Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
- A. Locke, Bratati Kahali, E. Speliotes
- BiologyNature
- 11 February 2015
A genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals provide strong support for a role of the central nervous system in obesity susceptibility.
Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease
- J. Lambert, C. Ibrahim-Verbaas, P. Amouyel
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 1 December 2013
In addition to the APOE locus (encoding apolipoprotein E), 19 loci reached genome-wide significance (P < 5 × 10−8) in the combined stage 1 and stage 2 analysis, of which 11 are newly associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index
- E. Speliotes, C. Willer, R. Loos
- Biology, Medicine
- 2010
18 new loci associated with body mass index are identified, one of which includes a copy number variant near GPRC5B, and genes in other newly associated loci may provide new insights into human body weight regulation.
Null mutations in progranulin cause ubiquitin-positive frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17q21
- M. Cruts, I. Gijselinck, C. Broeckhoven
- BiologyNature
- 24 August 2006
It is demonstrated that FTDU-17 is caused by mutations in the gene coding for progranulin (PGRN), a growth factor involved in multiple physiological and pathological processes including tumorigenesis, and evidence that P GRN haploinsufficiency leads to neurodegeneration because of reduced PGRN-mediated neuronal survival is provided.
Effects of Age, Sex, and Ethnicity on the Association Between Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis
- L. Farrer, L. Cupples, C. Duijn
- Medicine
- 22 October 1997
The APOE∈4 allele represents a major risk factor for AD in all ethnic groups studied, across all ages between 40 and 90 years, and in both men and women.
Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension
A genome-wide association study of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure and hypertension in the CHARGE Consortium identifies 13 SNPs for SBP, 20 for DBP and 10 for hypertension at P < 4 × 10−7.
Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis
- B. Voight, L. Scott, M. McCarthy
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 1 July 2010
By combining genome-wide association data from 8,130 individuals with type 2 diabetes and 38,987 controls of European descent and following up previously unidentified meta-analysis signals, 12 new T2D association signals are identified with combined P < 5 × 10−8.
Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease
A genome-wide meta-analysis of 37,684 individuals with replication of selected variants in an additional 10,739 individuals supports a causal role of telomere-length variation in some age-related diseases.
Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations
- A. Köttgen, E. Albrecht, C. Gieger
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 1 February 2013
New candidate genes for serum urate concentration highlight the importance of metabolic control of urate production and excretion, which may have implications for the treatment and prevention of gout.
Sequence variants at CHRNB3–CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior
- T. Thorgeirsson, D. Gudbjartsson, K. Stefánsson
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 1 May 2010
Among the genes at the two newly associated loci are genes encoding nicotine-metabolizing enzymes (CYP2A6 and CYP2B6) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits (CHRNB3 and CHRNA6), all of which have been highlighted in previous studies of smoking and nicotine dependence.
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