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1. Cell type specific novel lncRNAs and circRNAs in the BLUEPRINT haematopoietic transcriptomes atlas

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Grassi, L, Martens, J.H.A., Yaspo, M., Stunnenberg, H., Izuogu, O.G., Jorge, N.A.N., Seyres, D., Bustamante, M, Burden, F., Farrow, S., Farahi, N., Martin, F.J., Frankish, A., Mudge, J.M., Kostadima, M., Petersen, R., Lawbourne, J.J., Rowlston, S., Martin-Rendon, E., Clarke, L., Downes, K., Estivill, X., Flicek, P., Ouwehand, W.H., Passetti, F., Turro, E., and Frontin, M.

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Molecular Biology
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Contains fulltext : 226530.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) 29 maart 2021

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2021
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4. Neutrophil specific granule and NETosis defects in gray platelet syndrome

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Aarts, Cathelijn E.M., Downes, K., Hoogendijk, Arie J., Sprenkeler, E.G.G., Gazendam, Roel P., Favier, R., Bergen, M.G.J.M. van, Langemeijer, S.M.C., Reijden, B.A. van der, Ouwehand, W.H., Kuijpers, Taco W., Aarts, Cathelijn E.M., Downes, K., Hoogendijk, Arie J., Sprenkeler, E.G.G., Gazendam, Roel P., Favier, R., Bergen, M.G.J.M. van, Langemeijer, S.M.C., Reijden, B.A. van der, Ouwehand, W.H., and Kuijpers, Taco W.

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2021

9. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

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Vuckovic, D. (Dragana), Bao, E.L. (Erik L.), Akbari, P. (Parsa), Lareau, C.A. (Caleb A.), Mousas, A. (Abdou), Jiang, T. (Tao), Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Raffield, L.M. (Laura M.), Tardaguila, M. (Manuel), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer E.), Ritchie, S.C. (Scott C.), Megy, K. (Karyn), Ponstingl, H. (Hannes), Penkett, C.J. (Christopher J.), Albers, P.K. (Patrick K.), Wigdor, E.M. (Emilie M.), Sakaue, S. (Saori), Moscati, A. (Arden), Manansala, R. (Regina), Lo, K.S., Qian, H. (Huijun), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Yoav), Beswick, A. (Andrew), Bork-Jensen, J. (Jette), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin), Brody, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Chitrala, K.N. (Kumaraswamy N.), Wilson, P.W.F. (Peter W.F.), Choquet, H. (Hélène), Danesh, J. (John), Angelantonio, E. (Emanuele) di, Dimou, N. (Niki), Ding, J. (Jingzhong), Elliott, P. (Paul), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Evans, M.K. (Michele), Felix, S.B. (Stephan Burkhard), Floyd, J.S. (James S.), Broer, L. (Linda), Grarup, N. (Niels), Guo, M.H. (Michael H.), Guo, Q. (Qi), Greinacher, A. (Andreas), Haessler, J. (Jeff), Hansen, T. (Torben), Howson, J.M.M. (Joanna M.M.), Huang, W. (Wei), Jorgenson, E. (Eric), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kanai, M. (Masahiro), Karthikeyan, S. (Savita), Koskeridis, F. (Fotios), Lange, L.A. (Leslie A.), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Manichaikul, A. (Ani), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen L.), Mononen, N. (Nina), Murakami, Y. (Yoshinori), Nadkarni, G. (Girish), Nikus, K. (Kjell), Pankratz, V.S. (Shane), Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Preuss, M. (Michael), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rich, S.S. (Stephen), Rodriguez, B.A.T. (Benjamin A.T.), Rosen, J.D. (Jonathan D.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Schubert, P. (Petra), Spracklen, C.N. (Cassandra N.), Surendran, P. (Praveen), Tang, H. (Hua), Tardif, J.-C. (Jean-Claude), Ghanbari, M. (Mohsen), Völker, U. (Uwe), Völzke, H. (Henry), Watkins, N.A. (Nicholas A.), Weiss, S. (Stefan), Cai, N. (Na), Kundu, K. (Kousik), Watt, S.B. (Stephen B.), Walter, K. (Klaudia), Zonderman, A.B. (Alan B.), Cho, K. (Kelly), Li, Y. (Yun), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Knight, J.C. (Julian), Georges, M. (Michel), Stegle, O. (Oliver), Evangelou, E. (Evangelos), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Roberts, D.J. (David J.), Inouye, M. (Michael), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Auer, P.L. (Paul L.), Astle, W.J. (William J.), Reiner, A.P. (Alexander P.), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Sankaran, V.G. (Vijay G.), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Vuckovic, D. (Dragana), Bao, E.L. (Erik L.), Akbari, P. (Parsa), Lareau, C.A. (Caleb A.), Mousas, A. (Abdou), Jiang, T. (Tao), Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Raffield, L.M. (Laura M.), Tardaguila, M. (Manuel), Huffman, J.E. (Jennifer E.), Ritchie, S.C. (Scott C.), Megy, K. (Karyn), Ponstingl, H. (Hannes), Penkett, C.J. (Christopher J.), Albers, P.K. (Patrick K.), Wigdor, E.M. (Emilie M.), Sakaue, S. (Saori), Moscati, A. (Arden), Manansala, R. (Regina), Lo, K.S., Qian, H. (Huijun), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Yoav), Beswick, A. (Andrew), Bork-Jensen, J. (Jette), Bottinger, E.P. (Erwin), Brody, J.A. (Jennifer A.), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Chitrala, K.N. (Kumaraswamy N.), Wilson, P.W.F. (Peter W.F.), Choquet, H. (Hélène), Danesh, J. (John), Angelantonio, E. (Emanuele) di, Dimou, N. (Niki), Ding, J. (Jingzhong), Elliott, P. (Paul), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Evans, M.K. (Michele), Felix, S.B. (Stephan Burkhard), Floyd, J.S. (James S.), Broer, L. (Linda), Grarup, N. (Niels), Guo, M.H. (Michael H.), Guo, Q. (Qi), Greinacher, A. (Andreas), Haessler, J. (Jeff), Hansen, T. (Torben), Howson, J.M.M. (Joanna M.M.), Huang, W. (Wei), Jorgenson, E. (Eric), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kanai, M. (Masahiro), Karthikeyan, S. (Savita), Koskeridis, F. (Fotios), Lange, L.A. (Leslie A.), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Manichaikul, A. (Ani), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen L.), Mononen, N. (Nina), Murakami, Y. (Yoshinori), Nadkarni, G. (Girish), Nikus, K. (Kjell), Pankratz, V.S. (Shane), Pedersen, O. (Oluf), Preuss, M. (Michael), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rich, S.S. (Stephen), Rodriguez, B.A.T. (Benjamin A.T.), Rosen, J.D. (Jonathan D.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Schubert, P. (Petra), Spracklen, C.N. (Cassandra N.), Surendran, P. (Praveen), Tang, H. (Hua), Tardif, J.-C. (Jean-Claude), Ghanbari, M. (Mohsen), Völker, U. (Uwe), Völzke, H. (Henry), Watkins, N.A. (Nicholas A.), Weiss, S. (Stefan), Cai, N. (Na), Kundu, K. (Kousik), Watt, S.B. (Stephen B.), Walter, K. (Klaudia), Zonderman, A.B. (Alan B.), Cho, K. (Kelly), Li, Y. (Yun), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), Knight, J.C. (Julian), Georges, M. (Michel), Stegle, O. (Oliver), Evangelou, E. (Evangelos), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Roberts, D.J. (David J.), Inouye, M. (Michael), Johnson, A.D. (Andrew), Auer, P.L. (Paul L.), Astle, W.J. (William J.), Reiner, A.P. (Alexander P.), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Sankaran, V.G. (Vijay G.), and Soranzo, N. (Nicole)

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Blood cells play essential roles in human health, underpinning physiological processes such as immunity, oxygen transport, and clotting, which when perturbed cause a significant global health burden. Here we integrate data from UK Biobank and a large-scale international collaborative effort, including data for 563,085 European ancestry participants, and discover 5,106 new genetic variants independently associated with 29 blood cell phenotypes covering a range of variation impacting hematopoiesis. We holistically characterize the genetic architecture of hematopoiesis, assess the relevance of the omnigenic model to blood cell phenotypes, delineate relevant hematopoietic cell states influenced by regulatory genetic variants and gene networks, identify novel splice-altering variants mediating the associations, and assess the polygenic prediction potential for blood traits and clinical disorders at the interface of complex and Mendelian genetics. These results show the power of large-scale blood cell trait GWAS to interrogate clinically meaningful variants across a wide allelic spectrum of human variation. Analysis of blood cell traits in the UK Biobank and other cohorts illuminates the full genetic architecture of hematopoietic phenotypes, with evidence supporting the omnigenic model for complex traits and linking polygenic burden with monogenic blood diseases.

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2020
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10. Inherited missense variants that affect GFI1B function do not necessarily cause bleeding diatheses

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Oorschot, R. van, Marneth, A.E., Bergevoet, S.M., Bergen, M.G.J.M. van, Peerlinck, K., Lentaigne, C.E., Millar, C.M., Westbury, S.K., Favier, R., Erber, W.N., Turro, E., Jansen, J.H., Ouwehand, W.H., McKinney, H.L., Group, N.B.C., Downes, K., Freson, K., and Reijden, B.A. van der

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Platelets, Genotype, business.industry, Cancer development and immune defence Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 2], Disorders of Platelet Function, GFI1B, Mutation, Missense, Gene Expression, Hematology, Bioinformatics, Affect (psychology), Hemorrhagic Disorders, Pedigree, Repressor Proteins, Text mining, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Missense mutation, Medicine, Humans, Disease Susceptibility, business, Online Only Articles, Function (biology), Alleles, Genetic Association Studies
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ispartof: HAEMATOLOGICA vol:104 issue:6 pages:E260-E264 ispartof: location:Italy status: published

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2019
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11. Dynamics of Transcription Regulation in Human Bone Marrow Myeloid Differentiation to Mature Blood Neutrophils.

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Grassi, L., Pourfarzad, F., Ullrich, S., Merkel, A., Were, F., Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau, E., Yi, G., Hiemstra, I.H., Tool, A.T., Mul, E., Perner, J., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Berentsen, K., Kerstens, H.H.D., Habibi, E., Gut, M., Yaspo, M.L., Linser, M., Lowy, E., Datta, A., Clarke, L., Flicek, P., Vingron, M., Roos, D., Berg, T.K. van den, Heath, S., Rico, D., Frontini, M., Kostadima, M., Gut, I., Valencia, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Stunnenberg, H., Martens, J.H.A., Kuijpers, T.W., Grassi, L., Pourfarzad, F., Ullrich, S., Merkel, A., Were, F., Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau, E., Yi, G., Hiemstra, I.H., Tool, A.T., Mul, E., Perner, J., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Berentsen, K., Kerstens, H.H.D., Habibi, E., Gut, M., Yaspo, M.L., Linser, M., Lowy, E., Datta, A., Clarke, L., Flicek, P., Vingron, M., Roos, D., Berg, T.K. van den, Heath, S., Rico, D., Frontini, M., Kostadima, M., Gut, I., Valencia, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Stunnenberg, H., Martens, J.H.A., and Kuijpers, T.W.

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Contains fulltext : 195014.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Neutrophils are short-lived blood cells that play a critical role in host defense against infections. To better comprehend neutrophil functions and their regulation, we provide a complete epigenetic overview, assessing important functional features of their differentiation stages from bone marrow-residing progenitors to mature circulating cells. Integration of chromatin modifications, methylation, and transcriptome dynamics reveals an enforced regulation of differentiation, for cellular functions such as release of proteases, respiratory burst, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis. We observe an early establishment of the cytotoxic capability, while the signaling components that activate these antimicrobial mechanisms are transcribed at later stages, outside the bone marrow, thus preventing toxic effects in the bone marrow niche. Altogether, these data reveal how the developmental dynamics of the chromatin landscape orchestrate the daily production of a large number of neutrophils required for innate host defense and provide a comprehensive overview of differentiating human neutrophils.

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2018

12. Identification of novel risk loci for restless legs syndrome: A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry: A meta-analysis

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Schormair, B., Zhao, C., Bell, S., Tilch, E., Salminen, A.V., Pütz, B., Dauvilliers, Y., Stefani, A., Högl, B., Poewe, W., Kemlink, D., Sonka, K., Bachmann, C.G., Paulus, W., Trenkwalder, C., Oertel, W.H., Hornyak, M., Teder-Laving, M., Metspalu, A., Hadjigeorgiou, G.M., Polo, O., Fietze, I., Ross, O.A., Wszolek, Z., Butterworth, A.S., Soranzo, N., Ouwehand, W.H., Roberts, D.J., Danesh, J., Allen, R.P., Earley, C.J., Ondo, W.G., Xiong, L., Montplaisir, J., Gan-Or, Z., Perola, M., Vodicka, P., Dina, C., Franke, A., Tittmann, L., Stewart, A.F.R., Shah, S.H., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Rouleau, G.A., Berger, K., Oexle, K., di Angelantonio, E., Hinds, D.A., Müller-Myhsok, B., and Winkelmann, J.

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Background Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent chronic neurological disorder with potentially severe mental and physical health consequences. Clearer understanding of the underlying pathophysiology is needed to improve treatment options. We did a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to identify potential molecular targets. Methods In the discovery stage, we combined three GWAS datasets (EU-RLS GENE, INTERVAL, and 23andMe) with diagnosis data collected from 2003 to 2017, in face-to-face interviews or via questionnaires, and involving 15 126 cases and 95 725 controls of European ancestry. We identified common variants by fixed-effect inverse-variance meta-analysis. Significant genome-wide signals (p≤5 × 10−8) were tested for replication in an independent GWAS of 30 770 cases and 286 913 controls, followed by a joint analysis of the discovery and replication stages. We did gene annotation, pathway, and gene-set-enrichment analyses and studied the genetic correlations between restless legs syndrome and traits of interest. Findings We identified and replicated 13 new risk loci for restless legs syndrome and confirmed the previously identified six risk loci. MEIS1 was confirmed as the strongest genetic risk factor for restless legs syndrome (odds ratio 1·92, 95% CI 1·85–1·99). Gene prioritisation, enrichment, and genetic correlation analyses showed that identified pathways were related to neurodevelopment and highlighted genes linked to axon guidance (associated with SEMA6D), synapse formation (NTNG1), and neuronal specification (HOXB cluster family and MYT1). Interpretation Identification of new candidate genes and associated pathways will inform future functional research. Advances in understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie restless legs syndrome could lead to new treatment options. We focused on common variants; thus, additional studies are needed to dissect the roles of rare and structural variations. &nbsp

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2017

13. The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2017

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Kohler, S., Vasilevsky, N.A., Engelstad, M., Foster, E., McMurry, J., Ayme, S., Baynam, G., Bello, S.M., Boerkoel, C.F., Boycott, K.M., Brudno, M., Buske, O.J., Chinnery, P.F., Cipriani, V., Connell, L.E., Dawkins, H.J., DeMare, L.E., Devereau, A.D., Vries, B.B. de, Firth, H.V., Freson, K., Greene, D., Hamosh, A., Helbig, I., Hum, C., Jahn, J.A., James, R., Krause, R., Laulederkind, S.J.F., Lochmuller, H., Lyon, G.J., Ogishima, S., Olry, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Pontikos, N., Rath, A., Schaefer, F., Scott, R.H., Segal, M., Sergouniotis, P.I., Sever, R., Smith, C.L., Straub, V., Thompson, R., Turner, C., Turro, E., Veltman, M.W., Vulliamy, T., Yu, J., Ziegenweidt, J. von, Zankl, A., Zuchner, S., Zemojtel, T., Jacobsen, J.O., Groza, T., Smedley, D., Mungall, C.J., Haendel, M., Robinson, P.N., Kohler, S., Vasilevsky, N.A., Engelstad, M., Foster, E., McMurry, J., Ayme, S., Baynam, G., Bello, S.M., Boerkoel, C.F., Boycott, K.M., Brudno, M., Buske, O.J., Chinnery, P.F., Cipriani, V., Connell, L.E., Dawkins, H.J., DeMare, L.E., Devereau, A.D., Vries, B.B. de, Firth, H.V., Freson, K., Greene, D., Hamosh, A., Helbig, I., Hum, C., Jahn, J.A., James, R., Krause, R., Laulederkind, S.J.F., Lochmuller, H., Lyon, G.J., Ogishima, S., Olry, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Pontikos, N., Rath, A., Schaefer, F., Scott, R.H., Segal, M., Sergouniotis, P.I., Sever, R., Smith, C.L., Straub, V., Thompson, R., Turner, C., Turro, E., Veltman, M.W., Vulliamy, T., Yu, J., Ziegenweidt, J. von, Zankl, A., Zuchner, S., Zemojtel, T., Jacobsen, J.O., Groza, T., Smedley, D., Mungall, C.J., Haendel, M., and Robinson, P.N.

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Contains fulltext : 169849.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Deep phenotyping has been defined as the precise and comprehensive analysis of phenotypic abnormalities in which the individual components of the phenotype are observed and described. The three components of the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO; www.human-phenotype-ontology.org) project are the phenotype vocabulary, disease-phenotype annotations and the algorithms that operate on these. These components are being used for computational deep phenotyping and precision medicine as well as integration of clinical data into translational research. The HPO is being increasingly adopted as a standard for phenotypic abnormalities by diverse groups such as international rare disease organizations, registries, clinical labs, biomedical resources, and clinical software tools and will thereby contribute toward nascent efforts at global data exchange for identifying disease etiologies. This update article reviews the progress of the HPO project since the debut Nucleic Acids Research database article in 2014, including specific areas of expansion such as common (complex) disease, new algorithms for phenotype driven genomic discovery and diagnostics, integration of cross-species mapping efforts with the Mammalian Phenotype Ontology, an improved quality control pipeline, and the addition of patient-friendly terminology.

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2017

14. Evidence for three genetic loci involved in both anorexia nervosa risk and variation of body mass index

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Hinney, A. (Anke), Kesselmeier, M. (M.), Jall, S. (S.), Volckmar, A.-L. (A. L.), Föcker, M. (M.), Antel, J. (J.), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas W.), Grant, S.F.A. (S. F.A.), Guo, Y. (Yongli), Bergen, A.W. (Andrew), Grant, S.F.A. (Struan), Berrettini, W. (Wade), Hakonarson, H. (Hakon), Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. (B.), De Zwaan, M. (M.), Herzog, W. (W.), Ehrlich, S.M. (Stefan), Zipfel, S. (S.), Egberts, K. (Karin), Adan, R. (R.), Brandys, M. (M.), Elburg, A.A. (Annemarie) van, Boraska Perica, V. (V.), Müller, T.D., Tschöp, M.H. (M. H.), Zeggini, E. (Eleftheria), Bulik, C.M. (C. M.), Collier, D.A. (David), Scherag, A. (A.), Hebebrand, J. (J.), Tschop, M. (Matthias), Floyd, J. (Jamie), Thornton, L.M. (Laura), Huckins, L.M. (Laura M), Southam, L. (Lorraine), Rayner, N.W. (Nigel William), Tachmazidou, I. (Ioanna), Klump, K.L. (K. L.), Treasure, J. (Janet), Lewis, C.M. (Cathryn), Schmidt, U. (Ulrike), Tozzi, F. (Federica), Iezebrink, K. (Kirsty), Gorwood, P. (Philip), Kas, M.J.H. (Martien), Favaro, A. (Angela), Santonastaso, P. (Paolo), Fernández-Aranda, F. (Fernando), Gratacos, M. (Monica), Rybakowski, F. (Filip), Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M. (Monika), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Keski-Rahkonen, A. (Anna), Raevuori-Helkamaa, A. (Anu), Furth, E.F. (Eric) van, Slof-Op’t Landt, M.C.T. (Margarita C. T.), Hudson, J.I. (James I), Knudsen, G.P.S. (Gun Peggy S.), Monteleone, P. (Palmiero), Kaplan, A.S. (Allan S), Karwautz, A. (Andreas), Li, D. (Dong), Komaki, G. (Gen), Ando, T. (Tetsuya), Inoko, H. (Hidetoshi), Esko, T. (T.), Fischer, K. (Krista), Männik, K. (Katrin), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Baker, J.H. (Jessica H), Cone, R.D. (Roger D), Esko, T. (Tõnu), DeSocio, J.E. (Janiece E), Hilliard, C.E. (Christopher E), O’Toole, J.K. (Julie K), Pantel, J. (Jacques), Szatkiewicz, J.P. (Jin P), Taico, C. (Chrysecolla), Zerwas, S. (Stephanie), Trace, S.E. (Sara E), Davis, O.S.P. (Oliver S.), Helder, S. (Sietske), Bühren, K. (Katharina), Burghardt, R. (Roland), Imgart, H. (Hartmut), Scherag, A. (Andre), Boni, C. (Claudette), Ramoz, N. (Nicolas), Versini, A. (Audrey), Danner, U.N. (Unna N), de Kove, C. (Carolien), Hendriks, J. (Judith), Koeleman, B.P.C. (Bobby P. C.), Ophoff, R.A. (Roel), Strengman, E. (Eric), Bruson, A. (Alice), Clementi, M. (Maurizio), Degortes, D. (Daniela), Forzan, M. (Monica), Tenconi, E. (Elena), Docampo, E. (Elisa), Jiménez-Murcia, G.E.S. (Geòrgia Escaramí Susana), Lissowska, J. (Jolanta), Rajewski, A. (Andrzej), Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. (Neonila), Slopien, A. (Agnieszka), Hauser, J. (J.), Karhunen, L. (Leila), Meulenbelt, I. (Ingrid), Slagboom, P.E. (Eline), Tortorella, A. (Alfonso), Maj, M. (Mario), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dedoussis, G.V. (G. V.), Koeleman, B.P.C. (Bobby), Gonidakis, F. (Fragiskos), Tziouvas, K. (Konstantinos), Tsitsika, A. (Artemis), Papezova, H. (Hana), Slachtova, L. (Lenka), Martaskova, D. (Debora), Kennedy, J.L., Levitan, R.D. (Robert D), Yilmaz, Z. (Zeynep), Huemer, J. (Julia), Koubek, D. (Doris), Merl, E. (Elisabeth), Wagner, G. (Gudrun), Lichtenstein, P. (Paul), Breen, G. (Gerome), Cohen-Woods, S. (Sarah), Farmer, A.E. (Anne E), Mcguffin, P. (Peter), Cichon, S. (Sven), Giegling, I. (Ina), Herms, S. (Stefan), Rujescu, D. (Dan), Schreiber, S. (Stefan), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Sladek, R. (Rob), Gambaro, G. (Giovanni), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Julia, A. (Antonio), Marsal, S. (Sara), Rabionet, R. (Raquel), Gaborieau, V. (Valerie), Dick, D.M. (Danielle), Palotie, A. (A.), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Widen, E., Espeseth, T. (Thomas), Lundervold, A.J. (Astri), Reinvang, I. (Ivar), Steen, V.M. (Vidar), Le Hellard, S. (Stephanie), Mattingsdal, M. (Morten), Ntalla, I. (Ioanna), Bencko, V. (Vladimir), Foretova, L. (Lenka), Janout, V. (Vladimir), Navratilova, M. (Marie), Pinto, D. (Dalila), Scherer, S.W. (Stephen W), Carlberg, L. (Laura), Schosser, A. (Alexandra), Alfredsson, L. (Lars), Pinto, D. (Duane), Scherer, S.W. (Stephen), Padyukov, L. (Leonid), Finan, C. (Chris), Kalsi, G. 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The maintenance of normal body weight is disrupted in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) for prolonged periods of time. Prior to the onset of AN, premorbid body mass index (BMI) spans the entire range from underweight to obese. After recovery, patients have reduced rates of overweight and obesity. As such, loci involved in body weight regulation may also be relevant for AN and vice versa. Our primary analysis comprised a cross-trait analysis of the 1000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the lowest P-values in a genome-wide association meta-analysis (GWAMA) of AN (GCAN) for evidence of association in the largest published GWAMA for BMI (GIANT). Subsequently we performed sex-stratified analyses for these 1000 SNPs. Functional ex vivo studies on four genes ensued. Lastly, a look-up of GWAMA-derived BMI-related loci was performed in the AN GWAMA. We detected significant associations (P-values <5 × 10-5, Bonferroni-corrected P<0.05) for nine SNP alleles at three independent loci. Interestingly, all AN susceptibility alleles were consistently associated with increased BMI. None of the genes (chr. 10: CTBP2, chr. 19: CCNE1, chr. 2: CARF and NBEAL1; the latter is a region with high linkage disequilibrium) nearest to these SNPs has previously been associated with AN or obesity. Sex-stratified analyses revealed that the strongest BMI signal originated predominantly from females (chr. 10 rs1561589; Poverall: 2.47 × 10-06/Pfemales: 3.45 × 10-07/Pmales: 0.043). Functional ex vivo studies in mice revealed reduced hypothalamic expression of Ctbp2 and Nbeal1 after fasting. Hypothalamic expression of Ctbp2 was increased in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice as compared with age-matched lean controls. We observed no evidence for associations for the look-up of BMI-related loci in the AN GWAMA. A cross-trait analysis of AN and BMI loci revealed variants at three chromosomal loci with potential joint impact. The chromosome 10 locus is particularly promising given that the associa

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15. Information recovery from low coverage whole-genome bisulfite sequencing

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Libertini, E., Heath, S.C., Hamoudi, R.A., Gut, M., Ziller, M.J., Czyz, A., Ruotti, V., Stunnenberg, H.G., Frontini, M., Ouwehand, W.H., Meissner, A., Gut, I.G., and Beck, S.

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2016

16. Genetic Drivers of Epigenetic and Transcriptional Variation in Human Immune Cells

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Chen, L., Ge, B., Casale, F.P., Vasquez, L., Kwan, T., Garrido-Martin, D., Watt, S., Yan, Y., Kundu, K., Ecker, S., Datta, A., Richardson, D., Burden, F., Mead, D., Mann, A.L., Fernandez, J.M., Rowlston, S., Wilder, S.P., Farrow, S., Shao, X., Lambourne, J.J., Redensek, A., Albers, C.A., Amstislavskiy, V., Ashford, S., Berentsen, K., Bomba, L., Bourque, G., Bujold, D., Busche, S., Caron, M., Chen, S.H., Cheung, W., Delaneau, O., Dermitzakis, E.T., Elding, H., Colgiu, I., Bagger, F.O., Flicek, P., Habibi, E., Iotchkova, V., Janssen-Megens, E., Kim, B., Lehrach, H., Lowy, E., Mandoli, A., Matarese, F., Maurano, M.T., Morris, J.A., Pancaldi, V., Pourfarzad, F., Rehnstrom, K., Rendon, A., Risch, T., Sharifi, N., Simon, M.M., Sultan, M., Valencia, A., Walter, K., Wang, S.Y., Frontini, M., Antonarakis, S.E., Clarke, L., Yaspo, M.L., Beck, S., Guigo, R., Rico, D., Martens, J.H., Ouwehand, W.H., Kuijpers, T.W., Paul, D.S., Stunnenberg, H.G., Stegle, O., Downes, K., Pastinen, T., Soranzo, N., Chen, L., Ge, B., Casale, F.P., Vasquez, L., Kwan, T., Garrido-Martin, D., Watt, S., Yan, Y., Kundu, K., Ecker, S., Datta, A., Richardson, D., Burden, F., Mead, D., Mann, A.L., Fernandez, J.M., Rowlston, S., Wilder, S.P., Farrow, S., Shao, X., Lambourne, J.J., Redensek, A., Albers, C.A., Amstislavskiy, V., Ashford, S., Berentsen, K., Bomba, L., Bourque, G., Bujold, D., Busche, S., Caron, M., Chen, S.H., Cheung, W., Delaneau, O., Dermitzakis, E.T., Elding, H., Colgiu, I., Bagger, F.O., Flicek, P., Habibi, E., Iotchkova, V., Janssen-Megens, E., Kim, B., Lehrach, H., Lowy, E., Mandoli, A., Matarese, F., Maurano, M.T., Morris, J.A., Pancaldi, V., Pourfarzad, F., Rehnstrom, K., Rendon, A., Risch, T., Sharifi, N., Simon, M.M., Sultan, M., Valencia, A., Walter, K., Wang, S.Y., Frontini, M., Antonarakis, S.E., Clarke, L., Yaspo, M.L., Beck, S., Guigo, R., Rico, D., Martens, J.H., Ouwehand, W.H., Kuijpers, T.W., Paul, D.S., Stunnenberg, H.G., Stegle, O., Downes, K., Pastinen, T., and Soranzo, N.

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2016

17. DNA Methylation Dynamics of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation

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Farlik, M., Halbritter, F., Muller, F, Choudry, F.A., Ebert, P., Klughammer, J., Farrow, S., Santoro, A., Ciaurro, V., Mathur, A., Uppal, R., Stunnenberg, H.G., Ouwehand, W.H., Laurenti, E., Lengauer, T., Frontini, M., Bock, C., Farlik, M., Halbritter, F., Muller, F, Choudry, F.A., Ebert, P., Klughammer, J., Farrow, S., Santoro, A., Ciaurro, V., Mathur, A., Uppal, R., Stunnenberg, H.G., Ouwehand, W.H., Laurenti, E., Lengauer, T., Frontini, M., and Bock, C.

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2016

18. The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease

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Astle, W.J., Elding, H., Jiang, T., Allen, D., Ruklisa, D., Mann, A.L., Mead, D., Bouman, H., Riveros-Mckay, F., Kostadima, M.A., Lambourne, J.J., Sivapalaratnam, S., Downes, K., Kundu, K., Bomba, L., Berentsen, K., Bradley, J.R., Daugherty, L.C., Delaneau, O., Freson, K., Garner, S.F., Grassi, L., Guerrero, J., Haimel, M., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Kaan, A., Kamat, M., Kim, B., Mandoli, A., Marchini, J., Martens, J.H.A., Meacham, S., Megy, K., O'Connell, J., Petersen, R., Sharifi, N., Sheard, S.M., Staley, J.R., Tuna, S., Ent, M. van der, Walter, K., Wang, S., Wheeler, E., Wilder, S.P., Iotchkova, V., Moore, C., Sambrook, J., Stunnenberg, H.G., Di Angelantonio, E., Kaptoge, S., Kuijpers, T.W., Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau, E., Juan, D., Rico, D., Valencia, A., Chen, L, Ge, B., Vasquez, L., Kwan, T., Garrido-Martin, D., Watt, S., Yang, Y., Guigo, R., Beck, S., Paul, D.S., Pastinen, T., Bujold, D., Bourque, G., Frontini, M., Danesh, J., Roberts, D.J., Ouwehand, W.H., Butterworth, A.S., Soranzo, N., Astle, W.J., Elding, H., Jiang, T., Allen, D., Ruklisa, D., Mann, A.L., Mead, D., Bouman, H., Riveros-Mckay, F., Kostadima, M.A., Lambourne, J.J., Sivapalaratnam, S., Downes, K., Kundu, K., Bomba, L., Berentsen, K., Bradley, J.R., Daugherty, L.C., Delaneau, O., Freson, K., Garner, S.F., Grassi, L., Guerrero, J., Haimel, M., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Kaan, A., Kamat, M., Kim, B., Mandoli, A., Marchini, J., Martens, J.H.A., Meacham, S., Megy, K., O'Connell, J., Petersen, R., Sharifi, N., Sheard, S.M., Staley, J.R., Tuna, S., Ent, M. van der, Walter, K., Wang, S., Wheeler, E., Wilder, S.P., Iotchkova, V., Moore, C., Sambrook, J., Stunnenberg, H.G., Di Angelantonio, E., Kaptoge, S., Kuijpers, T.W., Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau, E., Juan, D., Rico, D., Valencia, A., Chen, L, Ge, B., Vasquez, L., Kwan, T., Garrido-Martin, D., Watt, S., Yang, Y., Guigo, R., Beck, S., Paul, D.S., Pastinen, T., Bujold, D., Bourque, G., Frontini, M., Danesh, J., Roberts, D.J., Ouwehand, W.H., Butterworth, A.S., and Soranzo, N.

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19. Distinct Trends of DNA Methylation Patterning in the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems

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Schuyler, R.P., Merkel, A., Raineri, E., Altucci, L., Vellenga, E., Martens, J.H.A., Pourfarzad, F., Kuijpers, T.W., Burden, F., Farrow, S., Downes, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Clarke, L., Datta, A., Lowy, E., Flicek, P., Frontini, M., Stunnenberg, H., Martin-Subero, J.I., Gut, I., Heath, S., Schuyler, R.P., Merkel, A., Raineri, E., Altucci, L., Vellenga, E., Martens, J.H.A., Pourfarzad, F., Kuijpers, T.W., Burden, F., Farrow, S., Downes, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Clarke, L., Datta, A., Lowy, E., Flicek, P., Frontini, M., Stunnenberg, H., Martin-Subero, J.I., Gut, I., and Heath, S.

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20. Lineage-Specific Genome Architecture Links Enhancers and Non-coding Disease Variants to Target Gene Promoters

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Javierre, B.M., Burren, O.S., Wilder, S.P., Kreuzhuber, R., Hill, S.M., Sewitz, S., Cairns, J., Wingett, S.W., Varnai, C., Thiecke, M.J., Burden, F., Farrow, S., Cutler, A.J., Rehnstrom, K., Downes, K., Grassi, L., Kostadima, M., Freire-Pritchett, P., Wang, F, Stunnenberg, H., Todd, J.A., Zerbino, D.R., Stegle, O., Ouwehand, W.H., Frontini, M., Wallace, C., Spivakov, M., Fraser, P., Javierre, B.M., Burren, O.S., Wilder, S.P., Kreuzhuber, R., Hill, S.M., Sewitz, S., Cairns, J., Wingett, S.W., Varnai, C., Thiecke, M.J., Burden, F., Farrow, S., Cutler, A.J., Rehnstrom, K., Downes, K., Grassi, L., Kostadima, M., Freire-Pritchett, P., Wang, F, Stunnenberg, H., Todd, J.A., Zerbino, D.R., Stegle, O., Ouwehand, W.H., Frontini, M., Wallace, C., Spivakov, M., and Fraser, P.

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21. eFORGE: A Tool for Identifying Cell Type-Specific Signal in Epigenomic Data

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Breeze, C.E., Paul, D.S., van Dongen, J., Butcher, L.M., Ambrose, J.C., Barrett, J.E., Lowe, R., Rakyan, V.K., Iotchkova, V., Frontini, M., Downes, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Laperle, J., Jacques, P.E., Bourque, G., Bergmann, A.K., Siebert, R., Vellenga, E., Saeed, S., Matarese, F., Martens, J.H.A., Stunnenberg, H., Teschendorff, A.E., Herrero, J., Birney, E., Dunham, I., Beck, S., Breeze, C.E., Paul, D.S., van Dongen, J., Butcher, L.M., Ambrose, J.C., Barrett, J.E., Lowe, R., Rakyan, V.K., Iotchkova, V., Frontini, M., Downes, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Laperle, J., Jacques, P.E., Bourque, G., Bergmann, A.K., Siebert, R., Vellenga, E., Saeed, S., Matarese, F., Martens, J.H.A., Stunnenberg, H., Teschendorff, A.E., Herrero, J., Birney, E., Dunham, I., and Beck, S.

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2016

22. Saturation analysis for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data

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Libertini, E., Heath, S.C., Hamoudi, R.A., Gut, M., Ziller, M.J., Herrero, J., Czyz, A., Ruotti, V., Stunnenberg, H., Frontini, M., Ouwehand, W.H., Meissner, A., Gut, I.G., Beck, S., Libertini, E., Heath, S.C., Hamoudi, R.A., Gut, M., Ziller, M.J., Herrero, J., Czyz, A., Ruotti, V., Stunnenberg, H., Frontini, M., Ouwehand, W.H., Meissner, A., Gut, I.G., and Beck, S.

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23. A high-throughput sequencing test for diagnosing inherited bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders

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Simeoni, I., Stephens, J.C., Hu, F., Deevi, S.V.V., Megy, K., Bariana, T.K., Lentaigne, C., Schulman, S., Sivapalaratnam, S., Vries, M.J.A., Westbury, S.K., Greene, D., Papadia, S., Alessi, M-C, Attwood, A.P., Ballmaier, M., Baynam, G., Bermejo, E., Bertoli, M., Bray, P.F., Bury, L., Cattaneo, M., Collins, P., Daugherty, L.C., Favier, R., French, D.L., Furie, B., Gattens, M., Germeshausen, M., Ghevaert, C., Goodeve, A.C., Guerrero, J.A., Hampshire, D.J., Hart, D.P., Heemskerk, J.W.M., Henskens, Y.M.C., Hill, M., Hogg, N., Jolley, J.D., Kahr, W.H., Kelly, A.M., Kerr, R., Kostadima, M., Kunishima, S., Lambert, M.P., Liesner, R., Lopez, J.A., Mapeta, R.P., Mathias, M., Millar, C.M., Nathwani, A., Neerman-Arbez, M., Nurden, A.T., Nurden, P., Othman, M., Peerlinck, K., Perry, D.J., Poudel, P., Reitsma, P., Rondina, M.T., Smethurst, P.A., Stevenson, W., Szkotak, A., Tuna, S., van Geet, C., Whitehorn, D., Wilcox, D.A., Zhang, B., Revel-Vilk, S., Gresele, P., Bellissimo, D.B., Penkett, C.J., Laffan, M.A., Mumford, A.D., Rendon, A., Gomez, K., Freson, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Turro, E., Simeoni, I., Stephens, J.C., Hu, F., Deevi, S.V.V., Megy, K., Bariana, T.K., Lentaigne, C., Schulman, S., Sivapalaratnam, S., Vries, M.J.A., Westbury, S.K., Greene, D., Papadia, S., Alessi, M-C, Attwood, A.P., Ballmaier, M., Baynam, G., Bermejo, E., Bertoli, M., Bray, P.F., Bury, L., Cattaneo, M., Collins, P., Daugherty, L.C., Favier, R., French, D.L., Furie, B., Gattens, M., Germeshausen, M., Ghevaert, C., Goodeve, A.C., Guerrero, J.A., Hampshire, D.J., Hart, D.P., Heemskerk, J.W.M., Henskens, Y.M.C., Hill, M., Hogg, N., Jolley, J.D., Kahr, W.H., Kelly, A.M., Kerr, R., Kostadima, M., Kunishima, S., Lambert, M.P., Liesner, R., Lopez, J.A., Mapeta, R.P., Mathias, M., Millar, C.M., Nathwani, A., Neerman-Arbez, M., Nurden, A.T., Nurden, P., Othman, M., Peerlinck, K., Perry, D.J., Poudel, P., Reitsma, P., Rondina, M.T., Smethurst, P.A., Stevenson, W., Szkotak, A., Tuna, S., van Geet, C., Whitehorn, D., Wilcox, D.A., Zhang, B., Revel-Vilk, S., Gresele, P., Bellissimo, D.B., Penkett, C.J., Laffan, M.A., Mumford, A.D., Rendon, A., Gomez, K., Freson, K., Ouwehand, W.H., and Turro, E.

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Inherited bleeding, thrombotic, and platelet disorders (BPDs) are diseases that affect ∼300 individuals per million births. With the exception of hemophilia and von Willebrand disease patients, a molecular analysis for patients with a BPD is often unavailable. Many specialized tests are usually required to reach a putative diagnosis and they are typically performed in a step-wise manner to control costs. This approach causes delays and a conclusive molecular diagnosis is often never reached, which can compromise treatment and impede rapid identification of affected relatives. To address this unmet diagnostic need, we designed a high-throughput sequencing platform targeting 63 genes relevant for BPDs. The platform can call single nucleotide variants, short insertions/deletions, and large copy number variants (though not inversions) which are subjected to automated filtering for diagnostic prioritization, resulting in an average of 5.34 candidate variants per individual. We sequenced 159 and 137 samples, respectively, from cases with and without previously known causal variants. Among the latter group, 61 cases had clinical and laboratory phenotypes indicative of a particular molecular etiology, whereas the remainder had an a priori highly uncertain etiology. All previously detected variants were recapitulated and, when the etiology was suspected but unknown or uncertain, a molecular diagnosis was reached in 56 of 61 and only 8 of 76 cases, respectively. The latter category highlights the need for further research into novel causes of BPDs. The ThromboGenomics platform thus provides an affordable DNA-based test to diagnose patients suspected of having a known inherited BPD.

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2016

24. A genome-wide association study of anorexia nervosa

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Boraska, V. Franklin, C.S. Floyd, J.A.B. Thornton, L.M. Huckins, L.M. Southam, L. Rayner, N.W. Tachmazidou, I. Klump, K.L. Treasure, J. Lewis, C.M. Schmidt, U. Tozzi, F. Kiezebrink, K. Hebebrand, J. Gorwood, P. Adan, R.A.H. Kas, M.J.H. Favaro, A. Santonastaso, P. Fernández-Aranda, F. Gratacos, M. Rybakowski, F. Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M. Kaprio, J. Keski-Rahkonen, A. Raevuori, A. Van Furth, E.F. Slof-Op 't Landt, M.C.T. Hudson, J.I. Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. Knudsen, G.P.S. Monteleone, P. Kaplan, A.S. Karwautz, A. Hakonarson, H. Berrettini, W.H. Guo, Y. Li, D. Schork, N.J. Komaki, G. Ando, T. Inoko, H. Esko, T. Fischer, K. Männik, K. Metspalu, A. Baker, J.H. Cone, R.D. Dackor, J. DeSocio, J.E. Hilliard, C.E. O'Toole, J.K. Pantel, J. Szatkiewicz, J.P. Taico, C. Zerwas, S. Trace, S.E. Davis, O.S.P. Helder, S. Bühren, K. Burghardt, R. De Zwaan, M. Egberts, K. Ehrlich, S. Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. Herzog, W. Imgart, H. Scherag, A. Scherag, S. Zipfel, S. Boni, C. Ramoz, N. Versini, A. Brandys, M.K. Danner, U.N. De Kovel, C. Hendriks, J. Koeleman, B.P.C. Ophoff, R.A. Strengman, E. Van Elburg, A.A. Bruson, A. Clementi, M. Degortes, D. Forzan, M. Tenconi, E. Docampo, E. Escaramís, G. Jiménez-Murcia, S. Lissowska, J. Rajewski, A. Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. Slopien, A. Hauser, J. Karhunen, L. Meulenbelt, I. Slagboom, P.E. Tortorella, A. Maj, M. Dedoussis, G. Dikeos, D. Gonidakis, F. Tziouvas, K. Tsitsika, A. Papezova, H. Slachtova, L. Martaskova, D. Kennedy, J.L. Levitan, R.D. Yilmaz, Z. Huemer, J. Koubek, D. Merl, E. Wagner, G. Lichtenstein, P. Breen, G. Cohen-Woods, S. Farmer, A. McGuffin, P. Cichon, S. Giegling, I. Herms, S. Rujescu, D. Schreiber, S. Wichmann, H.-E. Dina, C. Sladek, R. Gambaro, G. Soranzo, N. Julia, A. Marsal, S. Rabionet, R. Gaborieau, V. Dick, D.M. Palotie, A. Ripatti, S. Widén, E. Andreassen, O.A. Espeseth, T. Lundervold, A. Reinvang, I. Steen, V.M. Le Hellard, S. Mattingsdal, M. Ntalla, I. Bencko, V. Foretova, L. Janout, V. Navratilova, M. Gallinger, S. Pinto, D. Scherer, S.W. Aschauer, H. Carlberg, L. Schosser, A. Alfredsson, L. Ding, B. Klareskog, L. Padyukov, L. Courtet, P. Guillaume, S. Jaussent, I. Finan, C. Kalsi, G. Roberts, M. Logan, D.W. Peltonen, L. Ritchie, G.R.S. Barrett, J.C. Anderson, C.A. McGinnis, R. Zeggini, E. Sambrook, J. Stephens, J. Ouwehand, W.H. McArdle, W.L. Ring, S.M. Strachan, D.P. Alexander, G. Bulik, C.M. Collier, D.A. Conlon, P.J. Dominiczak, A. Duncanson, A. Hill, A. Langford, C. Lord, G. Maxwell, A.P. Morgan, L. Sandford, R.N. Sheerin, N. Vannberg, F.O. Blackburn, H. Chen, W.-M. Edkins, S. Gillman, M. Gray, E. Hunt, S.E. Onengut-Gumuscu, S. Potter, S. Rich, S.S. Simpkin, D. Whittaker, P. Estivill, X. Hinney, A. Sullivan, P.F. The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 3

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex and heritable eating disorder characterized by dangerously low body weight. Neither candidate gene studies nor an initial genome-wide association study (GWAS) have yielded significant and replicated results. We performed a GWAS in 2907 cases with AN from 14 countries (15 sites) and 14 860 ancestrally matched controls as part of the Genetic Consortium for AN (GCAN) and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 3 (WTCCC3). Individual association analyses were conducted in each stratum and meta-analyzed across all 15 discovery data sets. Seventy-six (72 independent) single nucleotide polymorphisms were taken forward for in silico (two data sets) or de novo (13 data sets) replication genotyping in 2677 independent AN cases and 8629 European ancestry controls along with 458 AN cases and 421 controls from Japan. The final global meta-analysis across discovery and replication data sets comprised 5551 AN cases and 21 080 controls. AN subtype analyses (1606 AN restricting; 1445 AN binge-purge) were performed. No findings reached genome-wide significance. Two intronic variants were suggestively associated: rs9839776 (P = 3.01 × 10-7) in SOX2OT and rs17030795 (P = 5.84 × 10-6) in PPP3CA. Two additional signals were specific to Europeans: rs1523921 (P = 5.76 × 10-6) between CUL3 and FAM124B and rs1886797 (P = 8.05 × 10-6) near SPATA13. Comparing discovery with replication results, 76% of the effects were in the same direction, an observation highly unlikely to be due to chance (P = 4 × 10-6), strongly suggesting that true findings exist but our sample, the largest yet reported, was underpowered for their detection. The accrual of large genotyped AN case-control samples should be an immediate priority for the field. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.

Published
2014

25. Using ancestry-informative markers to identify fine structure across 15 populations of European origin

Author

Huckins, L.M. Boraska, V. Franklin, C.S. Floyd, J.A.B. Southam, L. Sullivan, P.F. Bulik, C.M. Collier, D.A. Tyler-Smith, C. Zeggini, E. Tachmazidou, I. Thornton, L.M. William Rayner, N. Klump, K.L. Treasure, J. Schmidt, U. Tozzi, F. Kiezebrink, K. Hebebrand, J. Gorwood, P. Adan, R.A.H. Kas, M.J.H. Favaro, A. Santonastaso, P. Fernández-Aranda, F. Gratacos, M. Rybakowski, F. Dmitrzak-Weglarz, M. Kaprio, J. Keski-Rahkonen, A. Raevuori, A. Van Furth, E.F. Slof-Op t Landt, M.C.T. Hudson, J.I. Reichborn-Kjennerud, T. Knudsen, G.P.S. Monteleone, P. Kaplan, A.S. Karwautz, A. Hakonarson, H. Berrettini, W.H. Guo, Y. Li, D. Schork, N.J. Komaki, G. Ando, T. Inoko, H. Esko, T. Fischer, K. Männik, K. Metspalu, A. Baker, J.H. Cone, R.D. Dackor, J. DeSocio, J.E. Hilliard, C.E. O'Toole, J.K. Pantel, J. Szatkiewicz, J.P. Taico, C. Zerwas, S. Trace, S.E. Davis, O.S.P. Helder, S. Bühren, K. Burghardt, R. de Zwaan, M. Egberts, K. Ehrlich, S. Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. Herzog, W. Imgart, H. Scherag, S. Zipfel, S. Boni, C. Ramoz, N. Versini, A. Brandys, M.K. Danner, U.N. de Kovel, C. Hendriks, J. Koeleman, B.P.C. Ophoff, R.A. Strengman, E. van Elburg, A.A. Bruson, A. Clementi, M. Degortes, D. Forzan, M. Tenconi, E. Docampo, E. Escaramís, G. Jiménez-Murcia, S. Lissowska, J. Rajewski, A. Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. Slopien, A. Hauser, J. Karhunen, L. Meulenbelt, I. Slagboom, P.E. Tortorella, A. Maj, M. Dedoussis, G. Dikeos, D. Gonidakis, F. Tziouvas, K. Tsitsika, A. Papezova, H. Slachtova, L. Martaskova, D. Kennedy, J.L. Levitan, R.D. Yilmaz, Z. Huemer, J. Koubek, D. Merl, E. Wagner, G. Lichtenstein, P. Breen, G. Cohen-Woods, S. Farmer, A. McGuffin, P. Cichon, S. Giegling, I. Herms, S. Rujescu, D. Schreiber, S. Wichmann, H.-E. Dina, C. Sladek, R. Gambaro, G. Soranzo, N. Julia, A. Marsal, S. Rabionet, R. Gaborieau, V. Dick, D.M. Palotie, A. Ripatti, S. Widén, E. Andreassen, O.A. Espeseth, T. Lundervold, A. Reinvang, I. Steen, V.M. Le Hellard, S. Mattingsdal, M. Ntalla, I. Bencko, V. Foretova, L. Janout, V. Navratilova, M. Gallinger, S. Pinto, D. Scherer, S.W. Aschauer, H. Carlberg, L. Schosser, A. Alfredsson, L. Ding, B. Klareskog, L. Padyukov, L. Finan, C. Kalsi, G. Roberts, M. Logan, D.W. Peltonen, L. Ritchie, G.R.S. Courtet, P. Guillame, S. Jaussent, I. Barrett, J.C. Estivill, X. Hinney, A. Bulik, C.M. McGinnis, R. Sambrook, J. Stephens, J. Ouwehand, W.H. McArdle, W.L. Ring, S.M. Strachan, D.P. Alexander, G. Conlon, P.J. Dominiczak, A. Anderson, C.A. Hill, A. Langford, C. Lord, G. Maxwell, A.P. Morgan, L. Sandford, R.N. Sheerin, N. Vannberg, F.O. Blackburn, H. Chen, W.-M. Edkins, S. Gillman, M. Gray, E. Hunt, S.E. Onengut-Gumuscu, S. Potter, S. Rich, S.S. Simpkin, D. Whittaker, P.

Abstract

The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 3 anorexia nervosa genome-wide association scan includes 2907 cases from 15 different populations of European origin genotyped on the Illumina 670K chip. We compared methods for identifying population stratification, and suggest list of markers that may help to counter this problem. It is usual to identify population structure in such studies using only common variants with minor allele frequency (MAF) >5%; we find that this may result in highly informative SNPs being discarded, and suggest that instead all SNPs with MAF >1% may be used. We established informative axes of variation identified via principal component analysis and highlight important features of the genetic structure of diverse European-descent populations, some studied for the first time at this scale. Finally, we investigated the substructure within each of these 15 populations and identified SNPs that help capture hidden stratification. This work can provide information regarding the designing and interpretation of association results in the International Consortia. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.

Published
2014

28. Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

Author

Schunkert, H. König, I.R. Kathiresan, S. Reilly, M.P. Assimes, T.L. Holm, H. Preuss, M. Stewart, A.F.R. Barbalic, M. Gieger, C. Absher, D. Aherrahrou, Z. Allayee, H. Altshuler, D. Anand, S.S. Andersen, K. Anderson, J.L. Ardissino, D. Ball, S.G. Balmforth, A.J. Barnes, T.A. Becker, D.M. Becker, L.C. Berger, K. Bis, J.C. Boekholdt, S.M. Boerwinkle, E. Braund, P.S. Brown, M.J. Burnett, M.S. Buysschaert, I. Carlquist, J.F. Chen, L. Cichon, S. Codd, V. Davies, R.W. Dedoussis, G. Dehghan, A. Demissie, S. Devaney, J.M. Diemert, P. Do, R. Doering, A. Eifert, S. Mokhtari, N.E.E. Ellis, S.G. Elosua, R. Engert, J.C. Epstein, S.E. De Faire, U. Fischer, M. Folsom, A.R. Freyer, J. Gigante, B. Girelli, D. Gretarsdottir, S. Gudnason, V. Gulcher, J.R. Halperin, E. Hammond, N. Hazen, S.L. Hofman, A. Horne, B.D. Illig, T. Iribarren, C. Jones, G.T. Jukema, J.W. Kaiser, M.A. Kaplan, L.M. Kastelein, J.J.P. Khaw, K.-T. Knowles, J.W. Kolovou, G. Kong, A. Laaksonen, R. Lambrechts, D. Leander, K. Lettre, G. Li, M. Lieb, W. Loley, C. Lotery, A.J. Mannucci, P.M. Maouche, S. Martinelli, N. McKeown, P.P. Meisinger, C. Meitinger, T. Melander, O. Merlini, P.A. Mooser, V. Morgan, T. Mühleisen, T.W. Muhlestein, J.B. Münzel, T. Musunuru, K. Nahrstaedt, J. Nelson, C.P. Nöthen, M.M. Olivieri, O. Patel, R.S. Patterson, C.C. Peters, A. Peyvandi, F. Qu, L. Quyyumi, A.A. Rader, D.J. Rallidis, L.S. Rice, C. Rosendaal, F.R. Rubin, D. Salomaa, V. Sampietro, M.L. Sandhu, M.S. Schadt, E. Scḧsignfer, A. Schillert, A. Schreiber, S. Schrezenmeir, J. Schwartz, S.M. Siscovick, D.S. Sivananthan, M. Sivapalaratnam, S. Smith, A. Smith, T.B. Snoep, J.D. Soranzo, N. Spertus, J.A. Stark, K. Stirrups, K. Stoll, M. Tang, W.H.W. Tennstedt, S. Thorgeirsson, G. Thorleifsson, G. Tomaszewski, M. Uitterlinden, A.G. Van Rij, A.M. Voight, B.F. Wareham, N.J. Wells, G.A. Wichmann, H.-E. Wild, P.S. Willenborg, C. Witteman, J.C.M. Wright, B.J. Ye, S. Zeller, T. Ziegler, A. Cambien, F. Goodall, A.H. Cupples, L.A. Quertermous, T. Mäsignrz, W. Hengstenberg, C. Blankenberg, S. Ouwehand, W.H. Hall, A.S. Deloukas, P. Thompson, J.R. Stefansson, K. Roberts, R. Thorsteinsdottir, U. O'Donnell, C.J. McPherson, R. Erdmann, J. Samani, N.J.

Subjects
cardiovascular diseases
Abstract

We performed a meta-analysis of 14 genome-wide association studies of coronary artery disease (CAD) comprising 22,233 individuals with CAD (cases) and 64,762 controls of European descent followed by genotyping of top association signals in 56,682 additional individuals. This analysis identified 13 loci newly associated with CAD at P < 5 - 10'8 and confirmed the association of 10 of 12 previously reported CAD loci. The 13 new loci showed risk allele frequencies ranging from 0.13 to 0.91 and were associated with a 6% to 17% increase in the risk of CAD per allele. Notably, only three of the new loci showed significant association with traditional CAD risk factors and the majority lie in gene regions not previously implicated in the pathogenesis of CAD. Finally, five of the new CAD risk loci appear to have pleiotropic effects, showing strong association with various other human diseases or traits. © 2011 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.

Published
2011

29. 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. Gjesing, A.P. Goyette, P. Grasler, J. Greenawalt, D.M. Gudnason, V. Hartikainen, A.-L. Hall, A.S. Havulinna, A.S. Hayward, C. Heath, A.C. Hengstenberg, C. Hicks, A.A. Hinney, A. Homuth, G. Hui, J. Igl, W. Iribarren, C. Jacobs, K.B. Jarick, I. Jewell, E. John, U. Jousilahti, P. Jula, A. Kaakinen, M. Kaplan, L.M. Kathiresan, S. Kettunen, J. Kinnunen, L. Knowles, J.W. Kolcic, I. König, I.R. Koskinen, S. Kovacs, P. Kvaloy, K. Laitinen, J. Lantieri, O. Lanzani, C. Launer, L.J. Lecoeur, C. Lehtimaki, T. Lettre, G. Liu, J. Lokki, M.-L. Lorentzon, M. Luben, R.N. Ludwig, B. Manunta, P. Marek, D. Martin, N.G. McArdle, W.L. McCarthy, A. McKnight, B. Melander, O. Meyre, D. Montgomery, G.W. Mulic, R. Ngwa, J.S. Nelis, M. Neville, M.J. Nyholt, D.R. O'Donnell, C.J. O'Rahilly, S. Ong, K.K. Oostra, B. Pare, G. Parker, A.N. Perola, M. Pichler, I. Pietilainen, K.H. Platou, C.G.P. Polasek, O. Pouta, A. Rafelt, S. Raitakari, O. Rayner, N.W. Ridderstrale, M. Rief, W. Ruokonen, A. Rzehak, P. Salomaa, V. Sanders, A.R. Sandhu, M.S. Sanna, S. Saramies, J. Savolainen, M.J. Scherag, S. Schipf, S. Schreiber, S. Schunkert, H. Silander, K. Sinisalo, J. Siscovick, D.S. Smit, J.H. Soranzo, N. Sovio, U. Stephens, J. Surakka, I. Tammesoo, M.-L. Tardif, J.-C. Teder-Laving, M. Teslovich, T.M. Thompson, J.R. Thomson, B. Tonjes, A. Van Meurs, J.B.J. Van Ommen, G.-J. Vatin, V. Viikari, J. Visvikis-Siest, S. Vitart, V. Vogel, C.I.G. Waite, L.L. Wallaschofski, H. Widen, E. Wiegand, S. Wild, S.H. Willemsen, G. Witte, D.R. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Zgaga, L. Ziegler, A. Zitting, P. Beilby, J.P. Farooqi, I.S. Hebebrand, J. Huikuri, H.V. James, A.L. Kahonen, M. Levinson, D.F. Macciardi, F. Nieminen, M.S. Ohlsson, C. Palmer, L.J. Ridker, P.M. Stumvoll, M. Beckmann, J.S. Boeing, H. Boomsma, D.I. Caulfield, M.J. Chanock, S.J. Cupples, L.A. Smith, G.D. Erdmann, J. Gronberg, H. Hall, P. Harris, T.B. Hayes, R.B. Heinrich, J. Jarvelin, M.-R. Kaprio, J. Karpe, F. Khaw, K.-T. Kiemeney, L.A. Krude, H. Lawlor, D.A. Metspalu, A. Munroe, P.B. Ouwehand, W.H. Penninx, B.W. Peters, A. Quertermous, T. Reinehr, T. Rissanen, A. Samani, N.J. Schwarz, P.E.H. Shuldiner, A.R. Spector, T.D. Uda, M. Valle, T.T. Wabitsch, M. Waeber, G. Watkins, H. Wright, A.F. Zillikens, M.C. Chatterjee, N. Purcell, S. Schadt, E.E. Visscher, P.M. Assimes, T.L. Borecki, I.B. Deloukas, P. Haritunians, T. Kaplan, R.C. O'Connell, J.R. Peltonen, L. Schlessinger, D. Strachan, D.P. North, K.E. Hirschhorn, J.N. Ingelsson, E. Parts, L. Glass, D. Nisbet, J. Barrett, A. Sekowska, M. Potter, S. Grundberg, E. Small, K. Hedman, A.K. Bataille, V. Bell, J.T. Surdulescu, G. Ingle, C. Nestle, F.O. Di Meglio, P. Min, J.L. Wilk, A. Hammond, C.J. Yang, T.-P. Montgomery, S.B. Zondervan, K.T. Durbin, R. Ahmadi, K. Dermitzakis, E.T. Reilly, M.P. Holm, H. Stewart, A.F.R. Barbalic, M. Aherrahrou, Z. Allayee, H. Anand, S.S. Andersen, K. Anderson, J.L. Ardissino, D. Ball, S.G. Barnes, T.A. Becker, D.M. Becker, L.C. Berger, K. Bis, J.C. Boekholdt, S.M. Braund, P.S. Burnett, M.S. Buysschaert, I. Carlquist, J.F. Chen, L. Codd, V. Davies, R.W. Cichon, S. Dedoussis, G.V. Demissie, S. Dehghan, A. Devaney, J.M. Diemert, P. Do, R. Doering, A. Eifert, S. El Mokhtari, N.E. Ellis, S.G. Engert, J.C. Epstein, S.E. De Faire, U. Fischer, M. Freyer, J. Gigante, B. Girelli, D. Gretarsdottir, S. Gulcher, J.R. Halperin, E. Hammond, N. Hazen, S.L. Horne, B.D. Jones, G.T. Jukema, J.W. Kaiser, M.A. Kastelein, J.J.P. Kolovou, G. Laaksonen, R. Lambrechts, D. Leander, K. Li, M. Lieb, W. Loley, C. Lotery, A.J. Mannucci, P.M. Maouche, S. Martinelli, N. McKeown, P.P. Meisinger, C. Merlini, P.A. Mooser, V. Morgan, T. Mühleisen, T.W. Muhlestein, J.B. Münzel, T. Musunuru, K. Nahrstaedt, J. Nelson, C.P. Nöthen, M.M. Olivieri, O. Patel, R.S. Patterson, C.C. Peyvandi, F. Qu, L. Quyyumi, A.A. Rader, D.J. Rallidis, L.S. Rice, C. Rosendaal, F.R. Rubin, D. Sampietro, M.L. Sandhu, M.S. Schadt, E. Schäfer, A. Schillert, A. Schrezenmeir, J. Schwartz, S.M. Sivananthan, M. 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.

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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.

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2011

31. Complex exon-intron marking by histone modifications is not determined solely by nucleosome distribution

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Dhami, P., Saffrey, P., Bruce, A.W., Dillon, S.C., Chiang, K., Bonhoure, N., Koch, C.M., Bye, J., James, K., Foad, N.S., Ellis, P., Watkins, N.A., Ouwehand, W.H., Langford, C., Andrews, R.M., Dunham, I., Vetrie, D., and Wutz, A.

Abstract

It has recently been shown that nucleosome distribution, histone modifications and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) occupancy show preferential association with exons (“exon-intron marking”), linking chromatin structure and function to co-transcriptional splicing in a variety of eukaryotes. Previous ChIP-sequencing studies suggested that these marking patterns reflect the nucleosomal landscape. By analyzing ChIP-chip datasets across the human genome in three cell types, we have found that this marking system is far more complex than previously observed. We show here that a range of histone modifications and Pol II are preferentially associated with exons. However, there is noticeable cell-type specificity in the degree of exon marking by histone modifications and, surprisingly, this is also reflected in some histone modifications patterns showing biases towards introns. Exon-intron marking is laid down in the absence of transcription on silent genes, with some marking biases changing or becoming reversed for genes expressed at different levels. Furthermore, the relationship of this marking system with splicing is not simple, with only some histone modifications reflecting exon usage/inclusion, while others mirror patterns of exon exclusion. By examining nucleosomal distributions in all three cell types, we demonstrate that these histone modification patterns cannot solely be accounted for by differences in nucleosome levels between exons and introns. In addition, because of inherent differences between ChIP-chip array and ChIP-sequencing approaches, these platforms report different nucleosome distribution patterns across the human genome. Our findings confound existing views and point to active cellular mechanisms which dynamically regulate histone modification levels and account for exon-intron marking. We believe that these histone modification patterns provide links between chromatin accessibility, Pol II movement and co-transcriptional splicing.

Published
2010

32. Epigenetic programming of monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation and trained innate immunity

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Saeed, S., Quintin, J., Kerstens, H.H., Rao, N.A., Aghajanirefah, A., Matarese, F., Cheng, S.C., Ratter, J., Berentsen, K., Ent, M.A. van der, Sharifi, N., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Huurne, M.C. ter, Mandoli, A., Schaik, T. van, Ng, A., Burden, F., Downes, K., Frontini, M., Kumar, V., Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E.J., Ouwehand, W.H., Meer, J.W.M. van der, Joosten, L.A., Wijmenga, C., Martens, J.H., Xavier, R.J., Logie, C., Netea, M.G., Stunnenberg, H.G., Saeed, S., Quintin, J., Kerstens, H.H., Rao, N.A., Aghajanirefah, A., Matarese, F., Cheng, S.C., Ratter, J., Berentsen, K., Ent, M.A. van der, Sharifi, N., Janssen-Megens, E.M., Huurne, M.C. ter, Mandoli, A., Schaik, T. van, Ng, A., Burden, F., Downes, K., Frontini, M., Kumar, V., Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E.J., Ouwehand, W.H., Meer, J.W.M. van der, Joosten, L.A., Wijmenga, C., Martens, J.H., Xavier, R.J., Logie, C., Netea, M.G., and Stunnenberg, H.G.

Abstract

Item does not contain fulltext, Monocyte differentiation into macrophages represents a cornerstone process for host defense. Concomitantly, immunological imprinting of either tolerance or trained immunity determines the functional fate of macrophages and susceptibility to secondary infections. We characterized the transcriptomes and epigenomes in four primary cell types: monocytes and in vitro-differentiated naive, tolerized, and trained macrophages. Inflammatory and metabolic pathways were modulated in macrophages, including decreased inflammasome activation, and we identified pathways functionally implicated in trained immunity. beta-glucan training elicits an exclusive epigenetic signature, revealing a complex network of enhancers and promoters. Analysis of transcription factor motifs in deoxyribonuclease I hypersensitive sites at cell-type-specific epigenetic loci unveiled differentiation and treatment-specific repertoires. Altogether, we provide a resource to understand the epigenetic changes that underlie innate immunity in humans.

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2014

33. The Human Phenotype Ontology project: linking molecular biology and disease through phenotype data

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Kohler, S., Doelken, S.C., Mungall, C.J., Bauer, S., Firth, H.V., Bailleul-Forestier, I., Black, G.C.M., Brown, D.L., Brudno, M., Campbell, J., FitzPatrick, D.R., Eppig, J.T., Jackson, A.P., Freson, K., Girdea, M., Helbig, I., Hurst, J.A., Jahn, J., Jackson, L.G., Kelly, A.M., Ledbetter, D.H., Mansour, S., Martin, C.L., Moss, C., Mumford, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Park, S.M., Riggs, E.R., Scott, R.H., Sisodiya, S., Vooren, S. van der, Wapner, R.J., Wilkie, A.O., Wright, C.F., Silfhout, A.T. van, Leeuw, N. de, Vries, B. de, Washingthon, N.L., Smith, C.L., Westerfield, M., Schofield, P., Ruef, B.J., Gkoutos, G.V., Haendel, M., Smedley, D., Lewis, S.E., Robinson, P.N., Kohler, S., Doelken, S.C., Mungall, C.J., Bauer, S., Firth, H.V., Bailleul-Forestier, I., Black, G.C.M., Brown, D.L., Brudno, M., Campbell, J., FitzPatrick, D.R., Eppig, J.T., Jackson, A.P., Freson, K., Girdea, M., Helbig, I., Hurst, J.A., Jahn, J., Jackson, L.G., Kelly, A.M., Ledbetter, D.H., Mansour, S., Martin, C.L., Moss, C., Mumford, A., Ouwehand, W.H., Park, S.M., Riggs, E.R., Scott, R.H., Sisodiya, S., Vooren, S. van der, Wapner, R.J., Wilkie, A.O., Wright, C.F., Silfhout, A.T. van, Leeuw, N. de, Vries, B. de, Washingthon, N.L., Smith, C.L., Westerfield, M., Schofield, P., Ruef, B.J., Gkoutos, G.V., Haendel, M., Smedley, D., Lewis, S.E., and Robinson, P.N.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 136954.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) project, available at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org, provides a structured, comprehensive and well-defined set of 10,088 classes (terms) describing human phenotypic abnormalities and 13,326 subclass relations between the HPO classes. In addition we have developed logical definitions for 46% of all HPO classes using terms from ontologies for anatomy, cell types, function, embryology, pathology and other domains. This allows interoperability with several resources, especially those containing phenotype information on model organisms such as mouse and zebrafish. Here we describe the updated HPO database, which provides annotations of 7,278 human hereditary syndromes listed in OMIM, Orphanet and DECIPHER to classes of the HPO. Various meta-attributes such as frequency, references and negations are associated with each annotation. Several large-scale projects worldwide utilize the HPO for describing phenotype information in their datasets. We have therefore generated equivalence mappings to other phenotype vocabularies such as LDDB, Orphanet, MedDRA, UMLS and phenoDB, allowing integration of existing datasets and interoperability with multiple biomedical resources. We have created various ways to access the HPO database content using flat files, a MySQL database, and Web-based tools. All data and documentation on the HPO project can be found online.

Published
2014

34. Mutation in kera identified by linkage analysis and targeted resequencing in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis

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Maiwald, S., Sivapalaratnam, S., Motazacker, M.M., Capelleveen, J.C. van, Bot, I., Jager, S.C. de, Eck, M. van, Jolley, J., Kuiper, J., Stephens, J., Albers, C.A., Vosmeer, C.R., Kruize, H., Geerke, D.P., Wal, A.C. van der, Loos, C.M. van der, Kastelein, J.J., Trip, M.D., Ouwehand, W.H., Dallinga-Thie, G.M., Hovingh, G.K., Maiwald, S., Sivapalaratnam, S., Motazacker, M.M., Capelleveen, J.C. van, Bot, I., Jager, S.C. de, Eck, M. van, Jolley, J., Kuiper, J., Stephens, J., Albers, C.A., Vosmeer, C.R., Kruize, H., Geerke, D.P., Wal, A.C. van der, Loos, C.M. van der, Kastelein, J.J., Trip, M.D., Ouwehand, W.H., Dallinga-Thie, G.M., and Hovingh, G.K.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 135399.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)

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2014

35. Transcriptional diversity during lineage commitment of human blood progenitors

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Chen, L., Kostadima, M., Martens, J.H., Canu, G., Garcia, S.P., Turro, E., Downes, K., Macaulay, I.C., Bielczyk-Maczynska, E., Coe, S., Farrow, S., Poudel, P., Burden, F., Jansen, S.B., Astle, W.J., Attwood, A., Bariana, T., Bono, B. de, Breschi, A., Chambers, J.C., Consortium, B., Choudry, F.A., Clarke, L., Coupland, P., Ent, M. van der, Erber, W.N., Jansen, J.H., Favier, R., Fenech, M.E., Foad, N., Freson, K., Geet, C. Van, Gomez, K., Guigo, R., Hampshire, D., Kelly, A.M., Kerstens, H.H., Kooner, J.S., Laffan, M., Lentaigne, C., Labalette, C., Martin, T., Meacham, S., Mumford, A., Nürnberg, S., Palumbo, E., Reijden, B.A. van der, Richardson, D., Sammut, S.J., Slodkowicz, G., Tamuri, A.U., Vasquez, L., Voss, K., Watt, S., Westbury, S., Flicek, P., Loos, R., Goldman, N., Bertone, P., Read, R.J., Richardson, S., Cvejic, A., Soranzo, N., Ouwehand, W.H., Stunnenberg, H.G., Frontini, M., Rendon, A., Chen, L., Kostadima, M., Martens, J.H., Canu, G., Garcia, S.P., Turro, E., Downes, K., Macaulay, I.C., Bielczyk-Maczynska, E., Coe, S., Farrow, S., Poudel, P., Burden, F., Jansen, S.B., Astle, W.J., Attwood, A., Bariana, T., Bono, B. de, Breschi, A., Chambers, J.C., Consortium, B., Choudry, F.A., Clarke, L., Coupland, P., Ent, M. van der, Erber, W.N., Jansen, J.H., Favier, R., Fenech, M.E., Foad, N., Freson, K., Geet, C. Van, Gomez, K., Guigo, R., Hampshire, D., Kelly, A.M., Kerstens, H.H., Kooner, J.S., Laffan, M., Lentaigne, C., Labalette, C., Martin, T., Meacham, S., Mumford, A., Nürnberg, S., Palumbo, E., Reijden, B.A. van der, Richardson, D., Sammut, S.J., Slodkowicz, G., Tamuri, A.U., Vasquez, L., Voss, K., Watt, S., Westbury, S., Flicek, P., Loos, R., Goldman, N., Bertone, P., Read, R.J., Richardson, S., Cvejic, A., Soranzo, N., Ouwehand, W.H., Stunnenberg, H.G., Frontini, M., and Rendon, A.

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2014

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

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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.

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2014

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

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Genomics (eMEMERGEGE) Consortium, MIGen Consortium, PAGEGE Consortium, LifeLines Cohort Study, Electronic Medical, Records, McCarty, CA., Starren, J., Peissig, P., Berg, R., Rasmussen, L., Linneman, J., Miller, A., Choudary, V., Chen, L., Waudby, C., Kitchner, T., Reeser, J., Fost, N., Ritchie, M., Wilke, RA., Chisholm, RL., Avila, PC., Greenland, P., Hayes, M., Kho, A., Kibbe, WA., Lemke, AA., Lowe, WL., Smith, ME., Wolf, WA., Pacheco, JA., Thompson, WK., Humowiecki, J., Law, M., Chute, C., Kullo, I., Koenig, B., de Andrade, M., Bielinski, S., Pathak, J., Savova, G., Wu, J., Henriksen, J., Ding, K., Hart, L., Palbicki, J., Larson, EB., Newton, K., Ludman, E., Spangler, L., Hart, G., Carrell, D., Jarvik, G., Crane, P., Burke, W., Fullerton, SM., Trinidad, SB., Carlson, C., Hutchinson, F., McDavid, A., Roden, DM., Clayton, E., Haines, JL., Masys, DR., Churchill, LR., Cornfield, D., Crawford, D., Darbar, D., Denny, JC., Malin, BA., Ritchie, MD., Schildcrout, JS., Xu, H., Ramirez, AH., Basford, M., Pulley, J., Alizadeh, B., de Boer RA., Boezen, HM., Bruinenberg, M., Franke, L., van der Harst, P., Hillege, HL., van der Klauw MM., Navis, G., Ormel, J., Postma, DS., Rosmalen, JG., Slaets, JP., Snieder, H., Stolk, RP., Wolffenbuttel, BH., Wijmenga, C., Kathiresan, S., Voight, BF., Purcell, S., Musunuru, K., Ardissino, D., Mannucci, PM., Anand, S., Engert, JC., Samani, NJ., Schunkert, H., Erdmann, J., Reilly, MP., Rader, DJ., Morgan, T., Spertus, JA., Stoll, M., Girelli, D., McKeown, PP., Patterson, CC., Siscovick, DS., O'Donnell, CJ., Elosua, R., Peltonen, L., Salomaa, V., Schwartz, SM., Melander, O., Altshuler, D., Merlini, PA., Berzuini, C., Bernardinelli, L., Peyvandi, F., Tubaro, M., Celli, P., Ferrario, M., Fetiveau, R., Marziliano, N., Casari, G., Galli, M., Ribichini, F., Rossi, M., Bernardi, F., Zonzin, P., Piazza, A., Yee, J., Friedlander, Y., Marrugat, J., Lucas, G., Subirana, I., Sala, J., Ramos, R., Meigs, JB., Williams, G., Nathan, DM., MacRae, CA., 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Moebus, S., Munroe, P.B., Njølstad, I., Oostra, B.A., Palmer, C.N., Pedersen, N.L., Perola, M., Pérusse, L., Powell, J.E., Power, C., Quertermous, T., Rauramaa, R., Reinmaa, E., Ridker, P.M., Rivadeneira, F., Rotter, J.I., Saaristo, T.E., Saleheen, D., Schlessinger, D., Slagboom, P.E., Spector, T.D., Strauch, K., Stumvoll, M., Tuomilehto, J., Uusitupa, M., Völzke, H., Walker, M., Wareham, N.J., Watkins, H., Wichmann, H.E., Wilson, J.F., Zanen, P., Heid, I.M., Lindgren, C.M., Mohlke, K.L., Speliotes, E.K., Barroso, I., Fox, C.S., North, K.E., Strachan, D.P., Beckmann, J.S., Berndt, S.I., Boehnke, M., Borecki, I.B., McCarthy, M.I., Metspalu, A., Uitterlinden, A.G., van Duijn, C.M., Willer, C.J., Price, A.L., Lettre, G., Loos, R.J., Weedon, M.N., Ingelsson, E., O'Connell, J.R., Abecasis, G.R., Chasman, D.I., Goddard, M.E., Visscher, P.M., Hirschhorn, J.N., and Frayling, T.M.

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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.

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2014

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

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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.

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2014
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39. Overexpression of the partially activated alpha(IIb)beta3D723H integrin salt bridge mutant downregulates RhoA activity and induces microtubule-dependent proplatelet-like extensions in Chinese hamster ovary cells

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Schaffner-Reckinger, E., Salsmann, A., Debili, N., Bellis, J., de Mey, J.R., Vainchenker, W., Ouwehand, W.H., Kieffer, N., and Barthel, Ingrid

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[SDV.BBM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, [SDV.BC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Published
2009

40. Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts

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Vimaleswaran, K.S., Berry, D.J., Lu, C., Tikkanen, E., Pilz, S., Hiraki, L.T., Cooper, J.D., Dastani, Z., Li, R., Houston, D.K., Wood, A.R., Michaelsson, K., Vandenput, L., Zgaga, L., Yerges-Armstrong, L.M., McCarthy, M.I., Dupuis, J., Kaakinen, M., Kleber, M.E., Jameson, K., Arden, N., Raitakari, O., Viikari, J., Lohman, K.K., Ferrucci, L., Melhus, H., Ingelsson, E., Byberg, L., Lind, L., Lorentzon, M., Salomaa, V., Campbell, H., Dunlop, M., Mitchell, B.D., Herzig, K.H., Pouta, A., Hartikainen, A.L., Streeten, E.A., Theodoratou, E., Jula, A., Wareham, N.J., Ohlsson, C., Frayling, T.M., Kritchevsky, S.B., Spector, T.D., Richards, J.B., Lehtimaki, T., Ouwehand, W.H., Kraft, P., Cooper, C., Marz, W., Power, C., Loos, R.J., Wang, T.J., Jarvelin, M.R., Whittaker, J.C., Hingorani, A.D., Hypponen, E., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., et al., Vimaleswaran, K.S., Berry, D.J., Lu, C., Tikkanen, E., Pilz, S., Hiraki, L.T., Cooper, J.D., Dastani, Z., Li, R., Houston, D.K., Wood, A.R., Michaelsson, K., Vandenput, L., Zgaga, L., Yerges-Armstrong, L.M., McCarthy, M.I., Dupuis, J., Kaakinen, M., Kleber, M.E., Jameson, K., Arden, N., Raitakari, O., Viikari, J., Lohman, K.K., Ferrucci, L., Melhus, H., Ingelsson, E., Byberg, L., Lind, L., Lorentzon, M., Salomaa, V., Campbell, H., Dunlop, M., Mitchell, B.D., Herzig, K.H., Pouta, A., Hartikainen, A.L., Streeten, E.A., Theodoratou, E., Jula, A., Wareham, N.J., Ohlsson, C., Frayling, T.M., Kritchevsky, S.B., Spector, T.D., Richards, J.B., Lehtimaki, T., Ouwehand, W.H., Kraft, P., Cooper, C., Marz, W., Power, C., Loos, R.J., Wang, T.J., Jarvelin, M.R., Whittaker, J.C., Hingorani, A.D., Hypponen, E., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., and et al.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 118109.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency, and both are areas of active public health concern. We explored the causality and direction of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] using genetic markers as instrumental variables (IVs) in bi-directional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We used information from 21 adult cohorts (up to 42,024 participants) with 12 BMI-related SNPs (combined in an allelic score) to produce an instrument for BMI and four SNPs associated with 25(OH)D (combined in two allelic scores, separately for genes encoding its synthesis or metabolism) as an instrument for vitamin D. Regression estimates for the IVs (allele scores) were generated within-study and pooled by meta-analysis to generate summary effects. Associations between vitamin D scores and BMI were confirmed in the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) consortium (n = 123,864). Each 1 kg/m(2) higher BMI was associated with 1.15% lower 25(OH)D (p = 6.52x10(-)(2)(7)). The BMI allele score was associated both with BMI (p = 6.30x10(-)(6)(2)) and 25(OH)D (-0.06% [95% CI -0.10 to -0.02], p = 0.004) in the cohorts that underwent meta-analysis. The two vitamin D allele scores were strongly associated with 25(OH)D (p/=0.57 for both vitamin D scores). CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of a bi-directional genetic approach that limits confounding, our study suggests that a higher BMI leads to lower 25(OH)D, while any effects of lower 25(OH)D increasing BMI are likely to be small. Population le

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2013

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

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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. (Daniel), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Connell, J. (John), Cookson, W.O. (William), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Vegt, F. (Femmie) de, Dei, M. (Mariano), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Edkins, T. (Ted), Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Evans, D.M. (David), Farrall, M. (Martin), Ferrario, F. (Franco), Ferrières, J. (Jean), Franke, L. (Lude), Frau, F. (Francesca), Gejman, P.V. (Pablo), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Hall, A. (Anne), Hall, A.S. (Alistair), Hartikainen, A.L., Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Hebebrand, J. (Johannes), Homuth, G. (Georg), Hu, F.B. (Frank), Hunt, S.E. (Sarah), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Iribarren, C. (Carlos), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Jansson, J.-O. (John-Olov), Jula, A. (Antti), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Kee, F. (F.), Khaw, K-T. (Kay-Tee), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Kraja, A. (Aldi), Kumari, M. (Meena), Kuulasmaa, K. (Kari), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laitinen, J. (Jaana), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lind, L. (Lars), Lindstrom, J. (Jaana), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Liuzzi, A. (Antonio), Lokki, M.L., Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Manunta, P. (Paolo), Marek, D. (Diana), März, W. (Winfried), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), McKnight, B. (Barbara), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Mooser, V. (Vincent), Mühleisen, T.W. (Thomas), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Musk, A.W. (Arthur), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Nicholson, G. (Ggeorge), Nohr, C. (Christian), Ong, K. (Ken), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Peden, J. (John), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Peters, A. (Annette), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Pütter, C. (Carolin), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Rudan, I. (Igor), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Sanders, A.R. (Alan), Sanna, S. (Serena), Saramies, J. (Jouko), Schipf, S. (Sabine), Schreiber, S. (Stefan), Schunkert, H. (Heribert), Shin, S.-Y., Signorini, S. (Stefano), Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Skrobek, B. (Boris), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Stancáková, A. (Alena), Stark, K. (Klaus), Stephens, J. (Jonathan), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Stolk, R.P. (Ronald), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Theodoraki, E.V. (Eirini), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Tregouet, D.-A. (David-Alexandre), Tremoli, E. (Elena), Klauw, M.M. (Melanie) van der, Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Viikari, J. (Jorma), Virtamo, J. (Jarmo), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Widen, E. (Elisabeth), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Winkelmann, B., Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Wong, A. (Andrew), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Eriksson, J.G. (Johan), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Hinney, A. (Anke), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hovingh, G.K. (Kees), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Jöckel, K.-H. (Karl-Heinz), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Kuh, D. (Diana), Laakso, M. (Markku), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Levinson, D.F. (Douglas), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Nieminen, M.S. (Markku), Njølstad, I. (Inger), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Power, C. (Christopher), Province, M.A. (Mike), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Qi, L. (Lu), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Snieder, H. (Harold), Sorensen, H.G., Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), 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), Haritunian, T. (Talin), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Hunter, D. (David), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Moffatt, M.F. (Miriam), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), O´Connell, J.R., Pawitan, Y. 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(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. (Daniel), Chines, P.S. (Peter), Collins, F.S. (Francis), Connell, J. (John), Cookson, W.O. (William), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Vegt, F. (Femmie) de, Dei, M. (Mariano), Dimitriou, M. (Maria), Edkins, T. (Ted), Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Evans, D.M. (David), Farrall, M. (Martin), Ferrario, F. (Franco), Ferrières, J. (Jean), Franke, L. (Lude), Frau, F. (Francesca), Gejman, P.V. (Pablo), Grallert, H. (Harald), Grönberg, H. (Henrik), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Hall, A. (Anne), Hall, A.S. (Alistair), Hartikainen, A.L., Hayward, C. (Caroline), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Hebebrand, J. (Johannes), Homuth, G. (Georg), Hu, F.B. (Frank), Hunt, S.E. (Sarah), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Iribarren, C. (Carlos), Jacobs, K.B. (Kevin), Jansson, J.-O. (John-Olov), Jula, A. (Antti), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Kee, F. (F.), Khaw, K-T. (Kay-Tee), Kivimaki, M. (Mika), Koenig, W. (Wolfgang), Kraja, A. (Aldi), Kumari, M. (Meena), Kuulasmaa, K. (Kari), Kuusisto, J. (Johanna), Laitinen, J. (Jaana), Lakka, T.A. (Timo), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Launer, L.J. (Lenore), Lind, L. (Lars), Lindstrom, J. (Jaana), Liu, J. (Jianjun), Liuzzi, A. (Antonio), Lokki, M.L., Lorentzon, M. (Mattias), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Magnusson, P.K. (Patrik), Manunta, P. (Paolo), Marek, D. (Diana), März, W. (Winfried), Leach, I.M. (Irene Mateo), McKnight, B. (Barbara), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Mooser, V. (Vincent), Mühleisen, T.W. (Thomas), Munroe, P. (Patricia), Musk, A.W. (Arthur), Narisu, N. (Narisu), Navis, G. (Gerjan), Nicholson, G. (Ggeorge), Nohr, C. (Christian), Ong, K. (Ken), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Palotie, A. (Aarno), Peden, J. (John), Pedersen, N.L. (Nancy), Peters, A. (Annette), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Pouta, A. (Anneli), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Pütter, C. (Carolin), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Rudan, I. (Igor), Saaristo, T. (Timo), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Sanders, A.R. (Alan), Sanna, S. (Serena), Saramies, J. (Jouko), Schipf, S. (Sabine), Schreiber, S. (Stefan), Schunkert, H. (Heribert), Shin, S.-Y., Signorini, S. (Stefano), Sinisalo, J. (Juha), Skrobek, B. (Boris), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Stancáková, A. (Alena), Stark, K. (Klaus), Stephens, J. (Jonathan), Stirrups, K. (Kathy), Stolk, R.P. (Ronald), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Swift, A.J. (Amy), Theodoraki, E.V. (Eirini), Thorand, B. (Barbara), Tregouet, D.-A. (David-Alexandre), Tremoli, E. (Elena), Klauw, M.M. (Melanie) van der, Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Viikari, J. (Jorma), Virtamo, J. (Jarmo), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Wang, Z. (Zhaoming), Widen, E. (Elisabeth), Wild, S.H. (Sarah), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Winkelmann, B., Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R. (Bruce), Wong, A. (Andrew), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Amouyel, P. (Philippe), Boehm, B.O. (Bernhard), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Caulfield, M. (Mark), Chanock, S.J. (Stephen), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Cusi, D. (Daniele), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Erdmann, J. (Jeanette), Eriksson, J.G. (Johan), Franks, P.W. (Paul), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Gieger, C. (Christian), Gyllensten, U. (Ulf), Hamsten, A. (Anders), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), Hengstenberg, C. (Christian), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Hingorani, A. (Aroon), Hinney, A. (Anke), Hofman, A. (Albert), Hovingh, G.K. (Kees), Hveem, K. (Kristian), Illig, T. (Thomas), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Jöckel, K.-H. (Karl-Heinz), Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, S. (Sirkka), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Kuh, D. (Diana), Laakso, M. (Markku), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Levinson, D.F. (Douglas), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Morris, A.D. (Andrew), Nieminen, M.S. (Markku), Njølstad, I. (Inger), Ohlsson, C. (Claes), Oldehinkel, A.J. (Albertine), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Palmer, C. (Cameron), Penninx, B.W.J.H. (Brenda), Power, C. (Christopher), Province, M.A. (Mike), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Qi, L. (Lu), Rauramaa, R. (Rainer), Ridker, P.M. (Paul), Ripatti, S. (Samuli), Salomaa, V. (Veikko), Samani, N.J. (Nilesh), Snieder, H. (Harold), Sorensen, H.G., Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Zwart, J-A. (John-Anker), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Tuomilehto, J. (Jaakko), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Uusitupa, M. (Matti), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Wallaschofski, H. (Henri), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Watkins, H. (Hugh), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Abecasis, G.R. (Gonçalo), 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), Haritunian, T. (Talin), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Hunter, D. (David), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Karpe, F. (Fredrik), Moffatt, M.F. (Miriam), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen), O´Connell, J.R., Pawitan, Y. (Yudi), Schadt, E.E. (Eric), Schlessinger, D. (David), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Strachan, D.P. (David), Thorsteinsdottir, U. (Unnur), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Di Blasio, A.M. (Anna Maria), Hirschhorn, J.N. (Joel), Lindgren, C.M. (Cecilia), Meyre, D. (David), Scherag, A. (Andre), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), North, K.E. (Kari), Loos, R.J.F. (Ruth), and Ingelsson, E. (Erik)

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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.

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2013
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42. SMIM1 underlies the Vel blood group and influences red blood cell traits

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Cvejic, A., Haer-Wigman, L., Stephens, J.C., Kostadima, M., Smethurst, P.A., Frontini, M., Akker, E. van den, Bertone, P., Bielczyk-Maczynska, E., Farrow, S., Fehrmann, R.S.N., Gray, A., Haas, M. de, Haver, V.G., Jordan, G., Karjalainen, J., Kerstens, H.H.D., Kiddle, G., Lloyd-Jones, H., Needs, M., Poole, J., Soussan, A.A., Rendon, A., Rieneck, K, Sambrook, J.G., Schepers, H., Sillje, H.H.W., Sipos, B., Swinkels, D.W., Tamuri, A.U., Verweij, N., Watkins, N.A., Westra, H.J., Stemple, D., Franke, L., Soranzo, N., Stunnenberg, H.G., Goldman, N., Harst, P. van der, Schoot, C.E. van der, Ouwehand, W.H., Albers, C.A., Cvejic, A., Haer-Wigman, L., Stephens, J.C., Kostadima, M., Smethurst, P.A., Frontini, M., Akker, E. van den, Bertone, P., Bielczyk-Maczynska, E., Farrow, S., Fehrmann, R.S.N., Gray, A., Haas, M. de, Haver, V.G., Jordan, G., Karjalainen, J., Kerstens, H.H.D., Kiddle, G., Lloyd-Jones, H., Needs, M., Poole, J., Soussan, A.A., Rendon, A., Rieneck, K, Sambrook, J.G., Schepers, H., Sillje, H.H.W., Sipos, B., Swinkels, D.W., Tamuri, A.U., Verweij, N., Watkins, N.A., Westra, H.J., Stemple, D., Franke, L., Soranzo, N., Stunnenberg, H.G., Goldman, N., Harst, P. van der, Schoot, C.E. van der, Ouwehand, W.H., and Albers, C.A.

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2013

43. Homocysteine and coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of MTHFR case-control studies, avoiding publication bias

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Clarke, R., Bennett, D.A., Parish, S., Verhoef, P., Dotsch-Klerk, M., Lathrop, M., Xu, P., Nordestgaard, B.G., Holm, H., Hopewell, J.C., Saleheen, D., Tanaka, T., Anand, S.S., Chambers, J.C., Kleber, M.E., Ouwehand, W.H., Yamada, Y., Elbers, C.C., Peters, B., Stewart, A.F., Reilly, M.M., Thorand, B., Yusuf, S., Engert, J.C., Assimes, T.L., Kooner, J., Danesh, J., Watkins, H., Samani, N.J., Collins, R., Peto, R., Kluijtmans, L.A.J., et al., Clarke, R., Bennett, D.A., Parish, S., Verhoef, P., Dotsch-Klerk, M., Lathrop, M., Xu, P., Nordestgaard, B.G., Holm, H., Hopewell, J.C., Saleheen, D., Tanaka, T., Anand, S.S., Chambers, J.C., Kleber, M.E., Ouwehand, W.H., Yamada, Y., Elbers, C.C., Peters, B., Stewart, A.F., Reilly, M.M., Thorand, B., Yusuf, S., Engert, J.C., Assimes, T.L., Kooner, J., Danesh, J., Watkins, H., Samani, N.J., Collins, R., Peto, R., Kluijtmans, L.A.J., and et al.

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Contains fulltext : 108137.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), BACKGROUND: Moderately elevated blood levels of homocysteine are weakly correlated with coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but causality remains uncertain. When folate levels are low, the TT genotype of the common C677T polymorphism (rs1801133) of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) appreciably increases homocysteine levels, so "Mendelian randomization" studies using this variant as an instrumental variable could help test causality. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Nineteen unpublished datasets were obtained (total 48,175 CHD cases and 67,961 controls) in which multiple genetic variants had been measured, including MTHFR C677T. These datasets did not include measurements of blood homocysteine, but homocysteine levels would be expected to be about 20% higher with TT than with CC genotype in the populations studied. In meta-analyses of these unpublished datasets, the case-control CHD odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI comparing TT versus CC homozygotes was 1.02 (0.98-1.07; p = 0.28) overall, and 1.01 (0.95-1.07) in unsupplemented low-folate populations. By contrast, in a slightly updated meta-analysis of the 86 published studies (28,617 CHD cases and 41,857 controls), the OR was 1.15 (1.09-1.21), significantly discrepant (p = 0.001) with the OR in the unpublished datasets. Within the meta-analysis of published studies, the OR was 1.12 (1.04-1.21) in the 14 larger studies (those with variance of log OR<0.05; total 13,119 cases) and 1.18 (1.09-1.28) in the 72 smaller ones (total 15,498 cases). CONCLUSIONS: The CI for the overall result from large unpublished datasets shows lifelong moderate homocysteine elevation has little or no effect on CHD. The discrepant overall result from previously published studies reflects publication bias or methodological problems.

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2012

44. Compound inheritance of a low-frequency regulatory SNP and a rare null mutation in exon-junction complex subunit RBM8A causes TAR syndrome

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Albers, C.A., Paul, D.S., Schulze, H., Freson, K., Stephens, J.C., Smethurst, P.A., Jolley, J.D., Cvejic, A., Kostadima, M., Bertone, P., Breuning, M.H., Debili, N., Deloukas, P., Favier, R., Fiedler, J., Hobbs, C.M., Huang, N., Hurles, M.E., Kiddle, G., Krapels, I., Nurden, P., Ruivenkamp, C.A., Sambrook, J.G., Smith, K., Stemple, D.L., Strauss, G., Thys, C., van Geet, C., Newbury-Ecob, R., Ouwehand, W.H., Ghevaert, C., Albers, C.A., Paul, D.S., Schulze, H., Freson, K., Stephens, J.C., Smethurst, P.A., Jolley, J.D., Cvejic, A., Kostadima, M., Bertone, P., Breuning, M.H., Debili, N., Deloukas, P., Favier, R., Fiedler, J., Hobbs, C.M., Huang, N., Hurles, M.E., Kiddle, G., Krapels, I., Nurden, P., Ruivenkamp, C.A., Sambrook, J.G., Smith, K., Stemple, D.L., Strauss, G., Thys, C., van Geet, C., Newbury-Ecob, R., Ouwehand, W.H., and Ghevaert, C.

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Item does not contain fulltext, The exon-junction complex (EJC) performs essential RNA processing tasks. Here, we describe the first human disorder, thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR), caused by deficiency in one of the four EJC subunits. Compound inheritance of a rare null allele and one of two low-frequency SNPs in the regulatory regions of RBM8A, encoding the Y14 subunit of EJC, causes TAR. We found that this inheritance mechanism explained 53 of 55 cases (P < 5 x 10(-228)) of the rare congenital malformation syndrome. Of the 53 cases with this inheritance pattern, 51 carried a submicroscopic deletion of 1q21.1 that has previously been associated with TAR, and two carried a truncation or frameshift null mutation in RBM8A. We show that the two regulatory SNPs result in diminished RBM8A transcription in vitro and that Y14 expression is reduced in platelets from individuals with TAR. Our data implicate Y14 insufficiency and, presumably, an EJC defect as the cause of TAR syndrome.

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2012

45. BLUEPRINT to decode the epigenetic signature written in blood

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Adams, D., Altucci, L., Antonarakis, S.E., Ballesteros, J., Beck, S., Bird, A., Bock, C., Boehm, B., Campo, E., Caricasole, A., Dahl, F., Dermitzakis, E.T., Estivill, X., Enver, T., Esteller, M., Ferguson-Smith, A., Fitzgibbon, J., Flicek, P., Giehl, C., Graf, T., Grosveld, F., Guigo, R., Gut, I., Helin, K., Jarvius, J., Küppers, R., Lehrach, H., Lengauer, T., Lernmark, A., Leslie, D., Loeffler, M., Macintyre, E., Mai, A., Martens, J.H.A., Minucci, S., Ouwehand, W.H., Pelicci, P.G., Pendeville, H., Porse, B., Rakyan, V., Reik, W., Schrappe, M., Schübeler, D., Seifert, M., Siebert, R., Simmons, D., Soranza, N., Spicuglia, S., Stratton, M., Stunnenberg, H.G., Tanay, A., Torrents, D., Vellenga, E., Vingron, M., Valencia, A., Walter, J., Willcocks, S., Adams, D., Altucci, L., Antonarakis, S.E., Ballesteros, J., Beck, S., Bird, A., Bock, C., Boehm, B., Campo, E., Caricasole, A., Dahl, F., Dermitzakis, E.T., Estivill, X., Enver, T., Esteller, M., Ferguson-Smith, A., Fitzgibbon, J., Flicek, P., Giehl, C., Graf, T., Grosveld, F., Guigo, R., Gut, I., Helin, K., Jarvius, J., Küppers, R., Lehrach, H., Lengauer, T., Lernmark, A., Leslie, D., Loeffler, M., Macintyre, E., Mai, A., Martens, J.H.A., Minucci, S., Ouwehand, W.H., Pelicci, P.G., Pendeville, H., Porse, B., Rakyan, V., Reik, W., Schrappe, M., Schübeler, D., Seifert, M., Siebert, R., Simmons, D., Soranza, N., Spicuglia, S., Stratton, M., Stunnenberg, H.G., Tanay, A., Torrents, D., Vellenga, E., Vingron, M., Valencia, A., Walter, J., and Willcocks, S.

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2012

46. Large-scale gene-centric analysis identifies novel variants for coronary artery disease

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Butterworth, A.S., Braund, P.S., Hardwick, R.J., Saleheen, D., Peden, J.F., Soranzo, N., Chambers, J.C., Kleber, M.E., Keating, B., Qasim, A., Klopp, N., Erdmann, J., Basart, H., Baumert, J.H., Bezzina, C.R., Boehm, B.O., Brocheton, J., Bugert, P., Cambien, F., Collins, R., Couper, D., Jong, J.S. de, Diemert, P., Ejebe, K., Elbers, C.C., Elliott, P., Fornage, M., Frossard, P., Garner, S., Hunt, S.E., Kastelein, J.J., Klungel, O.H., Kluter, H., Koch, K., Konig, I.R., Kooner, A.S., Liu, K., McPherson, R., Musameh, M.D., Musani, S., Papanicolaou, G., Peters, A., Peters, B.J., Potter, S., Psaty, B.M., Rasheed, A., Scott, J., Seedorf, U., Sehmi, J.S., Sotoodehnia, N., Stark, K., Stephens, J., Schoot, C.E. van der, Schouw, Y.T. van der, Harst, P. van der, Vasan, R.S., Wilde, A.A., Willenborg, C., Winkelmann, B.R., Zaidi, M., Zhang, W., Ziegler, A., Koenig, W., Matz, W., Trip, M.D., Reilly, M.P., Kathiresan, S., Schunkert, H., Hamsten, A., Hall, A.S., Kooner, J.S., Thompson, S.G., Thompson, J.R., Watkins, H., Danesh, J., Barnes, T., Rafelt, S., Codd, V., Bruinsma, N., Dekker, L.R., Henriques, J.P., Koch, K.T., Winter, R.J. de, Alings, M., Allaart, C.F., Gorgels, A.P., Verheugt, F.W.A., Mueller, M., Meisinger, C., DerOhannessian, S., Mehta, N.N., Ferguson, J., Hakonarson, H., Matthai, W., Wilensky, R., Hopewell, J.C., Parish, S., Linksted, P., Notman, J., Gonzalez, H., Young, A., Ostley, T., Munday, A., Goodwin, N., Verdon, V., Shah, S., Edwards, C., Mathews, C., Gunter, R., Benham, J., Davies, C., Cobb, M., Cobb, L., Crowther, J., Richards, A., Silver, M., Tochlin, S., Mozley, S., Clark, S., Radley, M., Kourellias, K., Olsson, P., Barlera, S., Tognoni, G., Rust, S., Assmann, G., Heath, S., Zelenika, D., Gut, I., Green, F., Farrall, M., Goel, A., Ongen, H., Franzosi, M.G., Lathrop, M., Clarke, R., Aly, A., Anner, K., Bjorklund, K., Blomgren, G., Cederschiold, B., Danell-Toverud, K., Eriksson, P., Grundstedt, U., Heinonen, M., Hellenius, M.L., Hooft, F. van 't, Husman, K., Lagercrantz, J., Larsson, A., Larsson, M., Mossfeldt, M., Malarstig, A., Olsson, G., Sabater-Lleal, M., Sennblad, B., Silveira, A., Strawbridge, R., Soderholm, B., Ohrvik, J., Zaman, K.S., Mallick, N.H., Azhar, M., Samad, A., Ishaq, M., Shah, N., Samuel, M., Kathiresan, S.C., Assimes, T.L., Holm, H., Preuss, M., Stewart, A.F., Barbalic, M., Gieger, C., Absher, D., Aherrahrou, Z., Allayee, H., Altshuler, D., Anand, S., Andersen, K., Anderson, J.L., Ardissino, D., Ball, S.G., Balmforth, A.J., Barnes, T.A., Becker, L.C., Becker, D.M., Berger, K., Bis, J.C., Boekholdt, S.M., Boerwinkle, E., Brown, M.J., Burnett, M.S., Buysschaert, I., Carlquist, J.F., Chen, L., Davies, R.W., Dedoussis, G., Dehghan, A., Demissie, S., Devaney, J., Do, R., Doering, A., El Mokhtari, N.E., Ellis, S.G., Elosua, R., Engert, J.C., Epstein, S., Faire, U. de, Fischer, M., Folsom, A.R., Freyer, J., Gigante, B., Girelli, D., Gretarsdottir, S., Gudnason, V., Gulcher, J.R., Tennstedt, S., Halperin, E., Hammond, N., Hazen, S.L., Hofman, A., Horne, B.D., Illig, T., Iribarren, C., Jones, G.T., Jukema, J.W., Kaiser, M.A., Kaplan, L.M., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kolovou, G., Kong, A., Laaksonen, R., Lambrechts, D., Leander, K., Li, M., Lieb, W., Lettre, G., Loley, C., Lotery, A.J., Mannucci, P.M., Martinelli, N., McKeown, P.P., Meitinger, T., Melander, O., Merlini, P.A., Mooser, V., Morgan, T., Muhleisen T.W., ., Muhlestein, J.B., Musunuru, K., Nahrstaedt, J., Nothen, Markus, Olivieri, O., Peyvandi, F., Patel, R.S., Patterson, C.C., Qu, L., Quyyumi, A.A., Rader, D.J., Rallidis, L.S., Rice, C., Roosendaal, F.R., Rubin, D., Salomaa, V., Sampietro, M.L., Sandhu, M.S., Schadt, E., Schafer, A., Schillert, A., Schreiber, S., Schrezenmeir, J., Schwartz, S.M., Siscovick, D.S., Sivananthan, M., Sivapalaratnam, S., Smith, A.V., Smith, T.B., Snoep, J.D., Spertus, J.A., Stefansson, K., Stirrups, K., Stoll, M., Tang, W.H., Thorgeirsson, G., Thorleifsson, G., Tomaszewski, M., Uitterlinden, A.G., Rij, A.M. van, Voight, B.F., Wareham, N.J., AWells, G., Wichmann, H.E., Witteman, J.C., Wright, B.J., Ye, S., Cupples, L.A., Quertermous, T., Marz, W., Blankenberg, S., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Roberts, R., O'Donnell, C.J., Onland-Moret, N.C., Setten, J. van, Bakker, P.I. de, Verschuren, W.M., Boer, J.M., Wijmenga, C., Hofker, M.H., Maitland-van der Zee, A.H., Boer, A. de, Grobbee, D.E., Attwood, T., Belz, S., Cooper, J., Crisp-Hihn, A., Deloukas, P., Foad, N., Goodall, A.H., Gracey, J., Gray, E., Gwilliams, R., Heimerl, S., Hengstenberg, C., Jolley, J., Krishnan, U., Lloyd-Jones, H., Lugauer, I., Lundmark, P., Maouche, S., Moore, J.S., Muir, D., Murray, E., Nelson, C.P., Neudert, J., Niblett, D., O'Leary, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Pollard, H., Rankin, A., Rice, C.M., Sager, H., Samani, N.J., Sambrook, J., Schmitz, G., Scholz, M., Schroeder, L., Syvannen, A.C., Wallace, C., Butterworth, A.S., Braund, P.S., Hardwick, R.J., Saleheen, D., Peden, J.F., Soranzo, N., Chambers, J.C., Kleber, M.E., Keating, B., Qasim, A., Klopp, N., Erdmann, J., Basart, H., Baumert, J.H., Bezzina, C.R., Boehm, B.O., Brocheton, J., Bugert, P., Cambien, F., Collins, R., Couper, D., Jong, J.S. de, Diemert, P., Ejebe, K., Elbers, C.C., Elliott, P., Fornage, M., Frossard, P., Garner, S., Hunt, S.E., Kastelein, J.J., Klungel, O.H., Kluter, H., Koch, K., Konig, I.R., Kooner, A.S., Liu, K., McPherson, R., Musameh, M.D., Musani, S., Papanicolaou, G., Peters, A., Peters, B.J., Potter, S., Psaty, B.M., Rasheed, A., Scott, J., Seedorf, U., Sehmi, J.S., Sotoodehnia, N., Stark, K., Stephens, J., Schoot, C.E. van der, Schouw, Y.T. van der, Harst, P. van der, Vasan, R.S., Wilde, A.A., Willenborg, C., Winkelmann, B.R., Zaidi, M., Zhang, W., Ziegler, A., Koenig, W., Matz, W., Trip, M.D., Reilly, M.P., Kathiresan, S., Schunkert, H., Hamsten, A., Hall, A.S., Kooner, J.S., Thompson, S.G., Thompson, J.R., Watkins, H., Danesh, J., Barnes, T., Rafelt, S., Codd, V., Bruinsma, N., Dekker, L.R., Henriques, J.P., Koch, K.T., Winter, R.J. de, Alings, M., Allaart, C.F., Gorgels, A.P., Verheugt, F.W.A., Mueller, M., Meisinger, C., DerOhannessian, S., Mehta, N.N., Ferguson, J., Hakonarson, H., Matthai, W., Wilensky, R., Hopewell, J.C., Parish, S., Linksted, P., Notman, J., Gonzalez, H., Young, A., Ostley, T., Munday, A., Goodwin, N., Verdon, V., Shah, S., Edwards, C., Mathews, C., Gunter, R., Benham, J., Davies, C., Cobb, M., Cobb, L., Crowther, J., Richards, A., Silver, M., Tochlin, S., Mozley, S., Clark, S., Radley, M., Kourellias, K., Olsson, P., Barlera, S., Tognoni, G., Rust, S., Assmann, G., Heath, S., Zelenika, D., Gut, I., Green, F., Farrall, M., Goel, A., Ongen, H., Franzosi, M.G., Lathrop, M., Clarke, R., Aly, A., Anner, K., Bjorklund, K., Blomgren, G., Cederschiold, B., Danell-Toverud, K., Eriksson, P., Grundstedt, U., Heinonen, M., Hellenius, M.L., Hooft, F. van 't, Husman, K., Lagercrantz, J., Larsson, A., Larsson, M., Mossfeldt, M., Malarstig, A., Olsson, G., Sabater-Lleal, M., Sennblad, B., Silveira, A., Strawbridge, R., Soderholm, B., Ohrvik, J., Zaman, K.S., Mallick, N.H., Azhar, M., Samad, A., Ishaq, M., Shah, N., Samuel, M., Kathiresan, S.C., Assimes, T.L., Holm, H., Preuss, M., Stewart, A.F., Barbalic, M., Gieger, C., Absher, D., Aherrahrou, Z., Allayee, H., Altshuler, D., Anand, S., Andersen, K., Anderson, J.L., Ardissino, D., Ball, S.G., Balmforth, A.J., Barnes, T.A., Becker, L.C., Becker, D.M., Berger, K., Bis, J.C., Boekholdt, S.M., Boerwinkle, E., Brown, M.J., Burnett, M.S., Buysschaert, I., Carlquist, J.F., Chen, L., Davies, R.W., Dedoussis, G., Dehghan, A., Demissie, S., Devaney, J., Do, R., Doering, A., El Mokhtari, N.E., Ellis, S.G., Elosua, R., Engert, J.C., Epstein, S., Faire, U. de, Fischer, M., Folsom, A.R., Freyer, J., Gigante, B., Girelli, D., Gretarsdottir, S., Gudnason, V., Gulcher, J.R., Tennstedt, S., Halperin, E., Hammond, N., Hazen, S.L., Hofman, A., Horne, B.D., Illig, T., Iribarren, C., Jones, G.T., Jukema, J.W., Kaiser, M.A., Kaplan, L.M., Khaw, K.T., Knowles, J.W., Kolovou, G., Kong, A., Laaksonen, R., Lambrechts, D., Leander, K., Li, M., Lieb, W., Lettre, G., Loley, C., Lotery, A.J., Mannucci, P.M., Martinelli, N., McKeown, P.P., Meitinger, T., Melander, O., Merlini, P.A., Mooser, V., Morgan, T., Muhleisen T.W., ., Muhlestein, J.B., Musunuru, K., Nahrstaedt, J., Nothen, Markus, Olivieri, O., Peyvandi, F., Patel, R.S., Patterson, C.C., Qu, L., Quyyumi, A.A., Rader, D.J., Rallidis, L.S., Rice, C., Roosendaal, F.R., Rubin, D., Salomaa, V., Sampietro, M.L., Sandhu, M.S., Schadt, E., Schafer, A., Schillert, A., Schreiber, S., Schrezenmeir, J., Schwartz, S.M., Siscovick, D.S., Sivananthan, M., Sivapalaratnam, S., Smith, A.V., Smith, T.B., Snoep, J.D., Spertus, J.A., Stefansson, K., Stirrups, K., Stoll, M., Tang, W.H., Thorgeirsson, G., Thorleifsson, G., Tomaszewski, M., Uitterlinden, A.G., Rij, A.M. van, Voight, B.F., Wareham, N.J., AWells, G., Wichmann, H.E., Witteman, J.C., Wright, B.J., Ye, S., Cupples, L.A., Quertermous, T., Marz, W., Blankenberg, S., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Roberts, R., O'Donnell, C.J., Onland-Moret, N.C., Setten, J. van, Bakker, P.I. de, Verschuren, W.M., Boer, J.M., Wijmenga, C., Hofker, M.H., Maitland-van der Zee, A.H., Boer, A. de, Grobbee, D.E., Attwood, T., Belz, S., Cooper, J., Crisp-Hihn, A., Deloukas, P., Foad, N., Goodall, A.H., Gracey, J., Gray, E., Gwilliams, R., Heimerl, S., Hengstenberg, C., Jolley, J., Krishnan, U., Lloyd-Jones, H., Lugauer, I., Lundmark, P., Maouche, S., Moore, J.S., Muir, D., Murray, E., Nelson, C.P., Neudert, J., Niblett, D., O'Leary, K., Ouwehand, W.H., Pollard, H., Rankin, A., Rice, C.M., Sager, H., Samani, N.J., Sambrook, J., Schmitz, G., Scholz, M., Schroeder, L., Syvannen, A.C., and Wallace, C.

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Contains fulltext : 98050.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Coronary artery disease (CAD) has a significant genetic contribution that is incompletely characterized. To complement genome-wide association (GWA) studies, we conducted a large and systematic candidate gene study of CAD susceptibility, including analysis of many uncommon and functional variants. We examined 49,094 genetic variants in approximately 2,100 genes of cardiovascular relevance, using a customised gene array in 15,596 CAD cases and 34,992 controls (11,202 cases and 30,733 controls of European descent; 4,394 cases and 4,259 controls of South Asian origin). We attempted to replicate putative novel associations in an additional 17,121 CAD cases and 40,473 controls. Potential mechanisms through which the novel variants could affect CAD risk were explored through association tests with vascular risk factors and gene expression. We confirmed associations of several previously known CAD susceptibility loci (eg, 9p21.3:p<10(-33); LPA:p<10(-19); 1p13.3:p<10(-17)) as well as three recently discovered loci (COL4A1/COL4A2, ZC3HC1, CYP17A1:p<5x10(-7)). However, we found essentially null results for most previously suggested CAD candidate genes. In our replication study of 24 promising common variants, we identified novel associations of variants in or near LIPA, IL5, TRIB1, and ABCG5/ABCG8, with per-allele odds ratios for CAD risk with each of the novel variants ranging from 1.06-1.09. Associations with variants at LIPA, TRIB1, and ABCG5/ABCG8 were supported by gene expression data or effects on lipid levels. Apart from the previously reported variants in LPA, none of the other approximately 4,500 low frequency and functional variants showed a strong effect. Associations in South Asians did not differ appreciably from those in Europeans, except for 9p21.3 (per-allele odds ratio: 1.14 versus 1.27 respectively; P for heterogeneity = 0.003). This large-scale gene-centric analysis has identified several novel genes for CAD that relate to diverse biochemical and cellular f

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2011

47. Multiple loci are associated with white blood cell phenotypes

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Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Couper, D. (David), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Chen, M-H. (Ming-Huei), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Zakai, N.A. (Neil), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Greinacher, A. (Andreas), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Garcia, M. (Melissa), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Lumley, T. (Thomas), Folsom, A.R. (Aaron), Reiner, A.P. (Alex), Gieger, C. (Christian), Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Völzke, H. (Henry), Gouskova, N.A. (Natalia), Biffi, A. (Alessandro), Döring, A. (Angela), Völker, U. (Uwe), Chong, S. (Sean), Wiggins, K.L. (Kerri), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Moore, M. (Matt), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Wilson, J.G. (James), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Hofman, A. (Albert), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Pirastu, N. (Nicola), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Arepalli, S. (Sampath), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Prokisch, H. (Holger), Stephens, J. (Jonathan), Glazer, N.L. (Nicole), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Takahashi, A. (Atsushi), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Tsunoda, T. (Tatsuhiko), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Nakamura, Y. (Yusuke), Yamamoto, K. (Kazuhiko), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Illig, T. (Thomas), Patel, K.V. (Kushang), Garner, S.F. (Stephen), Kuhnel, B. (Brigitte), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Thein, S.L., Coresh, J. (Josef), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Menzel, S. (Stephan), Lin, J., Pistis, G. (Giorgio), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Tikka-Kleemola, P. (Päivi), Melzer, D. (David), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Levy, D. (Daniel), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Singleton, A. (Andrew), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Longo, D.L. (Dan), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), O'Donnell, C.J. (Christopher), Ganesh, S.K. (Santhi), Nalls, M.A. (Michael), Couper, D. (David), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Chen, M-H. (Ming-Huei), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Zakai, N.A. (Neil), Yang, Q. (Qiong Fang), Greinacher, A. (Andreas), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Garcia, M. (Melissa), Gasparini, P. (Paolo), Liu, Y. (YongMei), Lumley, T. (Thomas), Folsom, A.R. (Aaron), Reiner, A.P. (Alex), Gieger, C. (Christian), Lagou, V. (Vasiliki), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Völzke, H. (Henry), Gouskova, N.A. (Natalia), Biffi, A. (Alessandro), Döring, A. (Angela), Völker, U. (Uwe), Chong, S. (Sean), Wiggins, K.L. (Kerri), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Moore, M. (Matt), Taylor, K.D. (Kent), Wilson, J.G. (James), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Hofman, A. (Albert), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Pirastu, N. (Nicola), Fox, C.S. (Caroline), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Arepalli, S. (Sampath), Nauck, M. (Matthias), Prokisch, H. (Holger), Stephens, J. (Jonathan), Glazer, N.L. (Nicole), Cupples, L.A. (Adrienne), Okada, Y. (Yukinori), Takahashi, A. (Atsushi), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Tsunoda, T. (Tatsuhiko), Kubo, M. (Michiaki), Nakamura, Y. (Yusuke), Yamamoto, K. (Kazuhiko), Stumvoll, M. (Michael), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Illig, T. (Thomas), Patel, K.V. (Kushang), Garner, S.F. (Stephen), Kuhnel, B. (Brigitte), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Thein, S.L., Coresh, J. (Josef), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Menzel, S. (Stephan), Lin, J., Pistis, G. (Giorgio), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Teumer, A. (Alexander), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Chakravarti, A. (Aravinda), Tikka-Kleemola, P. (Päivi), Melzer, D. (David), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Levy, D. (Daniel), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Singleton, A. (Andrew), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Longo, D.L. (Dan), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline), Psaty, B.M. (Bruce), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Harris, T.B. (Tamara), O'Donnell, C.J. (Christopher), and Ganesh, S.K. (Santhi)

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White blood cell (WBC) count is a common clinical measure from complete blood count assays, and it varies widely among healthy individuals. Total WBC count and its constituent subtypes have been shown to be moderately heritable, with the heritability estimates varying across cell types. We studied 19,509 subjects from seven cohorts in a discovery analysis, and 11,823 subjects from ten cohorts for replication analyses, to determine genetic factors influencing variability within the normal hematological range for total WBC count and five WBC subtype measures. Cohort specific data was supplied by the CHARGE, HeamGen, and INGI consortia, as well as independent collaborative studies. We identified and replicated ten associations with total WBC count and five WBC subtypes at seven different genomic loci (total WBC count-6p21 in the HLA region, 17q21 near ORMDL3, and CSF3; neutrophil count-17q21; basophil count-3p21 near RPN1 and C3orf27; lymphocyte count-6p21, 19p13 at EPS15L1; monocyte count-2q31 at ITGA4, 3q21, 8q24 an intergenic region, 9q31 near EDG2), including three previously reported associations and seven novel associations. To investigate functional relationships among variants contributing to variability in the six WBC traits, we utilized gene expression- and pathways-based analyses. We implemented gene-clustering algorithms to evaluate functional connectivity among implicated loci and showed functional relationships across cell types. Gene expression data from whole blood was utilized to show that significant biological consequences can be extracted from our genome-wide analyses, with effect estimates for significant loci from the meta-analyses being highly corellated with the proximal gene expression. In addition, collaborative efforts between the groups contributing to this study and related studies conducted by the COGENT and RIKEN groups allowed for the examination of effect homogeneity for genome-wide significant associations across populations of diverse

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48. Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

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Schunkert, H. (Heribert), König, I.R. (Inke), Kathiresan, S. (Sekar), Reilly, M.P. (Muredach), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles), Holm, H. (Hilma), Preuss, M. (Michael), Stewart, A.F.R. (Alexandre), Barbalic, M. (maja), Gieger, C. (Christian), Absher, D. (Devin), Aherrahrou, Z. (Zouhair), Allayee, H. (Hooman), Altshuler, D. (David), Anand, S.S. (Sonia), Andersen, K.K. (Karl), Anderson, J.L. (Jeffrey), Ardissino, D. (Diego), Ball, S.G. (Stephen), Balmforth, A.J. (Anthony), Barnes, T.A. (Timothy), Becker, D.M. (Diane), Berger, K. (Klaus), Bis, J.C. (Joshua), Boekholdt, S.M. (Matthijs), Boerwinkle, E.A. (Eric), Braund, P.S. (Peter), Brown, M.J. (Morris), Burnett, M.S., Buysschaert, I. (Ian), Carlquist, J.F. (John), Chen, L. (Li), Cichon, S. (Sven), Codd, V. (Veryan), Davies, R.W. (Robert), Dedoussis, G.V. (George), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Demissie, S. (Serkalem), Devaney, J. (Joseph), Diemert, P. (Patrick), Do, R. (Ron), Doering, A. (Angela), Eifert, S. (Sandra), Mokhtari, N.E.E., Ellis, S.G. (Stephen), Elosua, R. (Roberto), Engert, J.C. (James), Epstein, S.E. (Stephen), Faire, U. (Ulf) de, Fischer, M. (Marcus), Folsom, A.R. (Aaron), Freyer, J. (Jennifer), Gigante, B. (Bruna), Girelli, D. (Domenico), Gretarsdottir, S. (Solveig), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Gulcher, J.R. (Jeffrey), Halperin, E. (Eran), Hammond, N. (Naomi), Hazen, S.L. (Stanley), Hofman, A. (Albert), Horne, B.D. (Benjamin), Illig, T. (Thomas), Iribarren, C. (Carlos), Jones, G.T. (Gregory), Jukema, J.W. (Jan Wouter), Kaiser, M.A. (Michael), Kaplan, R.C. (Robert), Khaw, K-T. (Kay-Tee), Knowles, J.W. (Joshua), Kolovou, G. (Genovefa), Kong, A. (Augustine), Laaksonen, R. (Reijo), Lambrechts, D. (Diether), Leander, K. (Karin), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Lieb, W. (Wolfgang), Loley, C. (Christina), Lotery, A.J. (Andrew), Mannucci, P.M. (Pier), Maouche, S. (Seraya), Martinelli, N. (Nicola), McKeown, P.P. (Pascal), Meisinger, C. (Christa), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Melander, O. (Olle), Merlini, P.A., Mooser, V. 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We performed a meta-analysis of 14 genome-wide association studies of coronary artery disease (CAD) comprising 22,233 individuals with CAD (cases) and 64,762 controls of European descent followed by genotyping of top association signals in 56,682 additional individuals. This analysis identified 13 loci newly associated with CAD at P < 5 - 10'8 and confirmed the association of 10 of 12 previously reported CAD loci. The 13 new loci showed risk allele frequencies ranging from 0.13 to 0.91 and were associated with a 6% to 17% increase in the risk of CAD per allele. Notably, only three of the new loci showed significant association with traditional CAD risk factors and the majority lie in gene regions not previously implicated in the pathogenesis of CAD. Finally, five of the new CAD risk loci appear to have pleiotropic effects, showing strong association with various other human diseases or traits.

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50. Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

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Allen, H.L., Estrada Gil, K. (Karol), Lettre, G. (Guillaume), Berndt, S.I. (Sonja), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Willer, C.J. (Cristen), Jackson, A.U. (Anne), Vedantam, S. (Sailaja), Raychaudhuri, S. (Soumya), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Wood, A.R. (Andrew), Weyant, R.J. (Robert), Segrè, A.V. (Ayellet), Speliotes, E.K. (Elizabeth), Wheeler, E. (Eleanor), Soranzo, N. (Nicole), Park, J.H., Yang, J. (Joanna), Gudbjartsson, D.F. (Daniel), Heard-Costa, N.L. (Nancy), Randall, J.C. (Joshua), Qi, L. (Lu), Smith, A.V. (Albert Vernon), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Pastinen, T. (Tomi), Liang, L. (Liming), Heid, I.M. (Iris), Luan, J., Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Winkler, T.W. (Thomas), Goddard, M.E. (Michael), Lo, K.S., Palmer, C. (Cameron), Workalemahu, T. (Tsegaselassie), Aulchenko, Y.S. (Yurii), Johansson, A. (Åsa), Zillikens, M.C. (Carola), Feitosa, M.F. (Mary Furlan), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Johnson, T. (Toby), Ketkar, S. (Shamika), Kraft, P. (Peter), Mangino, M. (Massimo), Prokopenko, I. (Inga), Absher, D. 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Abstract

Most common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified more than 600 variants associated with human traits1, but these typically explain small fractions of phenotypic variation, raising questions about the use of further studies. Here, using 183,727 individuals, we show that hundreds of genetic variants, in at least 180 loci, influence adult height, a highly heritable and classic polygenic trait2,3. The large number of loci reveals patterns with important implications for genetic studies of common human diseases and traits. First, the 180 loci are not random, but instead are enriched for genes that are connected in biological pathways ( P=0.016) and that underlie skeletal growth defects ( P<0.001). Second, the likely causal gene is often located near the most str

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2010
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