2021
The integration of genetically-regulated transcriptomics and electronic health records highlights a pattern of medical outcomes related to increased hepatic transthyretin expression
Pathak GA, De Lillo A, Wendt FR, De Angelis F, Koller D, Mendoza B, Jacoby D, Miller EJ, Buxbaum JN, Polimanti R. The integration of genetically-regulated transcriptomics and electronic health records highlights a pattern of medical outcomes related to increased hepatic transthyretin expression. Amyloid 2021, 29: 110-119. PMID: 34935565, PMCID: PMC9213571, DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2021.2018678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialElectronic Health RecordsFractures, BoneHumansPrealbuminTranscriptomeConceptsGenotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) projectMulti-tissue analysisElectronic health recordsTTR amyloid formationGenetic regulationExpression projectRNA interferenceTranscriptomic profilesGene expressionExpression informationHepatic expressionHealth outcomesPhenotypic informationAmyloid formationHealth recordsCarpal tunnel syndromeTranscriptionTransthyretin expressionSystemic amyloidosesHepatic transcriptionPathological processesExpressionTunnel syndromeGastrointestinal diseasesSurgical procedures
2019
Phenome-wide association study of TTR and RBP4 genes in 361,194 individuals reveals novel insights in the genetics of hereditary and wildtype transthyretin amyloidoses
De Lillo A, De Angelis F, Di Girolamo M, Luigetti M, Frusconi S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Phenome-wide association study of TTR and RBP4 genes in 361,194 individuals reveals novel insights in the genetics of hereditary and wildtype transthyretin amyloidoses. Human Genetics 2019, 138: 1331-1340. PMID: 31659433, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-02078-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialCohort StudiesFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMalePhenotypePrealbuminPrognosisRetinol-Binding Proteins, PlasmaConceptsNon-coding variantsPhenome-wide association studyAssociation studiesNovel insightsPhenotypic traitsMolecular basisPossible modifier genesRBP4 geneModifier genesRelevant phenotypesTTR locusGenesTTR functionTransthyretin amyloidosesMultiple testing correctionGene variationRBP4 variantsGeneticsPhenotypeTransthyretin geneTTR geneConvergent associationsHereditary formsClinical phenotypeVariants