2022
APOL1 Risk Variants, Acute Kidney Injury, and Death in Participants With African Ancestry Hospitalized With COVID-19 From the Million Veteran Program
Hung AM, Shah SC, Bick AG, Yu Z, Chen HC, Hunt CM, Wendt F, Wilson O, Greevy RA, Chung CP, Suzuki A, Ho YL, Akwo E, Polimanti R, Zhou J, Reaven P, Tsao PS, Gaziano JM, Huffman JE, Joseph J, Luoh SW, Iyengar S, Chang KM, Casas JP, Matheny ME, O’Donnell C, Cho K, Tao R, Susztak K, Robinson-Cohen C, Tuteja S, Siew ED, Hung A, Wallbom A, Palacio A, Robey B, Jhala D, Fujii D, Cohen D, Boyko E, Jacono F, Villareal G, Garcon H, Gaziano J, Lichy J, Norton J, Beckham J, Whittle J, Huffman J, Moser J, Greco J, Walsh J, Harley J, Wells J, Klein J, Moorman J, Constans J, Fayad J, Casas J, Xu J, Liao K, Alexander K, Cho K, Hammer K, Oursler K, Mattocks K, Chang K, Dellitalia L, Hamner M, Whooley M, Murdoch M, Gaddy M, Godschalk M, Rauchman M, Huq M, Tandon N, Kosik N, Ratcliffe N, Okusaga O, Roussos P, Strollo P, Meyer P, Sriram P, Wilson P, Liang P, Tsao P, Balasubramanian P, Ramoni R, McArdle R, Hauger R, Servatius R, Smith R, Striker R, Mathew R, Gappy S, Pyarajan S, Gutierrez S, Gupta S, Aguayo S, Sharma S, Damrauer S, Kinlay S, Yeh S, Luoh S, Tuteja S, Mastorides S, Iyengar S, Bhushan S, Muralidhar S, Ahuja S, Liangpunsakul S, Assimes T, Morgan T, Stapley T, Sun Y, Ballas Z. APOL1 Risk Variants, Acute Kidney Injury, and Death in Participants With African Ancestry Hospitalized With COVID-19 From the Million Veteran Program. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 386-395. PMID: 35089317, PMCID: PMC8980930, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.8538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryNormal kidney functionHigh-risk groupAPOL1 risk variantsKidney functionAKI severityKidney injuryCohort studyMillion Veteran ProgramHigher oddsCOVID-19-associated acute kidney injuryRisk variantsMultivariable logistic regression analysisCOVID-19AKI risk factorsAKI severity stageRetrospective cohort studyAfrican ancestryApolipoprotein L1COVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression analysisHigh mortality rateVeteran ProgramAPOL1 kidney risk variants
2012
GSTO2*N142D gene polymorphism associated with hypothyroidism in Italian patients
Piacentini S, Monaci PM, Polimanti R, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTO2*N142D gene polymorphism associated with hypothyroidism in Italian patients. Molecular Biology Reports 2012, 40: 1967-1971. PMID: 23079717, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2253-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGST gene polymorphismsGene polymorphismsOxidative stressItalian patientsGST null polymorphismsBiomarkers of inflammationAnti-inflammatory responseLevel of inflammationLogistic regression analysisThyroid hormone productionPhase II enzymesCase-control populationRisk factorsHypothyroid individualsEndocrinal diseasesInflammation disordersPCR-RFLP methodHypothyroidismNull polymorphismThyroid glandGenotype distributionHormone productionGlutathione S-transferaseInflammationPatientsGSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Squitti R, Ventriglia M, Cassetta E, Vernieri F, Rossini PM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTM1 null genotype as risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Italian patients. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2012, 317: 137-140. PMID: 22381228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.01.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGSTM1 null genotypeAlzheimer's diseaseNull genotypeRisk factorsItalian patientsCause of ADLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseLogistic regression analysisGlutathione S-transferaseCase-control populationAD patientsAD riskGSTM1 geneGSTT1 genesGenotype distributionDisease riskNeurodegenerative disordersDiseasePatientsOxidative stressEndogenous metabolitesCommon formRegression analysisPositive associationGSTM1