C., Stefansson, K., Froguel, P., Groop, L., Wareham, N.J., Duijn, C.M. van, Feitosa, M.F., O'Donnell, C.J., Kähönen, M., Perola, M., Boehnke, M., Kardia, S.L.R., Erdmann, J., Palmer, C.N.A., Ohlsson, C., Porteous, D.J., Eriksson, J.G., Bouchard, C., Moebus, S., Kraft, P., Weir, D.R., Cusi, D., Ferrucci, L., Ulivi, S., Girotto, G., Correa, A., Kääb, S., Peters, A., Chambers, J.C., Kooner, J.S., März, W., Rotter, J.I., Hicks, A.A., Smith, J.G., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Mook-Kanamori, D.O., Penninx, B.W.J.H., Gyllensten, U., Wilson, J.F., Burgess, S., Sundström, J., Lieb, W., Jukema, J.W., Eijgelsheim, M., Lakatta, E.L.M., Cheng, C.Y., Dörr, M., Wong, T.Y., Sabanayagam, C., Oldehinkel, A.J., Riese, H., Lehtimäki, T., Verweij, N., and Harst, P. van der
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 296013.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), 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.
Published: 2023

2. Publisher Correction: Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability (Nature Communications, (2021), 12, 1, (24), 10.1038/s41467-020-19366-9)

Author: Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Grallert, H. (Harald), Perry, J.R.B. (John R. B.), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Rybin, D. (Denis), Jansen, R. (Rick), Min, J.L. (Josine L.), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Ulrich, A. (Anna), Zudina, L. (Liudmila), Gådin, J.R. (Jesper R.), Jiang, L. (Longda), Faggian, A. (Alessia), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Fadista, J. (João), Stathopoulou, M.G. (Maria G), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Navarro, P. (Pau), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Jackson, A.U. (Anne U.), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), O’Connell, J.R. (Jeff R.), Bielak, L.F. (Lawrence F.), Webster, R.J. (Rebecca J.), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Stafford, M., Pourcain, B.S. (Beate St), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas J.), Salo, P. (Perttu), Shin, S.-Y., Amin, N. (Najaf), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Li, G. (Guo), Verweij, N. (Niek), Goel, A. (Anuj), Ford, I. (Ian), Johnson, P.C.D. (Paul C. D.), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kapur, K. (Karen), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J. (Laura), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Fall, T. (Tove), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus E.), Silbernagel, G. (Günther), Meyer, J. (Julia), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Sarin, A.-P., Yengo, L. (Loic), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Luan, J. (Jian’an), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), An, P. (Ping), Sanna, S. (Serena), Boettcher, Y. (Yvonne), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Iperen, E. (Erik van), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Hastie, N. (Nick), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), McLachlan, S. (Stela), Campbell, S. (Susan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Carlson, O.D. (Olga), Egan, J. (Josephine), Kieß, W. (Wieland), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Liu, Y. (Yongmei), Miljkovic, I. (Iva), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Perola, M. (Markus), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda J.), Groves, C.J. (Christopher J.), Herder, C. (Christian), Koistinen, H.A. (Heikki A.), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Faire, U.D. (Ulf), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Krus, U. (Ulrika), Scapoli, C. (Chiara), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Blüher, M. (Matthias), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Province, M.A. (Michael A.), Abecasis, G.R. (Goncalo R.), Meigs, J.B. (James B.), Hovingh, G.K. (G. Kees), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan F.), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Winkelmann, B., Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), März, W. (Winfried), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Deloukas, P. (Panos), Körner, A. (Antje), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Bergman, R.N. (Richard N.), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Männistö, S. (Satu), Franks, P.W. (Paul W.), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Visvikis-Siest, S. (Sophie), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Altshuler, D. (David), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Campbell, H. (Harry), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Gieger, C. (Christian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy M.), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Peyser, P.A. (Patricia A.), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon L. R.), Palmer, L.J. (Lyle J.), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Meneton, P. (Pierre), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Matullo, G., Harst, P. (Pim van der), Smith, G.D. (George Davey), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth J. F.), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Groop, L. (Leif), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hofman, A. (Albert), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Franco-Cereceda, A. (Anders), Eriksson, P. (Per), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Nicholson, G. (George), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Frants, R.R. (Rune), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Kaakinen, M.A. (Marika A.), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Watanabe, R.M. (Richard), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Grallert, H. (Harald), Perry, J.R.B. (John R. B.), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Rybin, D. (Denis), Jansen, R. (Rick), Min, J.L. (Josine L.), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Ulrich, A. (Anna), Zudina, L. (Liudmila), Gådin, J.R. (Jesper R.), Jiang, L. (Longda), Faggian, A. (Alessia), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Fadista, J. (João), Stathopoulou, M.G. (Maria G), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Navarro, P. (Pau), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Jackson, A.U. (Anne U.), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), O’Connell, J.R. (Jeff R.), Bielak, L.F. (Lawrence F.), Webster, R.J. (Rebecca J.), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Stafford, M., Pourcain, B.S. (Beate St), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas J.), Salo, P. (Perttu), Shin, S.-Y., Amin, N. (Najaf), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Li, G. (Guo), Verweij, N. (Niek), Goel, A. (Anuj), Ford, I. (Ian), Johnson, P.C.D. (Paul C. D.), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kapur, K. (Karen), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J. (Laura), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Fall, T. (Tove), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus E.), Silbernagel, G. (Günther), Meyer, J. (Julia), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Sarin, A.-P., Yengo, L. (Loic), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Luan, J. (Jian’an), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), An, P. (Ping), Sanna, S. (Serena), Boettcher, Y. (Yvonne), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Iperen, E. (Erik van), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Hastie, N. (Nick), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), McLachlan, S. (Stela), Campbell, S. (Susan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Carlson, O.D. (Olga), Egan, J. (Josephine), Kieß, W. (Wieland), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Liu, Y. (Yongmei), Miljkovic, I. (Iva), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Perola, M. (Markus), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda J.), Groves, C.J. (Christopher J.), Herder, C. (Christian), Koistinen, H.A. (Heikki A.), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Faire, U.D. (Ulf), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Krus, U. (Ulrika), Scapoli, C. (Chiara), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Blüher, M. (Matthias), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Province, M.A. (Michael A.), Abecasis, G.R. (Goncalo R.), Meigs, J.B. (James B.), Hovingh, G.K. (G. Kees), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan F.), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Winkelmann, B., Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), März, W. (Winfried), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Deloukas, P. (Panos), Körner, A. (Antje), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Bergman, R.N. (Richard N.), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Männistö, S. (Satu), Franks, P.W. (Paul W.), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Visvikis-Siest, S. (Sophie), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Altshuler, D. (David), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Campbell, H. (Harry), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Gieger, C. (Christian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy M.), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Peyser, P.A. (Patricia A.), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon L. R.), Palmer, L.J. (Lyle J.), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Meneton, P. (Pierre), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Matullo, G., Harst, P. (Pim van der), Smith, G.D. (George Davey), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth J. F.), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Groop, L. (Leif), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hofman, A. (Albert), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Franco-Cereceda, A. (Anders), Eriksson, P. (Per), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Nicholson, G. (George), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Frants, R.R. (Rune), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Kaakinen, M.A. (Marika A.), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Watanabe, R.M. (Richard), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), and Prokopenko, I. (Inga)
Abstract: The original version of this Article contained an error in Fig. 2, in which panels a and b were inadvertently swapped. This has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
Published: 2021
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3. Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability

Author: Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Grallert, H. (Harald), Perry, J.R.B. (John R. B.), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Rybin, D. (Denis), Jansen, R. (Rick), Min, J. (Josine), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Ulrich, A. (Anna), Zudina, L. (Liudmila), Gådin, J.R. (Jesper R.), Jiang, L. (Longda), Faggian, A. (Alessia), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Fadista, J. (João), Stathopoulou, M.G. (Maria G), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Navarro, P. (Pau), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Jackson, A.U. (Anne U.), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), O’Connell, J.R. (Jeff R.), Bielak, L.F. (Lawrence F.), Webster, R.J. (Rebecca J.), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Stafford, M., Pourcain, B.S. (Beate St), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas J.), Salo, P. (Perttu), Shin, S.-Y., Amin, N. (Najaf), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Li, G. (Guo), Verweij, N. (Niek), Goel, A. (Anuj), Ford, I. (Ian), Johnson, P.C.D. (Paul C. D.), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kapur, K. (Karen), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J. (Laura), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Fall, T. (Tove), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus E.), Silbernagel, G. (Günther), Meyer, J. (Julia), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Sarin, A.-P., Yengo, L. (Loic), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Luan, J. (Jian’an), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), An, P. (Ping), Sanna, S. (Serena), Boettcher, Y. (Yvonne), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Iperen, E. (Erik van), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Hastie, N. (Nick), Wild, S.H. (Sarah H.), McLachlan, S. (Stela), Campbell, S. (Susan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Carlson, O.D. (Olga), Egan, J. (Josephine), Kieß, W. (Wieland), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Liu, Y. (Yongmei), Miljkovic, I. (Iva), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Perola, M. (Markus), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda J.), Groves, C.J. (Christopher J.), Herder, C. (Christian), Koistinen, H.A. (Heikki A.), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Faire, U.D. (Ulf), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Krus, U. (Ulrika), Scapoli, C. (Chiara), de Geus, E.J.C.N. (Eco J. C. N.), Blüher, M. (Matthias), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Province, M.A. (Michael A.), Abecasis, G.R. (Goncalo R.), Meigs, J.B. (James B.), Hovingh, G.K. (G. Kees), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan F.), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Winkelmann, B., Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard O.), März, W. (Winfried), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Deloukas, P. (Panos), Körner, A. (Antje), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Bergman, R.N. (Richard N.), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Männistö, S. (Satu), Franks, P.W. (Paul W.), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Visvikis-Siest, S. (Sophie), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Altshuler, D. (David), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Campbell, H. (Harry), van Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia M.), Gieger, C. (Christian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy L.), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy M.), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Peyser, P.A. (Patricia A.), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon L. R.), Palmer, L.J. (Lyle J.), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Meneton, P. (Pierre), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Harst, P. (Pim van der), Smith, G.D. (George Davey), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Groop, L. (Leif), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hofman, A. (Albert), Munroe, P.B. (Patricia B.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Franco-Cereceda, A. (Anders), Eriksson, P. (Per), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Nicholson, G. (George), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Frants, R.R. (Rune), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Kaakinen, M.A. (Marika A.), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Watanabe, R.M. (Richard), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Morris, A.P. (Andrew P.), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Grallert, H. (Harald), Perry, J.R.B. (John R. B.), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Rybin, D. (Denis), Jansen, R. (Rick), Min, J. (Josine), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Ulrich, A. (Anna), Zudina, L. (Liudmila), Gådin, J.R. (Jesper R.), Jiang, L. (Longda), Faggian, A. (Alessia), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Fadista, J. (João), Stathopoulou, M.G. (Maria G), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Navarro, P. (Pau), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Jackson, A.U. (Anne U.), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), O’Connell, J.R. (Jeff R.), Bielak, L.F. (Lawrence F.), Webster, R.J. (Rebecca J.), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Stafford, M., Pourcain, B.S. (Beate St), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas J.), Salo, P. (Perttu), Shin, S.-Y., Amin, N. (Najaf), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Li, G. (Guo), Verweij, N. (Niek), Goel, A. (Anuj), Ford, I. (Ian), Johnson, P.C.D. (Paul C. D.), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kapur, K. (Karen), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J. (Laura), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Fall, T. (Tove), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus E.), Silbernagel, G. (Günther), Meyer, J. (Julia), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Sarin, A.-P., Yengo, L. (Loic), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Luan, J. (Jian’an), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), An, P. (Ping), Sanna, S. (Serena), Boettcher, Y. (Yvonne), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Iperen, E. (Erik van), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Hastie, N. (Nick), Wild, S.H. (Sarah H.), McLachlan, S. (Stela), Campbell, S. (Susan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Carlson, O.D. (Olga), Egan, J. (Josephine), Kieß, W. (Wieland), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Liu, Y. (Yongmei), Miljkovic, I. (Iva), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Perola, M. (Markus), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda J.), Groves, C.J. (Christopher J.), Herder, C. (Christian), Koistinen, H.A. (Heikki A.), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Faire, U.D. (Ulf), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Krus, U. (Ulrika), Scapoli, C. (Chiara), de Geus, E.J.C.N. (Eco J. C. N.), Blüher, M. (Matthias), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Province, M.A. (Michael A.), Abecasis, G.R. (Goncalo R.), Meigs, J.B. (James B.), Hovingh, G.K. (G. Kees), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan F.), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Winkelmann, B., Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard O.), März, W. (Winfried), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Deloukas, P. (Panos), Körner, A. (Antje), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Bergman, R.N. (Richard N.), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Männistö, S. (Satu), Franks, P.W. (Paul W.), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Visvikis-Siest, S. (Sophie), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Altshuler, D. (David), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Campbell, H. (Harry), van Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia M.), Gieger, C. (Christian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy L.), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy M.), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Peyser, P.A. (Patricia A.), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon L. R.), Palmer, L.J. (Lyle J.), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Meneton, P. (Pierre), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Harst, P. (Pim van der), Smith, G.D. (George Davey), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Groop, L. (Leif), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hofman, A. (Albert), Munroe, P.B. (Patricia B.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Franco-Cereceda, A. (Anders), Eriksson, P. (Per), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Nicholson, G. (George), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Frants, R.R. (Rune), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Kaakinen, M.A. (Marika A.), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Watanabe, R.M. (Richard), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Morris, A.P. (Andrew P.), and Prokopenko, I. (Inga)
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.
Published: 2021
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4. Multi-ancestry GWAS of the electrocardiographic PR interval identifies 202 loci underlying cardiac conduction

Author: Ntalla, I. (Ioanna), Weng, L.-C., Cartwright, J.H. (James H.), Hall, A.W. (Amelia Weber), Sveinbjornsson, G. (Gardar), Tucker, N.R. (Nathan R.), Choi, S.H. (Seung Hoan), Chaffin, M.D. (Mark D.), Roselli, C. (Carolina), Barnes, M.J. (Michael), Mifsud, B. (Borbala), Warren, H.R. (Helen R.), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Marten, J. (Jonathan), Cranley, J.J. (James J.), Concas, M.P. (Maria Pina), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Boutin, T. (Thibaud), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Rudan, I. (Igor), Araujo, N.M. (Nathalia M.), Lima-Costa, M.F. (Maria Fernanda), Ribeiro, A.L. (Antonio), Souza, R.P. (Renan P.), Tarazona-Santos, E. (Eduardo), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Del Greco M, F. (Fabiola), Foco, L. (Luisa), Gögele, M. (Martin), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Cook, J.P. (James P.), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), Sundström, J. (Johan), Nelson, C.P. (Christopher P.), Riaz, M.B. (Muhammad B.), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Sinagra, G. (Gianfranco), Ulivi, S. (Shelia), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Mishra, P.P. (Pashupati P.), Mononen, N. (Nina), Nikus, K. (Kjell), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), O’Connell, J.R. (Jeff R.), Ryan, K. (Kathleen), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Aeschbacher, S. (Stefanie), Conen, D. (David), Risch, L. (Lorenz), Thériault, S. (Sébastien), Hutri-Kähönen, N. (Nina), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Barnes, C.L.K. (Catriona L. K.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Joshi, P.K. (Peter), Wilson, J.F. (James), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Kors, J.A. (Jan), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Huang, P.L. (Paul L.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Harris, T.B. (Tamara B.), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Nadkarni, G. (Girish), Preuss, M. (Michael), Correa, D.D., Mei, H. (Hao), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Peters, A. (Annette), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Rienstra, S.A., van de Vegte, Y.J. (Yordi J.), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Verweij, N. (Niek), Kääb, S. (Stefan), Schramm, K. (Katharina), Sinner, M.F. (Moritz), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Cutler, M.J. (Michael J.), Fatkin, D. (Diane), London, B. (Barry), Olesen, M.S. (Morten S.), Roden, D.M. (Dan M.), Benjamin Shoemaker, M. (M.), Gustav Smith, J. (J.), Biggs, M.L. (M.), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Brody, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Grandi, A. (Alessandro) de, Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Penninx, B.W.J.H., Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Ford, I. (Ian), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Macfarlane, P.W. (Peter W.), Trompet, S. (Stella), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Felix, S.B. (Stephan B.), Völker, U. (Uwe), Weiss, S. (Stefan), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Jula, A. (Antti), Sääksjärvi, K. (K.), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Heckbert, S.R. (Susan), Lin, H.J. (Henry J.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Yao, J. (Jie), Mutsert, R. (Reneé) de, Maan, A.C. (Arie C.), Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis O.), Noordam, R. (Raymond), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Ding, J. (Jun), Lakatta, E. (Edward), Qian, Y. (Yong), Tarasov, K.V. (Kirill V.), Levy, D. (Daniel), Lin, H. (Honghuang), Newton-Cheh, C. (Christopher), Lunetta, K.L. (Kathryn), Murray, A.D. (Alison D.), Porteous, D.J. (David J.), Smith, B.H. (Blair), Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Berg, M.E. (Marten) van den, Haessler, J. (Jeff), Jackson, R.D. (Rebecca), Kooperberg, C. (Charles), Peters, U. (Ulrike), Reiner, A.P. (Alexander P.), Whitsel, E.A. (Eric), Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Arking, D.E. (Dan E.), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Ehret, G.B. (Georg B.), Soliman, E.Z. (Elsayed Z.), Avery, C.L., Gogarten, S.M., Kerr, K.F. (Kathleen), Laurie, C.C. (Cathy C.), Seyerle, A.A. (Amanda A.), Stilp, A. (Adrienne), Assa, S. (Solmaz), Abdullah Said, M. (M.), Yldau van der Ende, M. 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Abstract: 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 conduc
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5. Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes

Author: Clark, D.W. (David W), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Moore, K.H.S. (Kristjan H S), Mason, D. (Dan), Pirastu, N. (Nicola), Gandin, I. (Ilaria), Mattsson, H. (Hannele), Barnes, C.L.K. (Catriona L K), Lin, K. (Kuang), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Deelen, P. (Patrick), Rohde, R. (Rebecca), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Giulianini, F. (Franco), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Bao, Y. (Yanchun), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M), Baumbach, C. (Clemens), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Bixley, M.J. (Matthew J), Brumat, M. (Marco), Chai, J.-F. (Jin-Fang), Corre, T. (Tanguy), Cousminer, D.L. (Diana), Dekker, A.M. (Annelot M), Eccles, D.A. (David A), Eijk, K.R. (Kristel) van, Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Gao, H. (He), Germain, M. (Marine), Gordon, S.D. (Scott D.), de Haan, H.G. (Hugoline G), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Hofer, E. (Edith), Huerta-Chagoya, A. (Alicia), Igartua, C. (Catherine), Jansen, I. (Iris), Jia, Y. (Yucheng), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), Karlsson, T. (Torgny), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), Li, S.A. (Shengchao Alfred), Li-Gao, R. (Ruifang), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Meidtner, K. (Karina), Meng, W. (Weihua), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Munz, M. (Matthias), Nutile, T. (Teresa), Palviainen, T. (Teemu), Prasad, G. (Gauri), Prasad, R.B. (Rashmi B), Priyanka, T.D.S. (Tallapragada Divya Sri), Rizzi, F. (Federica), Salvi, E. (Erika), Sapkota, B.R. (Bishwa R), Shriner, D. (Daniel), Skotte, L. (Line), Smart, M.C. (Melissa C), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Spek, A. (Ashley) van der, Spracklen, C.N. (Cassandra N), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Tajuddin, S.M. (Salman M), Trompet, S. (Stella), Turman, C. (Constance), Verweij, N. (Niek), Viberti, C. (Clara), Wang, L. (Lihua), Warren, H. (Helen), Wootton, R.E. (Robyn E), Yanek, L.R. (Lisa), Yao, J. (Jie), Yousri, N.A. (Noha A), Zhao, W. (Wei), Adeyemo, A.A. (Adebowale A), Afaq, S. (Saima), Aguilar-Salinas, C.A. (Carlos Alberto), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Albert, M.L. 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Abstract: 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 (FROH) for >1.4 million individuals, we show that FROH 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: FROH 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 FROH are confirmed within full-sibling pairs, where the variation in FROH is independent of all environmental confounding.
Published: 2019
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6. Genome-wide association meta-analyses and fine-mapping elucidate pathways influencing albuminuria

Author: Teumer, A. (Alexander), Li, Y. (Yong), Ghasemi, S. (Sahar), Prins, B.P. (Bram Peter), Wuttke, M. (Matthias), Hermle, T. (Tobias), Giri, A. (Ayush), Sieber, K.B. (Karsten B.), Qiu, C. (Chengxiang), Kirsten, H. (Holger), Tin, A. (Adrienne), Chu, A.Y. (Audrey Y), Bansal, N. (Nisha), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Wang, L. (Lihua), Chai, J.-F. (Jin-Fang), Cocca, M. (Massimiliano), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Gorski, M. (Mathias), Hoppmann, A. (Anselm), Horn, K. (Katrin), Li, M. (Man), Marten, J. (Jonathan), Noce, D. (Damia), Nutile, T. (Teresa), Sedaghat, S. (Sanaz), Sveinbjornsson, G. (Gardar), Tayo, B. (Bamidele), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Xu, Y. (Yizhe), Yu, Z. (Zhi), Gerstner, L. (Lea), Ärnlöv, J. (Johan), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Baptista, D. (Daniela), Biggs, M.L. (M.), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Brenner, H. (Hermann), Burkhardt, R. (Ralph), Carroll, R.J. (Robert J.), Chee, M.-L. (Miao-Li), Chee, M.-L. (Miao-Ling), Chen, M. (Mengmeng), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Cook, J.P. 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(Vilmundur), Hamet, P. (Pavel), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Holm, H. (Hilma), Foo, V.H.X. (Valencia Hui Xian), Hwang, S.-J. (Shih-Jen), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Jakobsdottir, M. (Margret), Josyula, N.S. (Navya Shilpa), Jung, B. (Bettina), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Khor, C.C., Kieß, W. (Wieland), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Körner, A. (Antje), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Kramer, H. (Holly), Krämer, B.K. (Bernhard), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Lange, L.A. (Leslie), Langefeld, C.D. (Carl), Lee, J.J.-M. (Jeannette Jen-Mai), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lieb, W. (Wolfgang), Lim, S.-C. (Su-Chi), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Loeffler, M. (Markus), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Maranville, J.C. (Joseph C.), Mascalzoni, D. (Deborah), McMullen, B. (Barbara), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Miliku, K. (Kozeta), Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis O.), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Mychaleckyj, J.C. (Josyf), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Nikus, K. (Kjell), Ning, B. (Boting), Noordam, R. (Raymond), Connell, J.O. (Jeffrey O'), Olafsson, I. (Isleifur), Palmer, N.D. (Nicholette), Peters, A. (Annette), Podgornaia, A.I. (Anna I.), Ponte, B. (Belen), Poulain, T. (Tanja), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Rabelink, T. (Ton), Raffield, L.M. (Laura M.), Reilly, D.F. (Dermot F.), Rettig, R. (Rainer), Rheinberger, M. (Myriam), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Rivadeneira, F. (Fernando), Runz, H. (Heiko), Ryan, K.A. (Kathleen A.), Sabanayagam, C. (Charumathi), Saum, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Schöttker, B. (Ben), Shaffer, C.M. (Christian M.), Shi, Y. (Yuan), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Sun, B.B. (Benjamin B.), Szymczak, S. (Silke), Tai, E.-S. (E-Shyong), Tan, N.Y.Q. (Nicholas Y Q), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Teren, A. (Andrej), Tham, Y.-C. (Yih-Chung), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Thio, C.H.L. (Chris H L), Thomsen, H. (Hauke), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tremblay, J. (Johanne), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Verweij, N. (Niek), Vogelezang, S., Völker, U. (Uwe), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Wang, C. (Chunliang), Wilson, O.D. (Otis D.), Wong, C. (Charlene), Wong, T.-Y. (Tien-Yin), Yang, Q. (Qiong), Yasuda, M. (Masayuki), Akilesh, S. (Shreeram), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Böger, C.A. (Carsten), Devuyst, O. (Olivier), Edwards, T.L. (Todd L.), Ho, K. (Kevin), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Parsa, A. (Afshin), Pendergrass, S.A. (Sarah), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Wilson, J.F. (James), Susztak, K. (Katalin), Snieder, H. (Harold), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Scholz, M. (Markus), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Hung, A.M. (Adriana M.), Penninx, B.W.J.H., and Köttgen, A. (Anna)
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.
Published: 2019
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7. Erratum to: Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

Author: Evangelou, E. (Evangelos), Warren, H. (Helen), Mosen-Ansorena, D. (David), Mifsud, B. (Borbala), Pazoki, R. (Raha), Gao, H. (He), Ntritsos, G. (Georgios), Dimou, N. (Niki), Cabrera, C.P. (Claudia P.), Karaman, I. (Ibrahim), Ng, F.L. (Fu Liang), Evangelou, M. (Marina), Witkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Tzanis, E. (Evan), Hellwege, J.N. (Jacklyn N.), Giri, A. (Ayush), Velez Edwards, D.R. (Digna R.), Sun, Y.V. (Yan V.), Cho, K. (Kelly), Gaziano, J.M. (J. Michael), Wilson, P.W.F. (Peter W. F.), Tsao, P.S. (Philip S.), Kovesdy, C.P. (Csaba P.), Esko, T. (Tonu), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Milani, L. (Lili), Almgren, P. (Peter), Boutin, T. (Thibaud), Debette, S. (Stéphanie), Ding, J. (Jun), Giulianini, F. (Franco), Holliday, E.G. (Elizabeth), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Li-Gao, R. (Ruifang), Lin, W.-Y. (Wei-Yu), Luan, J., Mangino, M. (Massimo), Oldmeadow, C. (Christopher), Prins, B.P. (Bram Peter), Qian, Y. (Yong), Sargurupremraj, M. (Muralidharan), Shah, N. (Nisha), Surendran, P. (Praveen), Thériault, S. (Sébastien), Verweij, N. (Niek), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Zhao, J.-H. (Jing-Hua), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Connell, J. (John), Mutsert, R. (Reneé) de, Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Farrall, M. (Martin), Menni, C. (Cristina), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Noordam, R. (Raymond), Pare, G. (Guillame), Poulter, N.R. (Neil), Shields, D.C. (Denis C.), Stanton, A. (Alice), McG Thom, S.A., Abecasis, G. (Gonçalo), Amin, N. (Najaf), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Ayers, K.L. (Kristin), Barbieri, C.M. (Caterina M.), Batini, C. (Chiara), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Blake, T. (Tineka), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin P.), Braund, P.S. (Peter), Brumat, M. (Marco), Campbell, A. (Archie), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Chambers, J.C. (John C.), Chauhan, G. (Ganesh), Ciullo, M. (Marina), Cocca, M. (Massimiliano), Collins, F. (Francis), Cordell, H.J. (Heather), Davies, G. (Gail), de Borst, M.H. (Martin H.), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Del Greco M, F. (Fabiola), Demirkale, C.Y. (Cumhur Yusuf), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Ehret, G.B. (Georg B.), Elosua, R. (Roberto), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Erzurumluoglu, A.M. (A. Mesut), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Frånberg, M. (Mattias), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Gandin, I. (Ilaria), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Gieger, C. (Christian), Girotto, G. (Giorgia), Goel, A. (Anuj), Gow, A.J. (Alan J.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina A.), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hofer, E. (Edith), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer E.), Hwang, S.-J. (Shih-Jen), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), James, A. (Alan), Jansen, R. (Rick), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Joehanes, R. (Roby), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Joshi, P.K. (Peter K.), Jousilahti, P. (Pekka), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Jula, A. (Antti), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Keavney, B.D. (Bernard D.), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Knekt, P., Knight, J. (Joanne), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kooner, J.S. (Jaspal S.), Koskinen, S. (Seppo), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Laan, M. (Maris), Larson, M.G. (Martin), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lehne, B. (Benjamin), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Lin, L. (Li), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lopez, L.M. (Lorna), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Mamasoula, C. (Chrysovalanto), Marrugat, J. (Jaume), Marten, J. (Jonathan), Milaneschi, Y. (Yuri), Morgan, A. (Anna), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Morrison, A.C. (Alanna), Munson, P.J. (Peter), Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Nandakumar, P. (Priyanka), Nelson, C.P. (Christopher P.), Niiranen, T. (Teemu), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Nutile, T. (Teresa), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), O’Reilly, P.F. (Paul F.), Org, E. (Elin), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Palmas, W. (Walter), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Pattie, A. (Alison), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Perola, M. (Markus), Peters, A. (Annette), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Nguyen, Q.T. (Quang Tri), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Ren, M. (Meixia), Rettig, R. (Rainer), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Ried, J.S. (Janina S.), Riese, H. (Harriëtte), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Robino, A. (Antonietta), Rose, L.M. (Lynda M.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Ruggiero, D., Saba, Y. (Yasaman), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh J.), Sarin, A.-P., Schmidt, R. (Reinhold), Schmidt, H. (Helena), Shrine, N.R.G. (Nick), Siscovick, D. (David), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Snieder, H. (Harold), Sõber, S. (Siim), Sorice, R., Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Strachan, D.P. (David), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Sundström, J. (Johan), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Tobin, M.D. (Martin), Tomaszewski, M. (Maciej), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Traglia, M. (Michela), Trompet, S. (Stella), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Tzourio, C. (Christophe), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Vaez, A. (Ahmad), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Vergnaud, A.-C. (Anne-Claire), Verwoert, G.C. (Germaine C.), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Völker, U. (Uwe), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Vuckovic, D. (Dragana), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Yao, J. (Jie), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Attia, J. (John), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Conen, D. (David), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Danesh, J. (John), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Howson, J.M.M. (Joanna M. M.), Laakso, M. (Markku), Lakatta, E.G. (Edward G.), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Melander, O. (Olle), Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis O.), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Risch, L. (Lorenz), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Scott, R.J. (Rodney J.), Sever, P. (Peter), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Levy, D. (Daniel), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Newton-Cheh, C. (Christopher), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Hung, A.M. (Adriana M.), Ódonnell, C.J. (Christopher), Edwards, T.L. (Todd L.), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Tzoulaki, I., Barnes, M.J. (Michael), Wain, L.V. (Louise V.), Elliott, P. (Paul), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Evangelou, E. (Evangelos), Warren, H. (Helen), Mosen-Ansorena, D. (David), Mifsud, B. (Borbala), Pazoki, R. (Raha), Gao, H. (He), Ntritsos, G. (Georgios), Dimou, N. (Niki), Cabrera, C.P. (Claudia P.), Karaman, I. (Ibrahim), Ng, F.L. (Fu Liang), Evangelou, M. (Marina), Witkowska, K. (Katarzyna), Tzanis, E. (Evan), Hellwege, J.N. (Jacklyn N.), Giri, A. (Ayush), Velez Edwards, D.R. (Digna R.), Sun, Y.V. (Yan V.), Cho, K. (Kelly), Gaziano, J.M. (J. Michael), Wilson, P.W.F. (Peter W. F.), Tsao, P.S. (Philip S.), Kovesdy, C.P. (Csaba P.), Esko, T. (Tonu), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Milani, L. (Lili), Almgren, P. (Peter), Boutin, T. (Thibaud), Debette, S. (Stéphanie), Ding, J. (Jun), Giulianini, F. (Franco), Holliday, E.G. (Elizabeth), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Li-Gao, R. (Ruifang), Lin, W.-Y. (Wei-Yu), Luan, J., Mangino, M. (Massimo), Oldmeadow, C. (Christopher), Prins, B.P. (Bram Peter), Qian, Y. (Yong), Sargurupremraj, M. (Muralidharan), Shah, N. (Nisha), Surendran, P. (Praveen), Thériault, S. (Sébastien), Verweij, N. (Niek), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Zhao, J.-H. (Jing-Hua), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Connell, J. (John), Mutsert, R. (Reneé) de, Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Farrall, M. (Martin), Menni, C. (Cristina), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Noordam, R. (Raymond), Pare, G. (Guillame), Poulter, N.R. (Neil), Shields, D.C. (Denis C.), Stanton, A. (Alice), McG Thom, S.A., Abecasis, G. (Gonçalo), Amin, N. (Najaf), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Ayers, K.L. (Kristin), Barbieri, C.M. (Caterina M.), Batini, C. (Chiara), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Blake, T. (Tineka), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin P.), Braund, P.S. (Peter), Brumat, M. (Marco), Campbell, A. (Archie), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Chambers, J.C. (John C.), Chauhan, G. (Ganesh), Ciullo, M. (Marina), Cocca, M. (Massimiliano), Collins, F. (Francis), Cordell, H.J. (Heather), Davies, G. (Gail), de Borst, M.H. (Martin H.), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Del Greco M, F. (Fabiola), Demirkale, C.Y. (Cumhur Yusuf), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Ehret, G.B. (Georg B.), Elosua, R. (Roberto), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Erzurumluoglu, A.M. (A. Mesut), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Frånberg, M. (Mattias), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Gandin, I. (Ilaria), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Gieger, C. (Christian), Girotto, G. (Giorgia), Goel, A. (Anuj), Gow, A.J. (Alan J.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina A.), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hofer, E. (Edith), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer E.), Hwang, S.-J. (Shih-Jen), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), James, A. (Alan), Jansen, R. (Rick), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Joehanes, R. (Roby), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Joshi, P.K. (Peter K.), Jousilahti, P. (Pekka), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Jula, A. (Antti), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Keavney, B.D. (Bernard D.), Khaw, K.-T. (Kay-Tee), Knekt, P., Knight, J. (Joanne), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kooner, J.S. (Jaspal S.), Koskinen, S. (Seppo), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Laan, M. (Maris), Larson, M.G. (Martin), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lehne, B. (Benjamin), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Lin, L. (Li), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia M.), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lopez, L.M. (Lorna), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Mamasoula, C. (Chrysovalanto), Marrugat, J. (Jaume), Marten, J. (Jonathan), Milaneschi, Y. (Yuri), Morgan, A. (Anna), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Morrison, A.C. (Alanna), Munson, P.J. (Peter), Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Nandakumar, P. (Priyanka), Nelson, C.P. (Christopher P.), Niiranen, T. (Teemu), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Nutile, T. (Teresa), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), O’Reilly, P.F. (Paul F.), Org, E. (Elin), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Palmas, W. (Walter), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Pattie, A. (Alison), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Perola, M. (Markus), Peters, A. (Annette), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Nguyen, Q.T. (Quang Tri), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Ren, M. (Meixia), Rettig, R. (Rainer), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Ried, J.S. (Janina S.), Riese, H. (Harriëtte), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Robino, A. (Antonietta), Rose, L.M. (Lynda M.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Ruggiero, D., Saba, Y. (Yasaman), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh J.), Sarin, A.-P., Schmidt, R. (Reinhold), Schmidt, H. (Helena), Shrine, N.R.G. (Nick), Siscovick, D. (David), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Snieder, H. (Harold), Sõber, S. (Siim), Sorice, R., Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Strachan, D.P. (David), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Sundström, J. (Johan), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Tobin, M.D. (Martin), Tomaszewski, M. (Maciej), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Traglia, M. (Michela), Trompet, S. (Stella), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Tzourio, C. (Christophe), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Vaez, A. (Ahmad), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Vergnaud, A.-C. (Anne-Claire), Verwoert, G.C. (Germaine C.), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Völker, U. (Uwe), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Vuckovic, D. (Dragana), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Yao, J. (Jie), Zemunik, T. (Tatijana), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Attia, J. (John), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Conen, D. (David), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Danesh, J. (John), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Howson, J.M.M. (Joanna M. M.), Laakso, M. (Markku), Lakatta, E.G. (Edward G.), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Melander, O. (Olle), Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis O.), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin N. A.), Risch, L. (Lorenz), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Scott, R.J. (Rodney J.), Sever, P. (Peter), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Levy, D. (Daniel), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Newton-Cheh, C. (Christopher), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Hung, A.M. (Adriana M.), Ódonnell, C.J. (Christopher), Edwards, T.L. (Todd L.), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Tzoulaki, I., Barnes, M.J. (Michael), Wain, L.V. (Louise V.), Elliott, P. (Paul), and Caulfield, M. (Mark)
Abstract: In the version of this article originally published, the name of author Martin H. de Borst was coded incorrectly in the XML. The error has now been corrected in the HTML version of the paper.
Published: 2018
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8. Genome-wide analyses identify a role for SLC17A4 and AADAT in thyroid hormone regulation

Author: Teumer, A. (Alexander), Chaker, L. (Layal), Groeneweg, S. (Stefan), Li, Y. (Yong), Di Munno, C. (Celia), Barbieri, C. (Caterina), Schultheiss, U.T. (Ulla T.), Traglia, M. (Michela), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Appel, E.V.R. (Emil Vincent R.), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Arnold, A.M. (Alice), Astrup, A. (Arne), Beekman, M. (Marian), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bekaert, S. (Sofie), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Brown, S.J. (Stephen), Buyzere, M. (Marc) de, Campbell, P.J. (Purdey J.), Ceresini, G. (Graziano), Cerqueira, C. (Charlotte), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Eckardt, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Ekici, A.B. (Arif B.), Hagen, K. (Knut), Ferrrucci, L. (Luigi), Fiers, T. (Tom), Fiorillo, E. (Edoardo), Ford, I. (Ian), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Galesloot, T.E. (Tessel), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gögele, M. (Martin), Grandi, A. (Alessandro) de, Grarup, N. (Niels), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Haljas, K. (Kadri), Hansen, T. (Torben), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hollander, W. (Wouter) den, Homuth, G. (Georg), Hui, J. (Jennie), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ittermann, T. (Till), Jensen, R.A. (Richard A.), Jing, J. (Jiaojiao), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kasbohm, E. (Elisa), Kaufman, J.-M. (Jean-Marc), Kiemeney, L.A. (Lambertus A.), Kloppenburg, M. (Margreet), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lapauw, B. (Bruno), Li, S. (Shuo), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Boezen, H.M. (Marike), Franke, L. (Lude), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Rots, M.G. (M.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Wijmenga, C. (Cisca), Lim, E.M. (Ee Mun), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Marina, M. (Michela), Mascalzoni, D. (Deborah), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Medenwald, D. (Daniel), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meulenbelt, I. (Ingrid), Meyer, T. (Thorsten), Meyer zu Schwabedissen, H.E. (Henriette E.), Mikolajczyk, R. (Rafael), Moed, H. (Heleen), Netea-Maier, R.T. (Romana), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Pala, M. (Mauro), Penninx, B.W.J.H., Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Petersmann, A. (Astrid), Porcu, E. (Eleonora), Postmus, D. (Douwe), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ramos, Y.F.M. (Yolande F. M.), Rawal, R. (Rajesh), Redmond, P. (Paul), Richards, J.B. (Brent), Rietzschel, E.R. (Ernst), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Roef, G.L. (Greet), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schlessinger, D. (David), Selvin, E. (Elizabeth), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Taes, Y.E. (Youri), Taliun, D. (Daniel), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thuesen, L. (Leif), Tiller, D. (Daniel), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Uitterlinden, A.G. (Andre G.), Visser, W.E. (Edward), Walsh, J.P. (John P.), Wilson, S.G. (Scott), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Zheng, H.-F. (Hou-Feng), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Peeters, R.P. (Robin), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Völzke, H. (Henry), Sanna, S. (Serena), Köttgen, A. (Anna), Visser, T.J. (Theo), Medici, M. (Marco), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Chaker, L. (Layal), Groeneweg, S. (Stefan), Li, Y. (Yong), Di Munno, C. (Celia), Barbieri, C. (Caterina), Schultheiss, U.T. (Ulla T.), Traglia, M. (Michela), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Appel, E.V.R. (Emil Vincent R.), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Arnold, A.M. (Alice), Astrup, A. (Arne), Beekman, M. (Marian), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bekaert, S. (Sofie), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Brown, S.J. (Stephen), Buyzere, M. (Marc) de, Campbell, P.J. (Purdey J.), Ceresini, G. (Graziano), Cerqueira, C. (Charlotte), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Deelen, J. (Joris), Eckardt, K.-U. (Kai-Uwe), Ekici, A.B. (Arif B.), Hagen, K. (Knut), Ferrrucci, L. (Luigi), Fiers, T. (Tom), Fiorillo, E. (Edoardo), Ford, I. (Ian), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Galesloot, T.E. (Tessel), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gögele, M. (Martin), Grandi, A. (Alessandro) de, Grarup, N. (Niels), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Haljas, K. (Kadri), Hansen, T. (Torben), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Hollander, W. (Wouter) den, Homuth, G. (Georg), Hui, J. (Jennie), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ittermann, T. (Till), Jensen, R.A. (Richard A.), Jing, J. (Jiaojiao), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kasbohm, E. (Elisa), Kaufman, J.-M. (Jean-Marc), Kiemeney, L.A. (Lambertus A.), Kloppenburg, M. (Margreet), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lapauw, B. (Bruno), Li, S. (Shuo), Liewald, D.C.M. (David C. M.), Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Boezen, H.M. (Marike), Franke, L. (Lude), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Rots, M.G. (M.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Wijmenga, C. (Cisca), Lim, E.M. (Ee Mun), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Marina, M. (Michela), Mascalzoni, D. (Deborah), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Medenwald, D. (Daniel), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meulenbelt, I. (Ingrid), Meyer, T. (Thorsten), Meyer zu Schwabedissen, H.E. (Henriette E.), Mikolajczyk, R. (Rafael), Moed, H. (Heleen), Netea-Maier, R.T. (Romana), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Pala, M. (Mauro), Penninx, B.W.J.H., Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Petersmann, A. (Astrid), Porcu, E. (Eleonora), Postmus, D. (Douwe), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ramos, Y.F.M. (Yolande F. M.), Rawal, R. (Rajesh), Redmond, P. (Paul), Richards, J.B. (Brent), Rietzschel, E.R. (Ernst), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Roef, G.L. (Greet), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schlessinger, D. (David), Selvin, E. (Elizabeth), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Starr, J.M. (John), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Taes, Y.E. (Youri), Taliun, D. (Daniel), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thuesen, L. (Leif), Tiller, D. (Daniel), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Uitterlinden, A.G. (Andre G.), Visser, W.E. (Edward), Walsh, J.P. (John P.), Wilson, S.G. (Scott), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Zheng, H.-F. (Hou-Feng), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Peeters, R.P. (Robin), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Völzke, H. (Henry), Sanna, S. (Serena), Köttgen, A. (Anna), Visser, T.J. (Theo), and Medici, M. (Marco)
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.
Published: 2018
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9. PR interval genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 50 loci associated with atrial and atrioventricular electrical activity

Author: Setten, J. (Jessica) van, Brody, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Swenson, B.R. (Brenton R.), Butler, A.M. (Anne M.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Gibson, Q. (Quince), Gudbjartsson, D.F. (Daniel), Kerr, K.F. (Kathleen), Krijthe, B.P. (Bouwe), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Müller, C. (Christian), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Ritchie, M.D. (Marylyn D.), Robino, A. (Antonietta), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Steri, M. (Maristella), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Trompet, S. (Stella), Ulivi, S. (Sheila), Verweij, N. (Niek), Yin, X. (Xiaoyan), Arnar, D.O. (David O.), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert W.), Bader, J.S. (Joel), Barnard, J. (John), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Blankenberg, S. (Stefan), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Bradford, Y. (Yuki), Buckley, B.M. (Brendan M.), Chung, M.K. (Mina), Crawford, D. (Dana), Hoed, M. (Marcel) den, Denny, J.C. (Joshua C.), Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Ehret, G.B. (Georg B.), Eijgelsheim, M. (Mark), Ellinor, P.T. (Patrick), Felix, S.B. (Stephan), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Franke, L. (Lude), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Holm, H. (Hilma), Ilaria, G. (Gandin), Iorio, A. (Annamaria), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kors, J.A. (Jan), Lakatta, E. (Edward), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lin, H. (Honghuang), Lin, H.J. (Henry J.), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lubitz, S.A. (Steven A.), MacFarlane, P.W. (Peter), Magnani, J.W. (Jared), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Mitchell, B.D. (Braxton), Munzel, T. (Thomas), Papanicolaou, G.J. (George J.), Peters, A. (Annette), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh J.), Schlessinger, D. (David), Silva Aldana, C.T. (Claudia), Sinner, M.F. (Moritz), Smith, J.D. (Jonathan), Snieder, H. (Harold), Soliman, E.Z. (Elsayed Z.), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Tarasov, K.V. (Kirill V.), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Wagoner, D.R. (David) van, Völker, U. (Uwe), Völzke, H. (Henry), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Jan Westra, H. (Harm), Wild, P.S. (Philipp), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Avery, C.L., Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Benjamin, E.J. (Emelia), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heckbert, S.R. (Susan), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kääb, S. (Stefan), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Parsa, A. (Afshin), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce M.), Roden, D.M. (Dan), Schnabel, R.B. (Renate), Sinagra, G. (Gianfranco), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Gharib, S.A. (Sina), Bakker, P.I.W. (Paul) de, Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Setten, J. (Jessica) van, Brody, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Swenson, B.R. (Brenton R.), Butler, A.M. (Anne M.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Gibson, Q. (Quince), Gudbjartsson, D.F. (Daniel), Kerr, K.F. (Kathleen), Krijthe, B.P. (Bouwe), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Müller, C. (Christian), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Ritchie, M.D. (Marylyn D.), Robino, A. (Antonietta), Smith, A.V. (Albert), Steri, M. (Maristella), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Trompet, S. (Stella), Ulivi, S. (Sheila), Verweij, N. (Niek), Yin, X. (Xiaoyan), Arnar, D.O. (David O.), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert W.), Bader, J.S. (Joel), Barnard, J. (John), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Blankenberg, S. (Stefan), Boerwinkle, E. (Eric), Bradford, Y. (Yuki), Buckley, B.M. (Brendan M.), Chung, M.K. (Mina), Crawford, D. (Dana), Hoed, M. (Marcel) den, Denny, J.C. (Joshua C.), Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Ehret, G.B. (Georg B.), Eijgelsheim, M. (Mark), Ellinor, P.T. (Patrick), Felix, S.B. (Stephan), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Franke, L. (Lude), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Holm, H. (Hilma), Ilaria, G. (Gandin), Iorio, A. (Annamaria), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kors, J.A. (Jan), Lakatta, E. (Edward), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lin, H. (Honghuang), Lin, H.J. (Henry J.), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lubitz, S.A. (Steven A.), MacFarlane, P.W. (Peter), Magnani, J.W. (Jared), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Mitchell, B.D. (Braxton), Munzel, T. (Thomas), Papanicolaou, G.J. (George J.), Peters, A. (Annette), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh J.), Schlessinger, D. (David), Silva Aldana, C.T. (Claudia), Sinner, M.F. (Moritz), Smith, J.D. (Jonathan), Snieder, H. (Harold), Soliman, E.Z. (Elsayed Z.), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Stott, D.J. (David. J.), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Tarasov, K.V. (Kirill V.), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Wagoner, D.R. (David) van, Völker, U. (Uwe), Völzke, H. (Henry), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Jan Westra, H. (Harm), Wild, P.S. (Philipp), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Avery, C.L., Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Benjamin, E.J. (Emelia), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heckbert, S.R. (Susan), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew A.), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kääb, S. (Stefan), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Parsa, A. (Afshin), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce M.), Roden, D.M. (Dan), Schnabel, R.B. (Renate), Sinagra, G. (Gianfranco), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), van der Harst, P. (Pim), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Gharib, S.A. (Sina), Bakker, P.I.W. (Paul) de, Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Arking, D.E. (Dan), and Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona)
Abstract: 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.
Published: 2018
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10. Genomewide meta-analysis identifies loci associated with IGF-I and IGEBP-3 levels with impact on age-related traits (vol 15, pg 811, 2016)

Author: Teumer, A., Qi, Q., Nethander, M., Aschard, H., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Berndt, S.I., Bidlingmaier, M., Broer, L., Cappola, A., Ceda, G.P., Chanock, S., Chen, M.H., Chen, T.C., Chen, Y.D.I., Chung, J., Miglianico, F.D.G., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., Friedrich, N., Gnewuch, C., Goodarzi, M.O., Grarup, N., Guo, T., Hammer, E., Hayes, R.B., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Hu, F., Hunter, D.J., Husemoen, L.L., Isaacs, A., Jacobs, K.B., Janssen, J.A.M.J.L., Jansson, J.O., Jehmlich, N., Johnson, S., Juul, A., Karlsson, M., Kilpelainen, T.O., Kovacs, P., Kraft, P., Li, C., Linneberg, A., Liu, Y., Loos, R.J.F., Lorentzon, M., Lu, Y., Maggio, M., Magi, R., Meigs, J., Mellstrom, D., Nauck, M., Newman, A.B., Pollak, M.N., Pramstaller, P.P., Prokopenko, I., Psaty, B.M., Reincke, M., Rimm, E.B., Rotter, J.I., Pierre, A.S., Schurmann, C., Seshadri, S., Sjogren, K., Slagboom, P.E., Strickler, H.D., Stumvoll, M., Suh, Y., Sun, Q., Zhang, C., Svensson, J., Tanaka, T., Tare, A., Tonjes, A., Uh, H.W., Duijn, C.M. van, Heemst, D. van, Vandenput, L., Vasan, R.S., Volker, U., Willems, S.M., Ohlsson, C., Wallaschofski, H., Kaplan, R.C., CHARGE Longevity Working Grp, and Body Composition Genetics Consorti
Published: 2017

11. Erratum: Genomewide meta-analysis identifies loci associated with IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels with impact on age-related traits (vol 15, pg 811, 2016)

Author: Teumer, A., Qi, Q., Nethander, M., Aschard, H., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Berndt, S.I., Bidlingmaier, M., Broer, L., Cappola, A., Ceda, G.P., Chanock, S., Chen, M.-H., Chen, T.C., Chen, Y.-D.I., Chung, J., Del Greco Miglianico, F., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., Friedrich, N., Gnewuch, C., Goodarzi, M.O., Grarup, N., Guo, T., Hammer, E., Hayes, R.B., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Hu, F., Hunter, D.J., Husemoen, L.L., Isaacs, A., Jacobs, K.B., Janssen, J.A.M.J.L., Jansson, J.-O., Jehmlich, Nico, Johnson, S., Juul, A., Karlsson, M., Kilpelainen, T.O., Kovacs, P., Kraft, P., Li, C., Linneberg, A., Liu, Y., Loos, R.J.F., Lorentzon, M., Lu, Y., Maggio, M., Magi, R., Meigs, J., Mellström, D., Nauck, M., Newman, A.B., Pollak, M.N., Pramstaller, P.P., Prokopenko, I., Psaty, B.M., Reincke, M., Rimm, R.B., Rotter, J.I., Saint Pierre, A., Schurmann, C., Seshadri, S., Sjögren, K., Slagboom, P.E., Strickler, H.D., Stumvoll, M., Suh, Y., Sun, Q., Zhang, C., Svensson, J., Tanaka, T., Tare, A., Tönjes, A., Uh, H.-W., van Duijn, C., van Heemst, D., Vandenput, L., Vasan, R.S., Völker, U., Willems, S.M., Ohlsson, C., Wallaschofski, H., Kaplan, R.C., Teumer, A., Qi, Q., Nethander, M., Aschard, H., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Berndt, S.I., Bidlingmaier, M., Broer, L., Cappola, A., Ceda, G.P., Chanock, S., Chen, M.-H., Chen, T.C., Chen, Y.-D.I., Chung, J., Del Greco Miglianico, F., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., Friedrich, N., Gnewuch, C., Goodarzi, M.O., Grarup, N., Guo, T., Hammer, E., Hayes, R.B., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Hu, F., Hunter, D.J., Husemoen, L.L., Isaacs, A., Jacobs, K.B., Janssen, J.A.M.J.L., Jansson, J.-O., Jehmlich, Nico, Johnson, S., Juul, A., Karlsson, M., Kilpelainen, T.O., Kovacs, P., Kraft, P., Li, C., Linneberg, A., Liu, Y., Loos, R.J.F., Lorentzon, M., Lu, Y., Maggio, M., Magi, R., Meigs, J., Mellström, D., Nauck, M., Newman, A.B., Pollak, M.N., Pramstaller, P.P., Prokopenko, I., Psaty, B.M., Reincke, M., Rimm, R.B., Rotter, J.I., Saint Pierre, A., Schurmann, C., Seshadri, S., Sjögren, K., Slagboom, P.E., Strickler, H.D., Stumvoll, M., Suh, Y., Sun, Q., Zhang, C., Svensson, J., Tanaka, T., Tare, A., Tönjes, A., Uh, H.-W., van Duijn, C., van Heemst, D., Vandenput, L., Vasan, R.S., Völker, U., Willems, S.M., Ohlsson, C., Wallaschofski, H., and Kaplan, R.C.
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Published: 2017

12. The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

Author: Ehret, G.B. Ferreira, T. Chasman, D.I. Jackson, A.U. Schmidt, E.M. Johnson, T. Thorleifsson, G. Luan, J. Donnelly, L.A. Kanoni, S. Petersen, A.-K. Pihur, V. Strawbridge, R.J. Shungin, D. Hughes, M.F. Meirelles, O. Kaakinen, M. Bouatia-Naji, N. Kristiansson, K. Shah, S. Kleber, M.E. Guo, X. Lyytikäinen, L.-P. Fava, C. Eriksson, N. Nolte, I.M. Magnusson, P.K. Salfati, E.L. Rallidis, L.S. Theusch, E. Smith, A.J.P. Folkersen, L. Witkowska, K. Pers, T.H. Joehanes, R. Kim, S.K. Lataniotis, L. Jansen, R. Johnson, A.D. Warren, H. Kim, Y.J. Zhao, W. Wu, Y. Tayo, B.O. Bochud, M. Absher, D. Adair, L.S. Amin, N. Arking, D.E. Axelsson, T. Baldassarre, D. Balkau, B. Bandinelli, S. Barnes, M.R. Barroso, I. Bevan, S. Bis, J.C. Bjornsdottir, G. Boehnke, M. Boerwinkle, E. Bonnycastle, L.L. Boomsma, D.I. Bornstein, S.R. Brown, M.J. Burnier, M. Cabrera, C.P. Chambers, J.C. Chang, I.-S. Cheng, C.-Y. Chines, P.S. Chung, R.-H. Collins, F.S. Connell, J.M. Döring, A. Dallongeville, J. Danesh, J. De Faire, U. Delgado, G. Dominiczak, A.F. Doney, A.S.F. Drenos, F. Edkins, S. Eicher, J.D. Elosua, R. Enroth, S. Erdmann, J. Eriksson, P. Esko, T. Evangelou, E. Evans, A. Fall, T. Farrall, M. Felix, J.F. Ferrières, J. Ferrucci, L. Fornage, M. Forrester, T. Franceschini, N. Franco, O.H. Franco-Cereceda, A. Fraser, R.M. Ganesh, S.K. Gao, H. Gertow, K. Gianfagna, F. Gigante, B. Giulianini, F. Goel, A. Goodall, A.H. Goodarzi, M.O. Gorski, M. Gräßler, J. Groves, C.J. Gudnason, V. Gyllensten, U. Hallmans, G. Hartikainen, A.-L. Hassinen, M. Havulinna, A.S. Hayward, C. Hercberg, S. Herzig, K.-H. Hicks, A.A. Hingorani, A.D. Hirschhorn, J.N. Hofman, A. Holmen, J. Holmen, O.L. Hottenga, J.-J. Howard, P. Hsiung, C.A. Hunt, S.C. Ikram, M.A. Illig, T. Iribarren, C. Jensen, R.A. Kähönen, M. Kang, H.M. Kathiresan, S. Keating, B.J. Khaw, K.-T. Kim, Y.K. Kim, E. Kivimaki, M. Klopp, N. Kolovou, G. Komulainen, P. Kooner, J.S. Kosova, G. Krauss, R.M. Kuh, D. Kutalik, Z. Kuusisto, J. Kvaløy, K. Lakka, T.A. Lee, N.R. Lee, I.-T. Lee, W.-J. Levy, D. Li, X. Liang, K.-W. Lin, H. Lin, L. Lindström, J. Lobbens, S. Männistö, S. Müller, G. Müller-Nurasyid, M. Mach, F. Markus, H.S. Marouli, E. McCarthy, M.I. McKenzie, C.A. Meneton, P. Menni, C. Metspalu, A. Mijatovic, V. Moilanen, L. Montasser, M.E. Morris, A.D. Morrison, A.C. Mulas, A. Nagaraja, R. Narisu, N. Nikus, K. O'Donnell, C.J. O'Reilly, P.F. Ong, K.K. Paccaud, F. Palmer, C.D. Parsa, A. Pedersen, N.L. Penninx, B.W. Perola, M. Peters, A. Poulter, N. Pramstaller, P.P. Psaty, B.M. Quertermous, T. Rao, D.C. Rasheed, A. Rayner, N.W. Renström, F. Rettig, R. Rice, K.M. Roberts, R. Rose, L.M. Rossouw, J. Samani, N.J. Sanna, S. Saramies, J. Schunkert, H. Sebert, S. Sheu, W.H.-H. Shin, Y.-A. Sim, X. Smit, J.H. Smith, A.V. Sosa, M.X. Spector, T.D. Stančáková, A. Stanton, A.V. Stirrups, K.E. Stringham, H.M. Sundstrom, J. Swift, A.J. Syvänen, A.-C. Tai, E.-S. Tanaka, T. Tarasov, K.V. Teumer, A. Thorsteinsdottir, U. Tobin, M.D. Tremoli, E. Uitterlinden, A.G. Uusitupa, M. Vaez, A. Vaidya, D. Van Duijn, C.M. Van Iperen, E.P.A. Vasan, R.S. Verwoert, G.C. Virtamo, J. Vitart, V. Voight, B.F. Vollenweider, P. Wagner, A. Wain, L.V. Wareham, N.J. Watkins, H. Weder, A.B. Westra, H.-J. Wilks, R. Wilsgaard, T. Wilson, J.F. Wong, T.Y. Yang, T.-P. Yao, J. Yengo, L. Zhang, W. Zhao, J.H. Zhu, X. Bovet, P. Cooper, R.S. Mohlke, K.L. Saleheen, D. Lee, J.-Y. Elliott, P. Gierman, H.J. Willer, C.J. Franke, L. Hovingh, G.K. Taylor, K.D. Dedoussis, G. Sever, P. Wong, A. Lind, L. Assimes, T.L. Njølstad, I. Schwarz, P.E.H. Langenberg, C. Snieder, H. Caulfield, M.J. Melander, O. Laakso, M. Saltevo, J. Rauramaa, R. Tuomilehto, J. Ingelsson, E. Lehtimäki, T. Hveem, K. Palmas, W. März, W. Kumari, M. Salomaa, V. Chen, Y.-D.I. Rotter, J.I. Froguel, P. Jarvelin, M.-R. Lakatta, E.G. Kuulasmaa, K. Franks, P.W. Hamsten, A. Wichmann, H.-E. Palmer, C.N.A. Stefansson, K. Ridker, P.M. Loos, R.J.F. Chakravarti, A. Deloukas, P. Morris, A.P. Newton-Cheh, C. Munroe, P.B.
Abstract: To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 individuals of European ancestry, and genotypes from an additional 140,886 individuals were used for validation. We identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals. The 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues. The 66 index SNPs combined in a risk score showed comparable effects in 64,421 individuals of non-European descent. The 66-SNP blood pressure risk score was significantly associated with target organ damage in multiple tissues but with minor effects in the kidney. Our findings expand current knowledge of blood pressure-related pathways and highlight tissues beyond the classical renal system in blood pressure regulation. © 2016 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.
Published: 2016

13. Modulation of Genetic Associations with Serum Urate Levels by Body-Mass-Index in Humans

Author: Huffman, J.E., Albrecht, E., Teumer, A., Mangino, M., Kapur, K., Johnson, T., Kutalik, Z., Pirastu, N., Pistis, G., Lopez, L.M., Haller, T., Salo, P., Goel, A., Li, M., Tanaka, T., Dehghan, A., Ruggiero, D., Malerba, G., Smith, A.V., Nolte, I.M., Portas, L., Phipps-Green, A., Boteva, L., Navarro, P., Johansson, A., Hicks, A.A., Polasek, O., Esko, T., Peden, J.F., Harris, S. E., Murgia, F., Wild, S.H., Tenesa, A., Tin, A., Mihailov, E., Grotevendt, A., Gislason, G.K., Coresh, J., d'Adamo, P., Ulivi, S., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Campbell, S., Kolcic, I., Fisher, K., Viigimaa, M., Metter, J.E., Masciullo, C., Trabetti, E., Bombieri, C., Sorice, R., Doring, A., Reischl, E., Strauch, K., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A. G., Waldenberger, M., Wichmann, H. E., Davies, G., Gow, A. J., Dalbeth, N., Stamp, L., Smit, J.H., Kirin, M., Nagaraja, R., Nauck, M., Schurmann, C., Budde, K., Farrington, S.M., Theodoratou, E., Jula, A., Salomaa, V., Sala, C., Hengstenberg, C., Burnier, M., Magi, R., Klopp, N., Kloiber, S., Schipf, S., Ripatti, S., Cabras, S., Soranzo, N., Homuth, G., Nutile, T., Munroe, P.B., Hastie, N., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Cabrera, C., Haley, C., Franco, O.H., Merriman, T.R., Gudnason, V., Pirastu, M., Penninx, B.W., Snieder, H., Metspalu, A., Ciullo, M., Pramstaller, P.P., Kottgen, A., Vitart, V., Psychiatry, EMGO - Mental health, and EMGO+ - Mental Health
Subjects: parasitic diseases
Abstract: We tested for interactions between body mass index (BMI) and common genetic variants affecting serum urate levels, genome-wide, in up to 42569 participants. Both stratified genome-wide association (GWAS) analyses, in lean, overweight and obese individuals, and regression-type analyses in a non BMI-stratified overall sample were performed. The former did not uncover any novel locus with a major main effect, but supported modulation of effects for some known and potentially new urate loci. The latter highlighted a SNP at RBFOX3 reaching genome-wide significant level (effect size 0.014, 95% CI 0.008-0.02, Pinter= 2.6 × 10-8). Two top loci in interaction term analyses, RBFOX3 and ERO1LB-EDAR-ADD, also displayed suggestive differences in main effect size between the lean and obese strata. All top ranking loci for urate effect differences between BMI categories were novel and most had small magnitude but opposite direction effects between strata. They include the locus RBMS1-TANK (men, Pdifflean-overweight= 4.7 × 10-8), a region that has been associated with several obesity related traits, and TSPYL5 (men, Pdifflean-overweight = 9.1 × 10-8), regulating adipocytes-produced estradiol. The top-ranking known urate loci was ABCG2, the strongest known gout risk locus, with an effect halved in obese compared to lean men (P difflean-obese= 2 × 10-4). Finally, pathway analysis suggested a role for N-glycan biosynthesis as a prominent urate-associated pathway in the lean stratum. These results illustrate a potentially powerful way to monitor changes occurring in obsogenic environment.
Published: 2015

14. Large-scale assessment of polyglutamine repeat expansions in Parkinson disease

Author: Wang, L. Aasly, J.O. Annesi, G. Bardien, S. Bozi, M. Brice, A. Carr, J. Chung, S.J. Clarke, C. Crosiers, D. Deutschländer, A. Eckstein, G. Farrer, M.J. Goldwurm, S. Garraux, G. Hadjigeorgiou, G.M. Hicks, A.A. Hattori, N. Klein, C. Jeon, B. Kim, Y.J. Lesage, S. Lin, J.-J. Lynch, T. Lichtner, P. Lang, A.E. Mok, V. Jasinska-Myga, B. Mellick, G.D. Morrison, K.E. Opala, G. PihlstrØm, L. Pramstaller, P.P. Park, S.S. Quattrone, A. Rogaeva, E. Ross, O.A. Stefanis, L. Stockton, J.D. Silburn, P.A. Theuns, J. Tan, E.K. Tomiyama, H. Toft, M. Van Broeckhoven, C. Uitti, R.J. Wirdefeldt, K. Wszolek, Z. Xiromerisiou, G. Yueh, K.-C. Zhao, Y. Gasser, T. Maraganore, D.M. Krüger, R. Sharma, M.
Abstract: Objectives: We aim to clarify the pathogenic role of intermediate size repeat expansions of SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 as risk factors for idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD). Methods: We invited researchers from the Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease Consortium to participate in the study. There were 12,346 cases and 8,164 controls genotyped, for a total of 4 repeats within the SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 genes. Fixed- and random-effects models were used to estimate the summary risk estimates for the genes. We investigated between-study heterogeneity and heterogeneity between different ethnic populations. Results: We did not observe any definite pathogenic repeat expansions for SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 genes in patients with idiopathic PD from Caucasian and Asian populations. Furthermore, overall analysis did not reveal any significant association between intermediate repeats and PD. The effect estimates (odds ratio) ranged from 0.93 to 1.01 in the overall cohort for the SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 loci. Conclusions: Our study did not support a major role for definite pathogenic repeat expansions in SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 genes for idiopathic PD. Thus, results of this large study do not support diagnostic screening of SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA17 gene repeats in the common idiopathic form of PD. Likewise, this largest multicentered study performed to date excludes the role of intermediate repeats of these genes as a risk factor for PD. © 2015 American Academy of Neurology.
Published: 2015

15. Genetic variants in RBFOX3 are associated with sleep latency

Author: Amin, N., Allebrandt, K.V., Spek, A. van der, Muller-Myhsok, B., Hek, K., Teder-Laving, M., Hayward, C., Esko, T., Mill, J.G. van, Mbarek, H., Watson, N.F., Melville, S.A., Del Greco, F.M., Byrne, E.M., Oole, E., Kolcic, I., Chen, T., Evans, D.S., Coresh, J., Vogelzangs, N., Karjalainen, J., Willemsen, G., Gharib, S.A., Zgaga, L., Mihailov, E., Stone, K.L., Campbell, H., Brouwer, R.W.W., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Dogas, Z., Marciante, K.D., Campbell, S., Borovecki, F., Luik, A.I., Li, M., Hottenga, J.J., Huffman, J.E., Hout, M.C.G.N. van den, Cummings, S.R., Aulchenko, Y.S., Gehrman, P.R., Uitterlinden, A.G., Wichmann, H.E., Muller-Nurasyid, M., Fehrmann, R.S.N., Montgomery, G.W., Hofman, A., Kao, W.H.L., Oostra, B.A., Wright, A.F., Vink, J.M., Wilson, J.F., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Polasek, O., Punjabi, N.M., Redline, S., Psaty, B.M., Heath, A.C., Merrow, M., Tranah, G.J., Gottlieb, D.J., Boomsma, D.I., Martin, N.G., Rudan, I., Tiemeier, H., IJcken, W.F.J. van, Penninx, B.W.J.H., Metspalu, A., Meitinger, T., Franke, L., Roenneberg, T., Duijn, C.M. van, Amin, N., Allebrandt, K.V., Spek, A. van der, Muller-Myhsok, B., Hek, K., Teder-Laving, M., Hayward, C., Esko, T., Mill, J.G. van, Mbarek, H., Watson, N.F., Melville, S.A., Del Greco, F.M., Byrne, E.M., Oole, E., Kolcic, I., Chen, T., Evans, D.S., Coresh, J., Vogelzangs, N., Karjalainen, J., Willemsen, G., Gharib, S.A., Zgaga, L., Mihailov, E., Stone, K.L., Campbell, H., Brouwer, R.W.W., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Dogas, Z., Marciante, K.D., Campbell, S., Borovecki, F., Luik, A.I., Li, M., Hottenga, J.J., Huffman, J.E., Hout, M.C.G.N. van den, Cummings, S.R., Aulchenko, Y.S., Gehrman, P.R., Uitterlinden, A.G., Wichmann, H.E., Muller-Nurasyid, M., Fehrmann, R.S.N., Montgomery, G.W., Hofman, A., Kao, W.H.L., Oostra, B.A., Wright, A.F., Vink, J.M., Wilson, J.F., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Polasek, O., Punjabi, N.M., Redline, S., Psaty, B.M., Heath, A.C., Merrow, M., Tranah, G.J., Gottlieb, D.J., Boomsma, D.I., Martin, N.G., Rudan, I., Tiemeier, H., IJcken, W.F.J. van, Penninx, B.W.J.H., Metspalu, A., Meitinger, T., Franke, L., Roenneberg, T., and Duijn, C.M. van
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, Time to fall asleep (sleep latency) is a major determinant of sleep quality. Chronic, long sleep latency is a major characteristic of sleep-onset insomnia and/or delayed sleep phase syndrome. In this study we aimed to discover common polymorphisms that contribute to the genetics of sleep latency. We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) including 2 572 737 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) established in seven European cohorts including 4242 individuals. We found a cluster of three highly correlated variants (rs9900428, rs9907432 and rs7211029) in the RNA-binding protein fox-1 homolog 3 gene (RBFOX3) associated with sleep latency (P-values=5.77 x 10-08, 6.59 x 10-08 and 9.17 x 10-08). These SNPs were replicated in up to 12 independent populations including 30 377 individuals (P-values=1.5 x 10-02, 7.0 x 10-03 and 2.5 x 10-03; combined meta-analysis P-values=5.5 x 10-07, 5.4 × 10-07 and 1.0 x 10-07). A functional prediction of RBFOX3 based on co-expression with other genes shows that this gene is predominantly expressed in brain (P-value=1.4 x 10-316) and the central nervous system (P-value=7.5 x 10-321). The predicted function of RBFOX3 based on co-expression analysis with other genes shows that this gene is significantly involved in the release cycle of neurotransmitters including gamma-aminobutyric acid and various monoamines (P-values<2.9 x 10-11) that are crucial in triggering the onset of sleep. To conclude, in this first large-scale GWAS of sleep latency we report a novel association of variants in RBFOX3 gene. Further, a functional prediction of RBFOX3 supports the involvement of RBFOX3 with sleep latency.
Published: 2016

16. Genome-Wide Association Analyses in 128,266 Individuals Identifies New Morningness and Sleep Duration Loci

Author: Jones, S.E. (Samuel E.), Tyrrell, A.W.R., Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Beaumont, R.N. (Robin N.), Ruth, K.S. (Katherine S.), Tuke, M.A. (Marcus A.), Yaghootkar, H. (Hanieh), Hu, Y. (Youna), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Roenneberg, T., Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Shin, C. (Chol), Yun, C.-H. (Chang-Ho), Lee, S.K. (Seung Ku), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Byrne, E.M. (Enda), Gehrman, P.R. (Philip), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Allebrandt, K.V., Freathy, R.M. (Rachel), Murray, A. (Anna), Hinds, D.A. (David A.), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Weedon, M.N. (Michael), Jones, S.E. (Samuel E.), Tyrrell, A.W.R., Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Beaumont, R.N. (Robin N.), Ruth, K.S. (Katherine S.), Tuke, M.A. (Marcus A.), Yaghootkar, H. (Hanieh), Hu, Y. (Youna), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Roenneberg, T., Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Shin, C. (Chol), Yun, C.-H. (Chang-Ho), Lee, S.K. (Seung Ku), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Byrne, E.M. (Enda), Gehrman, P.R. (Philip), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Allebrandt, K.V., Freathy, R.M. (Rachel), Murray, A. (Anna), Hinds, D.A. (David A.), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), and Weedon, M.N. (Michael)
Abstract: Disrupted circadian rhythms and reduced sleep duration are associated with several human diseases, particularly obesity and type 2 diabetes, but until recently, little was known about the genetic factors influencing these heritable traits. We performed genome-wide association studies of self-reported chronotype (morning/evening person) and self-reported sleep duration in 128,266 white British individuals from the UK Biobank study. Sixteen variants were associated with chronotype (P<5x10-8), including variants near the known circadian rhythm genes RGS16 (1.21 odds of morningness, 95% CI [1.15, 1.27], P = 3x10-12) and PER2 (1.09 odds of morningness, 95% CI [1.06, 1.12], P = 4x10-10). The PER2 signal has previously been associated with iris function. We sought replication using self-reported data from 89,283 23andMe participants; thirteen of the chronotype signals remained associated at P<5x10-8 on meta-analysis and eleven of these reached P<0.05 in the same direction in the 23andMe study. We also replicated 9 additional variants identified when the 23andMe study was used as a discovery GWAS of chronotype (all P<0.05 and meta-analysis P<5x10-8). For sleep duration, we replicated one known signal in PAX8 (2.6 minutes per allele, 95% CI [1.9, 3.2], P = 5.7x10-16) and identified and replicated two novel associations at VRK2 (2.0 minutes per allele, 95% CI [1.3, 2.7], P = 1.2x10-9; and 1.6 minutes per allele, 95% CI [1.1, 2.2], P = 7.6x10-9). Although we found genetic correlation between chronotype and BMI (rG = 0.056, P = 0.05); undersleeping and BMI (rG = 0.147, P = 1x10-5) and oversleeping and BMI (rG = 0.097, P = 0.04), Mendelian Randomisation analyses, with limited power, provided no consistent evidence of causal associations between BMI or type 2 diabetes and chronotype or sleep duration. Our study brings the total number of loci associated with chronotype to 22 and with sleep duration to three, and provides new insights into the biology of sleep and circadian rhythm
Published: 2016
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17. The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

Author: Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Schmidt, E.M. (Ellen), Johnson, T. (Toby), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Luan, J. (Jian'An), Donnelly, L.A. (Louise), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Petersen, A.K., Pihur, V. (Vasyl), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Hughes, M.F. (Maria F.), Meirelles, O., Kaakinen, M. (Marika), Bouatia-Naji, N. (Nabila), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Shah, S. (Sonia), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Fava, C. (Cristiano), Eriksson, N. (Niclas), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Salfati, E. (Elias), Rallidis, L.S. (Loukianos), Theusch, E. (Elizabeth), Smith, A.J. (Andrew), Folkersen, L. (Lasse), Witkowska, H.E. (Ewa), Pers, T.H. (Tune), Joehanes, R. (Roby), Kim, S.K. (Stuart K.), Lataniotis, L. (Lazaros), Jansen, R., Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Warren, H. (Helen), Kim, Y.J., Zhao, W. (Wei), Wu, Y. (Ying), Tayo, B. (Bamidele), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Absher, D. (Devin), Adair, L.S. (Linda), Amin, N. (Najaf), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Axelsson, T. (Tomas), Baldassarre, D. (Damiano), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Barnes, M.J. (Michael), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Bevan, S. (Stephen), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Bjornsdottir, G. (Gyda), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Burnier, M. (Michel), Cabrera, C.P. (Claudia P.), Chambers, J.C. (John), Chang, I.-S. (I-Shou), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Chung, R.-H. (Ren-Hua), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Connell, J.M. (John M.), Döring, A. (Angela), Dallongeville, J., Danesh, J. (John), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Delgado, G., Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Drenos, F. (Fotios), Edkins, T. (Ted), Eicher, J.D. (John D.), Elosua, R. (Roberto), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Eriksson, P. (Per), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Evangelou, E. (Evangelos), Evans, A. (Alun), Fall, M. (Magnus), Farrall, M. (Martin), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Ferrieres, J. (Jean), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Fornage, M. (Myriam), Forrester, T. (Terrence), Franceschini, N. (Nora), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Franco-Cereceda, A. (Anders), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Ganesh, S.K. (Santhi), Gao, H. (He), Gertow, K. (Karl), Gianfagna, F. (Francesco), Gigante, B. (Bruna), Giulianini, F. (Franco), Goel, A. (Anuj), Goodall, A.H. (Alison), Goodarzi, M. (Mark), Gorski, M. (Mathias), Gräßler, J. (Jürgen), Groves, C.J. (Christopher), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hallmans, G. (Göran), Hartikainen, A.L., Hassinen, M. (Maija), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Hercberg, S. (Serge), Herzig, K.H., Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel), Hofman, A. (Albert), Holmen, J. (Jostein), Holmen, O.L. (Oddgeir), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Howard, P. (Philip), Hsiung, C.A. (Chao A.), Hunt, S.C. (Steven), Ikram, M.K. 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(Edward), Kuulasmaa, K. (Kari), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Stefansson, K. (Kari), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Newton-Cheh, C. (C.), and Munroe, P. (Patricia)
Abstract: To dissect the genetic architecture of blood pressure and assess effects on target organ damage, we analyzed 128,272 SNPs from targeted and genome-wide arrays in 201,529 individuals of European ancestry, and genotypes from an additional 140,886 individuals were used for validation. We identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals. The 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues. The 66 index SNPs combined in a risk score showed comparable effects in 64,421 individuals of non-European descent. The 66-SNP blood pressure risk score was significantly associated with target organ damage in multiple tissues but with minor effects in the kidney. Our findings expand current knowledge of blood pressure-related pathways and highlight tissues beyond the classical renal system in blood pressure regulation.
Published: 2016
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18. Genomewide meta-analysis identifies loci associated with IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels with impact on age-related traits

Author: Teumer, A. (Alexander), Qi, Q., Nethander, M. (Maria), Aschard, H. (Hugues), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Beekman, M. (Marian), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Bidlingmaier, M. (Martin), Broer, L. (Linda), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Ceda, G.P. (Gian Paolo), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Chen, T.C. (Tai C.), Chen, Y.D. (Y.), Chung, J. (Jonathan), Del Greco Miglianico, F. (Fabiola), Eriksson, J. (Joel), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Gnewuch, C. (Carsten), Goodarzi, M. (Mark), Grarup, N. (Niels), Guo, T. (Tingwei), Hammer, E. (Elke), Hayes, R.B. (Richard), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hofman, A. (Albert), Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J. (Jeanine), Hu, F. (Frank), Hunter, D. (David), Husemoen, L.L.N. (Lise Lotte), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Janssen, J.A.M.J.L. (Joop), Jansson, J.-O. (John-Olov), Jehmlich, N. (Nico), Johnson, S. (Simon), Juul, A. (Anders), Karlsson, M. (Magnus), Kilpeläinen, T.O. (Tuomas), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Kraft, P. (Peter), Li, C. (Chao), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Maggio, M. (Marcello), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Meigs, J.B. (James), Mellström, D. (Dan), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Newman, A.B. (Anne B.), Pollak, M.N. (Michael), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Reincke, M. (Martin), Rimm, E.B. (Eric B.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Saint Pierre, A. (Aude), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Seshadri, S. (Sudha), Sjögren, K. (Klara), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Strickler, H.D. (Howard D.), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Suh, Y. (Yousin), Sun, Q. (Qi), Zhang, C. (Cuilin), Svensson, J. (Johan), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Tare, A. (Archana), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Uh, H.-W. (Hae-Won), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Vandenput, L. (Liesbeth), Vasan, R.S. (Ramachandran Srini), Völker, U. (Uwe), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Qi, Q., Nethander, M. (Maria), Aschard, H. (Hugues), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Beekman, M. (Marian), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Bidlingmaier, M. (Martin), Broer, L. (Linda), Cappola, A.R. (Anne), Ceda, G.P. (Gian Paolo), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Chen, T.C. (Tai C.), Chen, Y.D. (Y.), Chung, J. (Jonathan), Del Greco Miglianico, F. (Fabiola), Eriksson, J. (Joel), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Gnewuch, C. (Carsten), Goodarzi, M. (Mark), Grarup, N. (Niels), Guo, T. (Tingwei), Hammer, E. (Elke), Hayes, R.B. (Richard), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hofman, A. (Albert), Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J. (Jeanine), Hu, F. (Frank), Hunter, D. (David), Husemoen, L.L.N. (Lise Lotte), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Janssen, J.A.M.J.L. (Joop), Jansson, J.-O. (John-Olov), Jehmlich, N. (Nico), Johnson, S. (Simon), Juul, A. (Anders), Karlsson, M. (Magnus), Kilpeläinen, T.O. (Tuomas), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Kraft, P. (Peter), Li, C. (Chao), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Maggio, M. (Marcello), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Meigs, J.B. (James), Mellström, D. (Dan), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Newman, A.B. (Anne B.), Pollak, M.N. (Michael), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Reincke, M. (Martin), Rimm, E.B. (Eric B.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Saint Pierre, A. (Aude), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Seshadri, S. (Sudha), Sjögren, K. (Klara), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Strickler, H.D. (Howard D.), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Suh, Y. (Yousin), Sun, Q. (Qi), Zhang, C. (Cuilin), Svensson, J. (Johan), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Tare, A. (Archana), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Uh, H.-W. (Hae-Won), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Heemst, D. (Diana) van, Vandenput, L. (Liesbeth), Vasan, R.S. (Ramachandran Srini), Völker, U. (Uwe), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), and Kaplan, R.C. (Robert)
Abstract: The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis can be manipulated in animal models to promote longevity, and IGF-related proteins including IGF-I and IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have also been implicated in risk of human diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. Through
Published: 2016
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19. Genetic variants in RBFOX3 are associated with sleep latency

Author: Amin, N. (Najaf), Allebrandt, K.V., Spek, A. (Ashley) van der, Müller-Myhsok, B. (B.), Hek, K. (Karin), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mill, J. van, Mbarek, H., Watson, N.F. (Nathaniel F), Melville, S.A. (Scott), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Byrne, E.M. (Enda), Oole, E. (Edwin), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Chen, T.H., Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Coresh, J. (Josef), Vogelzangs, N. (Nicole), Karjalainen, J. (Juha), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Gharib, S.A. (Sina), Zgaga, L. (Lina), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Stone, K.L. (Katie L), Campbell, H. (Harry), Brouwer, R.W.W. (Rutger), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Dogas, Z., Marciante, K. (Kristin), Campbell, S. (Susan), Borovecki, F. (Fran), Luik, A.I. (Annemarie), Li, M. (Man), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), van den hout, M.C.G.N. (Mirjam), Cummings, S.R. (Steven R.), Aulchenko, Y.S. (Yurii), Gehrman, P.R. (Philip), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Fehrmann, R.S.N. (Rudolf), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Hofman, A. (Albert), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen Hong Linda), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Wright, A. (Alan), Vink, J.M. (Jacqueline), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Punjabi, N.M. (Naresh), Redline, S. (Susan), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Heath, A.C. (Andrew C.), Merrow, M., Tranah, G.J. (Gregory), Gottlieb, D.J. (Daniel J), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Rudan, I. (Igor), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), IJcken, W.F.J. (Wilfred) van, Penninx, B.W.J.H., Metspalu, A. (Andres), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Franke, L. (Lude), Roenneberg, T., Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Amin, N. (Najaf), Allebrandt, K.V., Spek, A. (Ashley) van der, Müller-Myhsok, B. (B.), Hek, K. (Karin), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mill, J. van, Mbarek, H., Watson, N.F. (Nathaniel F), Melville, S.A. (Scott), Del Greco, F.M. (Fabiola), Byrne, E.M. (Enda), Oole, E. (Edwin), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Chen, T.H., Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Coresh, J. (Josef), Vogelzangs, N. (Nicole), Karjalainen, J. (Juha), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Gharib, S.A. (Sina), Zgaga, L. (Lina), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Stone, K.L. (Katie L), Campbell, H. (Harry), Brouwer, R.W.W. (Rutger), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Dogas, Z., Marciante, K. (Kristin), Campbell, S. (Susan), Borovecki, F. (Fran), Luik, A.I. (Annemarie), Li, M. (Man), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), van den hout, M.C.G.N. (Mirjam), Cummings, S.R. (Steven R.), Aulchenko, Y.S. (Yurii), Gehrman, P.R. (Philip), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Fehrmann, R.S.N. (Rudolf), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Hofman, A. (Albert), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen Hong Linda), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Wright, A. (Alan), Vink, J.M. (Jacqueline), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Punjabi, N.M. (Naresh), Redline, S. (Susan), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Heath, A.C. (Andrew C.), Merrow, M., Tranah, G.J. (Gregory), Gottlieb, D.J. (Daniel J), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Rudan, I. (Igor), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), IJcken, W.F.J. (Wilfred) van, Penninx, B.W.J.H., Metspalu, A. (Andres), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Franke, L. (Lude), Roenneberg, T., and Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van
Abstract: Time to fall asleep (sleep latency) is a major determinant of sleep quality. Chronic, long sleep latency is a major characteristic of sleep-onset insomnia and/or delayed sleep phase syndrome. In this study we aimed to discover common polymorphisms that contribute to the genetics of sleep latency. We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) including 2 572 737 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) established in seven European cohorts including 4242 individuals. We found a cluster of three highly correlated variants (rs9900428, rs9907432 and rs7211029) in the RNA-binding protein fox-1 homolog 3 gene (RBFOX3) associated with sleep latency (P-values=5.77 × 10-08, 6.59 × 10- 08 and 9.17 × 10- 08). These SNPs were replicated in up to 12 independent populations including 30 377 individuals (P-values=1.5 × 10- 02, 7.0 × 10- 03 and 2.5 × 10- 03; combined meta-analysis P-values=5.5 × 10-07, 5.4 × 10-07 and 1.0 × 10-07). A functional prediction of RBFOX3 based
Published: 2016
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20. A principal component meta-analysis on multiple anthropometric traits identifies novel loci for body shape

Author: Ried, J.S. (Janina), Jeff, J. (Janina), Chu, A.Y. (Audrey Y), Bragg-Gresham, J.L. (Jennifer L.), Dongen, J. (Jenny) van, Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Cadby, G. (Gemma), Eklund, N. (Niina), Eriksson, J. (Joel), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Goel, A. (Anuj), Gorski, M. (Mathias), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Jokinen, E. (Eero), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Lahti, J. (Jari), Luan, J. (Jian'An), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Monda, K.L. (Keri), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Perusse, L. (Louis), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Qi, L. (Lu), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Salvi, E. (Erika), Smith, M.T. (Megan T.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Standáková, A. (Alena), Ju Sung, Y. (Yun), Tachmazidou, I. (Ioanna), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Walker, R.W. (Ryan W.), Wang, S.R. (Sophie), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willems, S.M. (Sara), Wong, A. (Andrew), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Couto-Alves, A. (Alexessander), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Barlassina, C. (Cristina), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bellis, C. (Claire), Bergman, R.N. (Richard N.), Bergmann, S.M. (Sven), Blangero, J. (John), Blüher, M. (Matthias), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan R.), Bruinenberg, M. (M.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chen, Y.-D.I. (Yii-Der Ida), Chiang, C.W.K. (Charleston W. K.), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Cucca, F. (Fracensco), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), D'avila, F. (Francesca), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Döring, A. (Angela), Hagen, K. (Knut), Farmaki, A.-E. (Aliki-Eleni), Farrall, M. (Martin), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Fischer, K. (Krista), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Gjesing, A.P. (Anette), Glorioso, N. (Nicola), Graff, M.J. (Maud J.L.), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grarup, N. (Niels), Gräßler, J. (Jürgen), Grewal, J. (Jagvir), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harder, M.N. (Marie Neergaard), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina A.), Hassinen, M. (Maija), Hastie, N. (Nick), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Heliovaara, M. (Markku), Hillege, H.L. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Holmen, O.L. (Oddgeir), Homuth, G. (Georg), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Hui, J. (Jennie), Husemoen, L.L.N. (Lise Lotte), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Ittermann, T. (Till), Jalilzadeh, S. (Shapour), James, A. (Alan), Jorgensen, T. (Torben), Jousilahti, P. (Pekka), Jula, A. (Antti), Marie Justesen, J. (Johanne), Justice, A.E. (Anne), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Karaleftheri, M. (Maria), Tee Khaw, K. (Kay), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Knekt, P., Koistinen, H. (Heikki), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kooner, I.K. (Ishminder K.), Koskinen, S. (Seppo), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Kyriakou, T. (Theodosios), Laitinen, T. (Tomi), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Lewin, A. (Alex), Lichtner, P. (Peter), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Lorbeer, R. (Roberto), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Männistö, S. (Satu), Manunta, P. (Paolo), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), McArdle, W.L. (Wendy), Mcknight, B. (Barbara), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Mills, R. (Rebecca), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Müller, G. (Gabriele), Musk, A.W. (Arthur W.), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Ong, K.K. (Ken K.), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Osmond, C. (Clive), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Pankow, J.S. (James), Paternoster, L. (Lavinia), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Pichler, I. (Irene), Pilia, M.G. (Maria Grazia), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Raitakari, O.T. (Olli T.), Rankinen, T. (Tuomo), Rao, D.C., Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Ribel-Madsen, R. (Rasmus), Rice, T.K. (Treva K.), Richards, M. (Marcus), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Ryan, K.A. (Kathy A.), Sanna, S. (Serena), Sarzynski, M.A. (Mark A.), Scholtens, S. (Salome), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Southam, L. (Lorraine), Sparsø, T. (Thomas), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Stolk, R.P. (Ronald), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Stringham, H.M. (Heather), Swertz, M. (Morris), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tsafantakis, E. (Emmanouil), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Vandenput, L. (Liesbeth), Vartiainen, E. (Erkki), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Verweij, N. (Niek), Viikari, J. (Jorma), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Vohl, M.-C. (Marie-Claude), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Widen, E. (Elisabeth), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Wilsgaard, T. (Tom), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas W.), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Yerges-Armstrong, L.M. (Laura), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Bouchard, C. (Claude), Chambers, J.C. (John), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Gansevoort, R.T. (Ron), Gieger, C. (Christian), Hansen, T. (T.), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hu, F. (Frank), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Kooner, J.S. (Jaspal S.), Kuh, D. (Diana), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Njølstad, I. (Inger), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Palmer, L.J. (Lyle J.), Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Perola, M. (Markus), Peters, A. (Annette), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Puolijoki, H. (Hannu), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Rudan, I. (Igor), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Shudiner, A.R. (Alan R.), Smit, J.H. (Jan), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Tremblay, A. (Angelo), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Völker, U. (Uwe), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wilson, J.F. (James), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Groop, L. (Leif), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Hunter, D.J. (David J.), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), North, K.E. (Kari), O´Connell, J.R., Schlessinger, D. (David), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Strachan, D.P. (David), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Jeff, J. (Janina), Chu, A.Y. (Audrey Y), Bragg-Gresham, J.L. (Jennifer L.), Dongen, J. (Jenny) van, Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Cadby, G. (Gemma), Eklund, N. (Niina), Eriksson, J. (Joel), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Goel, A. (Anuj), Gorski, M. (Mathias), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Jokinen, E. (Eero), Kanoni, S. 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(Stefan R.), Bruinenberg, M. (M.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chen, Y.-D.I. (Yii-Der Ida), Chiang, C.W.K. (Charleston W. K.), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Cucca, F. (Fracensco), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), D'avila, F. (Francesca), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Döring, A. (Angela), Hagen, K. (Knut), Farmaki, A.-E. (Aliki-Eleni), Farrall, M. (Martin), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Fischer, K. (Krista), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Gjesing, A.P. (Anette), Glorioso, N. (Nicola), Graff, M.J. (Maud J.L.), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grarup, N. (Niels), Gräßler, J. (Jürgen), Grewal, J. (Jagvir), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harder, M.N. (Marie Neergaard), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina A.), Hassinen, M. (Maija), Hastie, N. (Nick), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Havulinna, A.S. (Aki), Heliovaara, M. (Markku), Hillege, H.L. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Holmen, O.L. (Oddgeir), Homuth, G. (Georg), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Hui, J. 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Abstract: 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.
Published: 2016
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21. Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

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Abstract: Reduced glomerular filtration rate defines chronic kidney disease and is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), combining data across 133,413 individuals with replication in up to 42,166 individuals. We identify 24 new and confirm 29 previously identified loci. Of these 53 loci, 19 associate with eGFR among individuals with diabetes. Using bioinformatics, we show that identified genes at eGFR loci are enriched for expression in kidney tissues and in pathways relevant for kidney development and transmembrane transporter activity, kidney structure, and regulation of glucose metabolism. Chromatin state mapping and DNase I hypersensitivity analyses across adult tissues demonstrate preferential mapping of associated variants to regulatory regions in kidney but not extra-renal tissues. These findings suggest that genetic determinants of eGFR are mediated largely through direct effects within the kidney and highlight important cell types and biological pathways. © 2016, Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Published: 2016

22. Genomewide meta‐analysis identifies loci associated with IGF‐I and IGFBP‐3 levels with impact on age‐related traits

Author: Teumer, A., Qi, Q., Nethander, M., Aschard, H., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Berndt, S.I., Bidlingmaier, M., Broer, L., Cappola, A., Ceda, G.P., Chanock, S., Chen, M.-H., Chen, T.C., Chen, Y.-D.I., Chung, J., Del Greco Miglianico, F., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., Friedrich, N., Gnewuch, C., Goodarzi, M.O., Grarup, N., Guo, T., Hammer, E., Hayes, R.B., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Hu, F., Hunter, D.J., Husemoen, L.L., Isaacs, A., Jacobs, K.B., Janssen, J.A.M.J.L., Jansson, J.-O., Jehmlich, Nico, Johnson, S., Juul, A., Karlsson, M., Kilpelainen, T.O., Kovacs, P., Kraft, P., Li, C., Linneberg, A., Liu, Y., Loos, R.J.F., Lorentzon, M., Lu, Y., Maggio, M., Magi, R., Meigs, J., Mellström, D., Nauck, M., Newman, A.B., Pollak, M.N., Pramstaller, P.P., Prokopenko, I., Psaty, B.M., Reincke, M., Rimm, R.B., Rotter, J.I., Saint Pierre, A., Schurmann, C., Seshadri, S., Sjögren, K., Slagboom, P.E., Strickler, H.D., Stumvoll, M., Suh, Y., Sun, Q., Zhang, C., Svensson, J., Tanaka, T., Tare, A., Tönjes, A., Uh, H.-W., van Duijn, C., van Heemst, D., Vandenput, L., Vasan, R.S., Völker, U., Willems, S.M., Ohlsson, C., Wallaschofski, H., Kaplan, R.C., Teumer, A., Qi, Q., Nethander, M., Aschard, H., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Berndt, S.I., Bidlingmaier, M., Broer, L., Cappola, A., Ceda, G.P., Chanock, S., Chen, M.-H., Chen, T.C., Chen, Y.-D.I., Chung, J., Del Greco Miglianico, F., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., Friedrich, N., Gnewuch, C., Goodarzi, M.O., Grarup, N., Guo, T., Hammer, E., Hayes, R.B., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Hu, F., Hunter, D.J., Husemoen, L.L., Isaacs, A., Jacobs, K.B., Janssen, J.A.M.J.L., Jansson, J.-O., Jehmlich, Nico, Johnson, S., Juul, A., Karlsson, M., Kilpelainen, T.O., Kovacs, P., Kraft, P., Li, C., Linneberg, A., Liu, Y., Loos, R.J.F., Lorentzon, M., Lu, Y., Maggio, M., Magi, R., Meigs, J., Mellström, D., Nauck, M., Newman, A.B., Pollak, M.N., Pramstaller, P.P., Prokopenko, I., Psaty, B.M., Reincke, M., Rimm, R.B., Rotter, J.I., Saint Pierre, A., Schurmann, C., Seshadri, S., Sjögren, K., Slagboom, P.E., Strickler, H.D., Stumvoll, M., Suh, Y., Sun, Q., Zhang, C., Svensson, J., Tanaka, T., Tare, A., Tönjes, A., Uh, H.-W., van Duijn, C., van Heemst, D., Vandenput, L., Vasan, R.S., Völker, U., Willems, S.M., Ohlsson, C., Wallaschofski, H., and Kaplan, R.C.
Abstract: The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis can be manipulated in animal models to promote longevity, and IGF-related proteins including IGF-I and IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have also been implicated in risk of human diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. Through genomewide association study of up to 30 884 adults of European ancestry from 21 studies, we confirmed and extended the list of previously identified loci associated with circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations (IGF1, IGFBP3, GCKR, TNS3, GHSR, FOXO3, ASXL2, NUBP2/IGFALS, SORCS2, and CELSR2). Significant sex interactions, which were characterized by different genotype–phenotype associations between men and women, were found only for associations of IGFBP-3 concentrations with SNPs at the loci IGFBP3 and SORCS2. Analyses of SNPs, gene expression, and protein levels suggested that interplay between IGFBP3 and genes within the NUBP2 locus (IGFALS and HAGH) may affect circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations. The IGF-I-decreasing allele of SNP rs934073, which is an eQTL of ASXL2, was associated with lower adiposity and higher likelihood of survival beyond 90 years. The known longevity-associated variant rs2153960 (FOXO3) was observed to be a genomewide significant SNP for IGF-I concentrations. Bioinformatics analysis suggested enrichment of putative regulatory elements among these IGF-I- and IGFBP-3-associated loci, particularly of rs646776 at CELSR2. In conclusion, this study identified several loci associated with circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations and provides clues to the potential role of the IGF axis in mediating effects of known (FOXO3) and novel (ASXL2) longevity-associated loci.
Published: 2016

23. Correction: The influence of age and sex on genetic associations with adult body size and shape : a large-scale genome-wide interaction study.

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Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005378.
Published: 2016

24. Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

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(Jeffrey E.), Masciullo, C. (Corrado), Trabetti, E. (Elisabetta), Bombieri, C. (Cristina), Sorice, R., Döring, A. (Angela), Reischl, G. (Gunilla), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Hofman, A. (Albert), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Davies, G. (Gail), Gow, A.J. (Alan J.), Dalbeth, N. (Nicola), Stamp, L. (Lisa), Smit, J.H. (Johannes H.), Kirin, M. (Mirna), Nagaraja, R. (Ramaiah), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Budde, K. (Klemens), Farrington, S.M. (Susan), Theodoratou, E. (Evropi), Jula, A. (Antti), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Burnier, M. (Michel), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Klopp, N. (Norman), Kloiber, S. (Stefan), Schipf, S. (Sabine), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Cabras, S. (Stefano), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Homuth, G. (Georg), Nutile, T., Munroe, P. (Patricia), Hastie, N. (Nick), Campbell, H. (H.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Cabrera, C. (Claudia), Haley, C. (Chris), Franco, O.H. 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(Alan J.), Dalbeth, N. (Nicola), Stamp, L. (Lisa), Smit, J.H. (Johannes H.), Kirin, M. (Mirna), Nagaraja, R. (Ramaiah), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Budde, K. (Klemens), Farrington, S.M. (Susan), Theodoratou, E. (Evropi), Jula, A. (Antti), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Burnier, M. (Michel), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Klopp, N. (Norman), Kloiber, S. (Stefan), Schipf, S. (Sabine), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Cabras, S. (Stefano), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Homuth, G. (Georg), Nutile, T., Munroe, P. (Patricia), Hastie, N. (Nick), Campbell, H. (H.), Rudan, I. (Igor), Cabrera, C. (Claudia), Haley, C. (Chris), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Merriman, T.R. (Tony R.), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Snieder, H. (Harold), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Ciullo, M., Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gambaro, G. (Giovanni), Deary, I.J. (Ian J.), Dunlop, M.G. (Malcolm), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Perola, M. (Markus), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Völzke, H. (Henry), Gieger, C. (Christian), Köttgen, A. (Anna), and Vitart, V. (Veronique)
Abstract: We tested for interactions between body mass index (BMI) and common genetic variants affecting serum urate levels, genome-wide, in up to 42569 participants. Both stratified genome-wide association (GWAS) analyses, in lean, overweight and obese individuals, and regression-type analyses in a non BMI-stratified overall sample were performed. The former did not uncover any novel locus with a major main effect, but supported modulation of effects for some known and potentially new urate loci. The latter highlighted a SNP at RBFOX3 reaching genome-wide significant level (effect size 0.014, 95% CI 0.008-0.02, Pinter= 2.6 × 10-8). Two top loci in interaction term analyses, RBFOX3 and ERO1LB-EDAR-ADD, also displayed suggestive differences in main effect size between the lean and obese strata. All top ranking loci for urate effect differences between BMI categories were novel and most had small magnitude but opposite direction effects between strata. They include the locus RBMS1-TANK (men, Pdifflean-overweight= 4.7 × 10-8), a region that has been associated with several obesity related traits, and TSPYL5 (men, Pdifflean-overweight = 9.1 × 10-8), regulating adipocytes-produced estradiol. The top-ranking known urate loci was ABCG2, the strongest known gout risk locus, with an effect halved in obese compared to lean men (P difflean-obese= 2 × 10-4). Finally, pathway analysis suggested a role for N-glycan biosynthesis as a prominent urate-associated pathway in the lean stratum. These results illustrate a potentially powerful way to monitor changes occurring in obsogenic environment.
Published: 2015
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25. Pleiotropy among common genetic loci identified for cardiometabolic disorders and C-reactive protein

Author: Ligthart, S. (Symen), Vries, P.S. (Paul) de, Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Barbalic, M. (maja), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Lu, C. (Chen), Pellikka, N. (Niina), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), Kettunen, J. (Johannes), Henneman, P. (Peter), Baumert, J. (Jens), Strachan, D.P. (David), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Paré, G. (Guillaume), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Rudock, M.E. (Megan), Surakka, I. (Ida), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Guralnik, J.M. (Jack), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Zee, R.Y.L. (Robert), Schnabel, R.B. (Renate), Nambi, V. (Vijay), Kavousi, M. (Maryam), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Smith, N.L. (Nicholas L.), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Sundvall, J. (Jouko), Scheet, P. (Paul), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Ruokonen, A. (Aimo), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Larson, M.G. (Martin), Hoogeveen, R.C. (Ron), Freimer, N.B. (Nelson), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Tracy, R.P. (Russell), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Buring, J.E. (Julie), Yamamoto, J.F. (Jennifer), Folsom, A.R. (Aaron), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Pankow, J.S. (James), Elliott, P. (Paul), Keaney, J.F. (John), Sun, W. (Wei), Sarin, A.-P., Fontes, M. (Michel), Badola, S. (Sunita), Astor, B.C. (Brad), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Werda, K. (Karl), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Kuss, O. (Oliver), Schwabedissen, H.E.M.Z. (Henriette E. Meyer Zu), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja M.), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Völzke, H. (Henry), Parker, A.N. (Alex), Aspelund, T. (Thor), Bates, D. (David), Young, L. (Lauren), Tsui, K. (Kim), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Uda, M. (Manuela), Schlessinger, D., Rudan, I. (Igor), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Gieger, C. (Christian), Coresh, J. (Josef), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Radke, D. (Dörte), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Willems van Dijk, J.A.P. (Ko), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Vasan, R.S. (Ramachandran Srini), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gibson, Q. (Quince), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Xiao, X. (Xiangjun), Campbell, H. (Harry), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Peltonen, L. (Leena Johanna), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Homuth, G. (Georg), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Ballantyne, C. (Christie), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Benjamin, E.J. (Emelia), Perola, M. (Markus), Chasman., D.I. (Daniel I.), Ligthart, S. (Symen), Vries, P.S. (Paul) de, Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Barbalic, M. (maja), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Lu, C. (Chen), Pellikka, N. (Niina), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), Kettunen, J. (Johannes), Henneman, P. (Peter), Baumert, J. (Jens), Strachan, D.P. (David), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Paré, G. (Guillaume), Naitza, S. (Silvia), Rudock, M.E. (Megan), Surakka, I. (Ida), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Alizadeh, B.Z. (Behrooz), Guralnik, J.M. (Jack), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Zee, R.Y.L. (Robert), Schnabel, R.B. (Renate), Nambi, V. (Vijay), Kavousi, M. (Maryam), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Smith, N.L. (Nicholas L.), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Sundvall, J. (Jouko), Scheet, P. (Paul), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Ruokonen, A. (Aimo), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Larson, M.G. (Martin), Hoogeveen, R.C. (Ron), Freimer, N.B. (Nelson), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Tracy, R.P. (Russell), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Buring, J.E. (Julie), Yamamoto, J.F. (Jennifer), Folsom, A.R. (Aaron), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Pankow, J.S. (James), Elliott, P. (Paul), Keaney, J.F. (John), Sun, W. (Wei), Sarin, A.-P., Fontes, M. (Michel), Badola, S. (Sunita), Astor, B.C. (Brad), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Werda, K. (Karl), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Kuss, O. (Oliver), Schwabedissen, H.E.M.Z. (Henriette E. Meyer Zu), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja M.), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Völzke, H. (Henry), Parker, A.N. (Alex), Aspelund, T. (Thor), Bates, D. (David), Young, L. (Lauren), Tsui, K. (Kim), Siscovick, D.S. (David), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Uda, M. (Manuela), Schlessinger, D., Rudan, I. (Igor), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Gieger, C. (Christian), Coresh, J. (Josef), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Radke, D. (Dörte), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Willems van Dijk, J.A.P. (Ko), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Vasan, R.S. (Ramachandran Srini), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gibson, Q. (Quince), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Snieder, H. (Harold), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Xiao, X. (Xiangjun), Campbell, H. (Harry), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Peltonen, L. (Leena Johanna), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Homuth, G. (Georg), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Ballantyne, C. (Christie), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Benjamin, E.J. (Emelia), Perola, M. (Markus), and Chasman., D.I. (Daniel I.)
Abstract: Pleiotropic genetic variants have independent effects on different phenotypes. C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with several cardiometabolic phenotypes. Shared genetic backgrounds may partially underlie these associations. We conducted a genome-wide analysis to identify the shared genetic background of inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes using published genome-wide association studies (GWAS). We also evaluated whether the pleiotropic effects of such loci were biological or mediated in nature. First, we examined whether 283 common variants identified for 10 cardiometabolic phenotypes in GWAS are associated with CRP level. Second, we tested whether 18 variants identified for serum CRP are associated with 10 cardiometabolic phenotypes. We used a Bonferroni corrected p-value of 1.1×10-04 (0.05/463) as a threshold of significance. We evaluated the independent pleiotropic effect on both phenotypes using individual level data from the Women Genome Health Study. Evaluating the genetic overlap between inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes, we found 13 pleiotropic regions. Additional analyses showed that 6 regions (APOC1, HNF1A, IL6R, PPP1R3B, HNF4A and IL1F10) appeared to have a pleiotropic effect on CRP independent of the effects on the cardiometabolic phenotypes. These included loci where individuals carrying the risk allele for CRP encounter higher lipid levels and risk of type 2 diabetes. In addition, 5 regions (GCKR, PABPC4, BCL7B, FTO and TMEM18) had an effect on CRP largely mediated through the cardiometabolic phenotypes. In conclusion, our results show genetic pleiotropy among inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes. In addition to reverse causation, our data suggests that pleiotropic genetic variants partially underlie the association between CRP and cardiometabolic phenotypes.
Published: 2015
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26. The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

Author: Winkler, T.W. (Thomas W.), Justice, A.E. (Anne), Graff, M.J. (Maud J.L.), Barata, L. (Llilda), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Chu, S. (Su), Czajkowski, J. (Jacek), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Fall, M. (Magnus), Kilpeläinen, T.O. (Tuomas), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Pers, T.H. (Tune), Rüeger, S. (Sina), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Karjalainen, J. (Juha), Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), Neinast, M.D. (Michael D.), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Simino, J. (Jeannette), Teslovich, T.M. (Tanya M.), Jansen, R., Westra, H.J. (Harm-Jan), White, C.C. (Charles), Absher, D. (Devin), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Ahmad, S. (Shafqat), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Alves, A.C. (Alexessander Couto), Bragg-Gresham, J.L. (Jennifer L.), Craen, A.J. (Anton) de, Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Boucher, G. (Gabrielle), Cadby, G. (Gemma), Cheng, Y.-C. (Yu-Ching), Chiang, C.W. (Charleston W K), Delgado, G., Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Dueker, N. (Nicole), Eklund, N. (Niina), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Eriksson, J. (Joel), Feenstra, B. (Bjarke), Fischer, K. (Krista), Frau, F. (Francesca), Galesloot, T.E. (Tessel), Geller, F. (Frank), Goel, A. (Anuj), Gorski, M. (Mathias), Grammer, T.B. (Tanja), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Haitjema, S. (Saskia), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Kaakinen, M. (Marika), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), Lahti, J. (Jari), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Lehne, B. (Benjamin), Liu, Y. (Youfang), Lo, K.S., Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Luan, J. (Jian'An), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Mangino, M. (Massimo), McKnight, B. (Barbara), Medina-Gomez, C. (Carolina), Monda, K.L. (Keri), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), Müller, G. (Gabriele), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Panoutsopoulou, K. (Kalliope), Pascoe, L. (Laura), Paternoster, L. (Lavinia), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Renström, F. (Frida), Rizzi, F. (Federica), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Ryan, K.A. (Kathy A.), Salo, P. (Perttu), Sanna, S. (Serena), Scharnagl, H. (Hubert), Shi, J. (Jianxin), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Southam, L. (Lorraine), Stancáková, A. (Alena), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Sung, Y.J. (Yun Ju), Tachmazidou, I. (Ioanna), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Trompet, S. (Stella), Pervjakova, N. (Natalia), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Vandenput, L. (Liesbeth), Van Der Laan, S.W. (Sander W.), Velde, N. (Nathalie) van der, Setten, J. (Jessica) van, Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Verweij, N. (Niek), Vlachopoulou, E. (Efthymia), Waite, L. (Lindsay), Wang, S.R. (Sophie), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willenborg, C. (Christina), Wilson, J.F. (James), Wong, A. (Andrew), Yang, J. (Jian), Yengo, L. (Loic), Yerges-Armstrong, L.M. (Laura), Yu, L. (Lei), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Andersson, E.A. (Ehm Astrid), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Baldassarre, D. (Damiano), Banasik, K. (Karina), Barcella, M. (Matteo), Barlassina, C. (Cristina), Bellis, C. (Claire), Benaglio, P. (Paola), Blangero, J. (John), Blüher, M. (Matthias), Bonnet, F. (Fabrice), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Boyd, H.A. (Heather), Bruinenberg, M. (M.), Buchman, A.S. (Aron S.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chen, Y.D. (Y.), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Claudi-Boehm, S. (Simone), Cole, J.W. (John W.), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Groot, L.C.P.G.M. (Lisette) de, Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Duan, J. (Jubao), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Eury, E. (Elodie), Farmaki, A.-E. (Aliki-Eleni), Forouhi, N.G. (Nita), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Gejman, P.V. (Pablo), Gigante, B. (Bruna), Glorioso, N. (Nicola), Go, A.T.J.I. (Attie), Gottesman, R.F. (Rebecca), Gräßler, J. (Jürgen), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grarup, N. (Niels), Gu, Y.-M. (Yu-Mei), Broer, L. (Linda), Ham, A.C. (Annelies), Hansen, T. (T.), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina A.), Hassinen, M. (Maija), Hastie, N. (Nick), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Henders, A.K. (Anjali), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Hillege, H.L. (Hans), Holmen, O.L. (Oddgeir), Hovingh, G.K. (Kees), Hui, J. (Jennie), Husemoen, L.L. (Lise L.), Hutri-Kähönen, N. (Nina), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Illig, T. (Thomas), Jager, P.L. (Philip) de, Jalilzadeh, S. (Shapour), Jorgensen, T. (Torben), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Juonala, M. (Markus), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Karaleftheri, M. (Maria), Khaw, K.T., Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Kittner, T. (Thomas), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Krarup, N.T. (Nikolaj T.), Kratzer, W. (Wolfgang), Krüger, J. (Janine), Kuh, D. (Diana), Kumari, M. (Meena), Kyriakou, T. (Theodosios), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Lannfelt, L. (Lars), Lanzani, C. (Chiara), Lotay, V. (Vaneet), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Leander, K. (Karin), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Liu, Y.-P. (Yan-Ping), Lobbens, S. (Stéphane), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Lyssenko, V. (Valeriya), Männistö, S. (Satu), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), McArdle, W.L. (Wendy), Menni, C. (Cristina), Merger, S. (Sigrun), Milani, L. (Lili), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant W.), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Nelis, M. (Mari), Ong, K.K. (Ken), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Perusse, L. (Louis), Pichler, I. (Irene), Pilia, M.G. (Maria Grazia), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Rheinberger, M. (Myriam), Ribel-Madsen, R. (Rasmus), Richards, M. (Marcus), Rice, K.M. (Kenneth), Rice, T.K. (Treva K.), Rivolta, C. (Carlo), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Sanders, A.R. (Alan), Sarzynski, M.A. (Mark A.), Scholtens, S. (Salome), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Scott, W.R. (William R.), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Sengupta, S. (Sebanti), Sennblad, B. (Bengt), Seufferlein, T. (Thomas), Silveira, A. (Angela), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Smit, J.H. (Jan), Sparsø, T. (Thomas), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Stolk, R.P. (Ronald), Stringham, H.M. (Heather), Swertz, M.A. (Morris A.), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Syvänen, A.C., Tan, S.-T. (Sian-Tsung), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tremblay, A. (Angelo), Tsafantakis, E. (Emmanouil), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Völker, U. (Uwe), Vohl, M.-C. (Marie-Claude), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Walker, R.W. (Ryan W.), Wennauer, R. (Roman), Widen, E., Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Wilsgaard, T. (Tom), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Van Dijk, S. (Suzanne), Schoor, N.M. (Natasja) van, Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert), Bakker, P.I.W. (Paul) de, Beckmann, J.S. (Jacques), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bennett, D.A. (David A.), Bergman, R.N. (Richard), Bergmann, S.M. (Sven), Böger, C.A. (Carsten), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin), Bouchard, C. (Claude), Chambers, J.C. (John), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Cucca, F. (Francesco), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Hagen, K. 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Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 100 genetic variants contributing to BMI, a measure of body size, or waist-to-hip ratio (adjusted for BMI, WHRadjBMI), a measure of body shape. Body size and shape change as people grow older and these changes differ substantially between men and women. To systematically screen for age- and/or sex-specific effects of genetic variants on BMI and WHRadjBMI, we performed meta-analyses of 114 studies (up to 320,485 individuals of European descent) with genome-wide chip and/or Metabochip data by the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium. Each study tested the association of up to ~2.8M SNPs with BMI and WHRadjBMI in four strata (men ≤50y, men >50y, women ≤50y, women >50y) and summary statistics were combined in stratum-specific meta-analyses. We then screened for variants that showed age-specific effects (G x AGE), sex-specific effects (G x SEX) or age-specific effects that differed between men and women (G x AGE x SEX). For BMI, we identified 15 loci (11 previously established for main effects, four novel) that showed significant (FDR<5%) age-specific effects, of which 11 had larger effects in younger (<50y) than in older adults (≥50y). No sex-dependent effects were identified for B
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27. New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution.

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K.L.
Abstract: Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of body fat distribution and its molecular links to cardiometabolic traits, here we conduct genome-wide association meta-analyses of traits related to waist and hip circumferences in up to 224,459 individuals. We identify 49 loci (33 new) associated with waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index (BMI), and an additional 19 loci newly associated with related waist and hip circumference measures (P < 5 × 10(-8)). In total, 20 of the 49 waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI loci show significant sexual dimorphism, 19 of which display a stronger effect in women. The identified loci were enriched for genes expressed in adipose tissue and for putative regulatory elements in adipocytes. Pathway analyses implicated adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat distribution, providing insight into potential pathophysiological mechanisms.
Published: 2015

28. Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations.

Author: BioBank Japan, Project, Joshi, P.K., Esko, T., Mattsson, H., Eklund, N., Gandin, I., Nutile, T., Jackson, A.U., Schurmann, C., Smith, A.V., Zhang, W., Okada, Y., Stančáková, A., Faul, J.D., Zhao, W., Bartz, T.M., Concas, M.P., Franceschini, N., Enroth, S., Vitart, V., Trompet, S., Guo, X., Chasman, D.I., O'Connel, J.R., Corre, T., Nongmaithem, S.S., Chen, Y., Mangino, M., Ruggiero, D., Traglia, M., Farmaki, A.E., Kacprowski, T., Bjonnes, A., van der Spek, A., Wu, Y., Giri, A.K., Yanek, L.R., Wang, L., Hofer, E., Rietveld, C.A., McLeod, O., Cornelis, M.C., Pattaro, C., Verweij, N., Baumbach, C., Abdellaoui, A., Warren, H.R., Vuckovic, D., Mei, H., Bouchard, C., Perry, J.R., Cappellani, S., Mirza, S.S., Benton, M.C., Broeckel, U., Medland, S.E., Lind, P.A., Malerba, G., Drong, A., Yengo, L., Bielak, L.F., Zhi, D., van der Most, P.J., Shriner, D., Mägi, R., Hemani, G., Karaderi, T., Wang, Z., Liu, T., Demuth, I., Zhao, J.H., Meng, W., Lataniotis, L., van der Laan, S.W., 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Abstract: Homozygosity has long been associated with rare, often devastating, Mendelian disorders, and Darwin was one of the first to recognize that inbreeding reduces evolutionary fitness. However, the effect of the more distant parental relatedness that is common in modern human populations is less well understood. Genomic data now allow us to investigate the effects of homozygosity on traits of public health importance by observing contiguous homozygous segments (runs of homozygosity), which are inferred to be homozygous along their complete length. Given the low levels of genome-wide homozygosity prevalent in most human populations, information is required on very large numbers of people to provide sufficient power. Here we use runs of homozygosity to study 16 health-related quantitative traits in 354,224 individuals from 102 cohorts, and find statistically significant associations between summed runs of homozygosity and four complex traits: height, forced expiratory lung volume in one second, general cognitive ability and educational attainment (P < 1 × 10(-300), 2.1 × 10(-6), 2.5 × 10(-10) and 1.8 × 10(-10), respectively). In each case, increased homozygosity was associated with decreased trait value, equivalent to the offspring of first cousins being 1.2 cm shorter and having 10 months' less education. Similar effect sizes were found across four continental groups and populations with different degrees of genome-wide homozygosity, providing evidence that homozygosity, rather than confounding, directly contributes to phenotypic variance. Contrary to earlier reports in substantially smaller samples, no evidence was seen of an influence of genome-wide homozygosity on blood pressure and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, or ten other cardio-metabolic traits. Since directional dominance is predicted for traits under directional evolutionary selection, this study provides evidence that increased stature and cognitive function have been positively selected in human evolu
Published: 2015

29. New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

Author: Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas W.), Croteau-Chonka, D.C. (Damien), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Locke, A. (Adam), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Pers, T.H. (Tune), Fischer, K. (Krista), Justice, A.E. (Anne), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Wu, J.M.W. (Joseph M. W.), Buchkovich, M.L. (Martin), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Roman, T.S. (Tamara S.), Drong, A. (Alexander), Song, C. (Ci), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Day, F.R. (Felix), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Fall, M. (Magnus), Kutalik, Z. (Zolta'n), Luan, J., Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Scherag, A. (Andre), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Chen, J. (Jin), Fehrmann, R.S.N. (Rudolf), Karjalainen, J. (Juha), Kahali, B. (Bratati), Liu, C.-T. (Ching-Ti), Schmidt, E.M. (Ellen), Absher, D. (Devin), Amin, N. (Najaf), Beekman, M. (Marian), Bragg-Gresham, J.L. (Jennifer L.), Buyske, S. (Steven), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Goel, A. (Anuj), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Pasko, D. (Dorota), Pechlivanis, S. (Sonali), Peters, M.J. (Marjolein), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Stanca'kova', A. (Alena), Sung, Y.J. (Yun Ju), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Yengo, L. (Loic), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Ärnlöv, J. (Johan), Arscott, G.M. (Gillian M.), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Barrett, A. (Angela), Bellis, C. (Claire), Bennett, A.J. (Amanda), Berne, C. (Christian), Blüher, M. (Matthias), Böhringer, S. (Stefan), Bonnet, F. (Fabrice), Böttcher, Y. (Yvonne), Bruinenberg, M. (M.), Carba, D.B. (Delia B.), Caspersen, I.H. (Ida H.), Clarke, R. (Robert), Daw, E.W. (E. Warwick), Deelen, J. (Joris), Deelman, E. (Ewa), Delgado, G., Doney, A.S.F. (Alex), Eklund, N. (Niina), Erdos, M.R. (Michael), Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Eury, E. (Elodie), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Garcia, M. (Melissa), Giedraitis, V. (Vilmantas), Gigante, B. (Bruna), Go, A.T.J.I. (Attie), Golay, A. (Alain), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grammer, T.B. (Tanja), Gräsler, J. (Jürgen), Grewal, J. (Jagvir), Groves, C.J. (Christopher), Haller, T. (Toomas), Hallmans, G. (Göran), Hartman, C.A. (Catharina), Hassinen, M. (Maija), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heikkilä, K. (Kauko), Herzig, K.H., Helmer, Q. (Quinta), Hillege, H.L. (Hans), Holmen, O.L. (Oddgeir), Hunt, S.C. (Steven), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Ittermann, T. (Till), James, A.L. (Alan), Johansson, I. (Inger), Juliusdottir, T. (Thorhildur), Kalafati, I.-P. (Ioanna-Panagiota), Kinnunen, L. (Leena), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Kooner, I.K. (Ishminder K.), Kratzer, W. (Wolfgang), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Leander, K. (Karin), Lee, N.R. (Nanette R.), Lichtner, P. (Peter), Lind, L. (Lars), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Lobbens, S. (Stéphane), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), MacH, F. (François), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Mahajan, A. (Anubha), McArdle, W.L. 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(Jouko), Sarzynski, M.A. (Mark A.), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter E. H.), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Staessen, J.A. (Jan), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Stolk, R.P. (Ronald), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tremblay, A. (Angelo), Tremoli, E. (Elena), Vohl, M.-C. (Marie-Claude), Völker, U. (Uwe), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Adair, L.S. (Linda), Bochud, M. (Murielle), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan R.), Bouchard, C. (Claude), Cauchi, S. (Ste'phane), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Chambers, J.C. (John C.), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Cooper, R.S. (Richard S.), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Grabe, H.J. (Hans Jörgen), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Hui, J. (Jennie), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Jöckel, K.-H. (Karl-Heinz), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kuh, D. (Diana), Laakso, M. (Markku), Liu, Y. (YongMei), März, W. (Winfried), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Njølstad, I. 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(David), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Willer, C.J. (Cristen), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Yang, J. (Joanna), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel N.), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), North, K.E. (Kari), Fox, C.S. (Caroline S.), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Anderson, D. (Denise), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas W.), Croteau-Chonka, D.C. (Damien), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Locke, A. (Adam), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Pers, T.H. (Tune), Fischer, K. (Krista), Justice, A.E. (Anne), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Wu, J.M.W. (Joseph M. W.), Buchkovich, M.L. (Martin), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Roman, T.S. (Tamara S.), Drong, A. (Alexander), Song, C. (Ci), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Day, F.R. (Felix), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Fall, M. 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(Matti), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Veronesi, G. (Giovanni), Walker, M. (Mark), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Franke, L. (Lude), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Groop, L. (Leif), Hunter, D. (David), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), O´Connell, J.R., Qi, L. (Lu), Schlessinger, D. (David), Strachan, D.P. (David), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Willer, C.J. (Cristen), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Yang, J. (Joanna), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel N.), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), North, K.E. (Kari), Fox, C.S. (Caroline S.), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Anderson, D. (Denise), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), and Mohlke, K.L. (Karen)
Abstract: Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of body fat distribution and its molecular links to cardiometabolic traits, here we conduct genome-wide association meta-analyses of traits related to waist and hip circumferences in up to 224,459 individuals. We identify 49 loci (33 new) associated with waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for body mass index (BMI), and an additional 19 loci newly associated with related waist and hip circumference measures (P < 5 × 10-8). In total, 20 of the 49 waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI loci show significant sexual dimorphism, 19 of which display a stronger effect in women. The identified loci were enriched for genes expressed in adipose tissue and for putative regulatory elements in adipocytes. Pathway analyses implicated adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat distribution, providing insight into potential pathophysiological mechanisms.
Published: 2015
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30. Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

Author: Joshi, P.K. (Peter), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mattsson, H. (Hannele), Eklund, N. (Niina), Gandin, I. (Ilaria), Nutile, T., Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Stancáková, A. (Alena), Faul, J.D. (Jessica D.), Zhao, W. (Wei), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Concas, M.P. (Maria Pina), Franceschini, N. (Nora), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Trompet, S. (Stella), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), O'Connel, J.R. (Jeffrey R.), Corre, T. (Tanguy), Nongmaithem, S.S. (Suraj S.), Chen, Y. (Yuning), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Ruggiero, D., Traglia, M. (Michela), Farmaki, A.-E. (Aliki-Eleni), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), Bjonnes, A. (Andrew), Spek, A. (Ashley) van der, Wu, Y. (Ying), Giri, A.K. (Anil K.), Yanek, L.R. (Lisa), Wang, L. (Lihua), Hofer, E. (Edith), Rietveld, C.A. (Niels), McLeod, O. (Olga), Cornelis, M. (Marilyn), Pattaro, C. (Cristian), Verweij, N. (Niek), Baumbach, C. (Clemens), Abdellaoui, A. 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(Hans), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Mackey, D.A. (David A.), Cooper, R.S. (Richard S.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Pasterkamp, G. (Gerard), Grant, S.F.A. (Struan F.A.), Hakonarson, H. (Hakon), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Dedoussis, G.V. (George V.), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Bertram, L. (Lars), Lindenberger, U. (Ulman), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild I.A.), Rotimi, C. (Charles), Arnett, D.K. (Donna), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Gambaro, G. (Giovanni), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Eriksson, J.G. (Johan G.), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hunt, S.C. (Steven), Starr, J.M. (John), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Griffiths, L.R. (Lyn R.), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Pirastu, N. (Nicola), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Perusse, L. (Louis), Wilson, J.G. (James), Girotto, S., Caulfield, M. (Mark), Raitakari, O.T. (Olli T.), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Gieger, C. (Christian), van der Harst, P., Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Kraft, P. (Peter), Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Knekt, P., Johannesson, M. (Magnus), Magnusson, P.K.E. (Patrik K. E.), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Vartiainen, E. (Erkki), Becker, D.M. (Diane), Bharadwaj, D. (Dwaipayan), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Sanghera, D.K. (Dharambir), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Ulivi, S. (Shelia), Ober, C. (Carole), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Rudan, I. (Igor), Porteous, D.J. (David J.), Ciullo, M., Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Wright, A. (Alan), Chandak, G.R. (Giriraj), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), North, K.E. (Kari), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Weir, D.R. (David), Laakso, M. (Markku), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Takahashi, A. (Atsushi), Chambers, J.C. (John C.), Kooner, J.S. (Jaspal S.), Strachan, D.P. (David P.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel N.), Perola, M. (Markus), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Wilson, J.F. (James), Joshi, P.K. (Peter), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mattsson, H. (Hannele), Eklund, N. (Niina), Gandin, I. (Ilaria), Nutile, T., Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Schurmann, C. (Claudia), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Zhang, W. (Weihua), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Stancáková, A. (Alena), Faul, J.D. (Jessica D.), Zhao, W. (Wei), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Concas, M.P. (Maria Pina), Franceschini, N. (Nora), Enroth, S. (Stefan), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Trompet, S. (Stella), Guo, X. (Xiuqing), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), O'Connel, J.R. (Jeffrey R.), Corre, T. (Tanguy), Nongmaithem, S.S. (Suraj S.), Chen, Y. (Yuning), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Ruggiero, D., Traglia, M. (Michela), Farmaki, A.-E. (Aliki-Eleni), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), Bjonnes, A. (Andrew), Spek, A. (Ashley) van der, Wu, Y. (Ying), Giri, A.K. (Anil K.), Yanek, L.R. (Lisa), Wang, L. (Lihua), Hofer, E. (Edith), Rietveld, C.A. (Niels), McLeod, O. (Olga), Cornelis, M. (Marilyn), Pattaro, C. (Cristian), Verweij, N. (Niek), Baumbach, C. (Clemens), Abdellaoui, A. (Abdel), Warren, H. (Helen), Vuckovic, D. (Dragana), Mei, H. (Hao), Bouchard, C. (Claude), Perry, J.R.B. (John), Cappellani, S. (Stefania), Mirza, S.S. (Saira), Benton, M.C. (Miles C.), Broeckel, U. (Ulrich), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Lind, P.A. (Penelope), Malerba, G. (Giovanni), Drong, A. (Alexander), Yengo, L. (Loic), Bielak, L.F. (Lawrence F.), Zhi, D. (Degui), Most, P.J. (Peter) van der, Shriner, D. (Daniel), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Hemani, G., Karaderi, T. (Tugce), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Liu, T. (Tian), Demuth, I. (Ilja), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Meng, W. (Weihua), Lataniotis, L. (Lazaros), Van Der Laan, S.W. (Sander W.), Bradfield, J.P. (Jonathan), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Ahluwalia, T.S. (Tarunveer Singh), Hall, L.M. (Leanne M.), Salvi, E. (Erika), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Carstensen, L. (Lisbeth), Haan, H.G. (Hugoline) de, Abney, M. (Mark), Afzal, U. (Uzma), Allison, M.A. (Matthew), Amin, N. (Najaf), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert W.), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Barr, R.G. (Graham), Baumeister, S.E. (Sebastian), Benjamin, D.J. (Daniel J.), Bergmann, S. (Sven), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin P.), Campbell, A. (Archie), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Chan, Y. (Yingleong), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Chen, C. (Constance), Chen, Y.-D.I. (Y.-D. Ida), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Connell, J. (John), Correa, A. (Adolfo), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Davies, G. (Gail), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Ellis, S.B. (Stephen B.), Feenstra, B. (Bjarke), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Ford, I., Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Friedrich, N. (Nele), Geller, F. (Frank), Scotland, G. (Generation), Gillham-Nasenya, I. (Irina), Gottesman, R.F. (Rebecca), Graff, M.J. (Maud J.L.), Grodstein, F. (Francine), Gu, C. (Charles), Haley, C. (Chris), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Harris, S.E. (Sarah), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Hastie, N. (Nick), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Heikkilä, K. (Kauko), Hocking, L.J. (Lynne), Homuth, G. (Georg), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huang, J. (Jian), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Ikram, M.A. (Arfan), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Joensuu, A. (Anni), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Jousilahti, P. (Pekka), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Kerr, S.M. (Shona), Khan, N.M. (Nazir M.), Koellinger, Ph.D. (Philipp), Koistinen, H.A. (Heikki A.), Kooner, M.K. (Manraj K.), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Lahti, J. (Jari), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lea, R.A. (Rodney A.), Lehne, B. (Benjamin), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Liewald, D.C.M. (David), Lind, L. (Lars), Loh, M. (Marie), Lokki, M.L., London, S.J. (Stephanie J.), Loomis, S.J. (Stephanie J.), Loukola, A. (Anu), Lu, Y. (Yingchang), Lumley, T. (Thomas), Lundqvist, A. (Annamari), Männistö, S. (Satu), Marques-Vidal, P. (Pedro), Masciullo, C. (Corrado), Matchan, A. (Angela), Mathias, J. (Jasmine), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Meigs, J.B. (James), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Menni, C. (Cristina), Mentch, F.D. (Frank), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Montasser, M.E. (May E.), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Morrison, A.C. (Alanna), Myers, R.H. (Richard), Nadukuru, R. (Rajiv), Navarro, P. (Pau), Nalis, M. (Mari), Nieminen, M.S. (Markku S.), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja M.), O'Connor, G.T. (George), Ogunniyi, A. (Adesola), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Palmas, W. (Walter), Pankow, J.S. (James), Patarcic, I. (Inga), Pavani, F. (Francesca), Peyser, P.A. (Patricia A.), Pietilainen, K.H. (Kirsi Hannele), Poulter, N.R. (Neil), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Ralhan, S. (Sarju), Redmond, P. (Paul), Rich, S.S. (Stephen S.), Rissanen, H. (Harri), Robino, A. (Antonietta), Rose, L.M. (Lynda M.), Rose, R.J. (Richard J.), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Salako, B. (Babatunde), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Sarin, A.-P., Saxena, R. (Richa), Schmidt, R. (Reinhold), Scott, L.J. (Laura), Scott, W.R. (William R.), Sennblad, B. (Bengt), Seshadri, S. (Sudha), Sever, P. (Peter), Shrestha, S. (Smeeta), Smith, B.H. (Blair), Smith, J.A. (Jennifer A), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Southam, L. (Lorraine), Stanton, A. (Alice), Stathopoulou, M.G. (Maria G), Strauch, K. (Konstantin), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Suderman, M.J. (Matthew J.), Tandon, N. (Nikhil), Tang, S.-T. (Sian-Tsun), Taylor, K.D. (Kent D.), Tayo, B. (Bamidele), Töglhofer, A.M. (Anna Maria), Tomaszewski, M. (Maciej), Tsernikova, N. (Natalia), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Vaidya, D. (Dhananjay), Hylckama Vlieg, A. (Astrid) van, Setten, J. (Jessica) van, Vasankari, T. (Tuula), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Vlachopoulou, E. (Efthymia), Vozzi, D. (Diego), Vuoksimaa, E. (Eero), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Ware, E.B. (Erin B.), Wentworth-Shields, W. (William), Whitfield, J. (John), Wild, S. (Sarah), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Yajnik, C.S. (Chittaranjan S.), Yao, J. (Jie), Zaza, G. (Gianluigi), Zhu, X. (Xiaofeng), Salem, R.M. (Rany), Melbye, M. (Mads), Bisgaard, H. (Hans), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Mackey, D.A. (David A.), Cooper, R.S. (Richard S.), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Pasterkamp, G. (Gerard), Grant, S.F.A. (Struan F.A.), Hakonarson, H. (Hakon), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Dedoussis, G.V. (George V.), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Bertram, L. (Lars), Lindenberger, U. (Ulman), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild I.A.), Rotimi, C. (Charles), Arnett, D.K. (Donna), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Kardia, S.L.R. (Sharon), Balkau, B. (Beverley), Gambaro, G. (Giovanni), Morris, A.P. (Andrew), Eriksson, J.G. (Johan G.), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hunt, S.C. (Steven), Starr, J.M. (John), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Griffiths, L.R. (Lyn R.), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Pirastu, N. (Nicola), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Perusse, L. (Louis), Wilson, J.G. (James), Girotto, S., Caulfield, M. (Mark), Raitakari, O.T. (Olli T.), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Gieger, C. (Christian), van der Harst, P., Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Kraft, P. (Peter), Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Knekt, P., Johannesson, M. (Magnus), Magnusson, P.K.E. (Patrik K. E.), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Vartiainen, E. (Erkki), Becker, D.M. (Diane), Bharadwaj, D. (Dwaipayan), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Sanghera, D.K. (Dharambir), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Ulivi, S. (Shelia), Ober, C. (Carole), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Rudan, I. (Igor), Porteous, D.J. (David J.), Ciullo, M., Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Dupuis, J. (Josée), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Wright, A. (Alan), Chandak, G.R. (Giriraj), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Sattar, N. (Naveed), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), North, K.E. (Kari), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Weir, D.R. (David), Laakso, M. (Markku), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Takahashi, A. (Atsushi), Chambers, J.C. (John C.), Kooner, J.S. (Jaspal S.), Strachan, D.P. (David P.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel N.), Perola, M. (Markus), Polasek, O. (Ozren), and Wilson, J.F. (James)
Abstract: Homozygosity has long been associated with rare, often devastating, Mendelian disorders, and Darwin was one of the first to recognize that inbreeding reduces evolutionary fitness. However, the effect of the more distant parental relatedness that is common in modern human populations is less well understood. Genomic data now allow us to investigate the effects of homozygosity on traits of public health importance by observing contiguous homozygous segments (runs of homozygosity), which are inferred to be homozygous along their complete length. Given the low levels of genome-wide homozygosity prevalent in most human populations, information is required on very large numbers of people to provide sufficient power. Here we use runs of homozygosity to study 16 health-related quantitative traits in 354,224 individuals from 102 cohorts, and find statistically significant associations between summed runs of homozygosity and four complex traits: height, forced expiratory lung volume in one second, general cognitive ability and educational attainment (P < 1 × 10-300, 2.1 × 10-6, 2.5 × 10-10 and 1.8 × 10-10, respectively). In each case, increased homozygosity was associated with decreased trait value, equivalent to the offspring of first cousins being 1.2 cm shorter and having 10 months' less education. Similar effect sizes were found across four continental groups and populations with different degrees of genome-wide homozygosity, providing evidence that homozygosity, rather than confounding, directly contributes to phenotypic variance. Contrary to earlier reports in substantially smaller samples, no evidence was seen of an influence of genome-wide homozygosity on blood pressure and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, or ten other cardio-metabolic traits. Since directional dominance is predicted for traits under directional evolutionary selection, this study provides evidence that increased stature and cognitive function have been p
Published: 2015
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31. Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

Author: Randall, J.C., Winkler, T.W., Kutalik, Z., Berndt, S.I., Jackson, A.U., Monda, K.L., Kilpeläinen, T.O., Esko, T., Mägi, R., Li, S., Workalemahu, T., Feitosa, M.F., Croteau-Chonka, D.C., Day, F.R., Fall, T., Ferreira, T., Gustafsson, S., Locke, A.E., Mathieson, I., Scherag, A., Vedantam, S., Wood, A.R., Liang, L., Steinthorsdottir, V., Thorleifsson, G., Dermitzakis, E.T., Dimas, A.S., Karpe, F., Min, J.L., Nicholson, G., Clegg, D.J., Person, T., Krohn, J.P., Bauer, S., Buechler, C., Eisinger, K., Bonnefond, A., Froguel, P., Hottenga, J.J., Prokopenko, I., Waite, L.L., Harris, T.B., Smith, A.V., Shuldiner, A.R., McArdle, W.L., Caulfield, M.J., Munroe, P.B., Grönberg, H., Chen, Y.D., Li, G., Beckmann, J.S., Johnson, T., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Teder-Laving, M., Khaw, K.T., Wareham, N.J., Zhao, J.H., Amin, N., Oostra, B.A., Kraja, A.T., Province, M.A., Cupples, L.A., Heard-Costa, N.L., Kaprio, J., Ripatti, S., Surakka, I., Collins, F.S., Saramies, J., Tuomilehto, J., Jula, A., Salomaa, V., Erdmann, J., Hengstenberg, C., Loley, C., Schunkert, H., Lamina, C., Wichmann, H.E., Albrecht, E., Gieger, C., Hicks, A.A., Johansson, A., Pramstaller, P.P., Kathiresan, S., Speliotes, E.K., Penninx, B.W.J.H., Hartikainen, A.L., Järvelin, M.R., Gyllensten, U., Boomsma, D.I., Campbell, H., Wilson, J.F., Chanock, S.J., Farrall, M., Goel, A., Medina-Gomez, C., Rivadeneira, F., Estrada, K., Uitterlinden, A.G., Hofman, A., Zillikens, M.C., den Heijer, M., Kiemeney, L.A., Maschio, A., Hall, P., Tyrer, J., Teumer, A., Völzke, H., Kovacs, P., Tönjes, A., Mangino, M., Spector, T.D., Hayward, C., Rudan, I., Hall, A.S., Samani, N.J., Attwood, A.P., Sambrook, J.G., Hung, J., Palmer, L.J., Lokki, M.L., Sinisalo, J., Boucher, G., Huikuri, H.V., Lorentzon, M., Ohlsson, C., Eklund, N., Eriksson, J.G., Barlassina, C., Rivolta, C., Nolte, I.M., Snieder, H., van der Klauw, M.M., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V., Gejman, P.V., Shi, J., Jacobs, K.B., Wang, Z., Bakker, S.J., Mateo Leach, I., Navis, G., van der Harst, P., Martin, N.G., Medland, S.E., Montgomery, G.W., Yang, J., Chasman, D.I., Ridker, P.M., Rose, L.M., Lehtimäki, T., Raitakari, O., Absher, D., Iribarren, C., Basart, H., Hovingh, K.G., Hyppönen, E., Power, C., Anderson, D., Beilby, J.P., Hui, J., Jolley, J., Sager, H., Bornstein, S.R., Schwarz, P.E., Kristiansson, K., Perola, M., Lindström, J., Swift, A.J., Uusitupa, M., Atalay, M., Lakka, T.A., Rauramaa, R., Bolton, J.L., Fowkes, G., Fraser, R.M., Price, J.F., Fischer, K., Krjuta Kov, K., Metspalu, A., Mihailov, E., Langenberg, C., Luan, J., Ong, K.K., Chines, P.S., Keinanen-Kiukaanniemie, S., Saaristo, T.E., Edkins, S., Franks, P.W., Hallmans, G., Shungin, D., Morris, A.D., Palmer, C.N.A., Erbel, R., Moebus, S., Nöthen, M.M., Pechlivanis, S., Hveem, K., Narisu, N., Hamsten, A., Humphries, S.E., Strawbridge, R.J., Tremoli, E., Grallert, H., Thorand, B., Illig, T., Koenig, W., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Peters, A., Boehm, B.O., Kleber, M.E., März, W., Winkelmann, B.R., Kuusisto, J., Laakso, M., Arveiler, D., Cesana, G., Kuulasmaa, K., Virtamo, J., Yarnell, J.W., Kuh, D, Wong, A., Lind, L., de Faire, U., Gigante, B., Magnusson, P.K.E., Pedersen, N.L., Dedoussis, G., Dimitriou, M., Kolovou, G., Kanoni, S., Stirrups, K., Bonnycastle, L.L., Njolstad, I., Wilsgaard, T., Ganna, A., Rehnberg, E., Hingorani, A.D., Kivimaki, M., Kumari, M., Assimes, T.L., Barroso, I., Boehnke, M., Borecki, I.B., Deloukas, P., Fox, C.S., Frayling, T.M., Groop, L.C., Haritunians, T., Hunter, D., Ingelsson, E., Kaplan, R., Mohlke, K.L., O'Connell, J.R., Schlessinger, D., Strachan, D.P., Stefansson, K., van Duijn, C.M., Abecasis, G.R., McCarthy, M.I., Hirschhorn, J.N., Qi, L., Loos, R.J., Lindgren, C.M., North, K.E., Heid, I.M., Psychiatry, Internal medicine, NCA - Brain mechanisms in health and disease, NCA - Neurobiology of mental health, EMGO - Lifestyle, overweight and diabetes, Biological Psychology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Neurobiology of Mental Health, EMGO+ - Lifestyle, Overweight and Diabetes, and Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Brain Mechanisms in Health & Disease
Subjects: Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Abstract: Given the anthropometric differences between men and women and previous evidence of sex-difference in genetic effects, we conducted a genome-wide search for sexually dimorphic associations with height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip-ratio (133,723 individuals) and took forward 348 SNPs into follow-up (additional 137,052 individuals) in a total of 94 studies. Seven loci displayed significant sex-difference (FDR
Published: 2013

32. Serum iron levels and the risk of Parkinson disease: a mendelian randomization study

Author: Pichler, I., Greco, M.F. Del, Gogele, M., Lill, C.M., Bertram, L., Do, C.B., Eriksson, N., Foroud, T., Myers, R.H., Consortium, P.G., Nalls, M., Keller, M.F., Benyamin, B., Whitfield, J.B., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Thompson, J.R., Minelli, C., Bloem, B.R., Swinkels, D.W., Vermeulen, S., and Duijn, C.M. van
Subjects: Molecular epidemiology [NCEBP 1], Human Movement & Fatigue [DCN MP - Plasticity and memory NCEBP 10], Iron metabolism Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [IGMD 7], Molecular epidemiology Aetiology, screening and detection [NCEBP 1]
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 129654.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) BACKGROUND: Although levels of iron are known to be increased in the brains of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), epidemiological evidence on a possible effect of iron blood levels on PD risk is inconclusive, with effects reported in opposite directions. Epidemiological studies suffer from problems of confounding and reverse causation, and mendelian randomization (MR) represents an alternative approach to provide unconfounded estimates of the effects of biomarkers on disease. We performed a MR study where genes known to modify iron levels were used as instruments to estimate the effect of iron on PD risk, based on estimates of the genetic effects on both iron and PD obtained from the largest sample meta-analyzed to date. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We used as instrumental variables three genetic variants influencing iron levels, HFE rs1800562, HFE rs1799945, and TMPRSS6 rs855791. Estimates of their effect on serum iron were based on a recent genome-wide meta-analysis of 21,567 individuals, while estimates of their effect on PD risk were obtained through meta-analysis of genome-wide and candidate gene studies with 20,809 PD cases and 88,892 controls. Separate MR estimates of the effect of iron on PD were obtained for each variant and pooled by meta-analysis. We investigated heterogeneity across the three estimates as an indication of possible pleiotropy and found no evidence of it. The combined MR estimate showed a statistically significant protective effect of iron, with a relative risk reduction for PD of 3% (95% CI 1%-6%; p = 0.001) per 10 microg/dl increase in serum iron. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that increased iron levels are causally associated with a decreased risk of developing PD. Further studies are needed to understand the pathophysiological mechanism of action of serum iron on PD risk before recommendations can be made.
Published: 2013

33. A Meta-Analysis of Thyroid-Related Traits Reveals Novel Loci and Gender-Specific Differences in the Regulation of Thyroid Function

Author: McCarthy, M.I., Porcu, E., Medici, M., Pistis, G., Volpato, C.B., Wilson, S.G., Cappola, A.R., Bos, S.D., Deelen, J., den Heijer, M., Freathy, R.M., Lahti, J., Liu, C., Lopez, L.M., Nolte, I.M., O'Connell, J.R., Tanaka, T., Trompet, S., Arnold, A., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Böhringer, S., Brown, S.J., Buckley, B.M., Camaschella, C., de Craen, A.J.M., Davies, G., de Visser, M.C.H., Ford, I., Forsen, T., Frayling, T.M., Fugazzola, L., Gögele, M., Hattersley, A.T., Hermus, A.R., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Jensen, R.A., Kajantie, E., Kloppenburg, M., Lim, E.M., Masciullo, C., Mariotti, S., Minelli, C., Mitchell, B.D., Nagaraja, R., Netea-Maier, R.T., Palotie, A., Persani, L., Piras, M.G., Psaty, B.M., Räikkönen, K., Richards, J.B., Rivadeneira, F., Sala, C., Sabra, M.M., Sattar, N., Shields, B.M., Soranzo, N., Starr, J.M., Stott, D.J., Sweep, F.C.G.J., Usala, G., van der Klauw, M.M., van Heemst, D., van Mullem, A., H.Vermeulen, S., Visser, W.E., Walsh, J.P., Westendorp, R.G.J., Widen, E., Zhai, G., Cucca, F., Deary, I.J., Eriksson, J.G., Ferrucci, L., Fox, C.S., Jukema, J.W., Kiemeney, L.A., Pramstaller, P.P., Schlessinger, D., Shuldiner, A.R., Slagboom, E.P., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vaidya, B., Visser, T.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., Meulenbelt, I., Rotter, J.I., Spector, T.D., Hicks, A.A., Toniolo, D., Sanna, S., Peeters, R.P., Naitza, S., Internal Medicine, Clinical Genetics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Internal medicine, ICaR - Circulation and metabolism, Behavioural Sciences, Clinicum, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Children's Hospital, Lastentautien yksikkö, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Haartman Institute (-2014), Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Diabetes and Obesity Research Program, Developmental Psychology Research Group, Genomics of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Genomic Discoveries and Clinical Translation, Life Course Epidemiology (LCE), Lifestyle Medicine (LM), Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (CLDM), Porcu, E, Medici, M, Pistis, G, Volpato, Cb, Wilson, Sg, Cappola, Ar, Bos, Sd, Deelen, J, DEN HEIJER, M, Freathy, Rm, Lahti, J, Liu, C, Lopez, Lm, Nolte, Im, O'Connell, Jr, Tanaka, T, Trompet, S, Arnold, A, Bandinelli, S, Beekman, M, Böhringer, S, Brown, Sj, Buckley, Bm, Camaschella, Clara, DE CRAEN, Aj, Davies, G, DE VISSER, Mc, Ford, I, Forsen, T, Frayling, Tm, Fugazzola, L, Gögele, M, Hattersley, At, Hermus, Ar, Hofman, A, HOUWING DUISTERMAAT, Jj, Jensen, Ra, Kajantie, E, Kloppenburg, M, Lim, Em, Masciullo, C, Mariotti, S, Minelli, C, Mitchell, Bd, Nagaraja, R, NETEA MAIER, Rt, Palotie, A, Persani, L, Piras, Mg, Psaty, Bm, Räikkönen, K, Richards, Jb, Rivadeneira, F, Sala, C, Sabra, Mm, Sattar, N, Shields, Bm, Soranzo, N, Starr, Jm, Stott, Dj, Sweep, Fc, Usala, G, VAN DER KLAUW, Mm, VAN HEEMST, D, VAN MULLEM, A, Vermeulen, Sh, Visser, We, Walsh, Jp, Westendorp, Rg, Widen, E, Zhai, G, Cucca, F, Deary, Ij, Eriksson, Jg, Ferrucci, L, Fox, C, Jukema, Jw, Kiemeney, La, Pramstaller, Pp, Schlessinger, D, Shuldiner, Ar, Slagboom, Ep, Uitterlinden, Ag, Vaidya, B, Visser, Tj, Wolffenbuttel, Bh, Meulenbelt, I, Rotter, Ji, Spector, Td, Hicks, Aa, Toniolo, D, Sanna, S, Peeters, Rp, and Naitza, S.
Subjects: Male, Cancer Research, endocrine system diseases, Factor binding protein 5, Thyroid Gland, FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-5, Thyrotropin, Genome-wide association study, Expression, Aetiology, screening and detection [ONCOL 5], Growth, Hyperthyroidism, CLEFT-PALATE, Serum TSH, 0302 clinical medicine, Euthyroid, Genetics (clinical), 0303 health sciences, Sex Characteristics, factor binding protein-S, Thyroid, 3. Good health, medicine.anatomical_structure, Phenotype, NFIA, Cleft palate, GROWTH, Genome wide Association, Female, Thyroid function, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists, Research Article, Signal Transduction, EXPRESSION, medicine.medical_specialty, endocrine system, lcsh:QH426-470, cleft-palate, 515 Psychology, education, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Biology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Molecular epidemiology [NCEBP 1], 03 medical and health sciences, Thyroid-stimulating hormone, Hypothyroidism, SERUM TSH, Internal medicine, medicine, Genetics, Humans, Hormonal regulation Translational research [IGMD 6], GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health aging / healthy living Cardiovascular diseases [IGMD 5], 030304 developmental biology, Molecular epidemiology Aetiology, screening and detection [NCEBP 1], Polymorphism, Genetic, THYROTROPIN, HORMONE PATHWAY GENES, Hormonal regulation [IGMD 6], R1, Thyroxine, Common variation, lcsh:Genetics, Endocrinology, HYPOTHYROIDISM, Hormone pathway genes, genome-wide association, Hormonal regulation Aetiology, screening and detection [IGMD 6], 3111 Biomedicine, COMMON VARIATION, Hormone, FOXE1, Genome-Wide Association Study, Developmental Biology
Abstract: Thyroid hormone is essential for normal metabolism and development, and overt abnormalities in thyroid function lead to common endocrine disorders affecting approximately 10% of individuals over their life span. In addition, even mild alterations in thyroid function are associated with weight changes, atrial fibrillation, osteoporosis, and psychiatric disorders. To identify novel variants underlying thyroid function, we performed a large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for serum levels of the highly heritable thyroid function markers TSH and FT4, in up to 26,420 and 17,520 euthyroid subjects, respectively. Here we report 26 independent associations, including several novel loci for TSH (PDE10A, VEGFA, IGFBP5, NFIA, SOX9, PRDM11, FGF7, INSR, ABO, MIR1179, NRG1, MBIP, ITPK1, SASH1, GLIS3) and FT4 (LHX3, FOXE1, AADAT, NETO1/FBXO15, LPCAT2/CAPNS2). Notably, only limited overlap was detected between TSH and FT4 associated signals, in spite of the feedback regulation of their circulating levels by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. Five of the reported loci (PDE8B, PDE10A, MAF/LOC440389, NETO1/FBXO15, and LPCAT2/CAPNS2) show strong gender-specific differences, which offer clues for the known sexual dimorphism in thyroid function and related pathologies. Importantly, the TSH-associated loci contribute not only to variation within the normal range, but also to TSH values outside the reference range, suggesting that they may be involved in thyroid dysfunction. Overall, our findings explain, respectively, 5.64% and 2.30% of total TSH and FT4 trait variance, and they improve the current knowledge of the regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis function and the consequences of genetic variation for hypo- or hyperthyroidism., Author Summary Levels of thyroid hormones are tightly regulated by TSH produced in the pituitary, and even mild alterations in their concentrations are strong indicators of thyroid pathologies, which are very common worldwide. To identify common genetic variants associated with the highly heritable markers of thyroid function, TSH and FT4, we conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in 26,420 and 17,520 individuals, respectively, of European ancestry with normal thyroid function. Our analysis identified 26 independent genetic variants regulating these traits, several of which are new, and confirmed previously detected polymorphisms affecting TSH (within the PDE8B gene and near CAPZB, MAF/LOC440389, and NR3C2) and FT4 (within DIO1) levels. Gender-specific differences in the genetic effects of several variants for TSH and FT4 levels were identified at several loci, which offer clues to understand the known sexual dimorphism in thyroid function and pathology. Of particular clinical interest, we show that TSH-associated loci contribute not only to normal variation, but also to TSH values outside reference range, suggesting that they may be involved in thyroid dysfunction. Overall, our findings add to the developing landscape of the regulation of thyroid homeostasis and the consequences of genetic variation for thyroid related diseases.
Published: 2013

34. Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with circulating phospho- and sphingolipid concentrations

Author: Demirkan, A., van Duijn, C.M., Ugocsai, P., Isaacs, A., Pramstaller, P.P., Liebisch, G., Wilson, J.F., Johansson, A., Rudan, I., Aulchenko, Y.S., Kirichenko, A.V., Janssens, A.C.J.W., Jansen, R.C., Gnewuch, C., Domingues, F.S., Pattaro, C., Wild, S.H., Jonasson, I., Polasek, O., Zorkoltseva, I.V., Hofman, A., Karssen, L.C., Struchalin, M., Floyd, J., Igl, W., Biloglav, Z., Broer, L., Pfeufer, A., Pichler, I., Campbell, S., Zaboli, G., Kolcic, I., Rivadeneira, F., Huffman, J., Hastie, N.D., Uitterlinden, A., Franke, L., Franklin, C.S., Vitart, V., Nelson, C.P., Preuss, M., Bis, J.C., O'Donnell, C.J., Franceschini, N., Witteman, J.C.M., Axenovich, T., Oostra, B.A., Meitinger, T., Hicks, A.A., Hayward, C., Wright, A.F., Gyllensten, U., Campbell, H., Schmitz, G., and Consortium, EUROSPAN
Subjects: lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
Abstract: Phospho- and sphingolipids are crucial cellular and intracellular compounds. These lipids are required for active transport, a number of enzymatic processes, membrane formation, and cell signalling. Disruption of their metabolism leads to several diseases, with diverse neurological, psychiatric, and metabolic consequences. A large number of phospholipid and sphingolipid species can be detected and measured in human plasma. We conducted a meta-analysis of five European family-based genome-wide association studies (N = 4034) on plasma levels of 24 sphingomyelins (SPM), 9 ceramides (CER), 57 phosphatidylcholines (PC), 20 lysophosphatidylcholines (LPC), 27 phosphatidylethanolamines (PE), and 16 PE-based plasmalogens (PLPE), as well as their proportions in each major class. This effort yielded 25 genome-wide significant loci for phospholipids (smallest P-value = 9.88x10(-204)) and 10 loci for sphingolipids (smallest P-value = 3.10x10(-57)). After a correction for multiple comparisons (P-value
Published: 2012

35. A multi-centre clinico-genetic analysis of the VPS35 gene in Parkinson disease indicates reduced penetrance for disease-associated variants

Author: Sharma, M. Ioannidis, J.P.A. Aasly, J.O. Annesi, G. Brice, A. Bertram, L. Bozi, M. Barcikowska, M. Crosiers, D. Clarke, C.E. Facheris, M.F. Farrer, M. Garraux, G. Gispert, S. Auburger, G. Vilariño-Güell, C. Hadjigeorgiou, G.M. Hicks, A.A. Hattori, N. Jeon, B.S. Jamrozik, Z. Krygowska-Wajs, A. Lesage, S. Lill, C.M. Lin, J.-J. Lynch, T. Lichtner, P. Lang, A.E. Libioulle, C. Murata, M. Mok, V. Jasinska-Myga, B. Mellick, G.D. Morrison, K.E. Meitnger, T. Zimprich, A. Opala, G. Pramstaller, P.P. Pichler, I. Park, S.S. Quattrone, A. Rogaeva, E. Ross, O.A. Stefanis, L. Stockton, J.D. Satake, W. Silburn, P.A. Strom, T.M. Theuns, J. Tan, E.K. Toda, T. Tomiyama, H. Uitti, R.J. Van Broeckhoven, C. Wirdefeldt, K. Wszolek, Z. Xiromerisiou, G. Yomono, H.S. Yueh, K.-C. Zhao, Y. Gasser, T. Maraganore, D. Krüger, R.
Abstract: Background Two recent studies identified a mutation (p.Asp620Asn) in the vacuolar protein sorting 35 gene as a cause for an autosomal dominant form of Parkinson disease. Although additional missense variants were described, their pathogenic role yet remains inconclusive. Methods and results We performed the largest multicenter study to ascertain the frequency and pathogenicity of the reported vacuolar protein sorting 35 gene variants in more than 15,000 individuals worldwide. p.Asp620Asn was detected in 5 familial and 2 sporadic PD cases and not in healthy controls, p.Leu774Met in 6 cases and 1 control, p.Gly51Ser in 3 cases and 2 controls. Overall analyses did not reveal any significant increased risk for p.Leu774Met and p.Gly51Ser in our cohort. Conclusions Our study apart from identifying the p. Asp620Asn variant in familial cases also identified it in idiopathic Parkinson disease cases, and thus provides genetic evidence for a role of p.Asp620Asn in Parkinson disease in different populations worldwide.
Published: 2012

36. Large-scale replication and heterogeneity in Parkinson disease genetic loci

Author: Sharma, M. Ioannidis, J.P.A. Aasly, J.O. Annesi, G. Brice, A. Van Broeckhoven, C. Bertram, L. Bozi, M. Crosiers, D. Clarke, C. Facheris, M. Farrer, M. Garraux, G. Gispert, S. Auburger, G. Vilariño-Güell, C. Hadjigeorgiou, G.M. Hicks, A.A. Hattori, N. Jeon, B. Lesage, S. Lill, C.M. Lin, J.-J. Lynch, T. Lichtner, P. Lang, A.E. Mok, V. Jasinska-Myga, B. Mellick, G.D. Morrison, K.E. Opala, G. Pramstaller, P.P. Pichler, I. Park, S.S. Quattrone, A. Rogaeva, E. Ross, O.A. Stefanis, L. Stockton, J.D. Satake, W. Silburn, P.A. Theuns, J. Tan, E.-K. Toda, T. Tomiyama, H. Uitti, R.J. Wirdefeldt, K. Wszolek, Z. Xiromerisiou, G. Yueh, K.-C. Zhao, Y. Gasser, T. Maraganore, D. Krüger, R.
Abstract: Objective: Eleven genetic loci have reached genome-wide significance in a recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in Parkinson disease (PD) based on populations of Caucasian descent. The extent to which these genetic effects are consistent across different populations is unknown. Methods: Investigators from the Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease Consortium were invited to participate in the study. A total of 11 SNPs were genotyped in 8,750 cases and 8,955 controls. Fixed as well as random effects models were used to provide the summary risk estimates for these variants. We evaluated between-study heterogeneity and heterogeneity between populations of different ancestry. Results: In the overall analysis, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 9 loci showed significant associations with protective per-allele odds ratios of 0.78-0.87 (LAMP3, BST1, and MAPT) and susceptibility per-allele odds ratios of 1.14-1.43 (STK39, GAK, SNCA, LRRK2, SYT11, and HIP1R). For 5 of the 9 replicated SNPs there was nominally significant between-site heterogeneity in the effect sizes (I2 estimates ranged from 39% to 48%). Subgroup analysis by ethnicity showed significantly stronger effects for the BST1 (rs11724635) in Asian vs Caucasian populations and similar effects for SNCA, LRRK2, LAMP3, HIP1R, and STK39 in Asian and Caucasian populations, while MAPT rs2942168 and SYT11 rs34372695 were monomorphic in the Asian population, highlighting the role of population-specific heterogeneity in PD. Conclusion: Our study allows insight to understand the distribution of newly identified genetic factors contributing to PD and shows that large-scale evaluation in diverse populations is important to understand the role of population-specific heterogeneity. Copyright © 2012 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.
Published: 2012

37. Genome-wide association identifies nine common variants associated with fasting proinsulin levels and provides new insights into the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

Author: Strawbridge, R.J. Dupuis, J. Prokopenko, I. Barker, A. Ahlqvist, E. Rybin, D. Petrie, J.R. Travers, M.E. Bouatia-Naji, N. Dimas, A.S. Nica, A.C. Wheeler, E. Chen, H. Voight, B.F. Taneera, J. Kanoni, S. Peden, J.F. Turrini, F. Gustafsson, S. Zabena, C. Almgren, P. Barker, D.J.P. Barnes, D. Dennison, E.M. Eriksson, J.G. Eriksson, P. Eury, E. Folkersen, L. Fox, C.S. Frayling, T.M. Goel, A. Gu, H.F. Horikoshi, M. Isomaa, B. Jackson, A.U. Jameson, K.A. Kajantie, E. Kerr-Conte, J. Kuulasmaa, T. Kuusisto, J. Loos, R.J.F. Luan, J. Makrilakis, K. Manning, A.K. Martínez-Larrad, M.T. Narisu, N. Mannila, M.N. Öhrvik, J. Osmond, C. Pascoe, L. Payne, F. Sayer, A.A. Sennblad, B. Silveira, A. Stančcáková, A. Stirrups, K. Swift, A.J. Syvänen, A.-C. Tuomi, T. Van't Hooft, F.M. Walker, M. Weedon, M.N. Xie, W. Zethelius, B. Scott, L.J. Steinthorsdottir, V. Morris, A.P. Dina, C. Welch, R.P. Zeggini, E. Huth, C. Aulchenko, Y.S. Thorleifsson, G. Mcculloch, L.J. Ferreira, T. Grallert, H. Amin, N. Wu, G. Willer, C.J. Raychaudhuri, S. McCarroll, S.A. Hofmann, O.M. Qi, L. Segre, A.V. Van Hoek, M. Navarro, P. Ardlie, K. Balkau, B. Benediktsson, R. Bennett, A.J. Blagieva, R. Boerwinkle, E. Bonnycastle, L.L. Bostrom, K.B. Bravenboer, B. Bumpstead, S. Burtt, N.P. Charpentier, G. Chines, P.S. Cornelis, M. Couper, D.J. Crawford, G. Doney, A.S.F. Elliott, K.S. Elliott, A.L. Erdos, M.R. Franklin, C.S. Ganser, M. Gieger, C. Grarup, N. Green, T. Griffin, S. Groves, C.J. Guiducci, C. Hadjadj, S. Hassanali, N. Herder, C. Johnson, P.R.V. Jorgensen, T. Kao, W.H.L. Klopp, N. Kong, A. Kraft, P. Lauritzen, T. Li, M. Lieverse, A. Lindgren, C.M. Lyssenko, V. Marre, M. Meitinger, T. Midthjell, K. Morken, M.A. Nilsson, P. Owen, K.R. Perry, J.R.B. Petersen, A.-K. Platou, C. Proenca, C. Rathmann, W. Rayner, N.W. Robertson, N.R. Rocheleau, G. Roden, M. Sampson, M.J. Saxena, R. Shields, B.M. Shrader, P. Sigurdsson, G. Sparso, T. Strassburger, K. Stringham, H.M. Sun, Q. Thorand, B. Tichet, J. Van Dam, R.M. Van Haeften, T.W. Van Herpt, T. Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. Walters, G.B. Wijmenga, C. Witteman, J.C.M. Bergman, R.N. Cauchi, S. Collins, F.S. Gloyn, A.L. Gyllensten, U. Hansen, T. Hide, W.A. Hitman, G.A. Hofman, A. Hunter, D.J. Hveem, K. Laakso, M. Mohlke, K.L. Morris, A.D. Palmer, C.N.A. Pramstaller, P.P. Rudan, I. Sijbrands, E. Stein, L.D. Tuomilehto, J. Uitterlinden, A.G. Wareham, N.J. Watanabe, R.M. Abecasis, G.R. Boehm, B.O. Campbell, H. Daly, M.J. Hattersley, A.T. Hu, F.B. Meigs, J.B. Pankow, J.S. Pedersen, O. Wichmann, H.-E. Barroso, I. Groop, L. Sladek, R. Thorsteinsdottir, U. Wilson, J.F. Illig, T. Froguel, P. Van Duijn, C.M. Stefansson, K. Altshuler, D. Boehnke, M. McCarthy, M.I. Speliotes, E.K. Berndt, S.I. Monda, K.L. Allen, H.L. Magi, R. Randall, J.C. Vedantam, S. Winkler, T.W. Workalemahu, T. Heid, I.M. Wood, A.R. Weyant, R.J. Estrada, K. Liang, L. Nemesh, J. Park, J.-H. Kilpelainen, T.O. Yang, J. Esko, T. Feitosa, M.F. Kutalik, Z. Mangino, M. Scherag, A. Smith, A.V. Zhao, J.H. Aben, K.K. Absher, D.M. Dixon, A.L. Fisher, E. Glazer, N.L. Goddard, M.E. Heard-Costa, N.L. Hoesel, V. Hottenga, J.-J. Johansson, A. Johnson, T. Ketkar, S. Lamina, C. Li, S. Moffatt, M.F. Myers, R.H. Peters, M.J. Preuss, M. Ripatti, S. Rivadeneira, F. Sandholt, C. Timpson, N.J. Tyrer, J.P. Van Wingerden, S. White, C.C. Wiklund, F. Barlassina, C. Chasman, D.I. Cooper, M.N. Jansson, J.-O. Lawrence, R.W. Pellikka, N. Shi, J. Thiering, E. Alavere, H. Alibrandi, M.T.S. Arnold, A.M. Aspelund, T. Atwood, L.D. Balmforth, A.J. Ben-Shlomo, Y. Bergmann, S. Biebermann, H. Blakemore, A.I.F. Boes, T. Bornstein, S.R. Brown, M.J. Buchanan, T.A. Busonero, F. Cappuccio, F.P. Cavalcanti-Proenca, C. Chen, Y.-D.I. Chen, C.-M. Clarke, R. Coin, L. Connell, J. Day, I.N.M. Den Heijer, M. Duan, J. Ebrahim, S. Elliott, P. Elosua, R. Eiriksdottir, G. Facheris, M.F. Felix, S.B. Fischer-Posovszky, P. Folsom, A.R. Friedrich, N. Freimer, N.B. Fu, M. Gaget, S. Gejman, P.V. Geus, E.J.C. 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Sivapalaratnam, S. Smith, T.B. Snoep, J.D. Spertus, J.A. Stark, K. Stoll, M. Wilson Tang, W.H. Tennstedt, S. Thorgeirsson, G. Tomaszewski, M. Van Rij, A.M. Wells, G.A. Wild, P.S. Willenborg, C. Wright, B.J. Ye, S. Zeller, T. Cambien, F. Goodall, A.H. Marz, W. Blankenberg, S. Roberts, R. McPherson, R. Hopewell, J.C. Parish, S. Offer, A. Bowman, L. Sleight, P. Armitage, J. Peto, R. Collins, R. Chambers, J.C. Ahmed, N. Donnelly, P. Kooner, A.S. Scott, J. Sehmi, J. Zhang, W. Kooner, J. Sabater-Lleal, M. Mälarstig, A. Hellénius, M.-L. Olsson, G. Rust, S. Assmann, G. Seedorf, U. Barlera, S. Tognoni, G. Franzosi, M.G. Linksted, P. Ongen, H. Kyriakou, T. Green, F. Farrall, M. Saleheen, D. Rasheed, A. Zaidi, M. Shah, N. Samuel, M. Mallick, N. Azhar, M. Zaman, K. Samad, A. Ishaq, M. Gardezi, A. Memon, F.-U.-R. Frossard, P. Danesh, J. Östenson, C.-G. Lind, L. Cooper, C.C. Serrano-Ríos, M. Ferrannini, E. Forsen, T.J. Pattou, F. Langenberg, C. Hamsten, A. Florez, J.C.
Subjects: endocrine system, endocrine system diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Abstract: OBJECTIVE - Proinsulin is a precursor of mature insulin and C-peptide. Higher circulating proinsulin levels are associated with impaired b-cell function, raised glucose levels, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Studies of the insulin processing pathway could provide new insights about T2D pathophysiology. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - We have conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association tests of ;2.5 million genotyped or imputed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and fasting proinsulin levels in 10,701 nondiabetic adults of European ancestry, with follow-up of 23 loci in up to 16,378 individuals, using additive genetic models adjusted for age, sex, fasting insulin, and study-specific covariates. RESULTS - Nine SNPs at eight loci were associated with proinsulin levels (P < 5 × 10-8). Two loci (LARP6 and SGSM2) have not been previously related to metabolic traits, one (MADD) has been associated with fasting glucose, one (PCSK1) has been implicated in obesity, and four (TCF7L2, SLC30A8, VPS13C/ C2CD4A/B, and ARAP1, formerly CENTD2) increase T2D risk. The proinsulin-raising allele of ARAP1 was associated with a lower fasting glucose (P = 1.7 3 10-4), improved b-cell function (P = 1.1 × 10-5), and lower risk of T2D (odds ratio 0.88; P = 7.8 × 10-6). Notably, PCSK1 encodes the protein prohormone convertase 1/3, the first enzyme in the insulin processing pathway. A genotype score composed of the nine proinsulin-raising alleles was not associated with coronary disease in two large case-control datasets. CONCLUSIONS - We have identified nine genetic variants associated with fasting proinsulin. Our findings illuminate the biology underlying glucose homeostasis and T2D development in humans and argue against a direct role of proinsulin in coronary artery disease pathogenesis. © 2011 by the American Diabetes Association.
Published: 2011

38. KYOTO: A Wiki for Establishing Semantic Interoperability for Knowledge Sharing across Languages and Cultures

Author: Vossen, P.T.J.M., Agirre, E., Bond, F., Bosma, W.E., Herold, A., Hicks, A.A., Hsieh, S., Isahara, H., Huang, C., Kanzaki, K., Marchetti, A., Rigau, G., Ronzano, F., Segers, R.H., Tesconi, M., Blanchard, E., Allard, D., Language and Communication, Business Web and Media, Network Institute, Intelligent Information Systems, and Centre for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA)
Published: 2010

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

Author: Benyamin, B., Esko, T., Ried, J.S., Radhakrishnan, A., Vermeulen, S., Traglia, M., Gogele, M., Anderson, D., Broer, L., Podmore, C., Luan, J., Kutalik, Z., Sanna, S., Meer, P. van der, Tanaka, T., Wang, F, Westra, H.J., Franke, L., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Haldin, J., Winkelmann, J., Meitinger, T., Thiery, J., Peters, A., Waldenberger, M., Rendon, A., Jolley, J., Sambrook, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Sweep, C.G.J., Sala, C.F., Schwienbacher, C., Pichler, I., Hui, J., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Amin, N., Steri, M., Waeber, G., Verweij, N., Powell, J.E., Nyholt, D.R., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., Visscher, P.M., Wright, M.J., Montgomery, G.W., Martin, N.G., Hernandez, D., Bandinelli, S., Harst, P. van der, Uda, M., Vollenweider, P., Scott, R.A., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., InterAct, C., Duijn, C. van, Beilby, J., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Ouwehand, W.H., Oexle, K., Gieger, C., Metspalu, A., Camaschella, C., Toniolo, D., Swinkels, D.W., Whitfield, J.B., Benyamin, B., Esko, T., Ried, J.S., Radhakrishnan, A., Vermeulen, S., Traglia, M., Gogele, M., Anderson, D., Broer, L., Podmore, C., Luan, J., Kutalik, Z., Sanna, S., Meer, P. van der, Tanaka, T., Wang, F, Westra, H.J., Franke, L., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Haldin, J., Winkelmann, J., Meitinger, T., Thiery, J., Peters, A., Waldenberger, M., Rendon, A., Jolley, J., Sambrook, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Sweep, C.G.J., Sala, C.F., Schwienbacher, C., Pichler, I., Hui, J., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Amin, N., Steri, M., Waeber, G., Verweij, N., Powell, J.E., Nyholt, D.R., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., Visscher, P.M., Wright, M.J., Montgomery, G.W., Martin, N.G., Hernandez, D., Bandinelli, S., Harst, P. van der, Uda, M., Vollenweider, P., Scott, R.A., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., InterAct, C., Duijn, C. van, Beilby, J., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Ouwehand, W.H., Oexle, K., Gieger, C., Metspalu, A., Camaschella, C., Toniolo, D., Swinkels, D.W., and Whitfield, J.B.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 137523.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), 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 x 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.
Published: 2014

40. Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height.

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Abstract: Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability for adult height. By testing different numbers of variants in independent studies, we show that the most strongly associated ∼2,000, ∼3,700 and ∼9,500 SNPs explained ∼21%, ∼24% and ∼29% of phenotypic variance. Furthermore, all common variants together captured 60% of heritability. The 697 variants clustered in 423 loci were enriched for genes, pathways and tissue types known to be involved in growth and together implicated genes and pathways not highlighted in earlier efforts, such as signaling by fibroblast growth factors, WNT/β-catenin and chondroitin sulfate-related genes. We identified several genes and pathways not previously connected with human skeletal growth, including mTOR, osteoglycin and binding of hyaluronic acid. Our results indicate a genetic architecture for human height that is characterized by a very large but finite number (thousands) of causal variants.
Published: 2014

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

Author: Benyamin, B. (Beben), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Traglia, M. (Michela), Gögele, M. (Martin), Anderson, D. (Denise), Broer, L. (Linda), Podmore, C. (Clara), Luan, J., Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Sanna, S. (Serena), Meer, P. (Peter) van der, Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Wang, F. (Fudi), Westra, H.J. (Harm-Jan), Franke, L. (Lude), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Häldin, J. (Jonas), Winkelmann, B., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Peters, A. (Annette), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Sweep, F.C. (Fred), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schwienbacher, C. (Christine), Pichler, I. (Irene), Hui, J. (Jennie), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Amin, N. (Najaf), Steri, M. (Maristella), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Verweij, N. (Niek), Powell, J.E. (Joseph), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Uda, M. (Manuela), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Beilby, J. (John), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Gieger, C. (Christian), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Camaschella, C. (Clara), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Swinkels, D.W. (Dorine), Whitfield, J. (John), Benyamin, B. (Beben), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Traglia, M. (Michela), Gögele, M. (Martin), Anderson, D. (Denise), Broer, L. (Linda), Podmore, C. (Clara), Luan, J., Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Sanna, S. (Serena), Meer, P. (Peter) van der, Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Wang, F. (Fudi), Westra, H.J. (Harm-Jan), Franke, L. (Lude), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Häldin, J. (Jonas), Winkelmann, B., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Peters, A. (Annette), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Sweep, F.C. (Fred), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schwienbacher, C. (Christine), Pichler, I. (Irene), Hui, J. (Jennie), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Amin, N. (Najaf), Steri, M. (Maristella), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Verweij, N. (Niek), Powell, J.E. (Joseph), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Uda, M. (Manuela), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Beilby, J. (John), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Gieger, C. (Christian), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Camaschella, C. (Clara), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Swinkels, D.W. (Dorine), and Whitfield, J. (John)
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.
Published: 2014
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42. Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization

Author: Arking, D.E. (Dan), Pulit, S.L. (Sara), Crotti, L. (Lia), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Munroe, P. (Patricia), Koopmann, T.T. (Tamara), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Rossin, E. (Elizabeth), Morley, M. (Michael), Wang, X. (Xinchen), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Lundby, A. (Alicia), Gudbjartsson, D.F. (Daniel), Noseworthy, P.A. (Peter), Eijgelsheim, M. (Mark), Bradford, Y. (Yuki), Tarasov, K.V. (Kirill), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Lahtinen, A.M. (Annukka), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Newhouse, S.J. (Stephen), Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Post, W.S. (Wendy S.), Waggott, D. (Daryl), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Eisele, L. (Lewin), Ellinghaus, D. (David), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Navarro, P. (Pau), Ulivi, S. (Shelia), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Tester, D.J. (David), Chatel, S. (Stéphanie), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Kumari, M. (Meena), Morris, R.W. (Richard), Naluai, A.T. (Asa), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Kluttig, A. (Alexander), Strohmer, B. (Bernhard), Panayiotou, A.G. (Andrie), Torres, M. (Maria), Knoflach, M. (Michael), Hubacek, J.A. (Jaroslav A.), Slowikowski, K. (Kamil), Raychaudhuri, S. (Soumya), Kumar, R.D. (Runjun), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Bader, J.S. (Joel), Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Huang, H. (Hailiang), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Strait, J.B. (James), Macfarlane, P.W. (Peter), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Willeit, J. (Johann), Smith, J.G. (J. Gustav), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Zu Schwabedissen, H.M. (Henriette Meyer), Werdan, K. (Karl), Carella, C. (Cintia), Zelante, L. (Leopoldo), Heckbert, S.R. (Susan), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Griffin, M. (Maura), Daly, M.J. (Mark), Arnar, D.O. (David), Hólm, H. (Hilma), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Denny, J.C. (Joshua), Roden, D.M. (Dan), Zuvich, R.L. (Rebecca), Emilsson, V. (Valur), Plump, A.S. (Andrew), Larson, M.G. (Martin), O'Donnell, C.J. (Christopher), Yin, X. (Xiaoyan), Bobbo, M. (Marco), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Iorio, A. (Annamaria), Sinagra, G. (Gianfranco), Carracedo, A. (Angel), Cummings, S.R. (Steven), Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Jula, A. (Antti), Kontula, K.K. (Kimmo), Marjamaa, A. (Annukka), Oikarinen, L. (Lasse), Perola, M. (Markus), Porthan, K. (Kimmo), Erbel, R. (Raimund), Hoffmann, P. (Per), Jöckel, K.-H. (Karl-Heinz), Kälsch, H. (Hagen), Nöthen, M.M. (Markus), Hoed, M. (Marcel) den, Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Thelle, D.S. (Dag), Gieger, C. (Christian), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Perz, S. (Siegfried), Peters, A. (Annette), Prucha, H. (Hanna), Sinner, M.F. (Moritz), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Boer, R.A. (Rudolf) de, Franke, L. (Lude), Vleuten, P.A. (Pieter) van der, Beckmann, B.M. (Britt), Martens, E. (Eimo), Bardai, A. (Abdennasser), Hofman, N. (Nynke), Wilde, A.A.M. (Arthur), Behr, E.R. (Elijah), Dalageorgou, C. (Chrysoula), Giudicessi, J.R. (John), Medeiros-Domingo, A. (Argelia), Barc, J. (Julien), Kyndt, F. (Florence), Probst, V. (Vincent), Ghidoni, A. (Alice), Insolia, R. (Roberto), Hamilton, R.M. (Robert), Scherer, S.W. (Stephen), Brandimarto, J. (Jeffrey), Margulies, K. (Kenneth), Moravec, C.E. (Christine), Del Greco, F. (Fabiola), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), O'Connell, J.R. (Jeffery), Lee, W.K. (Wai), Watt, G.C.M. (Graham), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), El Mokhtari, N.E. (Nour), Frey, N. (Norbert), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Berg, M.P. (Maarten) van den, Veldhuisen, D.J. (Dirk) van, Kellis, M. (Manolis), Krijthe, B.P. (Bouwe), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Hofman, A. (Albert), Kors, J.A. (Jan), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Kedenko, L. (Lyudmyla), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), Lakatta, E. (Edward), Mulas, A. (Antonella), Orrù, M. (Marco), Schlessinger, D. (David), Uda, M. (Manuela), Markus, M.R.P. (Marcello R. P.), Völker, U. (Uwe), Snieder, H. (Harold), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Ärnlöv, J. (Johan), Lind, L. (Lars), Sundstrom, J. (Johan), Syvanen, A.C., Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Mononen, K. (Kari), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Viikari, J. (Jorma), Adamkova, V. (Vera), Kiechl, S. (Stefan), Brion, M.-J. (Maria), Nicolaides, A.N. (Andrew), Paulweber, B. (Bernhard), Haerting, J. (Johannes), Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Nyberg, F. (Fredrik), Whincup, P.H. (Peter), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Schott, J.-J. (Jean-Jacques), Bezzina, C.R. (Connie), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Wilson, J.F. (James), Rudan, I. (Igor), Franke, A. (Andre), Mühleisen, T.W. (Thomas), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Parsa, A. (Afshin), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Siscovick, D.S. (David), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Felix, S.B. (Stephan), Sanna, S. (Serena), Ritchie, M.D. (Marylyn), Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Boyer, L.A. (Laurie), Cappola, T.P. (Thomas), Olsen, J.V. (Jesper), Lage, P. (Pedro), Schwartz, P.J. (Peter), Kääb, S. (Stefan), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Ackerman, M. (Margaret), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Bakker, P.I.W. (Paul) de, Newton-Cheh, C. (Christopher), Arking, D.E. (Dan), Pulit, S.L. (Sara), Crotti, L. (Lia), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Munroe, P. (Patricia), Koopmann, T.T. (Tamara), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Rossin, E. (Elizabeth), Morley, M. (Michael), Wang, X. (Xinchen), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Lundby, A. (Alicia), Gudbjartsson, D.F. (Daniel), Noseworthy, P.A. (Peter), Eijgelsheim, M. (Mark), Bradford, Y. (Yuki), Tarasov, K.V. (Kirill), Dörr, M. (Marcus), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Lahtinen, A.M. (Annukka), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Newhouse, S.J. (Stephen), Evans, D.S. (Daniel), Post, W.S. (Wendy S.), Waggott, D. (Daryl), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Eisele, L. (Lewin), Ellinghaus, D. (David), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Navarro, P. (Pau), Ulivi, S. (Shelia), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Tester, D.J. (David), Chatel, S. (Stéphanie), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Kumari, M. (Meena), Morris, R.W. (Richard), Naluai, A.T. (Asa), Padmanabhan, S. (Sandosh), Kluttig, A. (Alexander), Strohmer, B. (Bernhard), Panayiotou, A.G. (Andrie), Torres, M. (Maria), Knoflach, M. (Michael), Hubacek, J.A. (Jaroslav A.), Slowikowski, K. (Kamil), Raychaudhuri, S. (Soumya), Kumar, R.D. (Runjun), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), Alonso, A. (Alvaro), Bader, J.S. (Joel), Ehret, G.B. (Georg), Huang, H. (Hailiang), Kao, W.H.L. (Wen), Strait, J.B. (James), Macfarlane, P.W. (Peter), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Kronenberg, F. (Florian), Willeit, J. (Johann), Smith, J.G. (J. Gustav), Greiser, K.H. (Karin Halina), Zu Schwabedissen, H.M. (Henriette Meyer), Werdan, K. (Karl), Carella, C. (Cintia), Zelante, L. (Leopoldo), Heckbert, S.R. (Susan), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Griffin, M. (Maura), Daly, M.J. (Mark), Arnar, D.O. (David), Hólm, H. (Hilma), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Denny, J.C. (Joshua), Roden, D.M. (Dan), Zuvich, R.L. (Rebecca), Emilsson, V. (Valur), Plump, A.S. (Andrew), Larson, M.G. (Martin), O'Donnell, C.J. (Christopher), Yin, X. (Xiaoyan), Bobbo, M. (Marco), Adamo, P. (Pio) d', Iorio, A. (Annamaria), Sinagra, G. (Gianfranco), Carracedo, A. (Angel), Cummings, S.R. (Steven), Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Jula, A. (Antti), Kontula, K.K. (Kimmo), Marjamaa, A. (Annukka), Oikarinen, L. (Lasse), Perola, M. (Markus), Porthan, K. (Kimmo), Erbel, R. (Raimund), Hoffmann, P. (Per), Jöckel, K.-H. (Karl-Heinz), Kälsch, H. (Hagen), Nöthen, M.M. (Markus), Hoed, M. (Marcel) den, Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Thelle, D.S. (Dag), Gieger, C. (Christian), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Perz, S. (Siegfried), Peters, A. (Annette), Prucha, H. (Hanna), Sinner, M.F. (Moritz), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Boer, R.A. (Rudolf) de, Franke, L. (Lude), Vleuten, P.A. (Pieter) van der, Beckmann, B.M. (Britt), Martens, E. (Eimo), Bardai, A. (Abdennasser), Hofman, N. (Nynke), Wilde, A.A.M. (Arthur), Behr, E.R. (Elijah), Dalageorgou, C. (Chrysoula), Giudicessi, J.R. (John), Medeiros-Domingo, A. (Argelia), Barc, J. (Julien), Kyndt, F. (Florence), Probst, V. (Vincent), Ghidoni, A. (Alice), Insolia, R. (Roberto), Hamilton, R.M. (Robert), Scherer, S.W. (Stephen), Brandimarto, J. (Jeffrey), Margulies, K. (Kenneth), Moravec, C.E. (Christine), Del Greco, F. (Fabiola), Fuchsberger, C. (Christian), O'Connell, J.R. (Jeffery), Lee, W.K. (Wai), Watt, G.C.M. (Graham), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), El Mokhtari, N.E. (Nour), Frey, N. (Norbert), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Berg, M.P. (Maarten) van den, Veldhuisen, D.J. (Dirk) van, Kellis, M. (Manolis), Krijthe, B.P. (Bouwe), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Hofman, A. (Albert), Kors, J.A. (Jan), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Kedenko, L. (Lyudmyla), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), Lakatta, E. (Edward), Mulas, A. (Antonella), Orrù, M. (Marco), Schlessinger, D. (David), Uda, M. (Manuela), Markus, M.R.P. (Marcello R. P.), Völker, U. (Uwe), Snieder, H. (Harold), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Ärnlöv, J. (Johan), Lind, L. (Lars), Sundstrom, J. (Johan), Syvanen, A.C., Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Mononen, K. (Kari), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Viikari, J. (Jorma), Adamkova, V. (Vera), Kiechl, S. (Stefan), Brion, M.-J. (Maria), Nicolaides, A.N. (Andrew), Paulweber, B. (Bernhard), Haerting, J. (Johannes), Dominiczak, A. (Anna), Nyberg, F. (Fredrik), Whincup, P.H. (Peter), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Schott, J.-J. (Jean-Jacques), Bezzina, C.R. (Connie), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Wilson, J.F. (James), Rudan, I. (Igor), Franke, A. (Andre), Mühleisen, T.W. (Thomas), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Parsa, A. (Afshin), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Siscovick, D.S. (David), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Jamshidi, Y. (Yalda), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Felix, S.B. (Stephan), Sanna, S. (Serena), Ritchie, M.D. (Marylyn), Stricker, B.H.Ch. (Bruno), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Boyer, L.A. (Laurie), Cappola, T.P. (Thomas), Olsen, J.V. (Jesper), Lage, P. (Pedro), Schwartz, P.J. (Peter), Kääb, S. (Stefan), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Ackerman, M. (Margaret), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Bakker, P.I.W. (Paul) de, and Newton-Cheh, C. (Christopher)
Abstract: The QT interval, an electrocardiographic measure reflecting myocardial repolarization, is a heritable trait. QT prolongation is a risk factor for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) and could indicate the presence of the potentially lethal mendelian long-QT syndrome (LQTS). Using a genome-wide association and replication study in up to 100,000 individuals, we identified 35 common variant loci associated with QT interval that collectively explain ∼ 8-10% of QT-interval variation and highlight the importance of calcium regulation in myocardial repolarization. Rare variant analysis of 6 new QT interval-associated loci in 298 unrelated probands with LQTS identified coding variants not found in controls but of uncertain causality and therefore requiring validation. Several newly identified loci encode proteins that physically interact with other recognized repolarization proteins. Our integration of common variant association, expression and orthogonal protein-protein interaction screens provides new insights into cardiac electrophysiology and identifies new candidate genes for ventricular arrhythmias, LQTS and SCD.
Published: 2014
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43. Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

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Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC other, Medical Informatics, Epidemiology, Pathology, Public Health, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, Biological Psychology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Neurobiology of Mental Health, Joshi, Peter K, Esko, Tonu, Mattsson, Hannele, Eklund, Niina, Gandin, Ilaria, Nutile, Teresa, Jackson, Anne U., Schurmann, Claudia, Smith, Albert V., Zhang, Weihua, Okada, Yukinori, Stančáková, Alena, Faul, Jessica D., Zhao, Wei, Bartz, Traci M., Concas, MARIA PINA, Franceschini, Nora, Enroth, Stefan, Vitart, Veronique, Trompet, Stella, Guo, Xiuqing, Chasman, Daniel I., O'Connel, Jeffrey R., Corre, Tanguy, Nongmaithem, Suraj S., Chen, Yuning, Mangino, Massimo, Ruggiero, Daniela, Traglia, Michela, Farmaki, Aliki Eleni, Kacprowski, Tim, Bjonnes, Andrew, Van Der Spek, Ashley, Wu, Ying, Giri, Anil K., Yanek, Lisa R., Wang, Lihua, Hofer, Edith, Rietveld, Cornelius A., Mcleod, Olga, Cornelis, Marilyn C., 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B., Cappellani, Stefania, Mirza, Saira S., Benton, Miles C., Broeckel, Ulrich, Medland, Sarah E., Lind, Penelope A., Malerba, Giovanni, Drong, Alexander, Yengo, Loic, Bielak, Lawrence F., Zhi, Degui, Van Der Most, Peter J., Shriner, Daniel, Mägi, Reedik, Hemani, Gibran, Karaderi, Tugce, Wang, Zhaoming, Liu, Tian, Demuth, Ilja, Zhao, Jing Hua, Meng, Weihua, Lataniotis, Lazaro, Van Der Laan, Sander W., Bradfield, Jonathan P., Wood, Andrew R., Bonnefond, Amelie, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Hall, Leanne M., Salvi, Erika, Yazar, Seyhan, Carstensen, Lisbeth, De Haan, Hugoline G., Abney, Mark, Afzal, Uzma, Allison, Matthew A., Amin, Najaf, Asselbergs, Folkert W., Bakker, Stephan J. L., Barr, R. Graham, Baumeister, Sebastian E., Benjamin, Daniel J., Bergmann, Sven, Boerwinkle, Eric, Bottinger, Erwin P., Campbell, Archie, Chakravarti, Aravinda, Chan, Yingleong, Chanock, Stephen J., Chen, Constance, Chen, Y. D. Ida, Collins, Francis S., Connell, John, Correa, Adolfo, Cupples, L. Adrienne, Smith, George Davey, Davies, Gail, Dörr, Marcu, Ehret, Georg, Ellis, Stephen B., Feenstra, Bjarke, Feitosa, Mary F., Ford, Ian, Fox, Caroline S., Frayling, Timothy M., Friedrich, Nele, Geller, Frank, Scotland, Generation, Gillham Nasenya, Irina, Gottesman, Omri, Graff, Misa, Grodstein, Francine, Gu, Charle, Haley, Chri, Hammond, Christopher J., Harris, Sarah E., Harris, Tamara B., Hastie, Nicholas D., Heard Costa, Nancy L., Heikkilä, Kauko, Hocking, Lynne J., Homuth, Georg, Hottenga, Jouke Jan, Huang, Jinyan, Huffman, Jennifer E., Hysi, Pirro G., Ikram, M. Arfan, Ingelsson, Erik, Joensuu, Anni, Johansson, Åsa, Jousilahti, Pekka, Jukema, J. Wouter, Kähönen, Mika, Kamatani, Yoichiro, Kanoni, Stavroula, Kerr, Shona M., Khan, Nazir M., Koellinger, Philipp, Koistinen, Heikki A., Kooner, Manraj K., Kubo, Michiaki, Kuusisto, Johanna, Lahti, Jari, Launer, Lenore J., Lea, Rodney A., Lehne, Benjamin, Lehtimäki, Terho, Liewald, David C. M., Lind, Lar, Loh, Marie, Lokki, Marja Liisa, London, Stephanie J., Loomis, Stephanie J., Loukola, Anu, Lu, Yingchang, Lumley, Thoma, Lundqvist, Annamari, Männistö, Satu, Marques Vidal, Pedro, Masciullo, Corrado, Matchan, Angela, Mathias, Rasika A., Matsuda, Koichi, Meigs, James B., Meisinger, Christa, Meitinger, Thoma, Menni, Cristina, Mentch, Frank D., Mihailov, Evelin, Milani, Lili, Montasser, May E., Montgomery, Grant W., Morrison, Alanna, Myers, Richard H., Nadukuru, Rajiv, Navarro, Pau, Nalis, Mari, Nieminen, Markku S., Nolte, Ilja M., O'Connor, George T., Ogunniyi, Adesola, Padmanabhan, Sandosh, Palmas, Walter R., Pankow, James S., Patarcic, Inga, Pavani, Francesca, Peyser, Patricia A., Pietilainen, Kirsi, Poulter, Neil, Prokopenko, Inga, Ralhan, Sarju, Redmond, Paul, Rich, Stephen S., Rissanen, Harri, Robino, Antonietta, Rose, Lynda M., Rose, Richard, Sala, Cinzia, Salako, Babatunde, Salomaa, Veikko, Sarin, Antti Pekka, Saxena, Richa, Schmidt, Helena, Scott, Laura J., Scott, William R., Sennblad, Bengt, Seshadri, Sudha, Sever, Peter, Shrestha, Smeeta, Smith, Blair H., Smith, Jennifer A., Soranzo, Nicole, Sotoodehnia, Nona, Southam, Lorraine, Stanton, Alice V., Stathopoulou, Maria G., Strauch, Konstantin, Strawbridge, Rona J., Suderman, Matthew J., Tandon, Nikhil, Tang, Sian Tsun, Taylor, Kent D., Tayo, Bamidele O., Töglhofer, Anna Maria, Tomaszewski, Maciej, Tšernikova, Natalia, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Uitterlinden, Andre G., Vaidya, Dhananjay, Van Hylckama Vlieg, Astrid, Van Setten, Jessica, Vasankari, Tuula, Vedantam, Sailaja, Vlachopoulou, Efthymia, Vozzi, Diego, Vuoksimaa, Eero, Waldenberger, Melanie, Ware, Erin B., Wentworth Shields, William, Whitfield, John B., Wild, Sarah, Willemsen, Gonneke, Yajnik, Chittaranjan S., Yao, Jie, Zaza, Gianluigi, Zhu, Xiaofeng, Salem, Rany M., Melbye, Mad, Bisgaard, Han, Samani, Nilesh J., Cusi, Daniele, Mackey, David A., Cooper, Richard S., Froguel, Philippe, Pasterkamp, Gerard, Grant, Struan F. A., Hakonarson, Hakon, Ferrucci, Luigi, Scott, Robert A., Morris, Andrew D., Palmer, Colin N. A., Dedoussis, George, Deloukas, Pano, Bertram, Lar, Lindenberger, Ulman, Berndt, Sonja I., Lindgren, Cecilia M., Timpson, Nicholas J., Tönjes, Anke, Munroe, Patricia B., Sørensen, Thorkild I. A., Rotimi, Charles N., Arnett, Donna K., Oldehinkel, Albertine J., Kardia, Sharon L. R., Balkau, Beverley, Gambaro, Giovanni, Morris, Andrew P., Eriksson, Johan G., Wright, Margie J., Martin, Nicholas G., Hunt, Steven C., Starr, John M., Deary, Ian J., Griffiths, Lyn R., Tiemeier, Henning, Pirastu, Nicola, Kaprio, Jaakko, Wareham, Nicholas J., Pérusse, Loui, Wilson, James G., Girotto, Giorgia, Caulfield, Mark J., Raitakari, Olli, Boomsma, Dorret I., Gieger, Christian, Van Der Harst, Pim, Hicks, Andrew A., Kraft, Peter, Sinisalo, Juha, Knekt, Paul, Johannesson, Magnu, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Hamsten, Ander, Schmidt, Reinhold, Borecki, Ingrid B., Vartiainen, Erkki, Becker, Diane M., Bharadwaj, Dwaipayan, Mohlke, Karen L., Boehnke, Michael, Van Duijn, Cornelia M., Sanghera, Dharambir K., Teumer, Alexander, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Metspalu, Andre, Gasparini, Paolo, Ulivi, Sheila, Ober, Carole, Toniolo, Daniela, Rudan, Igor, Porteous, David J., Ciullo, Marina, Spector, Tim D., Hayward, Caroline, Dupuis, Josée, Loos, Ruth J. F., Wright, Alan F., Chandak, Giriraj R., Vollenweider, Peter, Shuldiner, Alan R., Ridker, Paul M., Rotter, Jerome I., Sattar, Naveed, Gyllensten, Ulf, North, Kari E., Pirastu, Mario, Psaty, Bruce M., Weir, David R., Laakso, Markku, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Takahashi, Atsushi, Chambers, John C., Kooner, Jaspal S., Strachan, David P., Campbell, Harry, Hirschhorn, Joel N., Perola, Marku, Polašek, Ozren, Wilson, James F., Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding, National Institute for Health Research, BioBank Japan, Project, The BioBank Japan Project, Ehret, Georg Benedikt, Groningen Institute for Organ Transplantation (GIOT), Lifestyle Medicine (LM), Groningen Kidney Center (GKC), Life Course Epidemiology (LCE), Interdisciplinary Centre Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), and Cardiovascular Centre (CVC)
Subjects: Male, Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), Blood Pressure, BLOOD-PRESSURE, INTELLIGENCE, Runs of Homozygosity, DISEASE, Homozygosity, Cohort Studies, Cognition, Forced Expiratory Volume, GENETIC-VARIANTS, Inbreeding depression, Settore MED/14 - NEFROLOGIA, Inbreeding, Inbreeding, Evolutionary genetics, Quantitative trait loci, Non-U.S. Gov't, Dominance (genetics), ddc:616, Genetics, ARCHITECTURE, Genome, Multidisciplinary, Body Height/genetics, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Homozygote, Confounding, heterozygosity, inbreeding, genomics, QUANTITATIVE TRAITS, BioBank Japan Project, Biological Evolution, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Cholesterol, Phenotype, Cholesterol, LDL/genetics, Trait, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Educational Status, Female, Lung Volume Measurements, Human, INBREEDING DEPRESSION, Quantitative trait loci, Blood Pressure/genetics, General Science & Technology, Forced Expiratory Volume/genetics, Lung Volume Measurement, Quantitative trait locus, Biology, Research Support, Evolutionary genetics, Article, LDL, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, MD Multidisciplinary, Journal Article, Humans, Genetic association, Science & Technology, Genome, Human, ta1184, PATHWAYS, Cholesterol, LDL, Body Height, Educational Statu, ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS, Evolutionary biology, Genome, Human/genetics, ta1181, Cohort Studie, Meta-Analysis
Abstract: Homozygosity has long been associated with rare, often devastating, Mendelian disorders, and Darwin was one of the first to recognize that inbreeding reduces evolutionary fitness. However, the effect of the more distant parental relatedness that is common in modern human populations is less well understood. Genomic data now allow us to investigate the effects of homozygosity on traits of public health importance by observing contiguous homozygous segments (runs of homozygosity), which are inferred to be homozygous along their complete length. Given the low levels of genome-wide homozygosity prevalent in most human populations, information is required on very large numbers of people to provide sufficient power. Here we use runs of homozygosity to study 16 health-related quantitative traits in 354,224 individuals from 102 cohorts, and find statistically significant associations between summed runs of homozygosity and four complex traits: height, forced expiratory lung volume in one second, general cognitive ability and educational attainment (P < 1 × 10-300, 2.1 × 10-6, 2.5 × 10-10 and 1.8 × 10-10, respectively). In each case, increased homozygosity was associated with decreased trait value, equivalent to the offspring of first cousins being 1.2 cm shorter and having 10 months' less education. Similar effect sizes were found across four continental groups and populations with different degrees of genome-wide homozygosity, providing evidence that homozygosity, rather than confounding, directly contributes to phenotypic variance. Contrary to earlier reports in substantially smaller samples, no evidence was seen of an influence of genome-wide homozygosity on blood pressure and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, or ten other cardio-metabolic traits. Since directional dominance is predicted for traits under directional evolutionary selection, this study provides evidence that increased stature and cognitive function have been positively selected in human evolution, whereas many important risk factors for late-onset complex diseases may not have been.
Published: 2015

44. Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

Author: Hoed, M. den, Eijgelsheim, M., Esko, T., Brundel, B.J., Peal, D.S., Evans, D.M., Nolte, I.M., Segre, A.V., Holm, H., Handsaker, R.E., Westra, H.J., Johnson, T., Isaacs, A., Yang, J., Lundby, A., Zhao, J.H., Kim, Y. J., Go, M.J., Almgren, P., Bochud, M., Boucher, G., Cornelis, M.C., Gudbjartsson, D., Hadley, D., Harst, P. van der, Hayward, C., Heijer, M. den, Igl, W., Jackson, A.U., Kutalik, Z., Luan, J., Kemp, J.P., Kristiansson, K., Ladenvall, C., Lorentzon, M., Montasser, M.E., Njajou, O.T., O'Reilly, P.F., Padmanabhan, S., Pourcain, B. St, Rankinen, T., Salo, P., Tanaka, T., Timpson, N.J., Vitart, V., Waite, L., Wheeler, W., Zhang, W., Draisma, H.H., Feitosa, M.F., Kerr, K.F., Lind, P.A., Mihailov, E., Onland-Moret, N.C., Song, C., Weedon, M.N., Xie, W., Yengo, L., Absher, D., Albert, C.M., Alonso, A., Arking, D.E., Bakker, P.I. de, Balkau, B., Barlassina, C., Benaglio, P., Bis, J.C., Bouatia-Naji, N., Brage, S., Chanock, S.J., Chines, P.S., Chung, M., Darbar, D., Dina, C., Dorr, M., Elliott, P., Felix, S.B., Fischer, K., Fuchsberger, C., Geus, E.J. de, Goyette, P., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B., Hartikainen, A.L., Havulinna, A.S., Heckbert, S.R., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Holewijn, S., Hoogstra-Berends, F., Hottenga, J.J., Jensen, M.K., Johansson, A, Junttila, J., Kaab, S., Kanon, B., Ketkar, S., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kooner, A.S., Graaf, J. de, Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., et al., Hoed, M. den, Eijgelsheim, M., Esko, T., Brundel, B.J., Peal, D.S., Evans, D.M., Nolte, I.M., Segre, A.V., Holm, H., Handsaker, R.E., Westra, H.J., Johnson, T., Isaacs, A., Yang, J., Lundby, A., Zhao, J.H., Kim, Y. J., Go, M.J., Almgren, P., Bochud, M., Boucher, G., Cornelis, M.C., Gudbjartsson, D., Hadley, D., Harst, P. van der, Hayward, C., Heijer, M. den, Igl, W., Jackson, A.U., Kutalik, Z., Luan, J., Kemp, J.P., Kristiansson, K., Ladenvall, C., Lorentzon, M., Montasser, M.E., Njajou, O.T., O'Reilly, P.F., Padmanabhan, S., Pourcain, B. St, Rankinen, T., Salo, P., Tanaka, T., Timpson, N.J., Vitart, V., Waite, L., Wheeler, W., Zhang, W., Draisma, H.H., Feitosa, M.F., Kerr, K.F., Lind, P.A., Mihailov, E., Onland-Moret, N.C., Song, C., Weedon, M.N., Xie, W., Yengo, L., Absher, D., Albert, C.M., Alonso, A., Arking, D.E., Bakker, P.I. de, Balkau, B., Barlassina, C., Benaglio, P., Bis, J.C., Bouatia-Naji, N., Brage, S., Chanock, S.J., Chines, P.S., Chung, M., Darbar, D., Dina, C., Dorr, M., Elliott, P., Felix, S.B., Fischer, K., Fuchsberger, C., Geus, E.J. de, Goyette, P., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B., Hartikainen, A.L., Havulinna, A.S., Heckbert, S.R., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Holewijn, S., Hoogstra-Berends, F., Hottenga, J.J., Jensen, M.K., Johansson, A, Junttila, J., Kaab, S., Kanon, B., Ketkar, S., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kooner, A.S., Graaf, J. de, Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., and et al.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, Elevated resting heart rate is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. In a 2-stage meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in up to 181,171 individuals, we identified 14 new loci associated with heart rate and confirmed associations with all 7 previously established loci. Experimental downregulation of gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio identified 20 genes at 11 loci that are relevant for heart rate regulation and highlight a role for genes involved in signal transmission, embryonic cardiac development and the pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy, congenital heart failure and/or sudden cardiac death. In addition, genetic susceptibility to increased heart rate is associated with altered cardiac conduction and reduced risk of sick sinus syndrome, and both heart rate-increasing and heart rate-decreasing variants associate with risk of atrial fibrillation. Our findings provide fresh insights into the mechanisms regulating heart rate and identify new therapeutic targets.
Published: 2013

45. A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function

Author: Porcu, E., Medici, M., Pistis, G., Volpato, C.B., Wilson, S.G., Cappola, A.R., Bos, S.D., Deelen, J., Heijer, M. den, Freathy, R.M., Lahti, J., Liu, C., Lopez, L.M., Nolte, I.M., O'Connell, J.R., Tanaka, T., Trompet, S., Arnold, A., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Bohringer, S., Brown, S.J., Buckley, B.M., Camaschella, C., Craen, A.J. de, Davies, G., Visser, M.C.H. de, Ford, I., Forsen, T., Frayling, T.M., Fugazzola, L., Gogele, M., Hattersley, A.T., Hermus, A.R.M.M., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Jensen, R.A., Kajantie, E., Kloppenburg, M., Lim, E.M., Masciullo, C., Mariotti, S., Minelli, C., Mitchell, B.D., Nagaraja, R., Netea-Maier, R.T., Palotie, A., Persani, L., Piras, M.G., Psaty, B.M., Raikkonen, K., Richards, J.B., Rivadeneira, F., Sala, C., Sabra, M.M., Sattar, N., Shields, B.M., Soranzo, N., Starr, J.M., Stott, D.J., Sweep, C.G.J., Usala, G., Klauw, M.M. van der, Heemst, D. van, Mullem, A. van, Vermeulen, S., Visser, W.E., Walsh, J.P., Westendorp, R.G.J., Widen, E., Zhai, G., Cucca, F., Deary, I.J., Eriksson, J.G., Ferrucci, L., Fox, C.S., Jukema, J.W., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Pramstaller, P.P., Schlessinger, D., Shuldiner, A.R., Slagboom, E.P., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vaidya, B., Visser, T.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., Meulenbelt, I., Rotter, J.I., Spector, T.D., Hicks, A.A., Toniolo, D., Sanna, S., Peeters, R.P., Naitza, S., Porcu, E., Medici, M., Pistis, G., Volpato, C.B., Wilson, S.G., Cappola, A.R., Bos, S.D., Deelen, J., Heijer, M. den, Freathy, R.M., Lahti, J., Liu, C., Lopez, L.M., Nolte, I.M., O'Connell, J.R., Tanaka, T., Trompet, S., Arnold, A., Bandinelli, S., Beekman, M., Bohringer, S., Brown, S.J., Buckley, B.M., Camaschella, C., Craen, A.J. de, Davies, G., Visser, M.C.H. de, Ford, I., Forsen, T., Frayling, T.M., Fugazzola, L., Gogele, M., Hattersley, A.T., Hermus, A.R.M.M., Hofman, A., Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J., Jensen, R.A., Kajantie, E., Kloppenburg, M., Lim, E.M., Masciullo, C., Mariotti, S., Minelli, C., Mitchell, B.D., Nagaraja, R., Netea-Maier, R.T., Palotie, A., Persani, L., Piras, M.G., Psaty, B.M., Raikkonen, K., Richards, J.B., Rivadeneira, F., Sala, C., Sabra, M.M., Sattar, N., Shields, B.M., Soranzo, N., Starr, J.M., Stott, D.J., Sweep, C.G.J., Usala, G., Klauw, M.M. van der, Heemst, D. van, Mullem, A. van, Vermeulen, S., Visser, W.E., Walsh, J.P., Westendorp, R.G.J., Widen, E., Zhai, G., Cucca, F., Deary, I.J., Eriksson, J.G., Ferrucci, L., Fox, C.S., Jukema, J.W., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Pramstaller, P.P., Schlessinger, D., Shuldiner, A.R., Slagboom, E.P., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vaidya, B., Visser, T.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., Meulenbelt, I., Rotter, J.I., Spector, T.D., Hicks, A.A., Toniolo, D., Sanna, S., Peeters, R.P., and Naitza, S.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 118203.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Thyroid hormone is essential for normal metabolism and development, and overt abnormalities in thyroid function lead to common endocrine disorders affecting approximately 10% of individuals over their life span. In addition, even mild alterations in thyroid function are associated with weight changes, atrial fibrillation, osteoporosis, and psychiatric disorders. To identify novel variants underlying thyroid function, we performed a large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for serum levels of the highly heritable thyroid function markers TSH and FT4, in up to 26,420 and 17,520 euthyroid subjects, respectively. Here we report 26 independent associations, including several novel loci for TSH (PDE10A, VEGFA, IGFBP5, NFIA, SOX9, PRDM11, FGF7, INSR, ABO, MIR1179, NRG1, MBIP, ITPK1, SASH1, GLIS3) and FT4 (LHX3, FOXE1, AADAT, NETO1/FBXO15, LPCAT2/CAPNS2). Notably, only limited overlap was detected between TSH and FT4 associated signals, in spite of the feedback regulation of their circulating levels by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. Five of the reported loci (PDE8B, PDE10A, MAF/LOC440389, NETO1/FBXO15, and LPCAT2/CAPNS2) show strong gender-specific differences, which offer clues for the known sexual dimorphism in thyroid function and related pathologies. Importantly, the TSH-associated loci contribute not only to variation within the normal range, but also to TSH values outside the reference range, suggesting that they may be involved in thyroid dysfunction. Overall, our findings explain, respectively, 5.64% and 2.30% of total TSH and FT4 trait variance, and they improve the current knowledge of the regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis function and the consequences of genetic variation for hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
Published: 2013

46. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

Author: Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Wheeler, E. (Eleanor), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Justice, A.E. (Anne), Monda, K.L. (Keri), Croteau-Chonka, D.C. (Damien), Day, F.R. (Felix), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Fall, M. (Magnus), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Gentilini, D. (Davide), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Luan, J., Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Willer, C.J. (Cristen), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Hu, Y.-J. (Yi-Juan), Lee, S.H. (Sang Hong), Liang, L. (Liming), Lin, D.Y. (Dan), Min, J. (Josine), Neale, B.M. (Benjamin), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Yang, J. (Jian), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Amin, N. (Najaf), Bragg-Gresham, J.L. (Jennifer L.), Cadby, G. (Gemma), Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Eklund, N. (Niina), Fischer, K. (Krista), Goel, A. (Anuj), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Jarick, I. (Ivonne), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Johnson, T. (Toby), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), König, I.R. (Inke), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Lecoeur, C. (Cécile), Li, G. (Guo), Mangino, M. (Massimo), McArdle, W.L. (Wendy), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Ngwa, J.S., Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Paternoster, L. (Lavinia), Pechlivanis, S. (Sonali), Perola, M. (Markus), Peters, M.J. (Marjolein), Preuss, M. (Michael), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Shi, J. (Jianxin), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Surakka, I. (Ida), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Trip, M.D. (Mieke), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Vandenput, L. (Liesbeth), Waite, L. (Lindsay), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Absher, D. (Devin), Asselbergs, F.W. (Folkert), Atalay, M. (Mustafa), Attwood, A.P. (Antony), Balmforth, A.J. (Anthony), Basart, D.C.G. (Dick), Beilby, J.P. (John), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Brambilla, P. (Paolo), Bruinenberg, M. (M.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chasman, D.I. 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Abstract: Approaches exploiting trait distribution extremes may be used to identify loci associated with common traits, but it is unknown whether these loci are generalizable to the broader population. In a genome-wide search for loci associated with the upper versus the lower 5th percentiles of body mass index, height and waist-to-hip ratio, as well as clinical classes of obesity, including up to 263,407 individuals of European ancestry, we identified 4 new loci (IGFBP4, H6PD, RSRC1 and PPP2R2A) influencing height detected in the distribution tails and 7 new loci (HNF4G, RPTOR, GNAT2, MRPS33P4, ADCY9, HS6ST3 and ZZZ3) for clinical classes of obesity. Further, we find a large overlap in genetic structure and the distribution of variants between traits based on extremes and the general population and little etiological heterogeneity between obesity subgroups.
Published: 2013
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47. Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations.

Author: LifeLines Cohort Study, CARDIoGRAM Consortium, DIAGRAM Consortium, ICBP Consortium, MAGIC Consortium, Köttgen, A., Albrecht, E., Teumer, A., Vitart, V., Krumsiek, J., Hundertmark, C., Pistis, G., Ruggiero, D., O'Seaghdha, C.M., Haller, T., Yang, Q., Tanaka, T., Johnson, A.D., Kutalik, Z., Smith, A.V., Shi, J., Struchalin, M., Middelberg, R.P., Brown, M.J., Gaffo, A.L., Pirastu, N., Li, G., Hayward, C., Zemunik, T., Huffman, J., Yengo, L., Zhao, J.H., Demirkan, A., Feitosa, M.F., Liu, X., Malerba, G., Lopez, L.M., van der Harst, P., Li, X., Kleber, M.E., Hicks, A.A., Nolte, I.M., Johansson, A., Murgia, F., Wild, S.H., Bakker, S.J., Peden, J.F., Dehghan, A., Steri, M., Tenesa, A., Lagou, V., Salo, P., Mangino, M., Rose, L.M., Lehtimäki, T., Woodward, O.M., Okada, Y., Tin, A., Müller, C., Oldmeadow, C., Putku, M., Czamara, D., Kraft, P., Frogheri, L., Thun, G.A., Grotevendt, A., Gislason, G.K., Harris, T.B., Launer, L.J., McArdle, P., Shuldiner, A.R., Boerwinkle, E., Coresh, J., Schmidt, H., Schallert, M., Martin, N.G., Montgomery, G.W., Kubo, M., Nakamura, Y., Munroe, P.B., Samani, N.J., Jacobs, D.R., Liu, K., D'Adamo, P., Ulivi, S., Rotter, J.I., Psaty, B.M., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Campbell, S., Devuyst, O., Navarro, P., Kolcic, I., Hastie, N., Balkau, B., Froguel, P., Esko, T., Salumets, A., Khaw, K.T., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., Isaacs, A., Kraja, A., Zhang, Q., Wild, P.S., Scott, R.J., Holliday, E.G., Org, E., Viigimaa, M., Bandinelli, S., Metter, J.E., Lupo, A., Trabetti, E., Sorice, R., Döring, A., Lattka, E., Strauch, K., Theis, F., Waldenberger, M., Wichmann, H.E., Davies, G., Gow, A.J., Bruinenberg, M., Stolk, R.P., Kooner, J.S., Zhang, W., Winkelmann, B.R., Boehm, B.O., Lucae, S., Penninx, B.W., Smit, J.H., Curhan, G., Mudgal, P., Plenge, R.M., Portas, L., Persico, I., Kirin, M., Wilson, J.F., Mateo Leach, I., van Gilst, W.H., Goel, A., Ongen, H., Hofman, A., Rivadeneira, F., Uitterlinden, A.G., Imboden, M., von Eckardstein, A., Cucca, F., Nagaraja, R., Piras, M.G., Nauck, M., Schurmann, C., Budde, K., Ernst, F., Farrington, S.M., Theodoratou, E., Prokopenko, I., Stumvoll, M., Jula, A., Perola, M., Salomaa, V., Shin, S.Y., Spector, T.D., Sala, C., Ridker, P.M., Kähönen, M., Viikari, J., Hengstenberg, C., Nelson, C.P., Meschia, J.F., Nalls, M.A., Sharma, P., Singleton, A.B., Kamatani, N., Zeller, T., Burnier, M., Attia, J., Laan, M., Klopp, N., Hillege, H.L., Kloiber, S., Choi, H., Pirastu, M., Tore, S., Probst-Hensch, N.M., Völzke, H., Gudnason, V., Parsa, A., Schmidt, R., Whitfield, J.B., Fornage, M., Gasparini, P., Siscovick, D.S., Pola?ek O., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Bouatia-Naji, N., Metspalu, A., Loos, R.J., van Duijn, C.M., Borecki, I.B., Ferrucci, L., Gambaro, G., Deary, I.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H., Chambers, J.C., März, W., Pramstaller, P.P., Snieder, H., Gyllensten, U., Wright, A.F., Navis, G., Watkins, H., Witteman, J.C., Sanna, S., Schipf, S., Dunlop, M.G., Tönjes, A., Ripatti, S., Soranzo, N., Toniolo, D., Chasman, D.I., Raitakari, O., Kao, W.H., Ciullo, M., Fox, C.S., Caulfield, M., Bochud, M., Gieger, C., LifeLines Cohort Study, CARDIoGRAM Consortium, DIAGRAM Consortium, ICBP Consortium, MAGIC Consortium, Köttgen, A., Albrecht, E., Teumer, A., Vitart, V., Krumsiek, J., Hundertmark, C., Pistis, G., Ruggiero, D., O'Seaghdha, C.M., Haller, T., Yang, Q., Tanaka, T., Johnson, A.D., Kutalik, Z., Smith, A.V., Shi, J., Struchalin, M., Middelberg, R.P., Brown, M.J., Gaffo, A.L., Pirastu, N., Li, G., Hayward, C., Zemunik, T., Huffman, J., Yengo, L., Zhao, J.H., Demirkan, A., Feitosa, M.F., Liu, X., Malerba, G., Lopez, L.M., van der Harst, P., Li, X., Kleber, M.E., Hicks, A.A., Nolte, I.M., Johansson, A., Murgia, F., Wild, S.H., Bakker, S.J., Peden, J.F., Dehghan, A., Steri, M., Tenesa, A., Lagou, V., Salo, P., Mangino, M., Rose, L.M., Lehtimäki, T., Woodward, O.M., Okada, Y., Tin, A., Müller, C., Oldmeadow, C., Putku, M., Czamara, D., Kraft, P., Frogheri, L., Thun, G.A., Grotevendt, A., Gislason, G.K., Harris, T.B., Launer, L.J., McArdle, P., Shuldiner, A.R., Boerwinkle, E., Coresh, J., Schmidt, H., Schallert, M., Martin, N.G., Montgomery, G.W., Kubo, M., Nakamura, Y., Munroe, P.B., Samani, N.J., Jacobs, D.R., Liu, K., D'Adamo, P., Ulivi, S., Rotter, J.I., Psaty, B.M., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Campbell, S., Devuyst, O., Navarro, P., Kolcic, I., Hastie, N., Balkau, B., Froguel, P., Esko, T., Salumets, A., Khaw, K.T., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., Isaacs, A., Kraja, A., Zhang, Q., Wild, P.S., Scott, R.J., Holliday, E.G., Org, E., Viigimaa, M., Bandinelli, S., Metter, J.E., Lupo, A., Trabetti, E., Sorice, R., Döring, A., Lattka, E., Strauch, K., Theis, F., Waldenberger, M., Wichmann, H.E., Davies, G., Gow, A.J., Bruinenberg, M., Stolk, R.P., Kooner, J.S., Zhang, W., Winkelmann, B.R., Boehm, B.O., Lucae, S., Penninx, B.W., Smit, J.H., Curhan, G., Mudgal, P., Plenge, R.M., Portas, L., Persico, I., Kirin, M., Wilson, J.F., Mateo Leach, I., van Gilst, W.H., Goel, A., Ongen, H., Hofman, A., Rivadeneira, F., Uitterlinden, A.G., Imboden, M., von Eckardstein, A., Cucca, F., Nagaraja, R., Piras, M.G., Nauck, M., Schurmann, C., Budde, K., Ernst, F., Farrington, S.M., Theodoratou, E., Prokopenko, I., Stumvoll, M., Jula, A., Perola, M., Salomaa, V., Shin, S.Y., Spector, T.D., Sala, C., Ridker, P.M., Kähönen, M., Viikari, J., Hengstenberg, C., Nelson, C.P., Meschia, J.F., Nalls, M.A., Sharma, P., Singleton, A.B., Kamatani, N., Zeller, T., Burnier, M., Attia, J., Laan, M., Klopp, N., Hillege, H.L., Kloiber, S., Choi, H., Pirastu, M., Tore, S., Probst-Hensch, N.M., Völzke, H., Gudnason, V., Parsa, A., Schmidt, R., Whitfield, J.B., Fornage, M., Gasparini, P., Siscovick, D.S., Pola?ek O., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Bouatia-Naji, N., Metspalu, A., Loos, R.J., van Duijn, C.M., Borecki, I.B., Ferrucci, L., Gambaro, G., Deary, I.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H., Chambers, J.C., März, W., Pramstaller, P.P., Snieder, H., Gyllensten, U., Wright, A.F., Navis, G., Watkins, H., Witteman, J.C., Sanna, S., Schipf, S., Dunlop, M.G., Tönjes, A., Ripatti, S., Soranzo, N., Toniolo, D., Chasman, D.I., Raitakari, O., Kao, W.H., Ciullo, M., Fox, C.S., Caulfield, M., Bochud, M., and Gieger, C.
Abstract: Elevated serum urate concentrations can cause gout, a prevalent and painful inflammatory arthritis. By combining data from >140,000 individuals of European ancestry within the Global Urate Genetics Consortium (GUGC), we identified and replicated 28 genome-wide significant loci in association with serum urate concentrations (18 new regions in or near TRIM46, INHBB, SFMBT1, TMEM171, VEGFA, BAZ1B, PRKAG2, STC1, HNF4G, A1CF, ATXN2, UBE2Q2, IGF1R, NFAT5, MAF, HLF, ACVR1B-ACVRL1 and B3GNT4). Associations for many of the loci were of similar magnitude in individuals of non-European ancestry. We further characterized these loci for associations with gout, transcript expression and the fractional excretion of urate. Network analyses implicate the inhibins-activins signaling pathways and glucose metabolism in systemic urate control. New candidate genes for serum urate concentration highlight the importance of metabolic control of urate production and excretion, which may have implications for the treatment and prevention of gout.
Published: 2013

48. Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders.

Author: Global BPgen Consortium, CARDIoGRAM Consortium, PR GWAS Consortium, QRS GWAS Consortium, QT-IGC Consortium, CHARGE-AF Consortium, den Hoed, M., Eijgelsheim, M., Esko, T., Brundel, B.J., Peal, D.S., Evans, D.M., Nolte, I.M., Segrè, A.V., Holm, H., Handsaker, R.E., Westra, H.J., Johnson, T., Isaacs, A., Yang, J., Lundby, A., Zhao, J.H., Kim, Y.J., Go, M.J., Almgren, P., Bochud, M., Boucher, G., Cornelis, M.C., Gudbjartsson, D., Hadley, D., van der Harst, P., Hayward, C., den Heijer, M., Igl, W., Jackson, A.U., Kutalik, Z., Luan, J., Kemp, J.P., Kristiansson, K., Ladenvall, C., Lorentzon, M., Montasser, M.E., Njajou, O.T., O'Reilly, P.F., Padmanabhan, S., St Pourcain, B., Rankinen, T., Salo, P., Tanaka, T., Timpson, N.J., Vitart, V., Waite, L., Wheeler, W., Zhang, W., Draisma, H.H., Feitosa, M.F., Kerr, K.F., Lind, P.A., Mihailov, E., Onland-Moret, N.C., Song, C., Weedon, M.N., Xie, W., Yengo, L., Absher, D., Albert, C.M., Alonso, A., Arking, D.E., de Bakker, P.I., Balkau, B., Barlassina, C., Benaglio, P., Bis, J.C., Bouatia-Naji, N., Brage, S., Chanock, S.J., Chines, P.S., Chung, M., Darbar, D., Dina, C., Dörr, M., Elliott, P., Felix, S.B., Fischer, K., Fuchsberger, C., de Geus, E.J., Goyette, P., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B., Hartikainen, A.L., Havulinna, A.S., Heckbert, S.R., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Holewijn, S., Hoogstra-Berends, F., Hottenga, J.J., Jensen, M.K., Johansson, A., Junttila, J., Kääb, S., Kanon, B., Ketkar, S., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kooner, A.S., Kors, J.A., Kumari, M., Milani, L., Laiho, P., Lakatta, E.G., Langenberg, C., Leusink, M., Liu, Y., Luben, R.N., Lunetta, K.L., Lynch, S.N., Markus, M.R., Marques-Vidal, P., Mateo Leach, I., McArdle, W.L., McCarroll, S.A., Medland, S.E., Miller, K.A., Montgomery, G.W., Morrison, A.C., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Navarro, P., Nelis, M., O'Connell, J.R., O'Donnell, C.J., Ong, K.K., Newman, A.B., Peters, A., Polasek, O., Pouta, A., Pramstaller, P.P., Psaty, B.M., Rao, D.C., Ring, S.M., Rossin, E.J., Rudan, D., Sanna, S., Scott, R.A., Sehmi, J.S., Sharp, S., Shin, J.T., Singleton, A.B., Smith, A.V., Soranzo, N., Spector, T.D., Stewart, C., Stringham, H.M., Tarasov, K.V., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vandenput, L., Hwang, S.J., Whitfield, J.B., Wijmenga, C., Wild, S.H., Willemsen, G., Wilson, J.F., Witteman, J.C., Wong, A., Wong, Q., Jamshidi, Y., Zitting, P., Boer, J.M., Boomsma, D.I., Borecki, I.B., van Duijn, C.M., Ekelund, U., Forouhi, N.G., Froguel, P., Hingorani, A., Ingelsson, E., Kivimaki, M., Kronmal, R.A., Kuh, D., Lind, L., Martin, N.G., Oostra, B.A., Pedersen, N.L., Quertermous, T., Rotter, J.I., van der Schouw, Y.T., Verschuren, W.M., Walker, M., Albanes, D., Arnar, D.O., Assimes, T.L., Bandinelli, S., Boehnke, M., de Boer, R.A., Bouchard, C., Caulfield, W.L., Chambers, J.C., Curhan, G., Cusi, D., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., van Gilst, W.H., Glorioso, N., de Graaf, J., Groop, L., Gyllensten, U., Hsueh, W.C., Hu, F.B., Huikuri, H.V., Hunter, D.J., Iribarren, C., Isomaa, B., Jarvelin, M.R., Jula, A., Kähönen, M., Kiemeney, L.A., van der Klauw, M.M., Kooner, J.S., Kraft, P., Iacoviello, L., Lehtimäki, T., Lokki, M.L., Mitchell, B.D., Navis, G., Nieminen, M.S., Ohlsson, C., Poulter, N.R., Qi, L., Raitakari, O.T., Rimm, E.B., Rioux, J.D., Rizzi, F., Rudan, I., Salomaa, V., Sever, P.S., Shields, D.C., Shuldiner, A.R., Sinisalo, J., Stanton, A.V., Stolk, R.P., Strachan, D.P., Tardif, J.C., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Tuomilehto, J., van Veldhuisen, D.J., Virtamo, J., Viikari, J., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Widen, E., Cho, Y.S., Olsen, J.V., Visscher, P.M., Willer, C., Franke, L., Erdmann, J., Thompson, J.R., Pfeufer, A., Sotoodehnia, N., Newton-Cheh, C., Ellinor, P.T., Stricker, B.H., Metspalu, A., Perola, M., Beckmann, J.S., Smith, G.D., Stefansson, K., Wareham, N.J., Munroe, P.B., Sibon, O.C., Milan, D.J., Snieder, H., Samani, N.J., Loos, R.J., Global BPgen Consortium, CARDIoGRAM Consortium, PR GWAS Consortium, QRS GWAS Consortium, QT-IGC Consortium, CHARGE-AF Consortium, den Hoed, M., Eijgelsheim, M., Esko, T., Brundel, B.J., Peal, D.S., Evans, D.M., Nolte, I.M., Segrè, A.V., Holm, H., Handsaker, R.E., Westra, H.J., Johnson, T., Isaacs, A., Yang, J., Lundby, A., Zhao, J.H., Kim, Y.J., Go, M.J., Almgren, P., Bochud, M., Boucher, G., Cornelis, M.C., Gudbjartsson, D., Hadley, D., van der Harst, P., Hayward, C., den Heijer, M., Igl, W., Jackson, A.U., Kutalik, Z., Luan, J., Kemp, J.P., Kristiansson, K., Ladenvall, C., Lorentzon, M., Montasser, M.E., Njajou, O.T., O'Reilly, P.F., Padmanabhan, S., St Pourcain, B., Rankinen, T., Salo, P., Tanaka, T., Timpson, N.J., Vitart, V., Waite, L., Wheeler, W., Zhang, W., Draisma, H.H., Feitosa, M.F., Kerr, K.F., Lind, P.A., Mihailov, E., Onland-Moret, N.C., Song, C., Weedon, M.N., Xie, W., Yengo, L., Absher, D., Albert, C.M., Alonso, A., Arking, D.E., de Bakker, P.I., Balkau, B., Barlassina, C., Benaglio, P., Bis, J.C., Bouatia-Naji, N., Brage, S., Chanock, S.J., Chines, P.S., Chung, M., Darbar, D., Dina, C., Dörr, M., Elliott, P., Felix, S.B., Fischer, K., Fuchsberger, C., de Geus, E.J., Goyette, P., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B., Hartikainen, A.L., Havulinna, A.S., Heckbert, S.R., Hicks, A.A., Hofman, A., Holewijn, S., Hoogstra-Berends, F., Hottenga, J.J., Jensen, M.K., Johansson, A., Junttila, J., Kääb, S., Kanon, B., Ketkar, S., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kooner, A.S., Kors, J.A., Kumari, M., Milani, L., Laiho, P., Lakatta, E.G., Langenberg, C., Leusink, M., Liu, Y., Luben, R.N., Lunetta, K.L., Lynch, S.N., Markus, M.R., Marques-Vidal, P., Mateo Leach, I., McArdle, W.L., McCarroll, S.A., Medland, S.E., Miller, K.A., Montgomery, G.W., Morrison, A.C., Müller-Nurasyid, M., Navarro, P., Nelis, M., O'Connell, J.R., O'Donnell, C.J., Ong, K.K., Newman, A.B., Peters, A., Polasek, O., Pouta, A., Pramstaller, P.P., Psaty, B.M., Rao, D.C., Ring, S.M., Rossin, E.J., Rudan, D., Sanna, S., Scott, R.A., Sehmi, J.S., Sharp, S., Shin, J.T., Singleton, A.B., Smith, A.V., Soranzo, N., Spector, T.D., Stewart, C., Stringham, H.M., Tarasov, K.V., Uitterlinden, A.G., Vandenput, L., Hwang, S.J., Whitfield, J.B., Wijmenga, C., Wild, S.H., Willemsen, G., Wilson, J.F., Witteman, J.C., Wong, A., Wong, Q., Jamshidi, Y., Zitting, P., Boer, J.M., Boomsma, D.I., Borecki, I.B., van Duijn, C.M., Ekelund, U., Forouhi, N.G., Froguel, P., Hingorani, A., Ingelsson, E., Kivimaki, M., Kronmal, R.A., Kuh, D., Lind, L., Martin, N.G., Oostra, B.A., Pedersen, N.L., Quertermous, T., Rotter, J.I., van der Schouw, Y.T., Verschuren, W.M., Walker, M., Albanes, D., Arnar, D.O., Assimes, T.L., Bandinelli, S., Boehnke, M., de Boer, R.A., Bouchard, C., Caulfield, W.L., Chambers, J.C., Curhan, G., Cusi, D., Eriksson, J., Ferrucci, L., van Gilst, W.H., Glorioso, N., de Graaf, J., Groop, L., Gyllensten, U., Hsueh, W.C., Hu, F.B., Huikuri, H.V., Hunter, D.J., Iribarren, C., Isomaa, B., Jarvelin, M.R., Jula, A., Kähönen, M., Kiemeney, L.A., van der Klauw, M.M., Kooner, J.S., Kraft, P., Iacoviello, L., Lehtimäki, T., Lokki, M.L., Mitchell, B.D., Navis, G., Nieminen, M.S., Ohlsson, C., Poulter, N.R., Qi, L., Raitakari, O.T., Rimm, E.B., Rioux, J.D., Rizzi, F., Rudan, I., Salomaa, V., Sever, P.S., Shields, D.C., Shuldiner, A.R., Sinisalo, J., Stanton, A.V., Stolk, R.P., Strachan, D.P., Tardif, J.C., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Tuomilehto, J., van Veldhuisen, D.J., Virtamo, J., Viikari, J., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Widen, E., Cho, Y.S., Olsen, J.V., Visscher, P.M., Willer, C., Franke, L., Erdmann, J., Thompson, J.R., Pfeufer, A., Sotoodehnia, N., Newton-Cheh, C., Ellinor, P.T., Stricker, B.H., Metspalu, A., Perola, M., Beckmann, J.S., Smith, G.D., Stefansson, K., Wareham, N.J., Munroe, P.B., Sibon, O.C., Milan, D.J., Snieder, H., Samani, N.J., and Loos, R.J.
Abstract: Elevated resting heart rate is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. In a 2-stage meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in up to 181,171 individuals, we identified 14 new loci associated with heart rate and confirmed associations with all 7 previously established loci. Experimental downregulation of gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio identified 20 genes at 11 loci that are relevant for heart rate regulation and highlight a role for genes involved in signal transmission, embryonic cardiac development and the pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy, congenital heart failure and/or sudden cardiac death. In addition, genetic susceptibility to increased heart rate is associated with altered cardiac conduction and reduced risk of sick sinus syndrome, and both heart rate-increasing and heart rate-decreasing variants associate with risk of atrial fibrillation. Our findings provide fresh insights into the mechanisms regulating heart rate and identify new therapeutic targets.
Published: 2013

49. Automated workflow-based exploitation of pathway databases provides new insights into genetic associations of metabolite profiles

Author: Dharuri, H. (Harish), Henneman, P. (Peter), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Klinken, J.B. (Jan) van, Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis), Wang-Sattler, R. (Rui), Gieger, C. (Christian), Adamski, J. (Jerzy), Hettne, K.M. (Kristina), Roos, M. (Marco), Suhre, K. (Karsten), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Willems van Dijk, J.A.P. (Ko), Hoen, P.A.C. (Peter) 't, Ugocsai, P. (Peter), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Liebisch, G. (Gerhard), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Rudan, I. (Igor), Aulchenko, Y.S. (Yurii), Kirichenko, A.V. (Anatoly), Janssens, A.C.J.W. (Cécile), Jansen, R.C. (Ritsert), Gnewuch, C. (Carsten), Domingues, I. (Inês), Pattaro, C. (Cristian), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Jonasson, I. (Inger), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Zorkoltseva, I.V. (Irina), Hofman, A. (Albert), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Struchalin, M.V. (Maksim), Floyd, J. (Jamie), Igl, W. (Wilmar), Biloglav, Z. (Zrinka), Broer, L. (Linda), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Pichler, I. (Irene), Campbell, S. (Susan), Zaboli, G. (Ghazal), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Hastie, N. (Nick), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Franke, L. (Lude), Franklin, C.S. (Christopher), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Axenovich, T.I. (Tatiana), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Campbell, H. (Harry), Schmitz, G. (Gerd), Dharuri, H. (Harish), Henneman, P. (Peter), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Klinken, J.B. (Jan) van, Mook-Kanamori, D.O. (Dennis), Wang-Sattler, R. (Rui), Gieger, C. (Christian), Adamski, J. (Jerzy), Hettne, K.M. (Kristina), Roos, M. (Marco), Suhre, K. (Karsten), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Willems van Dijk, J.A.P. (Ko), Hoen, P.A.C. (Peter) 't, Ugocsai, P. (Peter), Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Liebisch, G. (Gerhard), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Rudan, I. (Igor), Aulchenko, Y.S. (Yurii), Kirichenko, A.V. (Anatoly), Janssens, A.C.J.W. (Cécile), Jansen, R.C. (Ritsert), Gnewuch, C. (Carsten), Domingues, I. (Inês), Pattaro, C. (Cristian), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Jonasson, I. (Inger), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Zorkoltseva, I.V. (Irina), Hofman, A. (Albert), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Struchalin, M.V. (Maksim), Floyd, J. (Jamie), Igl, W. (Wilmar), Biloglav, Z. (Zrinka), Broer, L. (Linda), Pfeufer, A. (Arne), Pichler, I. (Irene), Campbell, S. (Susan), Zaboli, G. (Ghazal), Kolcic, I. (Ivana), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer), Hastie, N. (Nick), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Franke, L. (Lude), Franklin, C.S. (Christopher), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Axenovich, T.I. (Tatiana), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Campbell, H. (Harry), and Schmitz, G. (Gerd)
Abstract: Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that associate with clinical phenotypes, but these SNPs usually explain just a small part of the heritability and have relatively modest effect sizes. In contrast, SNPs that associate with metabolite levels generally explain a higher percentage of the genetic variation and demonstrate larger effect sizes. Still, the discovery of SNPs associated with metabolite levels is challenging since testing all metabolites measured in typical metabolomics studies with all SNPs comes with a severe multiple testing penalty. We have developed an automated workflow approach that utilizes prior knowledge of biochemical pathways present in databases like KEGG and BioCyc to generate a smaller SNP set relevant to the metabolite. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in the analysis of GWAS of metabolomic phenotypes and provides novel insights into the genetic basis of metabolic variation through the re-analysis of published GWAS datasets. Results: Re-analysis of the published GWAS dataset from Illig et al. (Nature Genetics, 2010) using a pathway-based workflow (http://www.myexperiment.org/packs/319.html), confirmed previously identified hits and identified a new locus of human metabolic individuality, associating Aldehyde dehydrogenase family1 L1 (ALDH1L1) with serine/glycine ratios in blood. Replication in an independent GWAS dataset of phospholipids (Demirkan et al., PLoS Genetics, 2012) identified two novel loci supported by additional literature evidence: GPAM (Glycerol-3 phosphate acyltransferase) and CBS (Cystathionine beta-synthase). In addition, the workflow approach provided novel insight into the affected pathways and relevance of some of these gene-metabolite pairs in disease development and progression. Conclusions: We demonstrate the utility of automated exploitation of background knowledge present in pathway databases for the analysis of GWA
Published: 2013
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50. Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropomet

Author: Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Monda, K.L. (Keri), Kilpeläinen, T.O. (Tuomas), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Li, S. (Shengxu), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Croteau-Chonka, D.C. (Damien), Day, F.R. (Felix), Fall, M. (Magnus), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Locke, A.E. (Adam), Mathieson, I. (Iain), Scherag, A. (Andre), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Liang, L. (Liming), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Dermitzakis, E.T. (Emmanouil), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Min, J. (Josine), Nicholson, G. (Ggeorge), Clegg, D.J. (Deborah), Person, A.D. (Anthony), Krohn, J.P. (Jon), Bauer, S. (Stephanie), Buechler, C. (Christa), Eisinger, F. (François), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Waite, L. (Lindsay), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), McArdle, W.L. (Wendy), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Chen, Y.D.I. (Yii-Der Ida), Li, G. (Guo), Beckmann, J.S. (Jacques), Johnson, T. (Toby), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Khaw, K-T. (Kay-Tee), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Amin, N. (Najaf), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Kraja, A. (Aldi), Province, M.A. (Mike), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Surakka, I. (Ida), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Saramies, J. (Jouko), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Jula, A. (Antti), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Loley, C. (Christina), Schunkert, H. (Heribert), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Gieger, C. (Christian), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Hartikainen, A.L., Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wilson, J.F. (James), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Farrall, M. (Martin), Goel, A. (Anuj), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Maschio, A., Hall, A.S. (Alistair), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Völzke, H. (Henry), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hall, A. (Anne), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Attwood, A.P. (Antony), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Hung, J. (Judy), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Lokki, M.L., Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Boucher, G. (Gabrielle), Huikuri, H.V. (Heikki), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Eklund, N. (Niina), Hagen, K. (Knut), Barlassina, C. (Christina), Rivolta, C. (Carlo), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Snieder, H. (Harold), Klauw, M.M. (Melanie) van der, Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Gejman, P.V. (Pablo), Shi, J. (Jianxin), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Yang, J. (Joanna), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Absher, D. (Devin), Iribarren, C. (Carlos), Basart, D.C.G. (Dick), Hovingh, G.K. (Kees), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Power, C. (Christopher), Beilby, J.P. (John), Hui, J. (Jennie), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sager, H. (Hendrik), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Perola, M. (Markus), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Atalay, M. (Mustafa), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bolton, J.L. (Jennifer), Fowkes, G. (Gerry), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Fischer, K. (Krista), KrjutÅkov, K. (Kaarel), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Luan, J., Ong, K.K. (Ken), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Edkins, T. (Ted), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Hallmans, G. (Göran), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Erbel, R. (Raimund), Moebus, S. (Susanne), Nöthen, M.M. (Markus), Pechlivanis, S. (Sonali), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Humphries, S.E. (Steve), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Tremoli, E. (Elena), Grallert, H. (Harald), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Illig, T. (Thomas), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Peters, A. (Annette), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), März, W. (Winfried), Winkelmann, B., Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Arveiler, D. (Dominique), Cesana, G. (Giancarlo), Kuulasmaa, K. (Kari), Virtamo, J. (Jarmo), Yarnell, J.W.G. (John W.), Kuh, D. (Diana), Wong, A. (Andrew), Lind, L. (Lars), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Gigante, B. (Bruna), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Kolovou, G. (Genovefa), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Njølstad, I. (Inger), Wilsgaard, T. (Tom), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Rehnberg, E. (Emil), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Fox, C. (Craig), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Groop, L. (Leif), Haritunians, T. (Talin), Hunter, D. (David), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), O´Connell, J.R., Schlessinger, D. (David), Strachan, D.P. (David), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), Anderson, D. (Denise), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel), Qi, L. (Lu), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), North, K.E. (Kari), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas), Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Monda, K.L. (Keri), Kilpeläinen, T.O. (Tuomas), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Li, S. (Shengxu), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Croteau-Chonka, D.C. (Damien), Day, F.R. (Felix), Fall, M. (Magnus), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Gustafsson, S. (Stefan), Locke, A.E. (Adam), Mathieson, I. (Iain), Scherag, A. (Andre), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Liang, L. (Liming), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Dermitzakis, E.T. (Emmanouil), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Min, J. (Josine), Nicholson, G. (Ggeorge), Clegg, D.J. (Deborah), Person, A.D. (Anthony), Krohn, J.P. (Jon), Bauer, S. (Stephanie), Buechler, C. (Christa), Eisinger, F. (François), Bonnefond, A. (Amélie), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Waite, L. (Lindsay), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Shuldiner, A.R. (Alan), McArdle, W.L. (Wendy), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Chen, Y.D.I. (Yii-Der Ida), Li, G. (Guo), Beckmann, J.S. (Jacques), Johnson, T. (Toby), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Teder-Laving, M. (Maris), Khaw, K-T. (Kay-Tee), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Amin, N. (Najaf), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Kraja, A. (Aldi), Province, M.A. (Mike), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Surakka, I. (Ida), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Saramies, J. (Jouko), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Jula, A. (Antti), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Loley, C. (Christina), Schunkert, H. (Heribert), Lamina, C. (Claudia), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Albrecht, E. (Eva), Gieger, C. (Christian), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Hartikainen, A.L., Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wilson, J.F. (James), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Farrall, M. (Martin), Goel, A. (Anuj), Medina-Gomez, M.C. (Carolina), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Heijer, M. (Martin) den, Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Maschio, A., Hall, A.S. (Alistair), Tyrer, J.P. (Jonathan), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Völzke, H. (Henry), Kovacs, P. (Peter), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hall, A. (Anne), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Attwood, A.P. (Antony), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Hung, J. (Judy), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Lokki, M.L., Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Boucher, G. (Gabrielle), Huikuri, H.V. (Heikki), Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Eklund, N. (Niina), Hagen, K. (Knut), Barlassina, C. (Christina), Rivolta, C. (Carlo), Nolte, I.M. (Ilja), Snieder, H. (Harold), Klauw, M.M. (Melanie) van der, Vliet-Ostaptchouk, J.V. (Jana) van, Gejman, P.V. (Pablo), Shi, J. (Jianxin), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Bakker, S.J.L. (Stephan), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Yang, J. (Joanna), Chasman, D.I. (Daniel), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Rose, L.M. (Lynda), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Absher, D. (Devin), Iribarren, C. (Carlos), Basart, D.C.G. (Dick), Hovingh, G.K. (Kees), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Power, C. (Christopher), Beilby, J.P. (John), Hui, J. (Jennie), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sager, H. (Hendrik), Bornstein, S.R. (Stefan), Schwarz, P.E.H. (Peter), Kristiansson, K. (Kati), Perola, M. (Markus), Lindström, J. (Jaana), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Atalay, M. (Mustafa), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Bolton, J.L. (Jennifer), Fowkes, G. (Gerry), Fraser, R.M. (Ross), Price, J.F. (Jackie F.), Fischer, K. (Krista), KrjutÅkov, K. (Kaarel), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Luan, J., Ong, K.K. (Ken), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Edkins, T. (Ted), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Hallmans, G. (Göran), Shungin, D. (Dmitry), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Erbel, R. (Raimund), Moebus, S. (Susanne), Nöthen, M.M. (Markus), Pechlivanis, S. (Sonali), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Humphries, S.E. (Steve), Strawbridge, R.J. (Rona), Tremoli, E. (Elena), Grallert, H. (Harald), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Illig, T. (Thomas), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Müller-Nurasyid, M. (Martina), Peters, A. (Annette), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Kleber, M.E. (Marcus), März, W. (Winfried), Winkelmann, B., Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laakso, M. (Markku), Arveiler, D. (Dominique), Cesana, G. (Giancarlo), Kuulasmaa, K. (Kari), Virtamo, J. (Jarmo), Yarnell, J.W.G. (John W.), Kuh, D. (Diana), Wong, A. (Andrew), Lind, L. (Lars), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Gigante, B. (Bruna), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Kolovou, G. (Genovefa), Kanoni, S. (Stavroula), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Bonnycastle, L.L. (Lori), Njølstad, I. (Inger), Wilsgaard, T. (Tom), Ganna, A. (Andrea), Rehnberg, E. (Emil), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Kumari, M. (Meena), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles), Barroso, I.E. (Inês), Boehnke, M. (Michael), Borecki, I.B. (Ingrid), Deloukas, P. (Panagiotis), Fox, C. (Craig), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Groop, L. (Leif), Haritunians, T. (Talin), Hunter, D. (David), Ingelsson, E. (Erik), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), O´Connell, J.R., Schlessinger, D. (David), Strachan, D.P. (David), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), Anderson, D. (Denise), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel), Qi, L. (Lu), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), North, K.E. (Kari), and Heid, I.M. (Iris)
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