2023
A genome-wide association study of frailty identifies significant genetic correlation with neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, and inflammation pathways
Ye Y, Noche R, Szejko N, Both C, Acosta J, Leasure A, Brown S, Sheth K, Gill T, Zhao H, Falcone G. A genome-wide association study of frailty identifies significant genetic correlation with neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, and inflammation pathways. GeroScience 2023, 45: 2511-2523. PMID: 36928559, PMCID: PMC10651618, DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00771-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFried frailty scoreBiology of frailtyEuropean descent participantsOccurrence of frailtyGenome-wide association studiesMendelian randomization analysisFrailty scoreChronic painJoint disordersPolygenic risk scoresRespiratory diseaseInflammation pathwaysRisk scoreClinical phenotypeBrain tissueCausal associationFrailtyAge-related pathwaysRandomization analysisGenetic factorsAssociation studiesUK BiobankRetirement StudyPerson's vulnerabilitySignificant genetic correlations
2020
Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program
Klarin D, Verma S, Judy R, Dikilitas O, Wolford B, Paranjpe I, Levin M, Pan C, Tcheandjieu C, Spin J, Lynch J, Assimes T, Åldstedt Nyrønning L, Mattsson E, Edwards T, Denny J, Larson E, Lee M, Carrell D, Zhang Y, Jarvik G, Gharavi A, Harley J, Mentch F, Pacheco J, Hakonarson H, Skogholt A, Thomas L, Gabrielsen M, Hveem K, Nielsen J, Zhou W, Fritsche L, Huang J, Natarajan P, Sun Y, DuVall S, Rader D, Cho K, Chang K, Wilson P, O’Donnell C, Kathiresan S, Scali S, Berceli S, Willer C, Jones G, Bown M, Nadkarni G, Kullo I, Ritchie M, Damrauer S, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Ramoni R, Beckham J, Breeling J, Chang K, Huang G, Muralidhar S, O’Donnell C, Casas Romero J, Tsao P, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Concato J, Warren S, Argyres D, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Stephens B, Brophy M, Humphries D, Do N, Shayan S, Nguyen X, O’Donnell C, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, Cho K, Pyarajan S, Hauser E, Sun Y, Zhao H, Wilson P, McArdle R, Dellitalia L, Harley J, Zablocki C, Whittle J, Beckham J, Wells J, Gutierrez S, Gibson G, Kaminsky L, Villareal G, Kinlay S, Xu J, Hamner M, Haddock K, Bhushan S, Iruvanti P, Godschalk M, Ballas Z, Buford M, Mastorides S, Klein J, Ratcliffe N, Florez H, Swann A, Murdoch M, Sriram P, Yeh S, Washburn R, Jhala D, Aguayo S, Cohen D, Sharma S, Callaghan J, Oursler K, Whooley M, Ahuja S, Gutierrez A, Schifman R, Greco J, Rauchman M, Servatius R, Oehlert M, Wallbom A, Fernando R, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sherman S, Anderson G, Tsao P, Sonel E, Boyko E, Meyer L, Gupta S, Fayad J, Hung A, Lichy J, Hurley R, Robey B, Striker R. Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program. Circulation 2020, 142: 1633-1646. PMID: 32981348, PMCID: PMC7580856, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmBlood pressurePolygenic risk scoresAortic aneurysmFamily historyDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureGenome-wide polygenic risk scoreRisk variantsSmoking risk factorsMendelian randomization analysisAAA prevalenceCardiovascular mortalityRisk factorsAAA developmentArterial bedCurrent guidelinesVascular territoriesLower extremitiesMillion Veteran ProgramRisk scoreTherapeutic implicationsCurrent screeningImportant causeAAA riskA comprehensive genetic and epidemiological association analysis of vitamin D with common diseases/traits in the UK Biobank
Ye Y, Yang H, Wang Y, Zhao H. A comprehensive genetic and epidemiological association analysis of vitamin D with common diseases/traits in the UK Biobank. Genetic Epidemiology 2020, 45: 24-35. PMID: 32918767, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin DPotential causal roleCausal roleAutoimmune/inflammatory diseasesMR analysisMendelian randomization analysisMultiple sclerosisFemur fracturesLeg fracturesInflammatory diseasesOvarian cancerEpidemiological associationMusculoskeletal diseasesMetabolic diseasesNeurological diseasesD concentrationsEpidemiological analysisDiseaseRandomization analysisUK BiobankSuch associationsCancerAssociationHealthDiseases/traits