2024
Integrative common and rare variant analyses provide insights into the genetic architecture of liver cirrhosis
Ghouse J, Sveinbjörnsson G, Vujkovic M, Seidelin A, Gellert-Kristensen H, Ahlberg G, Tragante V, Rand S, Brancale J, Vilarinho S, Lundegaard P, Sørensen E, Erikstrup C, Bruun M, Jensen B, Brunak S, Banasik K, Ullum H, Verweij N, Lotta L, Baras A, Mirshahi T, Carey D, Kaplan D, Lynch J, Morgan T, Schwantes-An T, Dochtermann D, Pyarajan S, Tsao P, Laisk T, Mägi R, Kozlitina J, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Jones D, Knowlton K, Nadauld L, Ferkingstad E, Björnsson E, Ulfarsson M, Sturluson Á, Sulem P, Pedersen O, Ostrowski S, Gudbjartsson D, Stefansson K, Olesen M, Chang K, Holm H, Bundgaard H, Stender S. Integrative common and rare variant analyses provide insights into the genetic architecture of liver cirrhosis. Nature Genetics 2024, 56: 827-837. PMID: 38632349, PMCID: PMC11096111, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01720-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanine TransaminaseCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLipaseLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsMaleMembrane ProteinsMultifactorial InheritancePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsConceptsMulti-ancestry genome-wide association studyPolygenic risk scoresRare variant analysisVariant analysisGenome-wide association studiesRare coding variantsHepatocellular carcinomaLow alanine aminotransferaseRisk associationAlcohol intakePrioritized genesGenetic architectureNear genesAlanine aminotransferaseRisk scoreHepatic lipid metabolismAssociation studiesLiver cirrhosisGenetic underpinningsPNPLA3 p.Cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinomaRisk of cirrhosisLiver function testsLipid metabolismGenes
2022
A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological validation
Vujkovic M, Ramdas S, Lorenz KM, Guo X, Darlay R, Cordell HJ, He J, Gindin Y, Chung C, Myers RP, Schneider CV, Park J, Lee KM, Serper M, Carr RM, Kaplan DE, Haas ME, MacLean MT, Witschey WR, Zhu X, Tcheandjieu C, Kember RL, Kranzler HR, Verma A, Giri A, Klarin DM, Sun YV, Huang J, Huffman JE, Creasy KT, Hand NJ, Liu CT, Long MT, Yao J, Budoff M, Tan J, Li X, Lin HJ, Chen YI, Taylor KD, Chang RK, Krauss RM, Vilarinho S, Brancale J, Nielsen JB, Locke AE, Jones MB, Verweij N, Baras A, Reddy KR, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Schwimmer JB, Sanyal AJ, Chalasani N, Ryan KA, Mitchell BD, Gill D, Wells AD, Manduchi E, Saiman Y, Mahmud N, Miller DR, Reaven PD, Phillips LS, Muralidhar S, DuVall SL, Lee JS, Assimes TL, Pyarajan S, Cho K, Edwards TL, Damrauer SM, Wilson PW, Gaziano JM, O’Donnell C, Khera AV, Grant SFA, Brown CD, Tsao PS, Saleheen D, Lotta LA, Bastarache L, Anstee QM, Daly AK, Meigs JB, Rotter JI, Lynch JA, Rader D, Voight B, Chang K. A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological validation. Nature Genetics 2022, 54: 761-771. PMID: 35654975, PMCID: PMC10024253, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01078-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide significanceGenetic architectureAdditional lociPleiotropy analysisInflammatory traitsLociNew insightsVeteran ProgramChronic ALT elevationTraitsExternal replicationRadiological validationReplication
2021
Genetic Variation in the Mitochondrial Glycerol‐3‐Phosphate Acyltransferase Is Associated With Liver Injury
Hakim A, Moll M, Brancale J, Liu J, Lasky‐Su J, Silverman EK, Vilarinho S, Jiang ZG, Pita‐Juárez Y, Vlachos IS, Zhang X, Åberg F, Afdhal NH, Hobbs BD, Cho MH. Genetic Variation in the Mitochondrial Glycerol‐3‐Phosphate Acyltransferase Is Associated With Liver Injury. Hepatology 2021, 74: 3394-3408. PMID: 34216018, PMCID: PMC8639615, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyltransferasesChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryGenetic Association StudiesGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMitochondria, LiverConceptsAlcohol-associated liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver injuryAlanine aminotransferaseAspartate aminotransferaseElevated body mass indexLevels of ALTDose-dependent riskFatty liver diseaseBody mass indexAlkaline phosphataseMass General Brigham BiobankWeekly alcohol consumptionGenetic variantsMitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseLiver biochemistryHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolMass indexRevision codesVLDL productionGlycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferaseTotal bilirubin
2019
Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood
Khera AV, Chaffin M, Wade KH, Zahid S, Brancale J, Xia R, Distefano M, Senol-Cosar O, Haas ME, Bick A, Aragam KG, Lander ES, Smith GD, Mason-Suares H, Fornage M, Lebo M, Timpson NJ, Kaplan LM, Kathiresan S. Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood. Cell 2019, 177: 587-596.e9. PMID: 31002795, PMCID: PMC6661115, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityLongitudinal birth cohortYears of ageUnhealthy lifestyle choicesMiddle-aged adultsGlobal health threatObesity trajectoriesClinical preventionBirth cohortObesityHealth threatPolygenic predictorsInherited susceptibilityLifestyle choicesEarly childhoodCommon variantsBirthAgeCommon DNA variantsPredictorsMinimal differencesSusceptibilityMechanistic assessmentDecileBirthweight