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1. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

Author: Burchard, Esteban, Paternoster, L, Standl, M, Waage, J, Baurecht, H, Hotze, M, Strachan, DP, Curtin, JA, Bønnelykke, K, Tian, C, and Takahashi, A
Abstract: © 2015 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.Genetic association studies have identified 21 loci associated with atopic dermatitis risk predominantly in populations of European ancestry. To identify further susceptibility loci for this common, complex s
Published: 2015

2. Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity

Author: Loth, DW, Artigas, MS, Gharib, SA, Wain, LV, Franceschini, N, Koch, B, Pottinger, TD, Smith, AV, Duan, Q, Oldmeadow, C, Lee, MK, Strachan, DP, James, AL, Huffman, JE, Vitart, V, Ramasamy, A, Wareham, NJ, Kaprio, J, Wang, XQ, Trochet, H, Kähönen, M, Flexeder, C, Albrecht, E, Lopez, LM, De Jong, K, Thyagarajan, B, Alves, AC, Enroth, S, Omenaas, E, Joshi, PK, Fall, T, Viñuela, A, Launer, LJ, Loehr, LR, Fornage, M, Li, G, Wilk, JB, Tang, W, Manichaikul, A, Lahousse, L, Harris, TB, North, KE, Rudnicka, AR, Hui, J, Gu, X, Lumley, T, Wright, AF, Hastie, ND, Campbell, S, Kumar, R, Pin, I, Scott, RA, Pietiläinen, KH, Surakka, I, Liu, Y, Holliday, EG, Schulz, H, Heinrich, J, Davies, G, Vonk, JM, Wojczynski, M, Pouta, A, Johansson, A, Wild, SH, Ingelsson, E, Rivadeneira, F, Völzke, H, Hysi, PG, Eiriksdottir, G, Morrison, AC, Rotter, JI, Gao, W, Postma, DS, White, WB, Rich, SS, Hofman, A, Aspelund, T, Couper, D, Smith, LJ, Psaty, BM, Lohman, K, Burchard, EG, Uitterlinden, AG, Garcia, M, Joubert, BR, McArdle, WL, Musk, AB, Hansel, N, Heckbert, SR, Zgaga, L, Van Meurs, JBJ, Navarro, P, Rudan, I, Oh, YM, Redline, S, Jarvis, DL, Zhao, JH, Rantanen, T, O'Connor, GT, and Ripatti, S
Subjects: Developmental Biology, Medical and Health Sciences, Biological Sciences
Abstract: Forced vital capacity (FVC), a spirometric measure of pulmonary function, reflects lung volume and is used to diagnose and monitor lung diseases. We performed genome-wide association study meta-analysis of FVC in 52,253 individuals from 26 studies and followed up the top associations in 32,917 additional individuals of European ancestry. We found six new regions associated at genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10-8) with FVC in or near EFEMP1, BMP6, MIR129-2-HSD17B12, PRDM11, WWOX and KCNJ2. Two loci previously associated with spirometric measures (GSTCD and PTCH1) were related to FVC. Newly implicated regions were followed up in samples from African-American, Korean, Chinese and Hispanic individuals. We detected transcripts for all six newly implicated genes in human lung tissue. The new loci may inform mechanisms involved in lung development and the pathogenesis of restrictive lung disease.© 2014 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.
Published: 2014

3. Trends in eczema prevalence in children and adolescents: A Global Asthma Network Phase I Study

Author: Langan, SM, Mulick, AR, Rutter, CE, Silverwood, R, Asher, I, García-Marcos, L, Ellwood, E, Bissell, K, Chiang, CY, Sony, AE, Ellwood, P, Marks, G, Mortimer, K, Martínez-Torres, AE, Morales, E, Perez-Fernandez, V, Robertson, S, Williams, H, Strachan, DP, Pearce, N, Marks, Masekela, R, Martinez-Torres, AE, Silverwood, RJ, Mallol, J, Soto-Martinez, ME, Cabrera Aguilar, A, Douros, K, Mohammed, S, Singh, M, Singh, V, Sukumaran, TU, Awasthi, S, Kabra, SK, Salvi, S, Mérida-Palacio, JV, González-Díaz, SN, Navarrete-Rodriguez, EM, Sánchez, JF, Falade, AG, Zar, HJ, López-Silvarrey Varela, A, González Díaz, C, Nour, M, Dib, G, Mohammad, Y, Huang, JL, Chinratanapisit, S, Soto-Quirós, ME, El-Sony, A, Vichyanond, P, Aguilar, P, Barba, S, Kumar, L, Sharma, SK, Hanumante, NM, García-Almaráz, R, Del-Río-Navarro, BE, Linares-Zapién, FJ, Onadeko, BO, Musa, OAA, Aguirre, V, Baeza-Bacab, M, Mohammad, S, Cortéz, E, Gratziou, CH, Chopra, K, Nelson, H, Rubio, AD, Hsieh, KH, Shah, J, Langan, SM [0000-0002-7022-7441], Mulick, AR [0000-0002-4009-2080], García-Marcos, L [0000-0002-0925-3851], Morales, E [0000-0003-3145-7022], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Subjects: global estimates, atopic dermatitis, flexural rash, prevalence, eczema
Abstract: Background: Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a major global public health issue with high prevalence and morbidity. Our goal was to evaluate eczema prevalence over time, using standardized methodology. Methods: The Global Asthma Network (GAN) Phase I study is an international collaborative study arising from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC). Using surveys, we assessed eczema prevalence, severity, and lifetime prevalence, in global centres participating in GAN Phase I (2015–2020) and one/ both of ISAAC Phase I (1993–1995) and Phase III (2001–2003). We fitted linear mixed models to estimate 10‐yearly prevalence trends, by age group, income, and region. Results: We analysed GAN Phase I data from 27 centres in 14 countries involving 74,361 adolescents aged 13–14 and 47,907 children aged 6–7 (response rate 90%, 79%). A median of 6% of children and adolescents had symptoms of current eczema, with 1.1% and 0.6% in adolescents and children, respectively, reporting symptoms of severe eczema. Over 27 years, after adjusting for world region and income, we estimated small overall 10‐year increases in current eczema prevalence (adolescents: 0.98%, 95% CI 0.04%–1.92%; children: 1.21%, 95% CI 0.18%–2.24%), and severe eczema (adolescents: 0.26%, 95% CI 0.06%–0.46%; children: 0.23%, 95% CI 0.02%–0.45%) with larger increases in lifetime prevalence (adolescents: 2.71%, 95% CI 1.10%–4.32%; children: 3.91%, 95% CI 2.07%–5.75%). There was substantial heterogeneity in 10‐year change between centres (standard deviations 2.40%, 0.58%, and 3.04%), and strong evidence that some of this heterogeneity was explained by region and income level, with increases in some outcomes in high‐income children and middle‐income adolescents. Conclusions: There is substantial variation in changes in eczema prevalence over time by income and region. Understanding reasons for increases in some regions and decreases in others will help inform prevention strategies.
Published: 2023

4. Retinal microvascular associations with cardiometabolic risk factors differ by diabetes status: results from the UK Biobank

Author: Tapp, RJ, Owen, CG, Barman, SA, Strachan, DP, Welikala, RA, Foster, PJ, Whincup, PH, Rudnicka, AR, and UK Biobank Eyes and Vision Consortium
Abstract: AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of the study was to examine the association of retinal vessel morphometry with BP, body composition and biochemistry, and to determine whether these associations differ by diabetes status. METHODS: The UK Biobank ocular assessment included 68,550 participants aged 40-70 years who underwent non-mydriatic retinal photography, BP and body composition measurements, and haematological analysis. A fully automated image analysis program provided measurements of retinal vessel diameter and tortuosity. The associations between retinal vessel morphology and cardiometabolic risk factors by diabetes status were examined using multilevel linear regression, to provide absolute differences in vessel diameter and percentage differences in tortuosity (allowing for within-person clustering). RESULTS: A total of 50,233 participants (a reduction from 68,550) were included in these analyses. Overall, those with diabetes had significantly more tortuous venules and wider arteriolar diameters compared with those without. Associations between venular tortuosity and cardiometabolic risk factors differed according to diabetes status (p interaction
Published: 2022

5. The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children in 25 countries: GAN Phase I study

Author: García-Marcos, L, Asher, MI, Pearce, N, Ellwood, E, Bissell, K, Chiang, C-Y, El Sony, A, Ellwood, P, Marks, GB, Mortimer, K, Martínez-Torres, AE, Morales, E, Perez-Fernandez, V, Robertson, S, Rutter, CE, Silverwood, RJ, Strachan, DP, and Global Asthma Network Phase I Study Group
Abstract: AIMS: There have been no worldwide standardised surveys of prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in school children for 15 years. The present study aims to provide this information. METHODS: Following the exact International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) methodology (cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey), Global Asthma Network (GAN) Phase I was carried out between 2015 and 2020 in many centres worldwide. RESULTS: The study included 157 784 adolescents (13-14 years of age) in 63 centres in 25 countries and 101 777 children (6-7 years of age) in 44 centres in 16 countries. The current prevalence of symptoms, respectively, was 11.0% and 9.1% for asthma, 13.3% and 7.7% for rhinoconjunctivitis and 6.4% and 5.9% for eczema. The prevalence of asthma ever was 10.5% and 7.6%, hay fever ever was 15.2% and 11.1% and eczema ever was 10.6% and 13.4%, respectively. Centres in low or lower middle gross national income countries (LICs or LMICs) had significantly lower prevalence of the three disease symptoms and diagnoses (except for hay fever). In children, the prevalence of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms was higher in boys, while the reverse occurred among adolescents. For eczema, while the prevalence among female adolescents was double that of males, there was no sex difference among children. Centre accounted for non-negligible variability in all disease symptoms (10-20%). CONCLUSION: The burdens of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema vary widely among the limited number of countries studied. Although symptom prevalence is lower in LICs and LMICs, it represents a considerable burden everywhere studied.
Published: 2022

6. A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height

Author: Yengo, L, Vedantam, S, Marouli, E, Sidorenko, J, Bartell, E, Sakaue, S, Graff, M, Eliasen, AU, Jiang, Y, Raghavan, S, Miao, J, Arias, JD, Graham, SE, Mukamel, RE, Spracklen, CN, Yin, X, Chen, S-H, Ferreira, T, Highland, HH, Ji, Y, Karaderi, T, Lin, K, Lull, K, Malden, DE, Medina-Gomez, C, Machado, M, Moore, A, Rueger, S, Sim, X, Vrieze, S, Ahluwalia, TS, Akiyama, M, Allison, MA, Alvarez, M, Andersen, MK, Ani, A, Appadurai, V, Arbeeva, L, Bhaskar, S, Bielak, LF, Bollepalli, S, Bonnycastle, LL, Bork-Jensen, J, Bradfield, JP, Bradford, Y, Braund, PS, Brody, JA, Burgdorf, KS, Cade, BE, Cai, H, Cai, Q, Campbell, A, Canadas-Garre, M, Catamo, E, Chai, J-F, Chai, X, Chang, L-C, Chang, Y-C, Chen, C-H, Chesi, A, Choi, SH, Chung, R-H, Cocca, M, Concas, MP, Couture, C, Cuellar-Partida, G, Danning, R, Daw, EW, Degenhard, F, Delgado, GE, Delitala, A, Demirkan, A, Deng, X, Devineni, P, Dietl, A, Dimitriou, M, Dimitrov, L, Dorajoo, R, Ekici, AB, Engmann, JE, Fairhurst-Hunter, Z, Farmaki, A-E, Faul, JD, Fernandez-Lopez, J-C, Forer, L, Francescatto, M, Freitag-Wolf, S, Fuchsberger, C, Galesloot, TE, Gao, Y, Gao, Z, Geller, F, Giannakopoulou, O, Giulianini, F, Gjesing, AP, Goel, A, Gordon, SD, Gorski, M, Grove, J, Guo, X, Gustafsson, S, Haessler, J, Hansen, TF, Havulinna, AS, Haworth, SJ, He, J, Heard-Costa, N, Hebbar, P, Hindy, G, Ho, Y-LA, Hofer, E, Holliday, E, Horn, K, Hornsby, WE, Hottenga, J-J, Huang, H, Huang, J, Huerta-Chagoya, A, Huffman, JE, Hung, Y-J, Huo, S, Hwang, MY, Iha, H, Ikeda, DD, Isono, M, Jackson, AU, Jager, S, Jansen, IE, Johansson, I, Jonas, JB, Jonsson, A, Jorgensen, T, Kalafati, I-P, Kanai, M, Kanoni, S, Karhus, LL, Kasturiratne, A, Katsuya, T, Kawaguchi, T, Kember, RL, Kentistou, KA, Kim, H-N, Kim, YJ, Kleber, ME, Knol, MJ, Kurbasic, A, Lauzon, M, Le, P, Lea, R, Lee, J-Y, Leonard, HL, Li, SA, Li, X, Liang, J, Lin, H, Lin, S-Y, Liu, J, Liu, X, Lo, KS, Long, J, Lores-Motta, L, Luan, J, Lyssenko, V, Lyytikainen, L-P, Mahajan, A, Mamakou, V, Mangino, M, Manichaikul, A, Marten, J, Mattheisen, M, Mavarani, L, McDaid, AF, Meidtner, K, Melendez, TL, Mercader, JM, Milaneschi, Y, Miller, JE, Millwood, IY, Mishra, PP, Mitchell, RE, Mollehave, LT, Morgan, A, Mucha, S, Munz, M, Nakatochi, M, Nelson, CP, Nethander, M, Nho, CW, Nielsen, AA, Nolte, IM, Nongmaithem, SS, Noordam, R, Ntalla, I, Nutile, T, Pandit, A, Christofidou, P, Parna, K, Pauper, M, Petersen, ERB, Petersen, L, Pitkanen, N, Polasek, O, Poveda, A, Preuss, MH, Pyarajan, S, Raffield, LM, Rakugi, H, Ramirez, J, Rasheed, A, Raven, D, Rayner, NW, Riveros, C, Rohde, R, Ruggiero, D, Ruotsalainen, SE, Ryan, KA, Sabater-Lleal, M, Saxena, R, Scholz, M, Sendamarai, A, Shen, B, Shi, J, Shin, JH, Sidore, C, Sitlani, CM, Slieker, RKC, Smit, RAJ, Smith, A, Smith, JA, Smyth, LJ, Southam, LE, Steinthorsdottir, V, Sun, L, Takeuchi, F, Tallapragada, D, Taylor, KD, Tayo, BO, Tcheandjieu, C, Terzikhan, N, Tesolin, P, Teumer, A, Theusch, E, Thompson, DJ, Thorleifsson, G, Timmers, PRHJ, Trompet, S, Turman, C, Vaccargiu, S, van der Laan, SW, van der Most, PJ, van Klinken, JB, van Setten, J, Verma, SS, Verweij, N, Veturi, Y, Wang, CA, Wang, C, Wang, L, Wang, Z, Warren, HR, Wei, WB, Wickremasinghe, AR, Wielscher, M, Wiggins, KL, Winsvold, BS, Wong, A, Wu, Y, Wuttke, M, Xia, R, Xie, T, Yamamoto, K, Yang, J, Yao, J, Young, H, Yousri, NA, Yu, L, Zeng, L, Zhang, W, Zhang, X, Zhao, J-H, Zhao, W, Zhou, W, Zimmermann, ME, Zoledziewska, M, Adair, LS, Adams, HHH, Aguilar-Salinas, CA, Al-Mulla, F, Arnett, DK, Asselbergs, FW, Asvold, BO, Attia, J, Banas, B, Bandinelli, S, Bennett, DA, Bergler, T, Bharadwaj, D, Biino, G, Bisgaard, H, Boerwinkle, E, Boger, CA, Bonnelykke, K, Boomsma, D, Borglum, AD, Borja, JB, Bouchard, C, Bowden, DW, Brandslund, I, Brumpton, B, Buring, JE, Caulfield, MJ, Chambers, JC, Chandak, GR, Chanock, SJ, Chaturvedi, N, Chen, Y-DI, Chen, Z, Cheng, C-Y, Christophersen, IE, Ciullo, M, Cole, JW, Collins, FS, Cooper, RS, Cruz, M, Cucca, F, Cupples, LA, Cutler, MJ, Damrauer, SM, Dantoft, TM, de Borst, GJ, de Groot, LCPGM, De Jager, PL, de Kleijn, DP, de Silva, HJ, Dedoussis, G, den Hollander, A, Du, S, Easton, DF, Elders, PJM, Eliassen, AH, Ellinor, PT, Elmstahl, S, Erdmann, J, Evans, MK, Fatkin, D, Feenstra, B, Feitosa, MF, Ferrucci, L, Ford, I, Fornage, M, Franke, A, Franks, PW, Freedman, B, Gasparini, P, Gieger, C, Girotto, G, Goddard, ME, Golightly, YM, Gonzalez-Villalpando, C, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grallert, H, Grant, SFA, Grarup, N, Griffiths, L, Gudnason, V, Haiman, C, Hakonarson, H, Hansen, T, Hartman, CA, Hattersley, AT, Hayward, C, Heckbert, SR, Heng, C-K, Hengstenberg, C, Hewitt, AW, Hishigaki, H, Hoyng, CB, Huang, PL, Huang, W, Hunt, SC, Hveem, K, Hypponen, E, Iacono, WG, Ichihara, S, Ikram, MA, Isasi, CR, Jackson, RD, Jarvelin, M-R, Jin, Z-B, Jockel, K-H, Joshi, PK, Jousilahti, P, Jukema, JW, Kahonen, M, Kamatani, Y, Kang, KD, Kaprio, J, Kardia, SLR, Karpe, F, Kato, N, Kee, F, Kessler, T, Khera, A, Khor, CC, Kiemeney, LALM, Kim, B-J, Kim, EK, Kim, H-L, Kirchhof, P, Kivimaki, M, Koh, W-P, Koistinen, HA, Kolovou, GD, Kooner, JS, Kooperberg, C, Kottgen, A, Kovacs, P, Kraaijeveld, A, Kraft, P, Krauss, RM, Kumari, M, Kutalik, Z, Laakso, M, Lange, LA, Langenberg, C, Launer, LJ, Le Marchand, L, Lee, H, Lee, NR, Lehtimaki, T, Li, H, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lin, X, Lind, L, Linneberg, A, Liu, C-T, Loeffler, M, London, B, Lubitz, SA, Lye, SJ, Mackey, DA, Magi, R, Magnusson, PKE, Marcus, GM, Vidal, PM, Martin, NG, Marz, W, Matsuda, F, McGarrah, RW, McGue, M, McKnight, AJ, Medland, SE, Mellstrom, D, Metspalu, A, Mitchell, BD, Mitchell, P, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Morris, AD, Mucci, LA, Munroe, PB, Nalls, MA, Nazarian, S, Nelson, AE, Neville, MJ, Newton-Cheh, C, Nielsen, CS, Nothen, MM, Ohlsson, C, Oldehinkel, AJ, Orozco, L, Pahkala, K, Pajukanta, P, Palmer, CNA, Parra, EJ, Pattaro, C, Pedersen, O, Pennell, CE, Penninx, BWJH, Perusse, L, Peters, A, Peyser, PA, Porteous, DJ, Posthuma, D, Power, C, Pramstaller, PP, Province, MA, Qi, Q, Qu, J, Rader, DJ, 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JF, Wong, T-Y, Woo, J-T, Wright, AF, Wu, J-Y, Xu, H, Yajnik, CS, Yokota, M, Yuan, J-M, Zeggini, E, Zemel, BS, Zheng, W, Zhu, X, Zmuda, JM, Zonderman, AB, Zwart, J-A, Chasman, D, Cho, YS, Heid, IM, McCarthy, M, Ng, MCY, O'Donnell, CJ, Rivadeneira, F, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Sun, Y, Tai, ES, Boehnke, M, Deloukas, P, Justice, AE, Lindgren, CM, Loos, RJF, Mohlke, KL, North, KE, Stefansson, K, Walters, RG, Winkler, TW, Young, KL, Loh, P-R, Esko, T, Assimes, TL, Auton, A, Abecasis, GR, Willer, CJ, Locke, AE, Berndt, S, Lettre, G, Frayling, TM, Okada, Y, Wood, AR, Visscher, PM, Hirschhorn, JN, Yengo, L, Vedantam, S, Marouli, E, Sidorenko, J, Bartell, E, Sakaue, S, Graff, M, Eliasen, AU, Jiang, Y, Raghavan, S, Miao, J, Arias, JD, Graham, SE, Mukamel, RE, Spracklen, CN, Yin, X, Chen, S-H, Ferreira, T, Highland, HH, Ji, Y, Karaderi, T, Lin, K, Lull, K, Malden, DE, Medina-Gomez, C, Machado, M, Moore, A, Rueger, S, Sim, X, Vrieze, S, Ahluwalia, TS, Akiyama, M, Allison, MA, Alvarez, M, Andersen, MK, Ani, A, Appadurai, V, Arbeeva, L, Bhaskar, S, Bielak, LF, Bollepalli, S, Bonnycastle, LL, Bork-Jensen, J, Bradfield, JP, Bradford, Y, Braund, PS, Brody, JA, Burgdorf, KS, Cade, BE, Cai, H, Cai, Q, Campbell, A, Canadas-Garre, M, Catamo, E, Chai, J-F, Chai, X, Chang, L-C, Chang, Y-C, Chen, C-H, Chesi, A, Choi, SH, Chung, R-H, Cocca, M, Concas, MP, Couture, C, Cuellar-Partida, G, Danning, R, Daw, EW, Degenhard, F, Delgado, GE, Delitala, A, Demirkan, A, Deng, X, Devineni, P, Dietl, A, Dimitriou, M, Dimitrov, L, Dorajoo, R, Ekici, AB, Engmann, JE, Fairhurst-Hunter, Z, Farmaki, A-E, Faul, JD, Fernandez-Lopez, J-C, Forer, L, Francescatto, M, Freitag-Wolf, S, Fuchsberger, C, Galesloot, TE, Gao, Y, Gao, Z, Geller, F, Giannakopoulou, O, Giulianini, F, Gjesing, AP, Goel, A, Gordon, SD, Gorski, M, Grove, J, Guo, X, Gustafsson, S, Haessler, J, Hansen, TF, Havulinna, AS, Haworth, SJ, He, J, Heard-Costa, N, Hebbar, P, Hindy, G, Ho, Y-LA, Hofer, E, Holliday, E, Horn, K, Hornsby, WE, Hottenga, J-J, Huang, H, Huang, J, Huerta-Chagoya, A, Huffman, JE, Hung, Y-J, Huo, S, Hwang, MY, Iha, H, Ikeda, DD, Isono, M, Jackson, AU, Jager, S, Jansen, IE, Johansson, I, Jonas, JB, Jonsson, A, Jorgensen, T, Kalafati, I-P, Kanai, M, Kanoni, S, Karhus, LL, Kasturiratne, A, Katsuya, T, Kawaguchi, T, Kember, RL, Kentistou, KA, Kim, H-N, Kim, YJ, Kleber, ME, Knol, MJ, Kurbasic, A, Lauzon, M, Le, P, Lea, R, Lee, J-Y, Leonard, HL, Li, SA, Li, X, Liang, J, Lin, H, Lin, S-Y, Liu, J, Liu, X, Lo, KS, Long, J, Lores-Motta, L, Luan, J, Lyssenko, V, Lyytikainen, L-P, Mahajan, A, Mamakou, V, Mangino, M, Manichaikul, A, Marten, J, Mattheisen, M, Mavarani, L, McDaid, AF, Meidtner, K, Melendez, TL, Mercader, JM, Milaneschi, Y, Miller, JE, Millwood, IY, Mishra, PP, Mitchell, RE, Mollehave, LT, Morgan, A, Mucha, S, Munz, M, Nakatochi, M, Nelson, CP, Nethander, M, Nho, CW, Nielsen, AA, Nolte, IM, Nongmaithem, SS, Noordam, R, Ntalla, I, Nutile, T, Pandit, A, Christofidou, P, Parna, K, Pauper, M, Petersen, ERB, Petersen, L, Pitkanen, N, Polasek, O, Poveda, A, Preuss, MH, Pyarajan, S, Raffield, LM, Rakugi, H, Ramirez, J, Rasheed, A, Raven, D, Rayner, NW, Riveros, C, Rohde, R, Ruggiero, D, Ruotsalainen, SE, Ryan, KA, Sabater-Lleal, M, Saxena, R, Scholz, M, Sendamarai, A, Shen, B, Shi, J, Shin, JH, Sidore, C, Sitlani, CM, Slieker, RKC, Smit, RAJ, Smith, A, Smith, JA, Smyth, LJ, Southam, LE, Steinthorsdottir, V, Sun, L, Takeuchi, F, Tallapragada, D, Taylor, KD, Tayo, BO, Tcheandjieu, C, Terzikhan, N, Tesolin, P, Teumer, A, Theusch, E, Thompson, DJ, Thorleifsson, G, Timmers, PRHJ, Trompet, S, Turman, C, Vaccargiu, S, van der Laan, SW, van der Most, PJ, van Klinken, JB, van Setten, J, Verma, SS, Verweij, N, Veturi, Y, Wang, CA, Wang, C, Wang, L, Wang, Z, Warren, HR, Wei, WB, Wickremasinghe, AR, Wielscher, M, Wiggins, KL, Winsvold, BS, Wong, A, Wu, Y, Wuttke, M, Xia, R, Xie, T, Yamamoto, K, Yang, J, Yao, J, Young, H, Yousri, NA, Yu, L, Zeng, L, Zhang, W, Zhang, X, Zhao, J-H, Zhao, W, Zhou, W, Zimmermann, ME, Zoledziewska, M, Adair, LS, Adams, HHH, Aguilar-Salinas, CA, Al-Mulla, F, Arnett, DK, Asselbergs, FW, Asvold, BO, Attia, J, Banas, B, Bandinelli, S, Bennett, DA, Bergler, T, Bharadwaj, D, Biino, G, Bisgaard, H, Boerwinkle, E, Boger, CA, Bonnelykke, K, Boomsma, D, Borglum, AD, Borja, JB, Bouchard, C, Bowden, DW, Brandslund, I, Brumpton, B, Buring, JE, Caulfield, MJ, Chambers, JC, Chandak, GR, Chanock, SJ, Chaturvedi, N, Chen, Y-DI, Chen, Z, Cheng, C-Y, Christophersen, IE, Ciullo, M, Cole, JW, Collins, FS, Cooper, RS, Cruz, M, Cucca, F, Cupples, LA, Cutler, MJ, Damrauer, SM, Dantoft, TM, de Borst, GJ, de Groot, LCPGM, De Jager, PL, de Kleijn, DP, de Silva, HJ, Dedoussis, G, den Hollander, A, Du, S, Easton, DF, Elders, PJM, Eliassen, AH, Ellinor, PT, Elmstahl, S, Erdmann, J, Evans, MK, Fatkin, D, Feenstra, B, Feitosa, MF, Ferrucci, L, Ford, I, Fornage, M, Franke, A, Franks, PW, Freedman, B, Gasparini, P, Gieger, C, Girotto, G, Goddard, ME, Golightly, YM, Gonzalez-Villalpando, C, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grallert, H, Grant, SFA, Grarup, N, Griffiths, L, Gudnason, V, Haiman, C, Hakonarson, H, Hansen, T, Hartman, CA, Hattersley, AT, Hayward, C, Heckbert, SR, Heng, C-K, Hengstenberg, C, Hewitt, AW, Hishigaki, H, Hoyng, CB, Huang, PL, Huang, W, Hunt, SC, Hveem, K, Hypponen, E, Iacono, WG, Ichihara, S, Ikram, MA, Isasi, CR, Jackson, RD, Jarvelin, M-R, Jin, Z-B, Jockel, K-H, Joshi, PK, Jousilahti, P, Jukema, JW, Kahonen, M, Kamatani, Y, Kang, KD, Kaprio, J, Kardia, SLR, Karpe, F, Kato, N, Kee, F, Kessler, T, Khera, A, Khor, CC, Kiemeney, LALM, Kim, B-J, Kim, EK, Kim, H-L, Kirchhof, P, Kivimaki, M, Koh, W-P, Koistinen, HA, Kolovou, GD, Kooner, JS, Kooperberg, C, Kottgen, A, Kovacs, P, Kraaijeveld, A, Kraft, P, Krauss, RM, Kumari, M, Kutalik, Z, Laakso, M, Lange, LA, Langenberg, C, Launer, LJ, Le Marchand, L, Lee, H, Lee, NR, Lehtimaki, T, Li, H, Li, L, Lieb, W, Lin, X, Lind, L, Linneberg, A, Liu, C-T, Loeffler, M, London, B, Lubitz, SA, Lye, SJ, Mackey, DA, Magi, R, Magnusson, PKE, Marcus, GM, Vidal, PM, Martin, NG, Marz, W, Matsuda, F, McGarrah, RW, McGue, M, McKnight, AJ, Medland, SE, Mellstrom, D, Metspalu, A, Mitchell, BD, Mitchell, P, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Morris, AD, Mucci, LA, Munroe, PB, Nalls, MA, Nazarian, S, Nelson, AE, Neville, MJ, Newton-Cheh, C, Nielsen, CS, Nothen, MM, Ohlsson, C, Oldehinkel, AJ, Orozco, L, Pahkala, K, Pajukanta, P, Palmer, CNA, Parra, EJ, Pattaro, C, Pedersen, O, Pennell, CE, Penninx, BWJH, Perusse, L, Peters, A, Peyser, PA, Porteous, DJ, Posthuma, D, Power, C, Pramstaller, PP, Province, MA, Qi, Q, Qu, J, Rader, DJ, Raitakari, OT, Ralhan, S, Rallidis, LS, Rao, DC, Redline, S, Reilly, DF, Reiner, AP, Rhee, SY, Ridker, PM, Rienstra, M, Ripatti, S, Ritchie, MD, Roden, DM, Rosendaal, FR, Rotter, J, Rudan, I, Rutters, F, Sabanayagam, C, Saleheen, D, Salomaa, V, Samani, NJ, Sanghera, DK, Sattar, N, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, H, Schmidt, R, Schulze, MB, Schunkert, H, Scott, LJ, Scott, RJ, Sever, P, Shiroma, EJ, Shoemaker, MB, Shu, X-O, Simonsick, EM, Sims, M, Singh, JR, Singleton, AB, Sinner, MF, Smith, JG, Snieder, H, Spector, TD, Stampfer, MJ, Stark, KJ, Strachan, DP, t' Hart, LM, Tabara, Y, Tang, H, Tardif, J-C, Thanaraj, TA, Timpson, NJ, Tonjes, A, Tremblay, A, Tuomi, T, Tuomilehto, J, Tusie-Luna, M-T, Uitterlinden, AG, van Dam, RM, van der Harst, P, Van der Velde, N, van Duijn, CM, van Schoor, NM, Vitart, V, Volker, U, Vollenweider, P, Volzke, H, Wacher-Rodarte, NH, Walker, M, Wang, YX, Wareham, NJ, Watanabe, RM, Watkins, H, Weir, DR, Werge, TM, Widen, E, Wilkens, LR, Willemsen, G, Willett, WC, Wilson, JF, Wong, T-Y, Woo, J-T, Wright, AF, Wu, J-Y, Xu, H, Yajnik, CS, Yokota, M, Yuan, J-M, Zeggini, E, Zemel, BS, Zheng, W, Zhu, X, Zmuda, JM, Zonderman, AB, Zwart, J-A, Chasman, D, Cho, YS, Heid, IM, McCarthy, M, Ng, MCY, O'Donnell, CJ, Rivadeneira, F, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Sun, Y, Tai, ES, Boehnke, M, Deloukas, P, Justice, AE, Lindgren, CM, Loos, RJF, Mohlke, KL, North, KE, Stefansson, K, Walters, RG, Winkler, TW, Young, KL, Loh, P-R, Esko, T, Assimes, TL, Auton, A, Abecasis, GR, Willer, CJ, Locke, AE, Berndt, S, Lettre, G, Frayling, TM, Okada, Y, Wood, AR, Visscher, PM, and Hirschhorn, JN
Abstract: Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are predicted to collectively explain 40-50% of phenotypic variation in human height, but identifying the specific variants and associated regions requires huge sample sizes1. Here, using data from a genome-wide association study of 5.4 million individuals of diverse ancestries, we show that 12,111 independent SNPs that are significantly associated with height account for nearly all of the common SNP-based heritability. These SNPs are clustered within 7,209 non-overlapping genomic segments with a mean size of around 90 kb, covering about 21% of the genome. The density of independent associations varies across the genome and the regions of increased density are enriched for biologically relevant genes. In out-of-sample estimation and prediction, the 12,111 SNPs (or all SNPs in the HapMap 3 panel2) account for 40% (45%) of phenotypic variance in populations of European ancestry but only around 10-20% (14-24%) in populations of other ancestries. Effect sizes, associated regions and gene prioritization are similar across ancestries, indicating that reduced prediction accuracy is likely to be explained by linkage disequilibrium and differences in allele frequency within associated regions. Finally, we show that the relevant biological pathways are detectable with smaller sample sizes than are needed to implicate causal genes and variants. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive map of specific genomic regions that contain the vast majority of common height-associated variants. Although this map is saturated for populations of European ancestry, further research is needed to achieve equivalent saturation in other ancestries.
Published: 2022

7. Multi-phenotype analyses of hemostatic traits with cardiovascular events reveal novel genetic associations

Author: Temprano-Sagrera, G, Sitlani, CM, Bone, WP, Martin-Bornez, M, Voight, BF, Morrison, AC, Damrauer, SM, de Vries, PS, Smith, NL, Sabater-Lleal, M, Krupinksi, J, Dehghan, A, Heath, AS, Reiner, AP, Johnson, A, Richmond, A, Peters, A, van Hylckama Vlieg, A, McKnight, B, Psaty, BM, Hayward, C, Ward-Caviness, C, O’Donnell, C, Chasman, D, Strachan, DP, Tregouet, DA, Mook-Kanamori, D, Gill, D, Thibord, F, Asselbergs, FW, Leebeek, FWG, Rosendaal, FR, Davies, G, Homuth, G, Temprano, G, Campbell, H, Taylor, HA, Bressler, J, Huffman, JE, Rotter, JI, Yao, J, Wilson, JF, Bis, JC, Hahn, JM, Desch, KC, Wiggins, KL, Raffield, LM, Bielak, LF, Yanek, LR, Kleber, ME, Mueller, M, Kavousi, M, Mangino, M, Liu, M, Brown, MR, Conomos, MP, Jhun, MA, Chen, MH, de Maat, MPM, Pankratz, N, Peyser, PA, Elliot, P, Wei, P, Wild, PS, Morange, PE, van der Harst, P, Yang, Q, Le, NQ, Marioni, R, Li, R, Cox, SR, Trompet, S, Felix, SB, Völker, U, Tang, W, Koenig, W, Jukema, JW, Guo, X, Lindstrom, S, Wang, L, Smith, EN, Gordon, W, de Andrade, M, Brody, JA, Pattee, JW, Haessler, J, Brumpton, BM, Chasman, DI, Suchon, P, Turman, C, Germain, M, MacDonald, J, Braekkan, SK, Armasu, SM, Temprano-Sagrera, G, Sitlani, CM, Bone, WP, Martin-Bornez, M, Voight, BF, Morrison, AC, Damrauer, SM, de Vries, PS, Smith, NL, Sabater-Lleal, M, Krupinksi, J, Dehghan, A, Heath, AS, Reiner, AP, Johnson, A, Richmond, A, Peters, A, van Hylckama Vlieg, A, McKnight, B, Psaty, BM, Hayward, C, Ward-Caviness, C, O’Donnell, C, Chasman, D, Strachan, DP, Tregouet, DA, Mook-Kanamori, D, Gill, D, Thibord, F, Asselbergs, FW, Leebeek, FWG, Rosendaal, FR, Davies, G, Homuth, G, Temprano, G, Campbell, H, Taylor, HA, Bressler, J, Huffman, JE, Rotter, JI, Yao, J, Wilson, JF, Bis, JC, Hahn, JM, Desch, KC, Wiggins, KL, Raffield, LM, Bielak, LF, Yanek, LR, Kleber, ME, Mueller, M, Kavousi, M, Mangino, M, Liu, M, Brown, MR, Conomos, MP, Jhun, MA, Chen, MH, de Maat, MPM, Pankratz, N, Peyser, PA, Elliot, P, Wei, P, Wild, PS, Morange, PE, van der Harst, P, Yang, Q, Le, NQ, Marioni, R, Li, R, Cox, SR, Trompet, S, Felix, SB, Völker, U, Tang, W, Koenig, W, Jukema, JW, Guo, X, Lindstrom, S, Wang, L, Smith, EN, Gordon, W, de Andrade, M, Brody, JA, Pattee, JW, Haessler, J, Brumpton, BM, Chasman, DI, Suchon, P, Turman, C, Germain, M, MacDonald, J, Braekkan, SK, and Armasu, SM
Abstract: Background: Multi-phenotype analysis of genetically correlated phenotypes can increase the statistical power to detect loci associated with multiple traits, leading to the discovery of novel loci. This is the first study to date to comprehensively analyze the shared genetic effects within different hemostatic traits, and between these and their associated disease outcomes. Objectives: To discover novel genetic associations by combining summary data of correlated hemostatic traits and disease events. Methods: Summary statistics from genome wide-association studies (GWAS) from seven hemostatic traits (factor VII [FVII], factor VIII [FVIII], von Willebrand factor [VWF] factor XI [FXI], fibrinogen, tissue plasminogen activator [tPA], plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 [PAI-1]) and three major cardiovascular (CV) events (venous thromboembolism [VTE], coronary artery disease [CAD], ischemic stroke [IS]), were combined in 27 multi-trait combinations using metaUSAT. Genetic correlations between phenotypes were calculated using Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression (LDSC). Newly associated loci were investigated for colocalization. We considered a significance threshold of 1.85 × 10−9 obtained after applying Bonferroni correction for the number of multi-trait combinations performed (n = 27). Results: Across the 27 multi-trait analyses, we found 4 novel pleiotropic loci (XXYLT1, KNG1, SUGP1/MAU2, TBL2/MLXIPL) that were not significant in the original individual datasets, were not described in previous GWAS for the individual traits, and that presented a common associated variant between the studied phenotypes. Conclusions: The discovery of four novel loci contributes to the understanding of the relationship between hemostasis and CV events and elucidate common genetic factors between these traits.
Published: 2022

8. Worldwide time trends in prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: Global Asthma Network Phase I

Author: Strachan, DP, Rutter, CE, Asher, MI, Bissell, K, Chiang, C-Y, El Sony, A, Ellwood, E, Ellwood, P, García-Marcos, L, Marks, GB, Morales, E, Mortimer, K, Pearce, N, Pérez-Fernández, V, Robertson, S, Silverwood, RJ, and Global Asthma Network Phase I Study Group
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Global Asthma Network (GAN), by using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) methodology, has updated trends in prevalence of symptoms of childhood allergic diseases, including non-infective rhinitis and conjunctivitis ("rhinoconjunctivitis") which is reported here. METHODS: Prevalence and severity of rhinoconjunctivitis were assessed by questionnaire among schoolchildren in GAN Phase I and ISAAC Phases I and III surveys 15-23 years apart. Absolute rates of change in prevalence were estimated for each centre and modelled by multi-level linear regression to compare trends by age group, time period and per-capita national income. RESULTS: 27 GAN centres in 14 countries surveyed 74,361 13-14-year-olds ("adolescents") and 45,434 6-7-year-olds ("children"), with average response proportions of 90% and 79% respectively. Many centres showed highly significant (p
Published: 2021

9. Worldwide trends in the burden of asthma symptoms in school-aged children: Global Asthma Network Phase I cross-sectional study

Author: Asher, MI, Rutter, CE, Bissell, K, Chiang, C-Y, El Sony, A, Ellwood, E, Ellwood, P, García-Marcos, L, Marks, GB, Morales, E, Mortimer, K, Pérez-Fernández, V, Robertson, S, Silverwood, RJ, Strachan, DP, Pearce, N, and Global Asthma Network Phase I Study Group
Abstract: Background\ud Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children globally. The Global Asthma Network (GAN) Phase I study aimed to determine if the worldwide burden of asthma symptoms is changing.\ud \ud Methods\ud This updated cross-sectional study used the same methods as the International study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase III. Asthma symptoms were assessed from centres that completed GAN Phase I and ISAAC Phase I (1993–95), ISAAC Phase III (2001–03), or both. We included individuals from two age groups (children aged 6–7 years and adolescents aged 13–14 years) who self-completed written questionnaires at school. We estimated the 10-year rate of change in prevalence of current wheeze, severe asthma symptoms, ever having asthma, exercise wheeze, and night cough (defined by core questions in the questionnaire) for each centre, and we estimated trends across world regions and income levels using mixed-effects linear regression models with region and country income level as confounders.\ud \ud Findings\ud Overall, 119 795 participants from 27 centres in 14 countries were included: 74 361 adolescents (response rate 90%) and 45 434 children (response rate 79%). About one in ten individuals of both age groups had wheeze in the preceding year, of whom almost half had severe symptoms. Most centres showed a change in prevalence of 2 SE or more between ISAAC Phase III to GAN Phase I. Over the 27-year period (1993–2020), adolescents showed a significant decrease in percentage point prevalence per decade in severe asthma symptoms (–0·37, 95% CI –0·69 to –0·04) and an increase in ever having asthma (1·25, 0·67 to 1·83) and night cough (4·25, 3·06 to 5·44), which was also found in children (3·21, 1·80 to 4·62). The prevalence of current wheeze decreased in low-income countries (–1·37, –2·47 to –0·27], in children and –1·67, –2·70 to –0·64, in adolescents) and increased in lower-middle-income countries (1·99, 0·33 to 3·66, in children and 1·69, 0·13 to 3·25, in adolescents), but it was stable in upper-middle-income and high-income countries.\ud \ud Interpretation\ud Trends in prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms over the past three decades varied by age group, country income, region, and centre. The high worldwide burden of severe asthma symptoms would be mitigated by enabling access to effective therapies for asthma.\ud \ud Funding\ud International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Boehringer Ingelheim New Zealand, AstraZeneca Educational Grant, National Institute for Health Research, UK Medical Research Council, European Research Council, and Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
Published: 2021

10. Variants associated with HHIP expression have sexdifferential effects on lung function

Author: Fawcett, KA, Obeidat, M, Melbourne, C, Shrine, N, Guyatt, AL, John, C, Luan, J, Richmond, A, Moksnes, MR, Granell, R, Weiss, S, Imboden, M, May-Wilson, S, Hysi, P, Boutin, TS, Portas, L, Flexeder, C, Harris, SE, Wang, CA, Lyytikäinen, LP, Palviainen, T, Foong, RE, Keidel, D, Minelli, C, Langenberg, C, Bossé, Y, Berge, MVD, Sin, DD, Hao, K, Campbell, A, Porteous, D, Padmanabhan, S, Smith, BH, Evans, DM, Ring, S, Langhammer, A, Hveem, K, Willer, C, Ewert, R, Stubbe, B, Pirastu, N, Klaric, L, Joshi, PK, Patasova, K, Massimo, M, Polasek, O, Starr, JM, Karrasch, S, Strauch, K, Meitinger, T, Rudan, I, Rantanen, T, Pietiläinen, K, Kähönen, M, Raitakari, OT, Hall, GL, Sly, Peter, Pennell, CE, Kaprio, J, Lehtimäki, T, Vitart, V, Deary, IJ, Jarvis, D, Wilson, JF, Spector, T, Probst-Hensch, N, Wareham, NJ, Völzke, H, Henderson, J, Strachan, DP, Brumpton, BM, Hayward, C, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, Wain, LV, Fawcett, KA, Obeidat, M, Melbourne, C, Shrine, N, Guyatt, AL, John, C, Luan, J, Richmond, A, Moksnes, MR, Granell, R, Weiss, S, Imboden, M, May-Wilson, S, Hysi, P, Boutin, TS, Portas, L, Flexeder, C, Harris, SE, Wang, CA, Lyytikäinen, LP, Palviainen, T, Foong, RE, Keidel, D, Minelli, C, Langenberg, C, Bossé, Y, Berge, MVD, Sin, DD, Hao, K, Campbell, A, Porteous, D, Padmanabhan, S, Smith, BH, Evans, DM, Ring, S, Langhammer, A, Hveem, K, Willer, C, Ewert, R, Stubbe, B, Pirastu, N, Klaric, L, Joshi, PK, Patasova, K, Massimo, M, Polasek, O, Starr, JM, Karrasch, S, Strauch, K, Meitinger, T, Rudan, I, Rantanen, T, Pietiläinen, K, Kähönen, M, Raitakari, OT, Hall, GL, Sly, Peter, Pennell, CE, Kaprio, J, Lehtimäki, T, Vitart, V, Deary, IJ, Jarvis, D, Wilson, JF, Spector, T, Probst-Hensch, N, Wareham, NJ, Völzke, H, Henderson, J, Strachan, DP, Brumpton, BM, Hayward, C, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, and Wain, LV
Published: 2021

11. Gut microbiota development during infancy: impact of introducing allergenic foods

Author: Marrs, T, Jo, JH, Perkin, MR, Rivett, DW, Witney, AA, Bruce, KD, Logan, K, Craven, J, Radulovic, S, Versteeg, SA, van Ree, R, McLean, WHI, Strachan, DP, Lack, G, Kong, HH, Flohr, C, Marrs, T, Jo, JH, Perkin, MR, Rivett, DW, Witney, AA, Bruce, KD, Logan, K, Craven, J, Radulovic, S, Versteeg, SA, van Ree, R, McLean, WHI, Strachan, DP, Lack, G, Kong, HH, and Flohr, C
Abstract: Background: The gut microbiota potentially plays an important role in the immunologic education of the host during early infancy. Objective: We sought to determine how the infant gut microbiota evolve during infancy, particularly in relation to hygiene-related environmental factors, atopic disorders, and a randomized introduction of allergenic solids. Methods: A total of 1303 exclusively breast-fed infants were enrolled in a dietary randomized controlled trial (Enquiring About Tolerance study) from 3 months of age. In this nested longitudinal study, fecal samples were collected at baseline, with additional sampling of selected cases and controls at 6 and 12 months to study the evolution of their gut microbiota, using 16S ribosomal RNA gene-targeted amplicon sequencing. Results: In the 288 baseline samples from exclusively breast-fed infant at 3 months, the gut microbiota was highly heterogeneous, forming 3 distinct clusters: Bifidobacterium-rich, Bacteroides-rich, and Escherichia/Shigella-rich. Mode of delivery was the major discriminating factor. Increased Clostridium sensu stricto relative abundance at 3 months was associated with presence of atopic dermatitis on examination at age 3 and 12 months. From the selected cases and controls with longitudinal samples (n = 70), transition to Bacteroides-rich communities and influx of adult-specific microbes were observed during the first year of life. The introduction of allergenic solids promoted a significant increase in Shannon diversity and representation of specific microbes, such as genera belonging to Prevotellaceae and Proteobacteria (eg, Escherichia/Shigella), as compared with infants recommended to exclusively breast-feed. Conclusions: Specific gut microbiota characteristics of samples from 3-month-old breast-fed infants were associated with cesarean birth, and greater Clostridium sensu stricto abundance was associated with atopic dermatitis. The randomized introduction of allergenic solids from age 3 months alo
Published: 2021

12. Meta-analysis of up to 622,409 individuals identifies 40 novel smoking behaviour associated genetic loci

Author: Erzurumluoglu, AM, Liu, M, Jackson, VE, Barnes, DR, Datta, G, Melbourne, CA, Young, R, Batini, C, Surendran, P, Jiang, T, Adnan, SD, Afaq, S, Agrawal, A, Altmaier, E, Antoniou, AC, Asselbergs, FW, Baumbach, C, Beirut, L, Bertelsen, S, Boehnke, M, Bots, ML, Brazel, DM, Chambers, JC, Chang-Claude, J, Chen, C, Corley, J, Chou, Y-L, David, SP, de Boer, RA, de Leeuw, CA, Dennis, JG, Dominiczak, AF, Dunning, AM, Easton, DF, Eaton, C, Elliott, P, Evangelou, E, Faul, JD, Foroud, T, Goate, A, Gong, J, Grabe, HJ, Haessler, J, Haiman, C, Hallmans, G, Hammerschlag, AR, Harris, SE, Hattersley, A, Heath, A, Hsu, C, Iacono, WG, Kanoni, S, Kapoor, M, Kaprio, J, Kardia, SL, Karpe, F, Kontto, J, Kooner, JS, Kooperberg, C, Kuulasmaa, K, Laakso, M, Lai, D, Langenberg, C, Le, N, Lettre, G, Loukola, A, Luan, J, Madden, PAF, Mangino, M, Marioni, RE, Marouli, E, Marten, J, Martin, NG, McGue, M, Michailidou, K, Mihailov, E, Moayyeri, A, Moitry, M, Müller-Nurasyid, M, Naheed, A, Nauck, M, Neville, MJ, Nielsen, SF, North, K, Perola, M, Pharoah, PDP, Pistis, G, Polderman, TJ, Posthuma, D, Poulter, N, Qaiser, B, Rasheed, A, Reiner, A, Renström, F, Rice, J, Rohde, R, Rolandsson, O, Samani, NJ, Samuel, M, Schlessinger, D, Scholte, SH, Scott, RA, Sever, P, Shao, Y, Shrine, N, Smith, JA, Starr, JM, Stirrups, K, Stram, D, Stringham, HM, Tachmazidou, I, Tardif, J-C, Thompson, DJ, Tindle, HA, Tragante, V, Trompet, S, Turcot, V, Tyrrell, J, Vaartjes, I, van der Leij, AR, van der Meer, P, Varga, TV, Verweij, N, Völzke, H, Wareham, NJ, Warren, HR, Weir, DR, Weiss, S, Wetherill, L, Yaghootkar, H, Yavas, E, Jiang, Y, Chen, F, Zhan, X, Zhang, W, Zhao, W, Zhou, K, Amouyel, P, Blankenberg, S, Caulfield, MJ, Chowdhury, R, Cucca, F, Deary, IJ, Deloukas, P, Di Angelantonio, E, Ferrario, M, Ferrières, J, Franks, PW, Frayling, TM, Frossard, P, Hall, IP, Hayward, C, Jansson, J-H, Jukema, JW, Kee, F, Männistö, S, Metspalu, A, Munroe, PB, Nordestgaard, BG, Palmer, CNA, Salomaa, V, Sattar, N, Spector, T, Strachan, DP, Understanding Society Scientific Group, EPIC-CVD, GSCAN, Consortium for Genetics of Smoking Behaviour, CHD Exome+ Consortium, van der Harst, P, Zeggini, E, Saleheen, D, Butterworth, AS, Wain, LV, Abecasis, GR, Danesh, J, Tobin, MD, Vrieze, S, Liu, DJ, and Howson, JMM
Abstract: Smoking is a major heritable and modifiable risk factor for many diseases, including cancer, common respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. Fourteen genetic loci have previously been associated with smoking behaviour-related traits. We tested up to 235,116 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) on the exome-array for association with smoking initiation, cigarettes per day, pack-years, and smoking cessation in a fixed effects meta-analysis of up to 61 studies (up to 346,813 participants). In a subset of 112,811 participants, a further one million SNVs were also genotyped and tested for association with the four smoking behaviour traits. SNV-trait associations with P
Published: 2020

13. Variants associated with HHIP expression have sex-differential effects on lung function [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Author: Fawcett, KA, Obeidat, M, Melbourne, C, Shrine, N, Guyatt, AL, John, C, Luan, J, Richmond, A, Moksnes, MR, Granell, R, Weiss, S, Imboden, M, May-Wilson, S, Hysi, P, Boutin, TS, Portas, L, Flexeder, C, Harris, SE, Wang, CA, Lyytikäinen, LP, Palviainen, T, Foong, RE, Keidel, D, Minelli, C, Langenberg, C, Bossé, Y, Van den Berge, M, Sin, DD, Hao, K, Campbell, A, Porteous, D, Padmanabhan, S, Smith, BH, Evans, DM, Ring, S, Langhammer, A, Hveem, K, Willer, C, Ewert, R, Stubbe, B, Pirastu, N, Klaric, L, Joshi, PK, Patasova, K, Massimo, M, Polasek, O, Starr, JM, Karrasch, S, Strauch, K, Meitinger, T, Rudan, I, Rantanen, T., Pietiläinen, K, Kähönen, M, Raitakari, OT, Hall, GL, Sly, PD, Pennell, CE, Kaprio, J, Lehtimäki, T, Vitart, V, Deary, IJ, Jarvis, D, Wilson, JF, Spector, T, Probst-Hensch, N, Wareham, NJ, Völzke, H, Henderson, J, Strachan, DP, Brumpton, BM, Hayward, C, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, and Wain, LV
Subjects: genome-wide interaction study, HHIP, lcsh:R, lcsh:Medicine, lung function, genotyyppi, sukupuoli, hengityselimet, toimintakyky, expression, sex, lcsh:Q, geeniekspressio, geneettiset tekijät, lcsh:Science, keuhkot
Abstract: Background: Lung function is highly heritable and differs between the sexes throughout life. However, little is known about sex-differential genetic effects on lung function. We aimed to conduct the first genome-wide genotype-by-sex interaction study on lung function to identify genetic effects that differ between males and females. Methods: We tested for interactions between 7,745,864 variants and sex on spirometry-based measures of lung function in UK Biobank (N=303,612), and sought replication in 75,696 independent individuals from the SpiroMeta consortium. Results: Five independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showed genome-wide significant (P
Published: 2020

14. Variants associated withHHIP expression have sex-differential effects on lung function

Author: Fawcett, KA, Wain, LV, Obeidat, M, Melbourne, C, Shrine, N, Guyatt, AL, John, C, Luan, J, Richmond, A, Moksnes, MR, Granell, R, Weiss, S, Imboden, M, May-Wilson, S, Hysi, P, Boutin, TS, Portas, L, Flexeder, C, Harris, SE, Wang, CA, Lyytikäinen, LP, Palviainen, T, Foong, RE, Keidel, D, Minelli, C, Langenberg, C, Bossé, Y, Van den Berge, M, Sin, DD, Hao, K, Campbell, A, Porteous, D, Padmanabhan, S, Smith, BH, Evans, DM, Ring, S, Langhammer, A, Hveem, K, Willer, C, Ewert, R, Stubbe, B, Pirastu, N, Klaric, L, Joshi, PK, Patasova, K, Massimo, M, Polasek, O, Starr, JM, Karrasch, S, Strauch, K, Meitinger, T, Rudan, I, Rantanen, T, Pietiläinen, K, Kähönen, M, Raitakari, OT, Hall, GL, Sly, Peter, Pennell, CE, Kaprio, J, Lehtimäki, T, Vitart, V, Deary, IJ, Jarvis, D, Wilson, JF, Spector, T, Probst-Hensch, N, Wareham, NJ, Völzke, H, Henderson, J, Strachan, DP, Brumpton, BM, Hayward, C, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, Fawcett, KA, Wain, LV, Obeidat, M, Melbourne, C, Shrine, N, Guyatt, AL, John, C, Luan, J, Richmond, A, Moksnes, MR, Granell, R, Weiss, S, Imboden, M, May-Wilson, S, Hysi, P, Boutin, TS, Portas, L, Flexeder, C, Harris, SE, Wang, CA, Lyytikäinen, LP, Palviainen, T, Foong, RE, Keidel, D, Minelli, C, Langenberg, C, Bossé, Y, Van den Berge, M, Sin, DD, Hao, K, Campbell, A, Porteous, D, Padmanabhan, S, Smith, BH, Evans, DM, Ring, S, Langhammer, A, Hveem, K, Willer, C, Ewert, R, Stubbe, B, Pirastu, N, Klaric, L, Joshi, PK, Patasova, K, Massimo, M, Polasek, O, Starr, JM, Karrasch, S, Strauch, K, Meitinger, T, Rudan, I, Rantanen, T, Pietiläinen, K, Kähönen, M, Raitakari, OT, Hall, GL, Sly, Peter, Pennell, CE, Kaprio, J, Lehtimäki, T, Vitart, V, Deary, IJ, Jarvis, D, Wilson, JF, Spector, T, Probst-Hensch, N, Wareham, NJ, Völzke, H, Henderson, J, Strachan, DP, Brumpton, BM, Hayward, C, Hall, IP, and Tobin, MD
Abstract: Background: Lung function is highly heritable and differs between the sexes throughout life. However, little is known about sex-differential genetic effects on lung function. We aimed to conduct the first genome-wide genotype-by-sex interaction study on lung function to identify genetic effects that differ between males and females. Methods: We tested for interactions between 7,745,864 variants and sex on spirometry-based measures of lung function in UK Biobank (N=303,612), and sought replication in 75,696 independent individuals from the SpiroMeta consortium. Results: Five independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) showed genome-wide significant (P<5x10 -8) interactions with sex on lung function, and 21 showed suggestive interactions (P<1x10 -6). The strongest signal, from rs7697189 (chr4:145436894) on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1) (P=3.15x10 -15), was replicated (P=0.016) in SpiroMeta. The C allele increased FEV 1 more in males (untransformed FEV 1 β=0.028 [SE 0.0022] litres) than females (β=0.009 [SE 0.0014] litres), and this effect was not accounted for by differential effects on height, smoking or pubertal age. rs7697189 resides upstream of the hedgehog-interacting protein ( HHIP) gene and was previously associated with lung function and HHIP lung expression. We found HHIP expression was significantly different between the sexes (P=6.90x10 -6), but we could not detect sex differential effects of rs7697189 on expression. Conclusions: We identified a novel genotype-by-sex interaction at a putative enhancer region upstream of the HHIP gene. Establishing the mechanism by which HHIP SNPs have different effects on lung function in males and females will be important for our understanding of lung health and diseases in both sexes.
Published: 2020

15. Associations of Retinal Microvascular Diameters and Tortuosity With Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness: United Kingdom Biobank

Author: Tapp, RJ, Owen, CG, Barman, SA, Welikala, RA, Foster, PJ, Whincup, PH, Strachan, DP, Rudnicka, AR, and UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium
Abstract: To examine the baseline associations of retinal vessel morphometry with blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness in United Kingdom Biobank. The United Kingdom Biobank included 68 550 participants aged 40 to 69 years who underwent nonmydriatic retinal imaging, BP, and arterial stiffness index assessment. A fully automated image analysis program (QUARTZ [Quantitative Analysis of Retinal Vessel Topology and Size]) provided measures of retinal vessel diameter and tortuosity. The associations between retinal vessel morphology and cardiovascular disease risk factors/outcomes were examined using multilevel linear regression to provide absolute differences in vessel diameter and percentage differences in tortuosity (allowing within person clustering), adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, clinic, body mass index, smoking, and deprivation index. Greater arteriolar tortuosity was associated with higher systolic BP (relative increase, 1.2%; 95% CI, 0.9; 1.4% per 10 mmHg), higher mean arterial pressure, 1.3%; 0.9, 1.7% per 10 mmHg, and higher pulse pressure (PP, 1.8%; 1.4; 2.2% per 10 mmHg). Narrower arterioles were associated with higher systolic BP (-0.9 µm; -0.94, -0.87 µm per 10 mmHg), mean arterial pressure (-1.5 µm; -1.5, -1.5 µm per 10 mmHg), PP (-0.7 µm; -0.8, -0.7 µm per 10 mmHg), and arterial stiffness index (-0.12 µm; -0.14, -0.09 µm per ms/m2). Associations were in the same direction but marginally weaker for venular tortuosity and diameter. This study assessing the retinal microvasculature at scale has shown clear associations between retinal vessel morphometry, BP, and arterial stiffness index. These observations further our understanding of the preclinical disease processes and interplay between microvascular and macrovascular disease.
Published: 2019

16. International correlations between indicators of prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality for asthma in children

Author: Anderson, HR, Gupta, R, Kapetanakis, V, Asher, MI, Clayton, T, Robertson, CF, and Strachan, DP
Published: 2008

17. Clinical onset of atopic eczema: Results from two nationally representative British birth cohorts followed through mid-life

Author: Abuabara, K, Ye, M, McCulloch, CE, Sullivan, A, Margolis, DJ, Strachan, DP, Paternoster, L, Yew, YW, Williams, HC, and Langan, SM
Subjects: body regions, immune system diseases, otorhinolaryngologic diseases, skin and connective tissue diseases
Abstract: Background\ud Atopic eczema onset is described primarily in early childhood; the frequency and characteristics of adult-onset disease remain controversial.\ud \ud Objective\ud To determine the proportion of individuals who report atopic eczema symptoms between birth and mid adulthood, and to examine demographic, immunologic, and genetic factors associated with period of symptom onset.\ud \ud Methods\ud We conducted a longitudinal study using data from two nationally representative community-based birth cohorts from the United Kingdom: the British Cohort Studies 1958 and 1970. Individuals were followed from birth through age 42-50. The primary outcome was the age period of self-reported atopic eczema symptom onset based on repeated measures of self-reported atopic eczema at each survey wave.\ud \ud Results\ud The annual period prevalence of atopic eczema ranged from 5-15% in two cohorts of over 17,000 participants each followed from birth through mid-age. There was no clear trend in prevalence by age, and among adults reporting active atopic eczema during a given year, only 38% had symptom onset reported in childhood. When compared with individuals whose eczema started in childhood, those with adult-onset disease were more likely to be women, from Scotland or Northern England, of lower childhood socio-economic group, smokers in adulthood, and less likely to have a history of asthma. In a sub-analysis using data from the 1958 cohort only, genetic mutations previously associated with atopic eczema, including filaggrin null mutations, and allergen-specific IgE were more common among those with childhood-onset disease.\ud \ud Conclusion\ud Rates of self-reported atopic eczema remain high after childhood, and adult-onset atopic eczema has different risk factor associations than childhood-onset eczema.
Published: 2019

18. Combined impact of healthy lifestyle factors on risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in school children: ISAAC phase III

Author: Morales, E, Strachan, DP, Asher, I, Ellwood, P, Pearce, N, García-Marcos, L, and ISAAC Phase III Study Group
Abstract: Background Asthma is not the key focus of prevention strategies. A Healthy Lifestyle Index (HLI) was developed to examine the combined effect of modifiable lifestyle factors on asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema using data from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) phase III.\ud \ud Methods Information on symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, eczema and several lifestyle factors was obtained from children aged 6–7 years through written questionnaires. The HLI combined five lifestyle factors: no parental smoking, child’s adherence to Mediterranean diet, child’s healthy body mass index, high physical activity and non-sedentary behaviour. The association between the HLI and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema was evaluated using multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models.\ud \ud Findings Data of 70 795 children from 37 centres in 19 countries were analysed. Each additional healthy lifestyle factor was associated with a reduced risk of current wheeze (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.89), asthma ever (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.87 to 0.92), current symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92 to 0.97) and current symptoms of eczema (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.92 to 0.98). Theoretically, if associations were causal, a combination of four or five healthy lifestyle factors would result into a reduction up to 16% of asthma cases (ranging from 2.7% to 26.3 % according to region of the world).\ud \ud Conclusions These findings should be interpreted with caution given the limitations to infer causality from cross-sectional observational data. Efficacy of interventions to improve multiple modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce the burden asthma and allergy in childhood should be assessed.
Published: 2019

19. Are environmental factors for atopic eczema in ISAAC Phase Three due to reverse causation?

Author: Rutter, C, Silverwood, RJ, Williams, HC, Ellwood, P, Asher, I, Garcia-Marcos, L, Strachan, DP, Pearce, N, Langan, SM, and ISAAC Phase 3 Study Group
Abstract: Some previously described environmental associations for atopic eczema (AE) may be due to reverse causation. We explored the role of reverse causation by comparing individual- and school-level results for multiple AE risk factors.\ud ISAAC Phase Three surveyed children within schools (the sampling unit) on AE symptoms and potential risk factors. We assessed the effect of these risk factors on AE symptoms using mixed-effect logistic regression models, first with individual-level exposure data and second with school-level exposure prevalence.\ud 546,348 children from 53 countries were included. At age 6-7 the strongest individual-level associations were with current paracetamol use (odds ratio=1.45, 95% confidence interval 1.37-1.54), which persisted at school-level (1.55, 1.10-2.21), antibiotics (1.41, 1.34-1.48) and early life paracetamol use (1.28, 1.21-1.36) with the former persisting at school-level while the latter was no longer observed (1.35, 1.00-1.82 and 0.94, 0.69-1.28 respectively). At age\ud 13-14 the strongest associations at individual-level were with current paracetamol use (1.57, 1.51-1.63) and open-fire cooking (1.46, 1.33-1.62); both were stronger at school-level (2.57, 1.84-3.59 and 2.38, 1.52-3.73 respectively). Association with exposure to heavy traffic (1.31, 1.27-1.36) also persisted at school-level (1.40, 1.07-1.82).\ud Most individual- and school level effects were consistent tending to exclude reverse causation.
Published: 2019

20. Can environment or allergy explain international variation in prevalence of wheeze in childhood?

Author: Weinmayr, G, Jaensch, A, Ruelius, A-K, Forastiere, F, Strachan, DP, and ISAAC Phase Two Study Group
Abstract: Asthma prevalence in children varies substantially around the world, but the contribution of known risk factors to this international variation is uncertain. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two studied 8–12 year old children in 30 centres worldwide with parent-completed symptom and risk factor questionnaires and aeroallergen skin prick testing. We used multilevel logistic regression modelling to investigate the effect of adjustment for individual and ecological risk factors on the between-centre variation in prevalence of recent wheeze. Adjustment for single individual-level risk factors changed the centre-level variation from a reduction of up to 8.4% (and 8.5% for atopy) to an increase of up to 6.8%. Modelling the 11 most influential environmental factors among all children simultaneously, the centre-level variation changed little overall (2.4% increase). Modelling only factors that decreased the variance, the 6 most influential factors (synthetic and feather quilt, mother’s smoking, heating stoves, dampness and foam pillows) in combination resulted in a 21% reduction in variance. Ecological (centre-level) risk factors generally explained higher proportions of the variation than did individual risk factors. Single environmental factors and aeroallergen sensitisation measured at the individual (child) level did not explain much of the between-centre variation in wheeze prevalence.
Published: 2019

21. Are environmental risk factors for current wheeze in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) phase three due to reverse causation?

Author: Silverwood, RJ, Rutter, CE, Mitchell, EA, Asher, MI, Garcia-Marcos, L, Strachan, DP, Pearce, N, and ISAAC Phase Three Study Group
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Phase Three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) measured the global prevalence of symptoms of asthma in children. We undertook comprehensive analyses addressing risk factors for asthma symptoms in combination, at both the individual and the school level, to explore the potential role of reverse causation due to selective avoidance or confounding by indication. OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of reverse causation in risk factors of asthma symptoms. METHODS: We compared two sets of multilevel logistic regression analyses, using (a) individual level exposure data and (b) school level average exposure (ie prevalence), in two different age groups. In individual level analyses, reverse causation is a possible concern if individual level exposure statuses were changed as a result of asthma symptoms or diagnosis. School level analyses may suffer from ecologic confounding, but reverse causation is less of a concern because individual changes in exposure status as a result of asthma symptoms would only have a small effect on overall school exposure levels. RESULTS: There were 131 924 children aged 6-7 years (2428 schools, 25 countries) with complete exposure, outcome and confounder data. The strongest associations in individual level analyses (fully adjusted) were for current paracetamol use (odds ratio = 2.06; 95% confidence interval 1.97-2.16), early life antibiotic use (1.65; 1.58-1.73) and open fire cooking (1.44; 1.26-1.65). In school level analyses, these risk factors again showed increased risks. There were 238 586 adolescents aged 13-14 years (2072 schools, 42 countries) with complete exposure, outcome and confounder data. The strongest associations in individual level analyses (fully adjusted) were for current paracetamol use (1.80; 1.75-1.86), cooking on an open fire (1.32; 1.22-1.43) and maternal tobacco use (1.23; 1.18-1.27). In school level analyses, these risk factors again showed increased risks. CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These analyses strengthen the potentially causal interpretation of previously reported individual level findings, by providing evidence against reverse causation.
Published: 2018

22. The Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia: design, results and future prospects

Author: Middeldorp, CM, Mahajan, A, Horikoshi, M, Robertson, NR, Beaumont, RN, Bradfield, JP, Bustamante, M, Cousminer, DL, Day, FR, De Silva, NM, Guxens, M, Mook-Kanamori, DO, St Pourcain, B, Warrington, NM, Adair, LS, Ahlqvist, E, Ahluwalia, TS, Almgren, P, Ang, W, Atalay, M, Auvinen, J, Bartels, M, Beckmann, JS, Bilbao, JR, Bond, T, Borja, JB, Cavadino, A, Charoen, P, Chen, Z, Coin, L, Cooper, C, Curtin, JA, Custovic, A, Das, S, Davies, GE, Dedoussis, GV, Duijts, L, Eastwood, PR, Eliasen, AU, Elliott, P, Eriksson, JG, Estivill, X, Fadista, J, Fedko, IO, Frayling, TM, Gaillard, R, Gauderman, WJ, Geller, F, Gilliland, F, Gilsanz, V, Granell, R, Grarup, N, Groop, L, Hadley, D, Hakonarson, H, Hansen, T, Hartman, CA, Hattersley, AT, Hayes, MG, Hebebrand, J, Heinrich, J, Helgeland, O, Henders, AK, Henderson, J, Henriksen, TB, Hirschhorn, JN, Hivert, M-F, Hocher, B, Holloway, JW, Holt, P, Hottenga, J-J, Hypponen, E, Iniguez, C, Johansson, S, Jugessur, A, Kahonen, M, Kalkwarf, HJ, Kaprio, J, Karhunen, V, Kemp, JP, Kerkhof, M, Koppelman, GH, Korner, A, Kotecha, S, Kreiner-Moller, E, Kulohoma, B, Kumar, A, Kutalik, Z, Lahti, J, Lappe, JM, Larsson, H, Lehtimaki, T, Lewin, AM, Li, J, Lichtenstein, P, Lindgren, CM, Lindi, V, Linneberg, A, Liu, X, Liu, J, Lowe, WL, Lundstrom, S, Lyytikainen, L-P, Ma, RCW, Mace, A, Magi, R, Magnus, P, Mamun, AA, Mannikko, M, Martin, NG, Mbarek, H, McCarthy, NS, Medland, SE, Melbye, M, Melen, E, Mohlke, KL, Monnereau, C, Morgen, CS, Morris, AP, Murray, JC, Myhre, R, Najman, JM, Nivard, MG, Nohr, EA, Nolte, IM, Ntalla, I, O'Reilly, P, Oberfield, SE, Oken, E, Oldehinkel, AJ, Pahkala, K, Palviainen, T, Panoutsopoulou, K, Pedersen, O, Pennell, CE, Pershagen, G, Pitkanen, N, Plomin, R, Power, C, Prasad, RB, Prokopenko, I, Pulkkinen, L, Raikkonen, K, Raitakari, OT, Reynolds, RM, Richmond, RC, Rivadeneira, F, Rodriguez, A, Rose, RJ, Salem, R, Santa-Marina, L, Saw, S-M, Schnurr, TM, Scott, JG, Selzam, S, Shepherd, JA, Simpson, A, Skotte, L, Sleiman, PMA, Snieder, H, Sorensen, TIA, Standl, M, Steegers, EAP, Strachan, DP, Straker, L, Strandberg, T, Taylor, M, Teo, Y-Y, Thiering, E, Torrent, M, Tyrrell, J, Uitterlinden, AG, van Beijsterveldt, T, van der Most, PJ, van Duijn, CM, Viikari, J, Vilor-Tejedor, N, Vogelezang, S, Vonk, JM, Vrijkotte, TGM, Vuoksimaa, E, Wang, CA, Watkins, WJ, Wichmann, H-E, Willemsen, G, Williams, GM, Wilson, JF, Wray, NR, Xu, S, Xu, C-J, Yaghootkar, H, Yi, L, Zafarmand, MH, Zeggini, E, Zemel, BS, Hinney, A, Lakka, TA, Whitehouse, AJO, Sunyer, J, Widen, EE, Feenstra, B, Sebert, S, Jacobsson, B, Njolstad, PR, Stoltenberg, C, Smith, GD, Lawlor, DA, Paternoster, L, Timpson, NJ, Ong, KK, Bisgaard, H, Bonnelykke, K, Jaddoe, VWV, Tiemeier, H, Jarvelin, M-R, Evans, DM, Perry, JRB, Grant, SFA, Boomsma, DI, Freathy, RM, McCarthy, MI, Felix, JF, Middeldorp, CM, Mahajan, A, Horikoshi, M, Robertson, NR, Beaumont, RN, Bradfield, JP, Bustamante, M, Cousminer, DL, Day, FR, De Silva, NM, Guxens, M, Mook-Kanamori, DO, St Pourcain, B, Warrington, NM, Adair, LS, Ahlqvist, E, Ahluwalia, TS, Almgren, P, Ang, W, Atalay, M, Auvinen, J, Bartels, M, Beckmann, JS, Bilbao, JR, Bond, T, Borja, JB, Cavadino, A, Charoen, P, Chen, Z, Coin, L, Cooper, C, Curtin, JA, Custovic, A, Das, S, Davies, GE, Dedoussis, GV, Duijts, L, Eastwood, PR, Eliasen, AU, Elliott, P, Eriksson, JG, Estivill, X, Fadista, J, Fedko, IO, Frayling, TM, Gaillard, R, Gauderman, WJ, Geller, F, Gilliland, F, Gilsanz, V, Granell, R, Grarup, N, Groop, L, Hadley, D, Hakonarson, H, Hansen, T, Hartman, CA, Hattersley, AT, Hayes, MG, Hebebrand, J, Heinrich, J, Helgeland, O, Henders, AK, Henderson, J, Henriksen, TB, Hirschhorn, JN, Hivert, M-F, Hocher, B, Holloway, JW, Holt, P, Hottenga, J-J, Hypponen, E, Iniguez, C, Johansson, S, Jugessur, A, Kahonen, M, Kalkwarf, HJ, Kaprio, J, Karhunen, V, Kemp, JP, Kerkhof, M, Koppelman, GH, Korner, A, Kotecha, S, Kreiner-Moller, E, Kulohoma, B, Kumar, A, Kutalik, Z, Lahti, J, Lappe, JM, Larsson, H, Lehtimaki, T, 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Abstract: The impact of many unfavorable childhood traits or diseases, such as low birth weight and mental disorders, is not limited to childhood and adolescence, as they are also associated with poor outcomes in adulthood, such as cardiovascular disease. Insight into the genetic etiology of childhood and adolescent traits and disorders may therefore provide new perspectives, not only on how to improve wellbeing during childhood, but also how to prevent later adverse outcomes. To achieve the sample sizes required for genetic research, the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) and EArly Genetics and Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) consortia were established. The majority of the participating cohorts are longitudinal population-based samples, but other cohorts with data on early childhood phenotypes are also involved. Cohorts often have a broad focus and collect(ed) data on various somatic and psychiatric traits as well as environmental factors. Genetic variants have been successfully identified for multiple traits, for example, birth weight, atopic dermatitis, childhood BMI, allergic sensitization, and pubertal growth. Furthermore, the results have shown that genetic factors also partly underlie the association with adult traits. As sample sizes are still increasing, it is expected that future analyses will identify additional variants. This, in combination with the development of innovative statistical methods, will provide detailed insight on the mechanisms underlying the transition from childhood to adult disorders. Both consortia welcome new collaborations. Policies and contact details are available from the corresponding authors of this manuscript and/or the consortium websites.
Published: 2019

23. Quality control and conduct of genome-wide association meta-analyses

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Subjects: Quality Control, Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), BIO/12 - BIOCHIMICA CLINICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE CLINICA, media_common.quotation_subject, quality control, GWAMAS, Control (management), Medizin, Genome-wide association study, Biology, Bioinformatics, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Software, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Comparable size, Quality (business), 030304 developmental biology, media_common, Protocol (science), 0303 health sciences, business.industry, Software package, Data science, Urological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15], Genome-Wide Association Study/methods, Inflammatory diseases Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 5], quality control, genome-wide association meta-analyses, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext Rigorous organization and quality control (QC) are necessary to facilitate successful genome-wide association meta-analyses (GWAMAs) of statistics aggregated across multiple genome-wide association studies. This protocol provides guidelines for (i) organizational aspects of GWAMAs, and for (ii) QC at the study file level, the meta-level across studies and the meta-analysis output level. Real-world examples highlight issues experienced and solutions developed by the GIANT Consortium that has conducted meta-analyses including data from 125 studies comprising more than 330,000 individuals. We provide a general protocol for conducting GWAMAs and carrying out QC to minimize errors and to guarantee maximum use of the data. We also include details for the use of a powerful and flexible software package called EasyQC. Precise timings will be greatly influenced by consortium size. For consortia of comparable size to the GIANT Consortium, this protocol takes a minimum of about 10 months to complete.
Published: 2014
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Subjects: Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), BIO/12 - BIOCHIMICA CLINICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE CLINICA, Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMEMERGEGE) Consortium, Medizin, Genome-wide association study, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Body Height/genetics, European Continental Ancestry Group/genetics, Genetic Variation/genetics, Genetics, Population, Genome-Wide Association Study/methods, Humans, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics, heritability, 0302 clinical medicine, Genome-wide, SNPS, snps, Genetics & Heredity, ddc:616, Genetics, Medical And Health Sciences, 0303 health sciences, education.field_of_study, variants, GENETIC-VARIATION, Biological Sciences, Urological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15], body height, genetic-variation, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Single Nucleotide/genetics, Human, European Continental Ancestry Group, Population, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Biology, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, White People, NO, complex traits, 03 medical and health sciences, Genetic variation, heritability, adult, height, Polymorphism, Human height, PAGEGE Consortium, education, Gene, VLAG, 030304 developmental biology, Global Nutrition, Wereldvoeding, genome-wide association study, Science & Technology, Whites, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysi, MUTATIONS, COMPLEX TRAITS, ta1184, Klinisk medicin, population genetics, Genetic Variation, Heritability, ta3121, mutations, Genetic architecture, Body Height, genetic variation, MIGen Consortium, Inflammatory diseases Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 5], Clinical Medicine, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, height, LifeLines Cohort Study, Developmental Biology, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext 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 approximately 2,000, approximately 3,700 and approximately 9,500 SNPs explained approximately 21%, approximately 24% and approximately 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/beta-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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25. Publisher Correction: Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits (vol 50, pg 1412, 2018)

Author: Evangelou, E, Warren, HR, Mosen-Ansorena, D, Mifsud, B, Pazoki, R, Gao, H, Ntritsos, G, Dimou, N, Cabrera, CP, Karaman, I, Fu, LN, Evangelou, M, Witkowska, K, Tzanis, E, Hellwege, JN, Giri, A, Edwards, DRV, Sun, YV, Cho, K, Gaziano, JM, Wilson, PWF, Tsao, PS, Kovesdy, CP, Esko, T, Magi, R, Milani, L, Almgren, P, Boutin, T, Debette, S, Ding, J, Giulianini, F, Holliday, EG, Jackson, AU, Li-Gao, R, Lin, W-Y, Luan, J, Mangino, M, Oldmeadow, C, Prins, BP, Qian, Y, Sargurupremraj, M, Shah, N, Surendran, P, Theriault, S, Verweij, N, Willems, SM, Zhao, J-H, Amouyel, P, Connell, J, De Mutsert, R, Doney, ASF, Farrall, M, Menni, C, Morris, AD, Noordam, R, Pare, G, Poulter, NR, Shields, DC, Stanton, A, Thom, S, Abecasis, G, Amin, N, Arking, DE, Ayers, KL, Barbieri, CM, Batini, C, Bis, JC, Blake, T, Bochud, M, Boehnke, M, Boerwinkle, E, Boomsma, DI, Bottinger, EP, Braund, PS, Brumat, M, Campbell, A, Campbell, H, Chakravarti, A, Chambers, JC, Chauhan, G, Ciullo, M, Cocca, M, Collins, F, Cordell, HJ, Davies, G, De Borst, MH, De Geus, EJ, Deary, IJ, Deelen, J, Del Greco, FM, Demirkale, CY, Dorr, M, Ehret, GB, Elosua, R, Enroth, S, Erzurumluoglu, AM, Ferreira, T, Franberg, M, Franco, OH, Gandin, I, Gasparini, P, Giedraitis, V, Gieger, C, Girotto, G, Goel, A, Gow, AJ, Gudnason, V, Guo, X, Gyllensten, U, Hamsten, A, Harris, TB, Harris, SE, Hartman, CA, Havulinna, AS, Hicks, AA, Hofer, E, Hofman, A, Hottenga, J-J, Huffman, JE, Hwang, S-J, Ingelsson, E, James, A, Jansen, R, Jarvelin, M-R, Joehanes, R, Johansson, A, Johnson, AD, Joshi, PK, Jousilahti, P, Jukema, JW, Jula, A, Kahonen, M, Kathiresan, S, Keavney, BD, Khaw, K-T, Knekt, P, Knight, J, Kolcic, I, Kooner, JS, Koskinen, S, Kristiansson, K, Kutalik, Z, Laan, M, Larson, M, Launer, LJ, Lehne, B, Lehtimaki, T, Liewald, DCM, Lin, L, Lind, L, Lindgren, CM, Liu, Y, Loos, RJF, Lopez, LM, Lu, Y, Lyytikainen, L-P, Mahajan, A, Mamasoula, C, Marrugat, J, Marten, J, Milaneschi, Y, Morgan, A, Morris, AP, Morrison, AC, Munson, PJ, Nalls, MA, Nandakumar, P, Nelson, CP, Niiranen, T, Nolte, IM, Nutile, T, Oldehinkel, AJ, Oostra, BA, O'Reilly, PF, Org, E, Padmanabhan, S, Palmas, W, Palotie, A, Pattie, A, Penninx, BWJH, Perola, M, Peters, A, Polasek, O, Pramstaller, PP, Quang, TN, Raitakari, OT, Ren, M, Rettig, R, Rice, K, Ridker, PM, Ried, JS, Riese, H, Ripatti, S, Robino, A, Rose, LM, Rotter, JI, Rudan, I, Ruggiero, D, Saba, Y, Sala, CF, Salomaa, V, Samani, NJ, Sarin, A-P, Schmidt, R, Schmidt, H, Shrine, N, Siscovick, D, Smith, AV, Snieder, H, Sober, S, Sorice, R, Starr, JM, Stott, DJ, Strachan, DP, Strawbridge, RJ, Sundstrom, J, Swertz, MA, Taylor, KD, Teumer, A, Tobin, MD, Tomaszewski, M, Toniolo, D, Traglia, M, Trompet, S, Tuomilehto, J, Tzourio, C, Uitterlinden, AG, Vaez, A, Van der Most, PJ, Van Duijn, CM, Vergnaud, A-C, Verwoert, GC, Vitart, V, Volker, U, Vollenweider, P, Vuckovic, D, Watkins, H, Wild, SH, Willemsen, G, Wilson, JF, Wright, AF, Yao, J, Zemunik, T, Zhang, W, Attia, JR, Butterworth, AS, Chasman, DI, Conen, D, Cucca, F, Danesh, J, Hayward, C, Howson, JMM, Laakso, M, Lakatta, EG, Langenberg, C, Melander, O, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Palmer, CNA, Risch, L, Scott, RA, Scott, RJ, Sever, P, Spector, TD, Van der Harst, P, Wareham, NJ, Zeggini, E, Levy, D, Munroe, PB, Newton-Cheh, C, Brown, MJ, Metspalu, A, Hung, AM, O'Donnell, CJ, Edwards, TL, Psaty, BM, Tzoulaki, I, Barnes, MR, Wain, LV, Elliott, P, and Caulfield, MJ
Subjects: Genetics & Heredity, Science & Technology, Million Veteran Program, 06 Biological Sciences, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, Developmental Biology
Abstract: Correction to: Nature Genetics https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0205-x, published online 17 September 2018.
Published: 2018

26. Author Correction: Genome-wide association and HLA fine-mapping studies identify risk loci and genetic pathways underlying allergic rhinitis

Author: Waage, J, Standl, M, Curtin, JA, Jessen, LE, Thorsen, J, Tian, C, Schoettler, N, 23andMe Research Team, AAGC collaborators, Flores, C, Abdellaoui, A, Ahluwalia, TS, Alves, AC, Amaral, AFS, Antó, JM, Arnold, A, Barreto-Luis, A, Baurecht, H, van Beijsterveldt, CEM, Bleecker, ER, Bonàs-Guarch, S, Boomsma, DI, Brix, S, Bunyavanich, S, Burchard, EG, Chen, Z, Curjuric, I, Custovic, A, den Dekker, HT, Dharmage, SC, Dmitrieva, J, Duijts, L, Ege, MJ, Gauderman, WJ, Georges, M, Gieger, C, Gilliland, F, Granell, R, Gui, H, Hansen, T, Heinrich, J, Henderson, J, Hernandez-Pacheco, N, Holt, P, Imboden, M, Jaddoe, VWV, Jarvelin, M-R, Jarvis, DL, Jensen, KK, Jónsdóttir, I, Kabesch, M, Kaprio, J, Kumar, A, Lee, Y-A, Levin, AM, Li, X, Lorenzo-Diaz, F, Melén, E, Mercader, JM, Meyers, DA, Myers, R, Nicolae, DL, Nohr, EA, Palviainen, T, Paternoster, L, Pennell, CE, Pershagen, G, Pino-Yanes, M, Probst-Hensch, NM, Rüschendorf, F, Simpson, A, Stefansson, K, Sunyer, J, Sveinbjornsson, G, Thiering, E, Thompson, PJ, Torrent, M, Torrents, D, Tung, JY, Wang, CA, Weidinger, S, Weiss, S, Willemsen, G, Williams, LK, Ober, C, Hinds, DA, Ferreira, MA, Bisgaard, H, Strachan, DP, and Bønnelykke, K
Subjects: ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION, ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS
Abstract: In the version of this article initially published, in Fig. 3, the y-axis numbering did not match the log scale indicated in the axis label. The error has been corrected in the HTML and PDF version of the article.
Published: 2018

27. Molecular genetic overlap between migraine and major depressive disorder

Author: Yang, Y, Zhao, H, Boomsma, DI, Ligthart, L, Belin, AC, Davey Smith, G, Esko, T, Freilinger, TM, Folkmann Hansen, T, Arfan Ikram, M, Kallela, M, Kubisch, C, Paraskevi, C, Strachan, DP, Wessman, M, The International Headache Genetics Consortium, van de Maagdenberg, AMJM, Terwindt, GM, and Nyholt, DR
Abstract: Migraine and major depressive disorder (MDD) are common brain disorders that frequently co-occur. Despite epidemiological evidence that migraine and MDD share a genetic basis, their overlap at the molecular genetic level has not been thoroughly investigated. Using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and gene-based analysis of genome-wide association study (GWAS) genotype data, we found significant genetic overlap across the two disorders. LD Score regression revealed a significant SNP-based heritability for both migraine (h2 = 12%) and MDD (h2 = 19%), and a significant cross-disorder genetic correlation (rG = 0.25; P = 0.04). Meta-analysis of results for 8,045,569 SNPs from a migraine GWAS (comprising 30,465 migraine cases and 143,147 control samples) and the top 10,000 SNPs from a MDD GWAS (comprising 75,607 MDD cases and 231,747 healthy controls), implicated three SNPs (rs146377178, rs672931, and rs11858956) with novel genome-wide significant association (PSNP ≤ 5 × 10−8) to migraine and MDD. Moreover, gene-based association analyses revealed significant enrichment of genes nominally associated (Pgene-based ≤ 0.05) with both migraine and MDD (Pbinomial-test = 0.001). Combining results across migraine and MDD, two genes, ANKDD1B and KCNK5, produced Fisher’s combined gene-based P values that surpassed the genome-wide significance threshold (PFisher’s-combined ≤ 3.6 × 10−6). Pathway analysis of genes with PFisher’s-combined ≤ 1 × 10−3 suggested several pathways, foremost neural-related pathways of signalling and ion channel regulation, to be involved in migraine and MDD aetiology. In conclusion, our study provides strong molecular genetic support for shared genetically determined biological mechanisms underlying migraine and MDD.
Published: 2018

28. Genome-wide association and HLA fine-mapping studies identify risk loci and genetic pathways underlying allergic rhinitis

Author: Waage, J, Standl, M, Curtin, JA, Jessen, L, Thorsen, J, Tian, C, Schoettler, N, The 23andMe Research Team, AAGC Collaborators, Flores, C, Abdellaoui, A, Ahluwalia, TS, Alves, A, Amaral, AFS, Antó, JM, Arnold, A, Barreto-Luis, A, Baurecht, H, van Beijsterveldt, CEM, Bleecker, ER, Bonàs-Guarch, S, Boomsma, D, Brix, S, Bunyavanich, S, Burchard, E, Chen, Z, Curjuric, I, Custovic, A, den Dekker, HT, Dharmage, SC, Dmitrieva, J, Duijts, L, Ege, MJ, Gauderman, WJ, Georges, M, Gieger, C, Gilliland, F, Granell, R, Gui, H, Hansen, T, Heinrich, J, Henderson, J, Hernandez-Pacheco, N, Holt, P, Imboden, M, Jaddoe, VWV, Jarvelin, M-R, Jarvis, DL, Jensen, KK, Jónsdóttir, I, Kabesch, M, Kaprio, J, Kumar, A, Lee, Y-A, Levin, AM, Li, X, Lorenzo-Diaz, F, Melén, E, Mercader, JM, Meyers, DA, Myers, R, Nicolae, DL, Nohr, EA, Palviainen, T, Paternoster, L, Pennell, C, Pershagen, G, Pino-Yanes, M, Probst-Hensch, NM, Rüschendorf, F, Simpson, A, Stefansson, K, Sunyer, J, Sveinbjornsson, G, Thiering, E, Thompson, PJ, Torrent, M, Torrents, D, Tung, JY, Wang, CA, Weidinger, S, Weiss, S, Willemsen, G, Williams, LK, Ober, C, Hinds, DA, Ferreira, MA, Bisgaard, H, Strachan, DP, and Bønnelykke, K
Abstract: Allergic rhinitis is the most common clinical presentation of allergy, affecting 400 million people worldwide, with increasing incidence in westernized countries1,2. To elucidate the genetic architecture and understand the underlying disease mechanisms, we carried out a meta-analysis of allergic rhinitis in 59,762 cases and 152,358 controls of European ancestry and identified a total of 41 risk loci for allergic rhinitis, including 20 loci not previously associated with allergic rhinitis, which were confirmed in a replication phase of 60,720 cases and 618,527 controls. Functional annotation implicated genes involved in various immune pathways, and fine mapping of the HLA region suggested amino acid variants important for antigen binding. We further performed genome-wide association study (GWAS) analyses of allergic sensitization against inhalant allergens and nonallergic rhinitis, which suggested shared genetic mechanisms across rhinitis-related traits. Future studies of the identified loci and genes might identify novel targets for treatment and prevention of allergic rhinitis.
Published: 2018

29. Effect of Early Life Geohelminth Infections on the Development of Wheezing at 5 Years of Age

Author: Cooper, PJ, Chico, ME, Vaca, MG, Sandoval, CA, Loor, S, Amorim, L, Rodrigues, LC, Barreto, ML, and Strachan, DP
Subjects: parasitic diseases
Abstract: RATIONALE: Exposures to geohelminths during gestation or early childhood may reduce risk of wheezing illness/asthma and atopy during childhood in tropical regions. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of maternal and early childhood geohelminths on development of wheeze/asthma and atopy during the first 5 years of life. METHODS: Cohort of 2,404 neonates followed to 5 years of age in rural District in coastal Ecuador. Data on wheeze collected by questionnaire and atopy measured by allergen skin prick test reactivity to 9 allergens at 5 years. Stool samples from mothers and children examined for geohelminths by microscopy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: 2,090 (86.9%) children were evaluated at 5 years. Geohelminths were observed in 45.5% of mothers and in 34.1% of children by 3 years. Wheeze and asthma were reported for 12.6% and 5.7% of children, respectively, while 14.0% had skin test reactivity at 5 years. Maternal geohelminths were associated with an increased risk of wheeze (adjusted OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.06-1.88) while childhood geohelminths over the first 3 years of life were associated with reduced risk of wheeze (adjusted OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.52-0.96) and asthma (adjusted OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.38-0.94) but not skin prick test reactivity. The effects on wheeze/asthma were greatest with later age of first infection, were observed only in skin test-negative children but were not associated with parasite burden or specific geohelminths. CONCLUSIONS: While maternal exposures to geohelminths may increase childhood wheeze, childhood geohelminths during the first 3 years may provide protection through a non-allergic mechanism.
Published: 2018

30. HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN: PROSPECTIVE RELATIONS IN A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Author: Whincup, PH, Mendall, Perry, IJ, Strachan, DP, and Walker, M
Published: 1996

31. Meta-analysis of exome array data identifies six novel genetic loci for lung function.

Author: Jackson, VE, Latourelle, JC, Wain, LV, Smith, AV, Grove, ML, Bartz, TM, Obeidat, M, Province, MA, Gao, W, Qaiser, B, Porteous, DJ, Cassano, PA, Ahluwalia, TS, Grarup, N, Li, J, Altmaier, E, Marten, J, Harris, SE, Manichaikul, A, Pottinger, TD, Li-Gao, R, Lind-Thomsen, A, Mahajan, A, Lahousse, L, Imboden, M, Teumer, A, Prins, B, Lyytikäinen, L-P, Eiriksdottir, G, Franceschini, N, Sitlani, CM, Brody, JA, Bossé, Y, Timens, W, Kraja, A, Loukola, A, Tang, W, Liu, Y, Bork-Jensen, J, Justesen, JM, Linneberg, A, Lange, LA, Rawal, R, Karrasch, S, Huffman, JE, Smith, BH, Davies, G, Burkart, KM, Mychaleckyj, JC, Bonten, TN, Enroth, S, Lind, L, Brusselle, GG, Kumar, A, Stubbe, B, Understanding Society Scientific Group, Kähönen, M, Wyss, AB, Psaty, BM, Heckbert, SR, Hao, K, Rantanen, T, Kritchevsky, SB, Lohman, K, Skaaby, T, Pisinger, C, Hansen, T, Schulz, H, Polasek, O, Campbell, A, Starr, JM, Rich, SS, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Johansson, Å, Ingelsson, E, Uitterlinden, AG, Weiss, S, Raitakari, OT, Gudnason, V, North, KE, Gharib, SA, Sin, DD, Taylor, KD, O'Connor, GT, Kaprio, J, Harris, TB, Pederson, O, Vestergaard, H, Wilson, JG, Strauch, K, Hayward, C, Kerr, S, Deary, IJ, Barr, RG, de Mutsert, R, Gyllensten, U, Morris, AP, Ikram, MA, Probst-Hensch, N, Gläser, S, Zeggini, E, Lehtimäki, T, Strachan, DP, Dupuis, J, Morrison, AC, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, London, SJ, Jackson, VE, Latourelle, JC, Wain, LV, Smith, AV, Grove, ML, Bartz, TM, Obeidat, M, Province, MA, Gao, W, Qaiser, B, Porteous, DJ, Cassano, PA, Ahluwalia, TS, Grarup, N, Li, J, Altmaier, E, Marten, J, Harris, SE, Manichaikul, A, Pottinger, TD, Li-Gao, R, Lind-Thomsen, A, Mahajan, A, Lahousse, L, Imboden, M, Teumer, A, Prins, B, Lyytikäinen, L-P, Eiriksdottir, G, Franceschini, N, Sitlani, CM, Brody, JA, Bossé, Y, Timens, W, Kraja, A, Loukola, A, Tang, W, Liu, Y, Bork-Jensen, J, Justesen, JM, Linneberg, A, Lange, LA, Rawal, R, Karrasch, S, Huffman, JE, Smith, BH, Davies, G, Burkart, KM, Mychaleckyj, JC, Bonten, TN, Enroth, S, Lind, L, Brusselle, GG, Kumar, A, Stubbe, B, Understanding Society Scientific Group, Kähönen, M, Wyss, AB, Psaty, BM, Heckbert, SR, Hao, K, Rantanen, T, Kritchevsky, SB, Lohman, K, Skaaby, T, Pisinger, C, Hansen, T, Schulz, H, Polasek, O, Campbell, A, Starr, JM, Rich, SS, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Johansson, Å, Ingelsson, E, Uitterlinden, AG, Weiss, S, Raitakari, OT, Gudnason, V, North, KE, Gharib, SA, Sin, DD, Taylor, KD, O'Connor, GT, Kaprio, J, Harris, TB, Pederson, O, Vestergaard, H, Wilson, JG, Strauch, K, Hayward, C, Kerr, S, Deary, IJ, Barr, RG, de Mutsert, R, Gyllensten, U, Morris, AP, Ikram, MA, Probst-Hensch, N, Gläser, S, Zeggini, E, Lehtimäki, T, Strachan, DP, Dupuis, J, Morrison, AC, Hall, IP, Tobin, MD, and London, SJ
Abstract: Background: Over 90 regions of the genome have been associated with lung function to date, many of which have also been implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: We carried out meta-analyses of exome array data and three lung function measures: forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and the ratio of FEV 1 to FVC (FEV 1/FVC). These analyses by the SpiroMeta and CHARGE consortia included 60,749 individuals of European ancestry from 23 studies, and 7,721 individuals of African Ancestry from 5 studies in the discovery stage, with follow-up in up to 111,556 independent individuals. Results: We identified significant (P<2·8x10 -7) associations with six SNPs: a nonsynonymous variant in RPAP1, which is predicted to be damaging, three intronic SNPs ( SEC24C, CASC17 and UQCC1) and two intergenic SNPs near to LY86 and FGF10. Expression quantitative trait loci analyses found evidence for regulation of gene expression at three signals and implicated several genes, including TYRO3 and PLAU. Conclusions: Further interrogation of these loci could provide greater understanding of the determinants of lung function and pulmonary disease.
Published: 2018

32. Automated arteriole and venule classification using deep learning for retinal images from the UK Biobank cohort

Author: Welikala, R, Foster, P, Whincup, P, Rudnicka, A, Owen, C, Strachan, DP, Barman, S, and UK Biobank Eye & Vision Consortium
Abstract: The morphometric characteristics of the retinal vasculature are associated with future risk of many systemic and vascular diseases. However, analysis of data from large population based studies is needed to help resolve uncertainties in some of these associations. This requires automated systems that extract quantitative measures of vessel morphology from large numbers of retinal images. Associations between retinal vessel morphology and disease precursors/outcomes may be similar or opposing for arterioles and venules. Therefore, the accurate detection of the vessel type is an important element in such automated systems. This paper presents a deep learning approach for the automatic classification of arterioles and venules across the entire retinal image, including vessels located at the optic disc. This comprises of a convolutional neural network whose architecture contains six learned layers: three convolutional and three fully-connected. Complex patterns are automatically learnt from the data, which avoids the use of hand crafted features. The method is developed and evaluated using 835,914 centreline pixels derived from 100 retinal images selected from the 135,867 retinal images obtained at the UK Biobank (large population-based cohort study of middle aged and older adults) baseline examination. This is a challenging dataset in respect to image quality and hence arteriole/venule classification is required to be highly robust. The method achieves a significant increase in accuracy of 8.1% when compared to the baseline method, resulting in an arteriole/venule classification accuracy of 86.97% (per pixel basis) over the entire retinal image.
Published: 2017

33. Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

Author: Hobbs, BD, de Jong, K, Lamontagne, M, Bossé, Y, Shrine, N, Artigas, MS, Wain, LV, Hall, IP, Jackson, VE, Wyss, AB, London, SJ, North, KE, Franceschini, N, Strachan, DP, Beaty, TH, Hokanson, JE, Crapo, JD, Castaldi, PJ, Chase, RP, Bartz, TM, Heckbert, SR, Psaty, BM, Gharib, SA, Zanen, P, Lammers, JW, Oudkerk, M, Groen, HJ, Locantore, N, Tal-Singer, R, Rennard, SI, Vestbo, J, Timens, W, Paré, PD, Latourelle, JC, Dupuis, J, O'Connor, GT, Wilk, JB, Kim, WJ, Lee, MK, Oh, Y-M, Vonk, JM, de Koning, HJ, Leng, S, Belinsky, SA, Tesfaigzi, Y, Manichaikul, A, Wang, X-Q, Rich, SS, Barr, RG, Sparrow, D, Litonjua, AA, Bakke, P, Gulsvik, A, Lahousse, L, Brusselle, GG, Stricker, BH, Uitterlinden, AG, Ampleford, EJ, Bleecker, ER, Woodruff, PG, Meyers, DA, Qiao, D, Lomas, DA, Yim, J-J, Kim, DK, Hawrylkiewicz, I, Sliwinski, P, Hardin, M, Fingerlin, TE, Schwartz, DA, Postma, DS, MacNee, W, Tobin, MD, Silverman, EK, Boezen, HM, Cho, MH, COPDGene Investigators, ECLIPSE Investigators, LifeLines Investigators, SPIROMICS Research Group, International COPD Genetics Network Investigators, UK BiLEVE Investigators, and International COPD Genetics Consortium
Subjects: respiratory tract diseases
Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. We performed a genetic association study in 15,256 cases and 47,936 controls, with replication of select top results (P < 5 × 10(-6)) in 9,498 cases and 9,748 controls. In the combined meta-analysis, we identified 22 loci associated at genome-wide significance, including 13 new associations with COPD. Nine of these 13 loci have been associated with lung function in general population samples, while 4 (EEFSEC, DSP, MTCL1, and SFTPD) are new. We noted two loci shared with pulmonary fibrosis (FAM13A and DSP) but that had opposite risk alleles for COPD. None of our loci overlapped with genome-wide associations for asthma, although one locus has been implicated in joint susceptibility to asthma and obesity. We also identified genetic correlation between COPD and asthma. Our findings highlight new loci associated with COPD, demonstrate the importance of specific loci associated with lung function to COPD, and identify potential regions of genetic overlap between COPD and other respiratory diseases.
Published: 2017

34. TRPA1 gene polymorphisms and childhood asthma

Author: Gallo, V, Dijk, FN, Holloway, JW, Ring, SM, Koppelman, GH, Postma, DS, Strachan, DP, Granell, R, Jongste, Johan, Jaddoe, Vincent, den Dekker, Martijn, Duijts, Liesbeth, Henderson, AJ, Shaheen, SO, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Erasmus MC other
Subjects: Generation R, AIRWAY INFLAMMATION, paracetamol, genotype, HYPERREACTIVITY, PIAMA BIRTH COHORT, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, birth cohort, prenatal exposure, ASSOCIATION, asthma, PREVENTION, DISEASE, gene-environment interaction, transient receptor potential ankyrin-1, RECEPTOR POTENTIAL ANKYRIN-1, RODENTS, gene–environment interaction, ACETAMINOPHEN, Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy, NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION
Abstract: BackgroundAnimal data have suggested that the transient receptor potential ankyrin-1 (TRPA1) ion channel plays a key role in promoting airway inflammation in asthma and may mediate effects of paracetamol on asthma, yet confirmatory human data are lacking. To study associations of TRPA1 gene variants with childhood asthma and total IgE concentration, and interactions between TRPA1 and prenatal paracetamol exposure on these outcomes.MethodsWe analysed associations between 31 TRPA1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and current doctor-diagnosed asthma and total IgE concentration at 7.5 years in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort. We sought to confirm the most significant associations with comparable outcomes in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy (PIAMA) and Generation R birth cohorts. In ALSPAC, we explored interactions with prenatal paracetamol exposure.ResultsIn ALSPAC, there was strong evidence for association between six SNPs and asthma: rs959974 and rs1384001 (per-allele odds ratio for both: 1.30 (95% CI: 1.15–1.47), p = 0.00001), rs7010969 (OR 1.28 (1.13–1.46), p = 0.00004), rs3735945 (OR 1.30 (1.09–1.55), p = 0.003), rs920829 (OR 1.30 (1.09–1.54), p = 0.004) and rs4738202 (OR 1.22 (1.07–1.39), p = 0.004). In a meta-analysis across the three cohorts, the pooled effect estimates confirmed that all six SNPs were significantly associated with asthma. In ALSPAC, TRPA1 associations with asthma were not modified by prenatal paracetamol, although associations with IgE concentration were.ConclusionThis study suggests that TRPA1 may play a role in the development of childhood asthma. (249 words)
Published: 2017
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35. Biological interpretation of genome-wide association studies using predicted gene functions

Author: Pers TH, Karjalainen JM, Chan Y, Westra HJ, Wood AR, Yang J, Lui JC, Vedantam S, Gustafsson S, Esko T, Frayling T, Speliotes EK, Boehnke M, Raychaudhuri S, Fehrmann RS, Hirschhorn JN, Franke L, Chu AY, Estrada K, Luan J, Kutalik Z, Amin N, Buchkovich ML, Croteau Chonka DC, Day FR, Duan Y, Fall T, Fehrmann R, Ferreira T, Jackson AU, Karjalainen J, Lo KS, Locke AE, Mägi R, Mihailov E, Porcu E, Randall JC, Scherag A, Vinkhuyzen AA, Winkler TW, Workalemahu T, Zhao JH, Absher D, Albrecht E, Anderson D, Baron J, Beekman M, Demirkan A, Ehret GB, Feenstra B, Feitosa MF, Fischer K, Fraser RM, Goel A, Gong J, Justice E, Kanoni S, Kleber ME, Kristiansson K, Lim U, Lotay V, Mangino M, Mateo Leach I, Medina Gomez C, Nalls MA, Nyholt DR, Palmer CD, Pasko D, Pechlivanis S, Prokopenko I, Ried JS, Ripke S, Shungin D, Stancáková A, Strawbridge RJ, Sung YJ, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Trompet S, van der Laan SW, van Setten J, Van Vliet Ostaptchouk JV, Wang Z, Yengo L, Zhang W, Afzal U, Ärnlöv J, Arscott GM, Bandinelli S, Barrett A, Bellis C, Bennett AJ, Berne C, Blüher M, Bolton JL, Böttcher Y, Boyd HA, Bruinenberg M, Buckley BM, Buyske S, Caspersen IH, Chines PS, Clarke R, Claudi Boehm S, Cooper M, Daw EW, De Jong A, Deelen J, Delgado G, Denny JC, Dhonukshe Rutten R, Dimitriou M, Doney AS, Dörr M, Eklund N, Eury E, Folkersen L, Garcia ME, Geller F, Giedraitis V, Go AS, Grallert H, Grammer TB, Gräßler J, Grönberg H, de Groot LC, Groves CJ, Haessler J, Haller T, Hallmans G, Hannemann A, Hartman CA, Hassinen M, Hayward C, Heard Costa NL, Helmer Q, Hemani G, Henders AK, Hillege HL, Hlatky MA, Hoffmann W, Hoffmann P, Holmen O, Houwing Duistermaat JJ, Illig T, Isaacs A, James AL, Jeff J, Johansen B, Johansson Å, Jolley J, Juliusdottir T, Junttila J, Kho AN, Kinnunen L, Klopp N, Kocher T, Kratzer W, Lichtner P, Lind L, Lindström J, Lobbens S, Lorentzon M, Lu Y, Lyssenko V, Magnusson PK, Mahajan A, Maillard M, McArdle WL, McKenzie CA, McLachlan S, McLaren PJ, Menni C, Merger S, Milani L, 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Ferrannini E, Ferrières J, Ford I, Forouhi NG, Forrester T, Gansevoort RT, Gejman PV, Gieger C, Golay A, Gottesman O, Gudnason V, Gyllensten U, Haas DW, Hall AS, Harris TB, Hattersley AT, Heath AC, Hengstenberg C, Hicks AA, Hindorff LA, Hingorani AD, Hofman A, Hovingh GK, Humphries SE, Hunt SC, Hypponen E, Jacobs KB, Jarvelin MR, Jousilahti P, Jula AM, Kaprio J, Kastelein JJ, Kayser M, Kee F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi SM, Kiemeney LA, Kooner JS, Kooperberg C, Koskinen S, Kovacs P, Kraja AT, Kumari M, Kuusisto J, Lakka TA, Langenberg C, Le Marchand L, Lehtimäki T, Lupoli S, Madden PA, Männistö S, Manunta P, Marette A, Matise TC, McKnight B, Meitinger T, Moll FL, Montgomery GW, Morris AD, Morris AP, Murray JC, Nelis M, Ohlsson C, Oldehinkel AJ, Ong KK, Ouwehand WH, Pasterkamp G, Peters A, Pramstaller PP, Price JF, Qi L, Raitakari OT, Rankinen T, Rao DC, Rice TK, Ritchie M, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Samani NJ, Saramies J, Sarzynski MA, Schwarz PE, Sebert S, Sever P, Shuldiner AR, Sinisalo J, 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Robertson, N, Rose, L, Roussel, R, Sanna, S, Scharnagl, H, Scholtens, S, Schumacher, F, Schunkert, H, Scott, R, Sehmi, J, Seufferlein, T, Shi, J, Silventoinen, K, Smit, J, Smith, A, Smolonska, J, Stanton, A, Stirrups, K, Stott, D, Stringham, H, Sundström, J, Swertz, M, Syvänen, A, Tayo, B, Thorleifsson, G, Tyrer, J, van Dijk, S, van Schoor, N, van der Velde, N, van Heemst, D, van Oort, F, Vermeulen, S, Verweij, N, Vonk, J, Waite, L, Waldenberger, M, Wennauer, R, Wilkens, L, Willenborg, C, Wilsgaard, T, Wojczynski, M, Wong, A, Wright, A, Zhang, Q, Arveiler, D, Bakker, S, Beilby, J, Bergman, R, Bergmann, S, Biffar, R, Blangero, J, Boomsma, I, Bornstein, S, Bovet, P, Brambilla, P, Brown, M, Campbell, H, Caulfield, M, Chakravarti, A, Collins, R, Collins, F, Crawford, D, Cupples, L, Danesh, J, de Faire, U, den Ruijter, H, Erbel, R, Erdmann, J, Eriksson, J, Farrall, M, Ferrannini, E, Ferrières, J, Ford, I, Forouhi, N, Forrester, T, Gansevoort, R, Gejman, P, Gieger, C, Golay, A, Gottesman, O, Gudnason, V, Gyllensten, U, Haas, D, Hall, A, Harris, T, Hattersley, A, Heath, A, Hengstenberg, C, Hicks, A, Hindorff, L, Hingorani, A, Hofman, A, Hovingh, G, Humphries, S, Hunt, S, Hypponen, E, Jacobs, K, Jarvelin, M, Jousilahti, P, Jula, A, Kaprio, J, Kastelein, J, Kayser, M, Kee, F, Keinanen Kiukaanniemi, S, Kiemeney, L, Kooner, J, Kooperberg, C, Koskinen, S, Kovacs, P, Kraja, A, Kumari, M, Kuusisto, J, Lakka, T, Langenberg, C, Le Marchand, L, Lehtimäki, T, Lupoli, S, Madden, P, Männistö, S, Manunta, P, Marette, A, Matise, T, Mcknight, B, Meitinger, T, Moll, F, Montgomery, G, Morris, A, Murray, J, Nelis, M, Ohlsson, C, Oldehinkel, A, Ong, K, Ouwehand, W, Pasterkamp, G, Peters, A, Pramstaller, P, Price, J, Qi, L, Raitakari, O, Rankinen, T, Rao, D, Rice, T, Ritchie, M, Rudan, I, Salomaa, V, Samani, N, Saramies, J, Sarzynski, M, Schwarz, P, Sebert, S, Sever, P, Shuldiner, A, Sinisalo, J, Steinthorsdottir, V, Stolk, R, Tardif, J, Tönjes, A, Tremblay, A, Tremoli, E, Virtamo, J, Vohl, M, Amouyel, P, Asselbergs, F, Assimes, T, Bochud, M, Boehm, B, Boerwinkle, E, Bottinger, E, Bouchard, C, Cauchi, S, Chambers, J, Chanock, S, Cooper, R, de Bakker, P, Dedoussis, G, Ferrucci, L, Franks, P, Froguel, P, Groop, L, Haiman, C, Hamsten, A, Hayes, M, Hui, J, Hunter, D, Hveem, K, Jukema, J, Kaplan, R, Kivimaki, M, Kuh, D, Laakso, M, Liu, Y, Martin, N, März, W, Melbye, M, Moebus, S, Munroe, P, Njølstad, I, Oostra, B, Pedersen, N, Perola, M, Pérusse, L, Peters, U, Powell, J, Power, C, Quertermous, T, Rauramaa, R, Reinmaa, E, Ridker, P, Rivadeneira, F, Rotter, J, Saaristo, T, Saleheen, D, Schlessinger, D, Slagboom, P, Snieder, H, Spector, T, Strauch, K, Stumvoll, M, Tuomilehto, J, Uusitupa, M, van der Harst, P, Völzke, H, Walker, M, Wareham, N, Watkins, H, Wichmann, H, Wilson, J, Zanen, P, Deloukas, P, Heid, I, Lindgren, C, Mohlke, K, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Barroso, I, Fox, C, North, K, Strachan, D, Beckmann, J, Berndt, S, Borecki, I, Mccarthy, M, Metspalu, A, Stefansson, K, Uitterlinden, A, van Duijn, C, Willer, C, Price, A, Lettre, G, Loos, R, Weedon, M, Ingelsson, E, O'Connell, J, Abecasis, G, Chasman, D, Goddard, M, Visscher, P, APH - Amsterdam Public Health, AMS - Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Geriatrics, Other departments, ACS - Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Vascular Medicine, Pers, Th, Karjalainen, Jm, Westra, Hj, Wood, Ar, Lui, Jc, Speliotes, Ek, Hirschhorn, Jn, and Faculty of Health Sciences
Subjects: Cell type, Candidate gene, BIO/12 - BIOCHIMICA CLINICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE CLINICA, LOCI, General Physics and Astronomy, Genome-wide association study, Disease, Computational biology, Biology, Research Support, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Article, DISEASE, N.I.H, CANDIDATE GENES, Genome-Wide Association Study/methods, Software, HEIGHT, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Genetics, Journal Article, NETWORK, Non-U.S. Gov't, Gene, COMMON, Intramural, ARCHITECTURE, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Multidisciplinary, IDENTIFICATION, ta1184, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Gene sets, Extramural, General Chemistry, ta3121, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural, Phenotype, 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health, Biological sciences, DATA SETS, Urological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15], Identification (biology), INTEGRATION, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract: Article, The main challenge for gaining biological insights from genetic associations is identifying which genes and pathways explain the associations. Here we present DEPICT, an integrative tool that employs predicted gene functions to systematically prioritize the most likely causal genes at associated loci, highlight enriched pathways and identify tissues/cell types where genes from associated loci are highly expressed. DEPICT is not limited to genes with established functions and prioritizes relevant gene sets for many phenotypes., published version, http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed
Published: 2015
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36. Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity. A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

Author: Graff, M, Scott, RA, Justice, AE, Young, KL, Feitosa, MF, Barata, L, Winkler, TW, Chu, AY, Mahajan, A, Hadley, D, Xue, LT, Workalemahu, T, Heard-Costa, NL, den Hoed, M, Ahluwalia, TS, Qi, QB, Ngwa, JS, Renstrom, F, Quaye, L, Eicher, JD, Hayes, J E, Cornelis, M, Kutalik, Z, Lim, E, Luan, J, Huffman, JE, Zhang, WH, Zhao, W, Griffin, PJ, Haller, T, Ahmad, Shahzad, Marques-Vidal, PM, Bien, S, Yengo, L, Teumer, A, Smith, AV, Kumari, M, Harder, MN, Justesen, JM, Kleber, ME, Hollensted, M, Lohman, K, Rivera, NV, Whitfield, JB, Zhao, JH, Stringham, HM, Lyytikainen, LP, Huppertz, C, Willemsen, G, Peyrot, WJ, Wu, Fenny, Kristiansson, K, Demirkan, Ayse, Fornage, M, Hassinen, M, Bielak, LF, Cadby, G, Tanaka, T, Magl, R, van der Most, PJ, Jackson, AU, Bragg-Gresham, JL, Vitart, V, Marten, J, Navarro, P, Bellis, C, Pasko, D, Johansson, A, Snitker, S, Cheng, YC, Eriksson, J, Lim, U, Aadahl, M, Adair, LS, Amin, Najaf, Balkau, B, Auvinen, J, Beilby, J, Bergman, RN, Bergmann, S, Bertoni, AG, Blangero, J, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, LL, Borja, JB, Brage, S, Busonero, F, Buyske, S, Campbell, H, Chines, PS, Collins, FS, Corre, T, Smith, GD, Delgado, GE, Dueker, N, Dorr, M, Ebeling, T, Eiriksdottir, G, Esko, T, Faul, JD, Fu, M, Faerch, K, Gieger, C, Glaser, S, Gong, J, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grallert, H, Grammer, TB, Grarup, N, Van Grootheest, G, Harald, K, Hastie, ND, Havulinna, AS, Hernandez, D, Hindorff, L, Hocking, LJ, Holmens, OL, Holzapfel, C, Hottenga, JJ, Huang, J, Huang, T, Hui, J, Huth, C, Hutri-Kahonen, N, James, AL, Jansson, JO, Jhun, MA, Juonala, M, Kinnunen, L, Koistinen, HA, Kolcic, I, Komulainen, P, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Kahonen, M, Lakka, TA, Launer, LJ, Lehne, B, Lindgren, CM, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Marre, M (Michel), Milaneschi, Y, Monda, KL, Montgomery, GW, de Moor, MHM, Mulas, A, Muller-Nurasyid, M, Musk, AW, Mannikko, R, Mannisto, S, Narisu, N, Nauck, M, Nettleton, JA, Nolte, IM, Oldehinkel, AJ (A.), Olden, M, Ong, KK, Padmanabhan, S, Paternoster, L, Perez, J, Perola, M, Peters, A, Peters, U, Peyser, PA, Prokopenko, I, Puolijoki, H, Raitakari, OT, Rankinen, T, Rasmussen-Torvik, LJ, Rawal, R, Ridker, PM, Rose, LM, Rudan, I, Sarti, C, Sarzynski, MA, Savonen, K, Scott, WR, Sanna, S, Shuldiner, AR, Sidney, S, Silbernagel, G, Smith, BH, Smith, JA, Snieder, H, Stancakova, A, Sternfeld, B, Swift, AJ, Tammelin, T, Tan, ST, Thorand, B, Thuillier, D, Vandenput, L, Vestergaard, H, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, JV, Vohl, MC, Volker, U, Waeber, G, Walker, M, Wild, S, Wong, A, Wright, AF, Zillikens, M.C., Zubair, N, Haiman, CA, LeMarchand, L, Gyllensten, U, Ohlsson, C, Ohlsson, CC, Hofman, Bert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Uitterlinden, André, Perusse, L, Wilson, JF, Hayward, C, Polasek, O, Cucca, F, Hveem, K, Hartman, CA, Tonjes, A, Bandinelli, S, Palmer, LJ, Kardia, SLR, Rauramaa, R, Sorensen, TIA, Tuomilehto, J, Salomaa, V, Penninx, B, de Geus, EJC, Boomsma, DI, Lehtimaki, T, Mangino, M, Laakso, M, Bouchard, C, Martin, NG, Kuh, D, Liu, YM, Linneberg, A, Marz, W, Strauch, K, Kivimaki, M, Harris, TB, Gudnason, V, Volzke, H, Qi, L, Jarvelin, MR, Chambers, JC, Kooner, JS, Froguel, P, Kooperberg, C, Vollenweider, P, Hallmans, G, Hansen, T, Pedersen, O, Metspalu, A, Wareham, NJ, Langenberg, C, Weir, DR, Porteous, DJ, Boerwinkle, E, Chasman, DI, Abecasis, GR, Barroso, I, McCarthy, MI, Frayling, TM, O'Connell, JR, Duijn, Cornelia, Boehnke, M, Heid, IM, Mohlke, KL, Strachan, DP, Fox, CS, Liu, CT, Hirschhorn, JN, Klein, RJ, Johnson, AD, Borecki, IB, Franks, PW, North, KE, Cupples, LA, Loos, RJF, Kilpelainen, TO, Graff, M, Scott, RA, Justice, AE, Young, KL, Feitosa, MF, Barata, L, Winkler, TW, Chu, AY, Mahajan, A, Hadley, D, Xue, LT, Workalemahu, T, Heard-Costa, NL, den Hoed, M, Ahluwalia, TS, Qi, QB, Ngwa, JS, Renstrom, F, Quaye, L, Eicher, JD, Hayes, J E, Cornelis, M, Kutalik, Z, Lim, E, Luan, J, Huffman, JE, Zhang, WH, Zhao, W, Griffin, PJ, Haller, T, Ahmad, Shahzad, Marques-Vidal, PM, Bien, S, Yengo, L, Teumer, A, Smith, AV, Kumari, M, Harder, MN, Justesen, JM, Kleber, ME, Hollensted, M, Lohman, K, Rivera, NV, Whitfield, JB, Zhao, JH, Stringham, HM, Lyytikainen, LP, Huppertz, C, Willemsen, G, Peyrot, WJ, Wu, Fenny, Kristiansson, K, Demirkan, Ayse, Fornage, M, Hassinen, M, Bielak, LF, Cadby, G, Tanaka, T, Magl, R, van der Most, PJ, Jackson, AU, Bragg-Gresham, JL, Vitart, V, Marten, J, Navarro, P, Bellis, C, Pasko, D, Johansson, A, Snitker, S, Cheng, YC, Eriksson, J, Lim, U, Aadahl, M, Adair, LS, Amin, Najaf, Balkau, B, Auvinen, J, Beilby, J, Bergman, RN, Bergmann, S, Bertoni, AG, Blangero, J, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, LL, Borja, JB, Brage, S, Busonero, F, Buyske, S, Campbell, H, Chines, PS, Collins, FS, Corre, T, Smith, GD, Delgado, GE, Dueker, N, Dorr, M, Ebeling, T, Eiriksdottir, G, Esko, T, Faul, JD, Fu, M, Faerch, K, Gieger, C, Glaser, S, Gong, J, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grallert, H, Grammer, TB, Grarup, N, Van Grootheest, G, Harald, K, Hastie, ND, Havulinna, AS, Hernandez, D, Hindorff, L, Hocking, LJ, Holmens, OL, Holzapfel, C, Hottenga, JJ, Huang, J, Huang, T, Hui, J, Huth, C, Hutri-Kahonen, N, James, AL, Jansson, JO, Jhun, MA, Juonala, M, Kinnunen, L, Koistinen, HA, Kolcic, I, Komulainen, P, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Kahonen, M, Lakka, TA, Launer, LJ, Lehne, B, Lindgren, CM, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Marre, M (Michel), Milaneschi, Y, Monda, KL, Montgomery, GW, de Moor, MHM, Mulas, A, Muller-Nurasyid, M, Musk, AW, Mannikko, R, Mannisto, S, Narisu, N, Nauck, M, Nettleton, JA, Nolte, IM, Oldehinkel, AJ (A.), Olden, M, Ong, KK, Padmanabhan, S, Paternoster, L, Perez, J, Perola, M, Peters, A, Peters, U, Peyser, PA, Prokopenko, I, Puolijoki, H, Raitakari, OT, Rankinen, T, Rasmussen-Torvik, LJ, Rawal, R, Ridker, PM, Rose, LM, Rudan, I, Sarti, C, Sarzynski, MA, Savonen, K, Scott, WR, Sanna, S, Shuldiner, AR, Sidney, S, Silbernagel, G, Smith, BH, Smith, JA, Snieder, H, Stancakova, A, Sternfeld, B, Swift, AJ, Tammelin, T, Tan, ST, Thorand, B, Thuillier, D, Vandenput, L, Vestergaard, H, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, JV, Vohl, MC, Volker, U, Waeber, G, Walker, M, Wild, S, Wong, A, Wright, AF, Zillikens, M.C., Zubair, N, Haiman, CA, LeMarchand, L, Gyllensten, U, Ohlsson, C, Ohlsson, CC, Hofman, Bert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Uitterlinden, André, Perusse, L, Wilson, JF, Hayward, C, Polasek, O, Cucca, F, Hveem, K, Hartman, CA, Tonjes, A, Bandinelli, S, Palmer, LJ, Kardia, SLR, Rauramaa, R, Sorensen, TIA, Tuomilehto, J, Salomaa, V, Penninx, B, de Geus, EJC, Boomsma, DI, Lehtimaki, T, Mangino, M, Laakso, M, Bouchard, C, Martin, NG, Kuh, D, Liu, YM, Linneberg, A, Marz, W, Strauch, K, Kivimaki, M, Harris, TB, Gudnason, V, Volzke, H, Qi, L, Jarvelin, MR, Chambers, JC, Kooner, JS, Froguel, P, Kooperberg, C, Vollenweider, P, Hallmans, G, Hansen, T, Pedersen, O, Metspalu, A, Wareham, NJ, Langenberg, C, Weir, DR, Porteous, DJ, Boerwinkle, E, Chasman, DI, Abecasis, GR, Barroso, I, McCarthy, MI, Frayling, TM, O'Connell, JR, Duijn, Cornelia, Boehnke, M, Heid, IM, Mohlke, KL, Strachan, DP, Fox, CS, Liu, CT, Hirschhorn, JN, Klein, RJ, Johnson, AD, Borecki, IB, Franks, PW, North, KE, Cupples, LA, Loos, RJF, and Kilpelainen, TO
Published: 2017

37. Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits

Author: Justice, AE, Winkler, TW, Feitosa, MF, Graff, M, Fisher, V A, Young, K, Barata, L, Deng, X, Czajkowski, J, Hadley, D, Ngwa, JS, Ahluwalia, TS, Chu, AY, Heard-Costa, NL, Lim, E, Perez, J, Eicher, JD, Kutalik, Z, Xue, L, Mahajan, A, Renstrom, F, Wu, J, Qi, QB, Ahmad, Shahzad, Alfred, T, Amin, Najaf, Bielak, LF, Bonnefond, A, Bragg, J, Cadby, G, Chittani, M, Coggeshall, S, Corre, T, Direk, N, Eriksson, J, Fischer, K, Gorski, M, Harder, MN, Horikoshi, M, Huang, T, Huffman, JE, Jackson, AU, Justesen, JM, Kanoni, S, Kinnunen, L, Kleber, ME, Komulainen, P, Kumari, M, Lim, U, Luan, J, Lyytikainen, LP, Mangino, M, Manichaikul, A, Marten, J, Middelberg, RPS, Mueller-Nurasyid, M, Navarro, P, Perusse, L, Pervjakova, N, Sarti, C, Smith, AV, Smith, JA, Stancakova, A, Strawbridge, RJ, Stringham, HM, Sung, YJ, Tanaka, T, Teumer, A, Trompet, S, van der Laan, SW, van der Most, PJ, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, JV, Vedantam, SL, Verweij, N (Niek), Vink, JM, Vitart, V, Wu, Fenny, Yengo, L, Zhang, WH, Zhao, JH, Zimmermann, ME, Zubair, N, Abecasis, GR, Adair, LS, Afaq, S, Afzal, U, Bakker, SJL, Bartz, TM, Beilby, J, Bergman, RN, Bergmann, S, Biffar, R, Blangero, J, Boerwinkle, E, Bonnycastle, LL, Bottinger, E, Braga, D, Buckley, BM, Buyske, S, Campbell, H, Chambers, JC, Collins, FS, Curran, JE, de Borst, GJ, de Craen, AJM, de Geus, EJC, Dedoussis, G, Delgado, GE, den Ruijter, HM, Eiriksdottir, G, Eriksson, AL, Esko, T, Faul, JD, Ford, I, Forrester, T, Gertow, K, Gigante, B, Glorioso, N, Gong, J, Grallert, H, Grammer, TB, Grarup, N, Haitjema, S, Hallmans, G, Hamsten, A, Hansen, T, Harris, TB, Hartman, CA, Hassinen, M, Hastie, ND, Heath, AC, Hernandez, D, Hindorff, L, Hocking, LJ, Hollensted, M, Holmen, OL, Homuth, G, Hottenga, JJ, Huang, J, Hung, J, Hutri-Kahonen, N, Ingelsson, E, James, AL, Jansson, JO, Jarvelin, MR, Jhun, MA, Jorgensen, ME, Juonala, M, Kahonen, M, Karlsson, M, Koistinen, HA, Kolcic, I, Kolovou, G, Kooperberg, C, Kramer, BK, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Lakka, TA, Langenberg, C, Launer, LJ, Leander, K, Lee, NR, Lind, L, Lindgren, CM, Linneberg, A, Lobbens, S, Loh, M, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Lubke, G, Ludolph-Donislawski, A, Lupoli, S, Madden, PAF, Mannikko, R, Marques-Vidal, P, Martin, NG, McKenzie, CA, McKnight, B, Mellstrom, D, Menni, C, Montgomery, GW, Musk, AW, Narisu, N, Nauck, M, Nolte, IM, Oldehinkel, AJ, Olden, M, Ong, KK, Padmanabhan, S, Peyser, PA, Pisinger, C, Porteous, DJ, Raitakari, OT, Rankinen, T, Rao, DC, Rasmussen-Torvik, LJ, Rawal, R, Rice, T, Ridker, PM, Rose, LM, Bien, SA, Rudan, I, Sanna, S, Sarzynski, MA, Sattar, N, Savonen, K, Schlessinger, D, Scholtens, s, Schurmann, C, Scott, RA, Sennblad, B, Siemelink, MA, Silbernagel, G, Slagboom, PE (Eline), Snieder, H, Staessen, JA, Stott, DJ, Swertz, MA, Swift, AJ, Taylor, KD, Tayo, BO, Thorand, B, Thuillier, D, Tuomilehto, J, Uitterlinden, André, Vandenput, L, Vohl, MC, Volzke, H, Vonk, JM, Waeber, G, Waldenberger, M, Westendorp, RGJ, Wild, S, Willemsen, G, Wolffenbuttel, BHR, Wong, A, Wright, AF, Zhao, W, Zillikens, M.C., Baldassarre, D, Balkau, B, Bandinelli, S, Boger, CA, Boomsma, DI, Bouchard, C, Bruinenberg, M, Chasman, DI, Chen, YDI, Chines, PS, Cooper, RS, Cucca, F, Cusi, D, de Faire, U, Ferrucci, L, Franks, PW, Froguel, P, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grabe, HJ, Gudnason, V, Haiman, CA, Hayward, C, Hveem, K, Johnson, AD, Jukema, W, Kardia, SLR, Kivimaki, M, Kooner, JS, Kuh, D, Laakso, M, Lehtimaki, T, Le Marchand, L, Marz, W, McCarthy, MI, Metspalu, A, Morris, AP, Ohlsson, C, Palmer, LJ, Pasterkamp, G, Pedersen, O, Peters, A, Peters, U, Polasek, O, Psaty, BM, Qi, L, Rauramaa, R, Smith, BH, Sorensen, TIA, Strauch, K, Tiemeier, Henning, Tremoli, E, van der Harst, P, Vestergaard, H, Vollenweider, P, Wareham, NJ, Weir, DR, Whitfield, JB, Wilson, JF, Tyrrell, J, Frayling, TM, Barroso, I, Boehnke, M, Deloukas, P, Fox, CS, Hirschhorn, JN, Hunter, DJ, Spector, TD, Strachan, DP, Duijn, Cornelia, Heid, IM, Mohlke, KL, Marchini, J, Loos, RJF, Kilpelainen, TO, Liu, CT, Borecki, IB, North, KE, Cupples, LA, Justice, AE, Winkler, TW, Feitosa, MF, Graff, M, Fisher, V A, Young, K, Barata, L, Deng, X, Czajkowski, J, Hadley, D, Ngwa, JS, Ahluwalia, TS, Chu, AY, Heard-Costa, NL, Lim, E, Perez, J, Eicher, JD, Kutalik, Z, Xue, L, Mahajan, A, Renstrom, F, Wu, J, Qi, QB, Ahmad, Shahzad, Alfred, T, Amin, Najaf, Bielak, LF, Bonnefond, A, Bragg, J, Cadby, G, Chittani, M, Coggeshall, S, Corre, T, Direk, N, Eriksson, J, Fischer, K, Gorski, M, Harder, MN, Horikoshi, M, Huang, T, Huffman, JE, Jackson, AU, Justesen, JM, Kanoni, S, Kinnunen, L, Kleber, ME, Komulainen, P, Kumari, M, Lim, U, Luan, J, Lyytikainen, LP, Mangino, M, Manichaikul, A, Marten, J, Middelberg, RPS, Mueller-Nurasyid, M, Navarro, P, Perusse, L, Pervjakova, N, Sarti, C, Smith, AV, Smith, JA, Stancakova, A, Strawbridge, RJ, Stringham, HM, Sung, YJ, Tanaka, T, Teumer, A, Trompet, S, van der Laan, SW, van der Most, PJ, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, JV, Vedantam, SL, Verweij, N (Niek), Vink, JM, Vitart, V, Wu, Fenny, Yengo, L, Zhang, WH, Zhao, JH, Zimmermann, ME, Zubair, N, Abecasis, GR, Adair, LS, Afaq, S, Afzal, U, Bakker, SJL, Bartz, TM, Beilby, J, Bergman, RN, Bergmann, S, Biffar, R, Blangero, J, Boerwinkle, E, Bonnycastle, LL, Bottinger, E, Braga, D, Buckley, BM, Buyske, S, Campbell, H, Chambers, JC, Collins, FS, Curran, JE, de Borst, GJ, de Craen, AJM, de Geus, EJC, Dedoussis, G, Delgado, GE, den Ruijter, HM, Eiriksdottir, G, Eriksson, AL, Esko, T, Faul, JD, Ford, I, Forrester, T, Gertow, K, Gigante, B, Glorioso, N, Gong, J, Grallert, H, Grammer, TB, Grarup, N, Haitjema, S, Hallmans, G, Hamsten, A, Hansen, T, Harris, TB, Hartman, CA, Hassinen, M, Hastie, ND, Heath, AC, Hernandez, D, Hindorff, L, Hocking, LJ, Hollensted, M, Holmen, OL, Homuth, G, Hottenga, JJ, Huang, J, Hung, J, Hutri-Kahonen, N, Ingelsson, E, James, AL, Jansson, JO, Jarvelin, MR, Jhun, MA, Jorgensen, ME, Juonala, M, Kahonen, M, Karlsson, M, Koistinen, HA, Kolcic, I, Kolovou, G, Kooperberg, C, Kramer, BK, Kuusisto, J, Kvaloy, K, Lakka, TA, Langenberg, C, Launer, LJ, Leander, K, Lee, NR, Lind, L, Lindgren, CM, Linneberg, A, Lobbens, S, Loh, M, Lorentzon, M, Luben, R, Lubke, G, Ludolph-Donislawski, A, Lupoli, S, Madden, PAF, Mannikko, R, Marques-Vidal, P, Martin, NG, McKenzie, CA, McKnight, B, Mellstrom, D, Menni, C, Montgomery, GW, Musk, AW, Narisu, N, Nauck, M, Nolte, IM, Oldehinkel, AJ, Olden, M, Ong, KK, Padmanabhan, S, Peyser, PA, Pisinger, C, Porteous, DJ, Raitakari, OT, Rankinen, T, Rao, DC, Rasmussen-Torvik, LJ, Rawal, R, Rice, T, Ridker, PM, Rose, LM, Bien, SA, Rudan, I, Sanna, S, Sarzynski, MA, Sattar, N, Savonen, K, Schlessinger, D, Scholtens, s, Schurmann, C, Scott, RA, Sennblad, B, Siemelink, MA, Silbernagel, G, Slagboom, PE (Eline), Snieder, H, Staessen, JA, Stott, DJ, Swertz, MA, Swift, AJ, Taylor, KD, Tayo, BO, Thorand, B, Thuillier, D, Tuomilehto, J, Uitterlinden, André, Vandenput, L, Vohl, MC, Volzke, H, Vonk, JM, Waeber, G, Waldenberger, M, Westendorp, RGJ, Wild, S, Willemsen, G, Wolffenbuttel, BHR, Wong, A, Wright, AF, Zhao, W, Zillikens, M.C., Baldassarre, D, Balkau, B, Bandinelli, S, Boger, CA, Boomsma, DI, Bouchard, C, Bruinenberg, M, Chasman, DI, Chen, YDI, Chines, PS, Cooper, RS, Cucca, F, Cusi, D, de Faire, U, Ferrucci, L, Franks, PW, Froguel, P, Gordon-Larsen, P, Grabe, HJ, Gudnason, V, Haiman, CA, Hayward, C, Hveem, K, Johnson, AD, Jukema, W, Kardia, SLR, Kivimaki, M, Kooner, JS, Kuh, D, Laakso, M, Lehtimaki, T, Le Marchand, L, Marz, W, McCarthy, MI, Metspalu, A, Morris, AP, Ohlsson, C, Palmer, LJ, Pasterkamp, G, Pedersen, O, Peters, A, Peters, U, Polasek, O, Psaty, BM, Qi, L, Rauramaa, R, Smith, BH, Sorensen, TIA, Strauch, K, Tiemeier, Henning, Tremoli, E, van der Harst, P, Vestergaard, H, Vollenweider, P, Wareham, NJ, Weir, DR, Whitfield, JB, Wilson, JF, Tyrrell, J, Frayling, TM, Barroso, I, Boehnke, M, Deloukas, P, Fox, CS, Hirschhorn, JN, Hunter, DJ, Spector, TD, Strachan, DP, Duijn, Cornelia, Heid, IM, Mohlke, KL, Marchini, J, Loos, RJF, Kilpelainen, TO, Liu, CT, Borecki, IB, North, KE, and Cupples, LA
Published: 2017

38. Comparison of HapMap and 1000 Genomes Reference Panels in a Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study

Author: Vries, PS, Sabater-Lleal, M, Chasman, DI, Trompet, S, Ahluwalia, TS, Teumer, A, Kleber, ME, Chen, MH, Wang, JJ, Attia, JR, Marioni, RE, Steri, M, Weng, LC, Pool, R, Grossmann, V, Brody, JA, Venturini, C, Tanaka, T, Rose, LM, Oldmeadow, C, Mazur, J, Basu, S, Franberg, M, Yang, Q, Ligthart, Symen, Hottenga, JJ, Rumley, A, Mulas, A, de Craen, AJM, Grotevendt, A, Taylor, KD, Delgado, GE, Kifley, A, Lopez, LM, Berentzen, TL, Mangino, M, Bandinelli, S, Morrison, AC, Hamsten, A, Tofler, G, de Maat, Moniek, Draisma, HHM, Lowe, GD, Zoledziewska, M, Sattar, N, Lackner, KJ, Volker, U, McKnight, B, Huang, J, Holliday, EG, McEvoy, M A, Starr, JM, Hysi, PG, Hernandez, DG, Guan, WH, Rivadeneira, Fernando, McArdle, WL, Slagboom, PE (Eline), Zeller, T, Psaty, BM, Uitterlinden, André, de Geus, EJC, Stott, DJ, Binder, H, Hofman, Bert, Franco Duran, OH, Rotter, JI, Ferrucci, L, Spector, TD, Deary, IJ, Marz, W, Greinacher, A, Wild, PS, Cucca, F, Boomsma, DI, Watkins, H, Tang, WH, Ridker, PM, Jukema, JW, Scott, RJ, Mitchell, P, Hansen, T, O'Donnell, CJ, Smith, NL, Strachan, DP, Dehghan, Abbas, Vries, PS, Sabater-Lleal, M, Chasman, DI, Trompet, S, Ahluwalia, TS, Teumer, A, Kleber, ME, Chen, MH, Wang, JJ, Attia, JR, Marioni, RE, Steri, M, Weng, LC, Pool, R, Grossmann, V, Brody, JA, Venturini, C, Tanaka, T, Rose, LM, Oldmeadow, C, Mazur, J, Basu, S, Franberg, M, Yang, Q, Ligthart, Symen, Hottenga, JJ, Rumley, A, Mulas, A, de Craen, AJM, Grotevendt, A, Taylor, KD, Delgado, GE, Kifley, A, Lopez, LM, Berentzen, TL, Mangino, M, Bandinelli, S, Morrison, AC, Hamsten, A, Tofler, G, de Maat, Moniek, Draisma, HHM, Lowe, GD, Zoledziewska, M, Sattar, N, Lackner, KJ, Volker, U, McKnight, B, Huang, J, Holliday, EG, McEvoy, M A, Starr, JM, Hysi, PG, Hernandez, DG, Guan, WH, Rivadeneira, Fernando, McArdle, WL, Slagboom, PE (Eline), Zeller, T, Psaty, BM, Uitterlinden, André, de Geus, EJC, Stott, DJ, Binder, H, Hofman, Bert, Franco Duran, OH, Rotter, JI, Ferrucci, L, Spector, TD, Deary, IJ, Marz, W, Greinacher, A, Wild, PS, Cucca, F, Boomsma, DI, Watkins, H, Tang, WH, Ridker, PM, Jukema, JW, Scott, RJ, Mitchell, P, Hansen, T, O'Donnell, CJ, Smith, NL, Strachan, DP, and Dehghan, Abbas
Published: 2017

39. Evidence for large-scale gene-by-smoking interaction effects on pulmonary function

Author: Aschard, H, Tobin, MD, Hancock, DB, Skurnik, D, Sood, A, James, A, Smith, AV, Manichaikul, A, Campbell, A (Archie), Prins, BP, Hayward, C, Loth, Daan, Porteous, DJ, Strachan, DP, Zeggini, E, O'Connor, GT, Brusselle, Guy, Boezen, HM, Schulz, H, Deary, IJ, Hall, IP, Rudan, I, Kaprio, J, Wilson, JF, Wilk, JB, Huffman, JE, Zhao, JH, de Jong, K, Lyytikainen, LP, Wain, LV, Jarvelin, MR, Kahonen, M, Fornage, M, Polasek, O, Cassano, PA, Barr, RG, Rawal, R, Harris, SE, Gharib, SA, Enroth, S, Heckbert, SR, Lehtimaki, T, Gyllensten, U, Jackson, VE, Gudnason, V, Tang, WB, Dupuis, J, Artigas, MS, Joshi, AD, London, SJ, Kraft, P, Aschard, H, Tobin, MD, Hancock, DB, Skurnik, D, Sood, A, James, A, Smith, AV, Manichaikul, A, Campbell, A (Archie), Prins, BP, Hayward, C, Loth, Daan, Porteous, DJ, Strachan, DP, Zeggini, E, O'Connor, GT, Brusselle, Guy, Boezen, HM, Schulz, H, Deary, IJ, Hall, IP, Rudan, I, Kaprio, J, Wilson, JF, Wilk, JB, Huffman, JE, Zhao, JH, de Jong, K, Lyytikainen, LP, Wain, LV, Jarvelin, MR, Kahonen, M, Fornage, M, Polasek, O, Cassano, PA, Barr, RG, Rawal, R, Harris, SE, Gharib, SA, Enroth, S, Heckbert, SR, Lehtimaki, T, Gyllensten, U, Jackson, VE, Gudnason, V, Tang, WB, Dupuis, J, Artigas, MS, Joshi, AD, London, SJ, and Kraft, P
Published: 2017

40. Correction: Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

Author: Gormley, P, Anttila, V, Winsvold, BS, Palta, P, Esko, T, Pers, TH, Farh, KH, Cuenca-Leon, E, Muona, M, Furlotte, NA, Kurth, T, Ingason, A, McMahon, G, Ligthart, L, Terwindt, GM, Kallela, M, Freilinger, TM, Ran, C, Gordon, SG, Stam, AH, Steinberg, S, Borck, G, Koiranen, M, Quaye, L, Adams, HHH, Lehtimäki, T, Sarin, AP, Wedenoja, J, Hinds, DA, Buring, JE, Schürks, M, Ridker, PM, Gudlaug Hrafnsdottir, M, Stefansson, H, Ring, SM, Hottenga, JJ, Penninx, BWJH, Färkkilä, M, Artto, V, Kaunisto, M, Vepsäläinen, S, Malik, R, Heath, AC, Madden, PAF, Martin, NG, Montgomery, GW, Kurki, MI, Kals, M, Mägi, R, Pärn, K, Hämäläinen, E, Huang, H, Byrnes, AE, Franke, L, Huang, J, Stergiakouli, E, Lee, PH, Sandor, C, Webber, C, Cader, Z, Muller-Myhsok, B, Schreiber, S, Meitinger, T, Eriksson, JG, Salomaa, V, Heikkilä, K, Loehrer, E, Uitterlinden, AG, Hofman, A, Van Duijn, CM, Cherkas, L, Pedersen, LM, Stubhaug, A, Nielsen, CS, Männikkö, M, Mihailov, E, Milani, L, Göbel, H, Esserlind, AL, Francke Christensen, A, Folkmann Hansen, T, Werge, T, Kaprio, J, Aromaa, AJ, Raitakari, O, Arfan Ikram, M, Spector, T, Järvelin, MR, Metspalu, A, Kubisch, C, Strachan, DP, Ferrari, MD, Belin, AC, Dichgans, M, Wessman, M, Van den Maagdenberg, AMJM, Zwart, JA, Boomsma, DI, and Davey Smith, G
Subjects: ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, 06 Biological Sciences, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, Developmental Biology
Abstract: In the version of this article initially published online, the affiliations for Bertram Muller-Myhsok and Patricia Pozo-Rosich were incorrect or incomplete. These errors have been corrected for the print, PDF and HTML versions of this article.
Published: 2016

41. Genome-wide association study of copy number variation with lung function identifies a novel signal of association near BANP for forced vital capacity

Author: Shrine, N, Tobin, MD, Schurmann, C, Soler Artigas, M, Hui, J, Lehtimäki, T, Raitakari, OT, Pennell, CE, Ang, QW, Strachan, DP, Homuth, G, Gläser, S, Felix, SB, Evans, DM, Henderson, J, Granell, R, Palmer, LJ, Huffman, J, Hayward, C, Scotland, G, Malarstig, A, Musk, B, James, AL, UK BiLEVE, and Wain, LV
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) have identified 55 SNPs associated with lung function. However, little is known about the effect of copy number variants (CNVs) on lung function, although CNVs represent a significant proportion of human genetic polymorphism. To assess the effect of CNVs on lung function quantitative traits, we measured copy number at 2788 previously characterised, common copy number variable regions in 6 independent cohorts (n = 24,237) using intensity data from SNP genotyping experiments. We developed a pipeline for genome-wide association analysis and meta-analysis of CNV genotypes measured across multiple studies using SNP genotype array intensity data from different platform technologies. We then undertook cohort-level genome-wide association studies of CNV with lung function in a subset of 4 cohorts (n
Published: 2016

42. Novel childhood asthma genes interact with in utero and early-life tobacco smoke exposure

Author: Scholtens, S, Postma, DS, Moffatt, MF, Panasevich, S, Granell, R, Henderson, AJ, Melén, E, Nyberg, F, Pershagen, G, Jarvis, D, Ramasamy, A, Wjst, M, Svanes, C, Bouzigon, E, Demenais, F, Kauffmann, F, Siroux, V, Von Mutius, E, Ege, MJ, Braun-Fahrländer, C, Genuneit, J, Brunekreef, B, Smit, HA, Wijga, AH, Kerkhof, M, Curjuric, I, Imboden, M, Thun, GA, Probst-Hensch, N, Freidin, MB, Bragina, EI, Deev, IA, Puzyrev, VP, Daley, D, Park, J, Becker, A, Chan-Yeung, M, Kozyrskyj, AL, Pare, P, Marenholz, I, Lau, S, Keil, T, Lee, YA, Kabesch, M, Wijmenga, C, Franke, L, Nolte, IM, Vonk, J, Kumar, A, Farrall, M, Cookson, WOCM, Strachan, DP, Koppelman, GH, Boezen, HM, Life Course Epidemiology (LCE), Groningen Institute for Gastro Intestinal Genetics and Immunology (3GI), Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), and Stem Cell Aging Leukemia and Lymphoma (SALL)
Subjects: Candidate gene, Passive smoking, Immunology, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, VARIANTS, medicine.disease_cause, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, PARKIN, Tobacco smoke, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Missing heritability problem, Genetic predisposition, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Letter to the Editor, 030304 developmental biology, Asthma, Genetics, 0303 health sciences, business.industry, Microfilament Proteins, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, 030228 respiratory system, Maternal Exposure, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Motile cilium, Female, Gene-Environment Interaction, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, business
Abstract: To the Editor: Complex diseases, including asthma, have genetic and environmental origins. Genome-wide association studies have identified multiple genes for the development of asthma, yet they only explain a limited proportion of asthma heritability. Interactions between genetic predisposition and exposure to passive smoking might explain in part the hidden heritability of childhood asthma. However, to date, this approach has not been reported for the discovery of interactions between genes and tobacco smoke exposure. We performed a genome-wide interaction study (GWIS) on childhood asthma to identify genes that interact with 2 well-known environmental risk factors for childhood-onset asthma: in utero and childhood tobacco smoke exposure. We meta-analyzed interaction results from 9 studies participating in the GABRIEL consortium1 including more than 6,000 subjects of European descent. We replicated our findings in 4 independent studies including more than 13,000 subjects. Childhood-onset asthma was defined as asthma diagnosed by a doctor before the age of 16 years, which is consistent with the definition in the GABRIEL consortium.1 In utero tobacco smoke exposure was defined as “exposure to maternal tobacco smoking at any time during pregnancy.” Childhood tobacco smoke exposure was defined as “exposure to passive tobacco smoking at any time from birth until 16 years of age.” Details on the number of subjects, the design of the individual studies, and outcome and exposure definitions are provided in Tables E1 to E4 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org. The effects of in utero tobacco smoke exposure and childhood tobacco smoke exposure were analyzed separately. All individual studies were analyzed by using a logistic regression model containing the genetic effect, the effect of tobacco smoke exposure, and an interaction term indicating the interaction between the genetic effect and tobacco smoke exposure. Further methodological considerations on GWISs and details on the statistical analyses are described in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org. For in utero tobacco smoke exposure, the discovery genome-wide meta-analysis consisted of 2,654 cases and 3,073 control subjects derived from 7 studies (see Table E1). Overall, in utero tobacco smoke exposure increased the risk of childhood-onset asthma (see Fig E1 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). A total of 536,705 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were included in the interaction meta-analysis. Fig E2 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org shows the Manhattan plot. We identified 27 SNPs in the discovery sample with a P value of less than 10−4 based on the fixed effect model (Table I and see Table E5 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). Findings did not reach genome-wide significance but were consistent over all studies included, and no significant heterogeneity across studies was present (P value Q-statistic < .05). Four of these SNPs on chromosome 10 were in high linkage disequilibrium with each other in the discovery meta-analysis (r2 = 0.82-0.96). The most prominent marker was located on chromosome 18 near EPB41L3 (Forest plot, see Fig E3 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). Table E6 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org shows the associations in exposed and nonexposed subjects. EPB41L3 belongs to the protein 4.1 family of membrane-associated proteins, is involved in cell-cell junctions,2 and might play a role in apoptosis.3 The literature shows that in utero tobacco smoke exposure affects the expression of genes involved in biological processes, such as cell proliferation and apoptosis, and influences lung development of the child in general.4 Our data suggest that this effect of in utero smoke exposure might potentially occur through mechanisms involving EPB41L3 (see the additional text in this article's Online Repository). Table I Results of the GWIS of in utero tobacco smoke exposure and childhood-onset asthma For childhood tobacco smoke exposure, the discovery genome-wide meta-analysis consisted of 3,048 cases and 3,509 control subjects derived from 9 studies (see Table E1). Overall, childhood tobacco smoke exposure increased the risk of childhood-onset asthma (see Fig E1). A total of 538,233 SNPs were included in the interaction meta-analysis. Fig E4 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org shows the Manhattan plot. We identified 35 SNPs in the discovery sample with a P value of less than 10−4 based on the fixed effect model. Four of these SNPs were excluded because they showed heterogeneity, and the P value of the random effect was greater than 10−4. Findings did not reach genome-wide significance. Table II and Table E7 (see this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org) the results for the top SNPs. Seven SNPs on chromosome 5 (except rs2312164) were in high linkage disequilibrium with each other in the discovery studies (r2 = 0.83-1.00). Table II Results of the GWIS on childhood tobacco smoke exposure and childhood-onset asthma The most prominent marker was located on chromosome 6 in PACRG (parkin coregulated gene; Forest plot, see Fig E5 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). Table E8 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org shows the associations in exposed and nonexposed subjects. PACRG is located next to and has an overlapping promoter region with parkin 2 (PARK2).5 The gene has been associated with leprosy and parkinsonian diseases and has an important role in motile cilia function and cilia morphogenesis.2,6 PACRG is relatively highly expressed in the trachea and nasal mucosa. Ciliary dysfunction might impair mucus clearance from the airways and has been shown to affect asthma severity. Our data suggest that changes in ciliary function particularly affect the development of asthma in children exposed to passive tobacco smoke. The genes that have been reported previously to interact with tobacco smoke exposure with respect to asthma development (ie, TNF,7 GSTP1,7 and ADAM338) were not among our most significant hits. This can be explained by the fact that the genetic variants in these candidate gene studies have a strong main effect on asthma development. Bouzigon et al9 showed a more pronounced effect of the 17q21 region on the development of early-onset asthma in children with early-life tobacco smoke exposure than in those without. The genetic effect of these markers in our GWIS showed a similar direction, but the interaction was not significant. This study on childhood asthma is the first hypothesis-free GWIS specifically aiming to identify SNPs that interact with tobacco smoke exposure in disease development. We found suggestive evidence for an interaction between rs8094633 on chromosome 18 near EPB41L3 and in utero tobacco smoke exposure and an interaction between rs1575472 on chromosome 6 in PACRG and childhood tobacco smoke exposure. The SNPs found have not been identified previously in general genome-wide association studies on childhood asthma. Interestingly, the SNPs interacting with in utero and childhood tobacco smoke exposure were different and were not involved in the same pathway (see Fig E6 in this article's Online Repository at www.jacionline.org). Interactions between these SNPs and tobacco smoke exposure in utero and in childhood might explain part of the missing heritability of asthma. Future research needs to confirm these findings and further unravel the biological pathways.
Published: 2016
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43. Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

Author: Burton, PR, Clayton, DG, Cardon, LR, Craddock, N, Deloukas, P, Duncanson, A, Kwiatkowski, DP, McCarthy, MI, Ouwehand, WH, Samani, NJ, Todd, JA, Donnelly, P, Barrett, JC, Davison, D, Easton, D, Evans, DM, Leung, HT, Marchini, JL, Morris, AP, Spencer, CC, Tobin, MD, Attwood, AP, Boorman, JP, Cant, B, Everson, U, Hussey, JM, Jolley, JD, Knight, AS, Koch, K, Meech, E, Nutland, S, Prowse, CV, Stevens, HE, Taylor, NC, Walters, GR, Walker, NM, Watkins, NA, Winzer, T, Jones, RW, McArdle, WL, Ring, SM, Strachan, DP, Pembrey, M, Breen, G, St Clair, D, Caesar, S, Gordon-Smith, K, Jones, L, Fraser, C, Green, EK, Grozeva, D, Hamshere, ML, Holmans, PA, Jones, IR, Kirov, G, Moskivina, V, Nikolov, I, O'Donovan, MC, Owen, MJ, Collier, DA, Elkin, A, Farmer, A, Williamson, R, McGuffin, P, Young, AH, Ferrier, IN, Ball, SG, Balmforth, AJ, Barrett, JH, Bishop, TD, Iles, MM, Maqbool, A, Yuldasheva, N, Hall, AS, Braund, PS, Dixon, RJ, Mangino, M, Stevens, S, Thompson, JR, Bredin, F, Tremelling, M, Parkes, M, Drummond, H, Lees, CW, Nimmo, ER, Satsangi, J, Fisher, SA, Forbes, A, Lewis, CM, Onnie, CM, Prescott, NJ, Sanderson, J, Matthew, CG, Barbour, J, Mohiuddin, MK, Todhunter, CE, Mansfield, JC, Ahmad, T, Cummings, FR, Jewell, DP, Webster, J, Brown, MJ, Lathrop, MG, Connell, J, Dominiczak, A, Marcano, CA, Burke, B, Dobson, R, Gungadoo, J, Lee, KL, Munroe, PB, Newhouse, SJ, Onipinla, A, Wallace, C, Xue, M, Caulfield, M, Farrall, M, Barton, A, Bruce, IN, Donovan, H, Eyre, S, Gilbert, PD, Hilder, SL, Hinks, AM, John, SL, Potter, C, Silman, AJ, Symmons, DP, Thomson, W, Worthington, J, Dunger, DB, Widmer, B, Frayling, TM, Freathy, RM, Lango, H, Perry, JR, Shields, BM, Weedon, MN, Hattersley, AT, Hitman, GA, Walker, M, Elliott, KS, Groves, CJ, Lindgren, CM, Rayner, NW, Timpson, NJ, Zeggini, E, Newport, M, Sirugo, G, Lyons, E, Vannberg, F, Hill, AV, Bradbury, LA, Farrar, C, Pointon, JJ, Wordsworth, P, Brown, MA, Franklyn, JA, Heward, JM, Simmonds, MJ, Gough, SC, Seal, S, Stratton, MR, Rahman, N, Ban, M, Goris, A, Sawcer, SJ, Compston, A, Conway, D, Jallow, M, Rockett, KA, Bumpstead, SJ, Chaney, A, Downes, K, Ghori, MJ, Gwilliam, R, Hunt, SE, Inouye, M, Keniry, A, King, E, McGinnis, R, Potter, S, Ravindrarajah, R, Whittaker, P, Widden, C, Withers, D, Cardin, NJ, Ferreira, T, Pereira-Gale, J, Hallgrimsdo'ttir, IB, Howie, BN, Su, Z, Teo, YY, Vukcevic, D, Bentley, D, Mitchell, SL, Newby, PR, Brand, OJ, Carr-Smith, J, Pearce, SH, Reveille, JD, Zhou, X, Sims, AM, Dowling, A, Taylor, J, Doan, T, Davis, JC, Savage, L, Ward, MM, Learch, TL, Weisman, MH, and Brown, M
Subjects: Linkage disequilibrium, Multiple Sclerosis, Genotype, Population, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genome-wide association study, Autoimmunity, Breast Neoplasms, Biology, medicine.disease_cause, Aminopeptidases, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Linkage Disequilibrium, Article, Minor Histocompatibility Antigens, Genetics, medicine, Humans, Spondylitis, Ankylosing, Receptors, Immunologic, education, Genetic association, education.field_of_study, Ankylosing spondylitis, Thyroiditis, Autoimmune, Chromosome Mapping, Receptors, Interleukin, medicine.disease, Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2, Genetics, Population, Haplotypes, Case-Control Studies, Immunology, North America
Abstract: We have genotyped 14,436 nonsynonymous SNPs (nsSNPs) and 897 major histocompatibility complex (MHC) tag SNPs from 1,000 independent cases of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), multiple sclerosis (MS) and breast cancer (BC). Comparing these data against a common control dataset derived from 1,500 randomly selected healthy British individuals, we report initial association and independent replication in a North American sample of two new loci related to ankylosing spondylitis, ARTS1 and IL23R, and confirmation of the previously reported association of AITD with TSHR and FCRL3. These findings, enabled in part by increased statistical power resulting from the expansion of the control reference group to include individuals from the other disease groups, highlight notable new possibilities for autoimmune regulation and suggest that IL23R may be a common susceptibility factor for the major 'seronegative' diseases.
Published: 2016
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44. Automated retinal image quality assessment on the UK Biobank dataset for epidemiological studies

Author: Welikala, RA, Fraz, MM, Foster, PJ, Whincup, PH, Rudnicka, AR, Owen, CG, Strachan, DP, Barman, SA, and UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium, UKBEVC
Abstract: Morphological changes in the retinal vascular network are associated with future risk of many systemic and vascular diseases. However, uncertainty over the presence and nature of some of these associations exists. Analysis of data from large population based studies will help to resolve these uncertainties. The QUARTZ (QUantitative Analysis of Retinal vessel Topology and siZe) retinal image analysis system allows automated processing of large numbers of retinal images. However, an image quality assessment module is needed to achieve full automation. In this paper, we propose such an algorithm, which uses the segmented vessel map to determine the suitability of retinal images for use in the creation of vessel morphometric data suitable for epidemiological studies. This includes an effective 3-dimensional feature set and support vector machine classification. A random subset of 800 retinal images from UK Biobank (a large prospective study of 500,000 middle aged adults; where 68,151 underwent retinal imaging) was used to examine the performance of the image quality algorithm. The algorithm achieved a sensitivity of 95.33% and a specificity of 91.13% for the detection of inadequate images. The strong performance of this image quality algorithm will make rapid automated analysis of vascular morphometry feasible on the entire UK Biobank dataset (and other large retinal datasets), with minimal operator involvement, and at low cost.
Published: 2016

45. Common Variants in the ATP2B1 Gene Are Associated With Susceptibility to Hypertension

Author: Tabara, Y, Kohara, K, Kita, Y, Hirawa, N, Katsuya, T, Ohkubo, T, Hiura, Y, Tajima, A, Morisaki, T, Miyata, T, Nakayama, T, Takashima, N, Nakura, J, Kawamoto, R, Takahashi, N, Hata, A, Soma, M, Imai, Y, Kokubo, Y, Okamura, T, Tomoike, H, Iwai, N, Ogihara, T, Inoue, I, Tokunaga, K, Johnson, T, Caulfield, M, Munroe, P, Global Blood Pressure Genetics Consortium, Umemura, S, Ueshima, H, Collaborators: Newton Cheh C, Miki T., Gateva, V, Tobin, Md, Bochud, M, Coin, L, Najjar, Ss, Zhao, Jh, Heath, Sc, Eyheramendy, S, Papadakis, K, Voight, Bf, Scott, Lj, Zhang, F, Farrall, M, Tanaka, T, Wallace, C, Chambers, Jc, Khaw, Kt, Nilsson, P, van der Harst, P, Polidoro, Silvia, Grobbee, De, Onland Moret NC, Bots, Ml, Wain, Lv, Elliott, Ks, Teumer, A, Luan, J, Lucas, G, Kuusisto, J, Burton, Pr, Hadley, D, Mcardle, Wl, Brown, M, Dominiczak, A, Newhouse, Sj, Samani, Nj, Webster, J, Zeggini, E, Beckmann, Js, Bergmann, S, Lim, N, Song, K, Vollenweider, P, Waeber, G, Waterworth, Dm, Yuan, X, Groop, L, Orho Melander, M, Allione, A, DI GREGORIO, Alessandra, Guarrera, Simonetta, Panico, S, Ricceri, Fulvio, Romanazzi, Valeria, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Vineis, Paolo, Barroso, I, Sandhu, Ms, Luben, Rn, Crawford, Gj, Jousilahti, P, Perola, M, Boehnke, M, Bonnycastle, Ll, Collins, Fs, Jackson, Au, Mohlke, Kl, Stringham, Hm, Valle, Tt, Willer, Cj, Bergman, Rn, Morken, Ma, Döring, A, Gieger, C, Illig, T, Meitinger, T, Org, E, Pfeufer, A, Wichmann, He, Kathiresan, S, Marrugat, J, O'Donnell, Cj, Schwartz, Sm, Siscovick, Ds, Subirana, I, Freimer, Nb, Hartikainen, Al, Mccarthy, Mi, O'Reilly, Pf, Peltonen, L, Pouta, A, de Jong PE, Snieder, H, van Gilst WH, Clarke, R, Goel, A, Hamsten, A, Peden, Jf, Seedorf, U, Syvänen, Ac, Tognoni, G, Lakatta, Eg, Sanna, S, Scheet, P, Schlessinger, D, Scuteri, A, Dörr, M, Ernst, F, Felix, Sb, Homuth, G, Lorbeer, R, Reffelmann, T, Rettig, R, Völker, U, Galan, P, Gut, Ig, Hercberg, S, Lathrop, Gm, Zeleneka, D, Deloukas, P, Soranzo, N, Williams, Fm, Zhai, G, Salomaa, V, Laakso, M, Elosua, R, Forouhi, Ng, Völzke, H, Uiterwaal, Cs, van der Schouw YT, Numans, Me, Matullo, Giuseppe, Navis, G, Berglund, G, Bingham, Sa, Kooner, Js, Connell, Jm, Bandinelli, S, Ferrucci, L, Watkins, H, Spector, Td, Tuomilehto, J, Altshuler, D, Strachan, Dp, Laan, M, Meneton, P, Wareham, Nj, Uda, M, Jarvelin, Mr, Mooser, V, Melander, O, Loos, Rj, Elliott, P, Abecasis, Gr, and Munroe, Pb
Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, hypertension, Genotype, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, ATP2B1, Biology, Lower risk, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Article, Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases, Asian People, Gene Frequency, Polymorphism (computer science), Internal medicine, genetic variation, Millenium Genome Project, Global BPgen, Genetic variation, Odds Ratio, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Allele, Alleles, Genetic association, Genetics, Analysis of Variance, Odds ratio, Blood pressure, Haplotypes, Case-Control Studies, Hypertension, Millennium genome project, Global Bpgen, Regression Analysis, Genome-Wide Association Study
Abstract: Hypertension is one of the most common complex genetic disorders. We have described previously 38 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with suggestive association with hypertension in Japanese individuals. In this study we extend our previous findings by analyzing a large sample of Japanese individuals (n=14 105) for the most associated SNPs. We also conducted replication analyses in Japanese of susceptibility loci for hypertension identified recently from genome-wide association studies of European ancestries. Association analysis revealed significant association of the ATP2B1 rs2070759 polymorphism with hypertension ( P =5.3×10 −5 ; allelic odds ratio: 1.17 [95% CI: 1.09 to 1.26]). Additional SNPs in ATP2B1 were subsequently genotyped, and the most significant association was with rs11105378 (odds ratio: 1.31 [95% CI: 1.21 to 1.42]; P =4.1×10 −11 ). Association of rs11105378 with hypertension was cross-validated by replication analysis with the Global Blood Pressure Genetics consortium data set (odds ratio: 1.13 [95% CI: 1.05 to 1.21]; P =5.9×10 −4 ). Mean adjusted systolic blood pressure was highly significantly associated with the same SNP in a meta-analysis with individuals of European descent ( P =1.4×10 −18 ). ATP2B1 mRNA expression levels in umbilical artery smooth muscle cells were found to be significantly different among rs11105378 genotypes. Seven SNPs discovered in published genome-wide association studies were also genotyped in the Japanese population. In the combined analysis with replicated 3 genes, FGF5 rs1458038, CYP17A1 , rs1004467, and CSK rs1378942, odds ratio of the highest risk group was 2.27 (95% CI: 1.65 to 3.12; P =4.6×10 −7 ) compared with the lower risk group. In summary, this study confirmed common genetic variation in ATP2B1 , as well as FGF5 , CYP17A1 , and CSK , to be associated with blood pressure levels and risk of hypertension.
Published: 2010
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46. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine

Author: Anttila V, Winsvold BS, Gormley P, Kurth T, Bettella F, McMahon G, Kallela M, Malik R, de Vries B, Terwindt G, Medland SE, Todt U, McArdle WL, Quaye L, Koiranen M, Ligthart L, Hottenga JJ, Vink JM, Penninx BW, Boomsma DI, Strachan DP, Kubisch C, Ferrari MD, van den Maagdenberg AM, Dichgans M, Wessman M, Smith GD, Stefansson K, Daly MJ, Nyholt DR, Chasman DI, Palotie A, North American Brain Expression Consortium, UK Brain Expression Consortium, International Headache Genetics Consortium, Anttila V, Winsvold BS, Gormley P, Kurth T, Bettella F, McMahon G, Kallela M, Malik R, de Vries B, Terwindt G, Medland SE, Todt U, McArdle WL, Quaye L, Koiranen M, Ligthart L, Hottenga JJ, Vink JM, Penninx BW, Boomsma DI, Strachan DP, Kubisch C, Ferrari MD, van den Maagdenberg AM, Dichgans M, Wessman M, Smith GD, Stefansson K, Daly MJ, Nyholt DR, Chasman DI, and Palotie A
Published: 2013

47. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

Author: Paternoster, L, Standl, M, Waage, J, Baurecht, H, Hotze, M, Strachan, DP, Curtin, JA, Bonnelykke, K, Tian, C, Takahashi, A, Esparza-Gordillo, J, Alves, AC, Thyssen, JP, den Dekker, HT, Ferreira, MA, Altmaier, E, Sleiman, PMA, Xiao, FL, Gonzalez, JR, Marenholz, I, Kalb, B, Pino-Yanes, M, Xu, C-J, Carstensen, L, Groen-Blokhuis, MM, Venturini, C, Pennell, CE, Barton, SJ, Levin, AM, Curjuric, I, Bustamante, M, Kreiner-Moller, E, Lockett, GA, Bacelis, J, Bunyavanich, S, Myers, RA, Matanovic, A, Kumar, A, Tung, JY, Hirota, T, Kubo, M, McArdle, WL, Henderson, AJ, Kemp, JP, Zheng, J, Smith, GD, Rueschendorf, F, Bauerfeind, A, Lee-Kirsch, MA, Arnold, A, Homuth, G, Schmidt, CO, Mangold, E, Cichon, S, Keil, T, Rodriguez, E, Peters, A, Franke, A, Lieb, W, Novak, N, Foelster-Holst, R, Horikoshi, M, Pekkanen, J, Sebert, S, Husemoen, LL, Grarup, N, De Jongste, JC, Rivadeneira, F, Hofman, A, Jaddoe, VWV, Pasmans, SGMA, Elbert, NJ, Uitterlinden, AG, Marks, GB, Thompson, PJ, Matheson, MC, Robertson, CF, Ried, JS, Li, J, Zuo, XB, Zheng, XD, Yin, XY, Sun, LD, McAleer, MA, O'Regan, GM, Fahy, CMR, Campbell, LE, Macek, M, Kurek, M, Hu, D, Eng, C, Postma, DS, Feenstra, B, Geller, F, Hottenga, JJ, Middeldorp, CM, Hysi, P, Bataille, V, Spector, T, Tiesler, CMT, Thiering, E, Pahukasahasram, B, Yang, JJ, Imboden, M, Huntsman, S, Vilor-Tejedor, N, Relton, CL, Myhre, R, Nystad, W, Custovic, A, Weiss, ST, Meyers, DA, Soederhaell, C, Melen, E, Ober, C, Raby, BA, Simpson, A, Jacobsson, B, Holloway, JW, Bisgaard, H, Sunyer, J, Probst-Hensch, NM, Williams, LK, Godfrey, KM, Wang, CA, Boomsma, DI, Melbye, M, Koppelman, GH, Jarvis, D, McLean, WHI, Irvine, AD, Zhang, XJ, Hakonarson, H, Gieger-, C, Burchard, EG, Martin, NG, Duijts, L, Linneberg, A, Jarvelin, M-R, Noethen, MM, Lau, S, Huebner, N, Lee, Y-A, Tamari, M, Hinds, DA, Glass, D, Brown, SJ, Heinrich, J, Evans, DM, Weidinger, S, AAGC, AAGC, and Epidemio, EGL
Abstract: Genetic association studies have identified 21 loci associated with atopic dermatitis risk predominantly in populations of European ancestry. To identify further susceptibility loci for this common, complex skin disease, we performed a meta-analysis of >15 million genetic variants in 21,399 cases and 95,464 controls from populations of European, African, Japanese and Latino ancestry, followed by replication in 32,059 cases and 228,628 controls from 18 studies. We identified ten new risk loci, bringing the total number of known atopic dermatitis risk loci to 31 (with new secondary signals at four of these loci). Notably, the new loci include candidate genes with roles in the regulation of innate host defenses and T cell function, underscoring the important contribution of (auto)immune mechanisms to atopic dermatitis pathogenesis.
Published: 2015

48. Shared polygenic effects of FEV1 in the first genetic study in UK Biobank

Author: Allen, RJ, Wain, LV, Shrine, N, Miller, S, Jackson, VE, Ntalla, I, Artigas, MS, Cook, JP, Morris, AP, Zeggini, E, Marchini, J, De-Loukas, P, Hansell, A, Hubbard, R, Pavord, I, Thompson, NC, Strachan, DP, Hall, IP, and Tobin, MD
Subjects: Genetics & Heredity, 0604 Genetics, Science & Technology, 1117 Public Health And Health Services, Epidemiology, Mathematical & Computational Biology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Published: 2015

49. Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

Author: D. L. Cousminer, D. J. Berry, N. J. Timpson, W. Ang, E. Thiering, E. M. Byrne, H. R. Taal, V. Huikari, J. P. Bradfield, M. Kerkhof, M. M. Groen Blokhuis, E. Kreiner Moller, M. Marinelli, C. Holst, J. T. Leinonen, J. R. B. Perry, I. Surakka, O. Pietilainen, J. Kettunen, V. Anttila, M. Kaakinen, U. Sovio, A. Pouta, S. Das, V. Lagou, C. Power, I. Prokopenko, D. M. Evans, J. P. Kemp, B. St Pourcain, S. Ring, A. Palotie, E. Kajantie, C. Osmond, T. Lehtimaki, J. S. Viikari, M. Kahonen, N. M. Warrington, S. J. Lye, L. J. Palmer, C. M. T. Tiesler, C. Flexeder, G. W. Montgomery, S. E. Medland, A. Hofman, H. Hakonarson, M. Guxens, M. Bartels, V. Salomaa, J. M. Murabito, J. Kaprio, T. I. A. Sorensen, F. Ballester, H. Bisgaard, D. I. Boomsma, G. H. Koppelman, S. F. A. Grant, V. W. V. Jaddoe, N. G. Martin, J. Heinrich, C. E. Pennell, O. T. Raitakari, J. G. Eriksson, G. D. Smith, E. Hypponen, M. R. Jarvelin, M. I. McCarthy, S. Ripatti, E. Widen, Adair LS, Ang W, Atalay M, van Beijsterveldt T, Bergen N, Benke K, Berry DJ, Boomsma DI, Bradfield JP, Charoen P, Coin L, Cooper C, Cousminer DL, Das S, Davis OS, Dedoussis GV, Elliott P, Estivill X, Evans DM, Feenstra B, Flexeder C, Frayling T, Freathy RM, Gaillard R, Geller F, Gillman M, Grant SF, Groen Blokhuis M, Goh LK, Guxens M, Hakonarson H, Hattersley AT, Haworth CM, Hadley D, Hedebrand J, Heinrich J, Hinney A, Hirschhorn JN, Hocher B, Holloway JW, Holst C, Hottenga JJ, Horikoshi M, Huikari V, Hypponen E, Iñiguez C, Jaddoe VW, Jarvelin MR, Kaakinen M, Kilpeläinen TO, Kirin M, Kowgier M, Lakka HM, Lakka TA, Lange LA, Lawlor DA, Lehtimäki T, Lewin A, Lindgren C, Lindi V, Maggi R, Marsh J, McCarthy MI, Melbye M, Middeldorp C, Millwood I, Mohlke KL, Mook Kanamori DO, Murray JC, Nivard M, Nohr EA, Ntalla I, Oken E, Ong KK, O'Reilly PF, Palmer LJ, Panoutsopoulou K, Pararajasingham J, Pearson ER, Pennell CE, Power C, Price TS, Prokopenko I, Raitakari OT, Rodriguez A, Salem RM, Saw SM, Scherag A, Sebert S, Siitonen N, Simell O, Sørensen TI, Sovio U, Pourcain BS, Strachan DP, Sunyer J, Taal HR, Teo YY, Thiering E, Tiesler C, Timpson NJ, Uitterlinden AG, Valcárcel B, Warrington NM, White S, Widén E, Willemsen G, Wilson JF, Yaghootkar H, Zeggini E, Elks CE, Perry JR, Sulem P, Chasman DI, Franceschini N, He C, Lunetta KL, Visser JA, Byrne EM, Gudbjartsson DF, Esko T, Koller DL, Kutalik Z, Lin P, Mangino M, Marongiu M, McArdle PF, Smith AV, Stolk L, van Wingerden SH, Zhao JH, Albrecht E, Corre T, Ingelsson E, Hayward C, Magnusson PK, Smith EN, Ulivi S, Warrington M, Zgaga L, Alavere H, Amin N, Aspelund T, Bandinelli S, Barroso I, Berenson GS, Bergmann S, Blackburn H, Boerwinkle E, Buring JE, Busonero F, Campbell H, Chanock SJ, Chen W, Cornelis MC, Couper D, Coviello AD, de Faire U, de Geus EJ, Deloukas P, Döring A, Davey Smith G, Easton DF, Eiriksdottir G, Emilsson V, Eriksson J, Ferrucci L, Folsom AR, Foroud T, Garcia M, GASPARINI, PAOLO, Gieger C, Gudnason V, Hall P, Hankinson SE, Ferreli L, Heath AC, Hernandez DG, Hofman A, Hu FB, Illig T, Järvelin MR, Johnson AD, Karasik D, Khaw KT, Kiel DP, Kolcic I, Kraft P, Launer LJ, Laven JS, Li S, Liu J, Levy D, Martin NG, McArdle WL, Mooser V, Murray SS, Nalls MA, Navarro P, Nelis M, Ness AR, Northstone K, Oostra BA, Peacock M, Palotie A, Paré G, Parker AN, Pedersen NL, Peltonen L, Pharoah P, Polasek O, Plump AS, Pouta A, Porcu E, Rafnar T, Rice JP, Ring SM, Rivadeneira F, Rudan I, Sala C, Salomaa V, Sanna S, Schlessinger D, Schork NJ, Scuteri A, Segrè AV, Shuldiner AR, Soranzo N, Srinivasan SR, Tammesoo ML, Tikkanen E, Toniolo D, Tsui K, Tryggvadottir L, Tyrer J, Uda M, van Dam RM, van Meurs JB, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Waterworth DM, Weedon MN, Wichmann HE, Wright AF, Young L, Zhai G, Zhuang WV, Bierut LJ, Boyd HA, Crisponi L, Demerath EW, van Duijn CM, Econs MJ, Harris TB, Hunter DJ, Loos RJ, Metspalu A, Montgomery GW, Ridker PM, Spector TD, Streeten EA, Stefansson K, Thorsteinsdottir U, Widen E, Murabito JM, Murray A., D'ADAMO, ADAMO PIO, Cousminer, Diana L, Berry, Diane J, Timpson, Nicholas J, Ang, Wei, Hyppönen, Elina, Widen, Elisabéth, ReproGen Consortium, Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Internal Medicine, D. L., Cousminer, D. J., Berry, N. J., Timpson, W., Ang, E., Thiering, E. M., Byrne, H. R., Taal, V., Huikari, J. P., Bradfield, M., Kerkhof, M. M., Groen Blokhui, E., Kreiner Moller, M., Marinelli, C., Holst, J. T., Leinonen, J. R. B., Perry, I., Surakka, O., Pietilainen, J., Kettunen, V., Anttila, M., Kaakinen, U., Sovio, A., Pouta, S., Da, V., Lagou, C., Power, I., Prokopenko, D. M., Evan, J. P., Kemp, B., St Pourcain, S., Ring, A., Palotie, E., Kajantie, C., Osmond, T., Lehtimaki, J. S., Viikari, M., Kahonen, N. M., Warrington, S. J., Lye, L. J., Palmer, C. M. T., Tiesler, C., Flexeder, G. W., Montgomery, S. E., Medland, A., Hofman, H., Hakonarson, M., Guxen, M., Bartel, V., Salomaa, J. M., Murabito, J., Kaprio, T. I. A., Sorensen, F., Ballester, H., Bisgaard, D. I., Boomsma, G. H., Koppelman, S. F. A., Grant, V. W. V., Jaddoe, N. G., Martin, J., Heinrich, C. E., Pennell, O. T., Raitakari, J. G., Eriksson, G. D., Smith, E., Hypponen, M. R., Jarvelin, M. I., Mccarthy, S., Ripatti, E., Widen, Adair, L, Ang, W, Atalay, M, van Beijsterveldt, T, Bergen, N, Benke, K, Berry, Dj, Boomsma, Di, Bradfield, Jp, Charoen, P, Coin, L, Cooper, C, Cousminer, Dl, Das, S, Davis, O, Dedoussis, Gv, Elliott, P, Estivill, X, Evans, Dm, Feenstra, B, Flexeder, C, Frayling, T, Freathy, Rm, Gaillard, R, Geller, F, Gillman, M, Grant, Sf, Groen Blokhuis, M, Goh, Lk, Guxens, M, Hakonarson, H, Hattersley, At, Haworth, Cm, Hadley, D, Hedebrand, J, Heinrich, J, Hinney, A, Hirschhorn, Jn, Hocher, B, Holloway, Jw, Holst, C, Hottenga, Jj, Horikoshi, M, Huikari, V, Hypponen, E, Iñiguez, C, Jaddoe, Vw, Jarvelin, Mr, Kaakinen, M, Kilpeläinen, To, Kirin, M, Kowgier, M, Lakka, Hm, Lakka, Ta, Lange, La, Lawlor, Da, Lehtimäki, T, Lewin, A, Lindgren, C, Lindi, V, Maggi, R, Marsh, J, Mccarthy, Mi, Melbye, M, Middeldorp, C, Millwood, I, Mohlke, Kl, Mook Kanamori, Do, Murray, Jc, Nivard, M, Nohr, Ea, Ntalla, I, Oken, E, Ong, Kk, O'Reilly, Pf, Palmer, Lj, Panoutsopoulou, K, Pararajasingham, J, Pearson, Er, Pennell, Ce, Power, C, Price, T, Prokopenko, I, Raitakari, Ot, Rodriguez, A, Salem, Rm, Saw, Sm, Scherag, A, Sebert, S, Siitonen, N, Simell, O, Sørensen, Ti, Sovio, U, Pourcain, B, Strachan, Dp, Sunyer, J, Taal, Hr, Teo, Yy, Thiering, E, Tiesler, C, Timpson, Nj, Uitterlinden, Ag, Valcárcel, B, Warrington, Nm, White, S, Widén, E, Willemsen, G, Wilson, Jf, Yaghootkar, H, Zeggini, E, Elks, Ce, Perry, Jr, Sulem, P, Chasman, Di, Franceschini, N, He, C, Lunetta, Kl, Visser, Ja, Byrne, Em, Gudbjartsson, Df, Esko, T, Koller, Dl, Kutalik, Z, Lin, P, Mangino, M, Marongiu, M, Mcardle, Pf, Smith, Av, Stolk, L, van Wingerden, Sh, Zhao, Jh, Albrecht, E, Corre, T, Ingelsson, E, Hayward, C, Magnusson, Pk, Smith, En, Ulivi, S, Warrington, M, Zgaga, L, Alavere, H, Amin, N, Aspelund, T, Bandinelli, S, Barroso, I, Berenson, G, Bergmann, S, Blackburn, H, Boerwinkle, E, Buring, Je, Busonero, F, Campbell, H, Chanock, Sj, Chen, W, Cornelis, Mc, Couper, D, Coviello, Ad, D'Adamo, ADAMO PIO, de Faire, U, de Geus, Ej, Deloukas, P, Döring, A, Davey Smith, G, Easton, Df, Eiriksdottir, G, Emilsson, V, Eriksson, J, Ferrucci, L, Folsom, Ar, Foroud, T, Garcia, M, Gasparini, Paolo, Gieger, C, Gudnason, V, Hall, P, Hankinson, Se, Ferreli, L, Heath, Ac, Hernandez, Dg, Hofman, A, Hu, Fb, Illig, T, Järvelin, Mr, Johnson, Ad, Karasik, D, Khaw, Kt, Kiel, Dp, Kolcic, I, Kraft, P, Launer, Lj, Laven, J, Li, S, Liu, J, Levy, D, Martin, Ng, Mcardle, Wl, Mooser, V, Murray, S, Nalls, Ma, Navarro, P, Nelis, M, Ness, Ar, Northstone, K, Oostra, Ba, Peacock, M, Palotie, A, Paré, G, Parker, An, Pedersen, Nl, Peltonen, L, Pharoah, P, Polasek, O, Plump, A, Pouta, A, Porcu, E, Rafnar, T, Rice, Jp, Ring, Sm, Rivadeneira, F, Rudan, I, Sala, C, Salomaa, V, Sanna, S, Schlessinger, D, Schork, Nj, Scuteri, A, Segrè, Av, Shuldiner, Ar, Soranzo, N, Srinivasan, Sr, Tammesoo, Ml, Tikkanen, E, Toniolo, D, Tsui, K, Tryggvadottir, L, Tyrer, J, Uda, M, van Dam, Rm, van Meurs, Jb, Vollenweider, P, Waeber, G, Wareham, Nj, Waterworth, Dm, Weedon, Mn, Wichmann, He, Wright, Af, Young, L, Zhai, G, Zhuang, Wv, Bierut, Lj, Boyd, Ha, Crisponi, L, Demerath, Ew, van Duijn, Cm, Econs, Mj, Harris, Tb, Hunter, Dj, Loos, Rj, Metspalu, A, Montgomery, Gw, Ridker, Pm, Spector, Td, Streeten, Ea, Stefansson, K, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Widen, E, Murabito, Jm, Murray, A., Hedebrand, Johannes (Beitragende*r), Hinney, Anke (Beitragende*r), Biological Psychology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Neurobiology of Mental Health, EMGO+ - Lifestyle, Overweight and Diabetes, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Brain Imaging Technology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - Brain Mechanisms in Health & Disease, Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, and Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC)
Subjects: Male, Netherlands Twin Register (NTR), Genetic Linkage, Medizin, Gene Expression, Genome-wide association study, VARIANTS, Body Mass Index, 0302 clinical medicine, genetic linkage, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Neoplasms, molecular biology, genetics, Child, Genetics (clinical), Adiposity, 2. Zero hunger, 0303 health sciences, adiposity, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, Association Studies Articles, Age Factors, ACHONDROPLASIA, General Medicine, Genome-Wide Association Study, pubertal height growth, pubertal timing, Phenotype, OBESITY, Menarche, body height, Female, Signal Transduction, medicine.medical_specialty, age factors, CHROMOSOME 16P11.2, Adolescent, BIRTH, Quantitative Trait Loci, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Context (language use), Biology, Childhood obesity, MENARCHE, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, AGE, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Prepuberty, Internal medicine, Genetics, medicine, Humans, Molecular Biology, 030304 developmental biology, Sign, FACTOR RECEPTOR-3, MUTATIONS, Puberty, ta3121, medicine.disease, Obesity, Body Height, Genetic architecture, Endocrinology, POPULATION COHORT, gene expression, Body mass index, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract: The pubertal height growth spurt is a distinctive feature of childhood growth reflecting both the central onset of puberty and local growth factors. Although little is known about the underlying genetics, growth variability during puberty correlates with adult risks for hormone-dependent cancer and adverse cardiometabolic health. The only gene so far associated with pubertal height growth, LIN28B, pleiotropically influences childhood growth, puberty and cancer progression, pointing to shared underlying mechanisms. To discover genetic loci influencing pubertal height and growth and to place them in context of overall growth and maturation, we performed genome-wide association meta-analyses in 18 737 European samples utilizing longitudinally collected height measurements. We found significant associations (P
Published: 2013
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50. Pleiotropy among common genetic loci identified for cardiometabolic disorders and C-reactive protein

Author: Ligthart, S, De Vries, PS, Uitterlinden, AG, Hofman, A, Franco, OH, Chasman, DI, Dehghan, A, Dupuis, J, Barbalic, M, Bis, JC, Eiriksdottir, G, Lu, C, Pellikka, N, Wallaschofski, H, Kettunen, J, Henneman, P, Baumert, J, Strachan, DP, Fuchsberger, C, Vitart, V, Wilson, JF, Paré, G, Naitza, S, Rudock, ME, Surakka, I, De Geus, EJC, Alizadeh, BZ, Guralnik, JMD, Shuldiner, A, Tanaka, T, Zee, RYL, Schnabel, RB, Nambi, V, Kavousi, M, Ripatti, S, Nauck, M, Smith, NL, Smith, AV, Sundvall, J, Scheet, P, Liu, Y, Ruokonen, A, Rose, LM, Larson, MG, Hoogeveen, RC, Freimer, NB, Teumer, A, Tracy, RP, Launer, LJ, Buring, JE, Yamamoto, JF, Folsom, AR, Sijbrands, EJG, Pankow, J, Elliott, P, Keaney, JF, Sun, W, Sarin, AP, Fontes, JD, Badola, S, Astor, BC, Pouta, A, Werda, K, Greiser, KH, Kuss, O, Schwabedissen, HEMZ, Thiery, J, Jamshidi, Y, Nolte, IM, Soranzo, N, Spector, TD, Völzke, H, Parker, AN, Aspelund, T, Bates, D, Young, L, Tsui, K, Siscovick, DS, Guo, X, Rotter, JI, Uda, M, Schlessinger, D, Rudan, I, Hicks, AA, Penninx, BW, Thorand, B, Gieger, C, Coresh, J, Willemsen, G, Harris, TB, Järvelin, MR, Rice, K, Radke, D, Salomaa, V, Van Dijk, KW, Boerwinkle, E, Vasan, RS, Ferrucci, L, and Gibson, QD
Abstract: © 2015 Ligthart et al. Pleiotropic genetic variants have independent effects on different phenotypes. C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with several cardiometabolic phenotypes. Shared genetic backgrounds may partially underlie these associations. We conducted a genome-wide analysis to identify the shared genetic background of inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes using published genome-wide association studies (GWAS). We also evaluated whether the pleiotropic effects of such loci were biological or mediated in nature. First, we examined whether 283 common variants identified for 10 cardiometabolic phenotypes in GWAS are associated with CRP level. Second, we tested whether 18 variants identified for serum CRP are associated with 10 cardiometabolic phenotypes. We used a Bonferroni corrected p-value of 1.1×10-04 (0.05/463) as a threshold of significance. We evaluated the independent pleiotropic effect on both phenotypes using individual level data from the Women Genome Health Study. Evaluating the genetic overlap between inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes, we found 13 pleiotropic regions. Additional analyses showed that 6 regions (APOC1, HNF1A, IL6R, PPP1R3B, HNF4A and IL1F10) appeared to have a pleiotropic effect on CRP independent of the effects on the cardiometabolic phenotypes. These included loci where individuals carrying the risk allele for CRP encounter higher lipid levels and risk of type 2 diabetes. In addition, 5 regions (GCKR, PABPC4, BCL7B, FTO and TMEM18) had an effect on CRP largely mediated through the cardiometabolic phenotypes. In conclusion, our results show genetic pleiotropy among inflammation and cardiometabolic phenotypes. In addition to reverse causation, our data suggests that pleiotropic genetic variants partially underlie the association between CRP and cardiometabolic phenotypes.
Published: 2015
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