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Genome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population
Martínez-Magaña J, Hernandez S, Garcia A, Cardoso-Barajas V, Sarmiento E, Camarena B, Caballero A, Gonzalez L, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Medina-Mora M, Bustos-Gamiño M, Fleiz-Bautista C, Tovilla-Zarate C, Juárez-Rojop I, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza A. Genome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population. Nutrients 2022, 14: 394. PMID: 35057575, PMCID: PMC8778304, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociWide association studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesTrait lociMulti-tissue expression quantitative trait lociSummary data-based Mendelian randomization analysisMethylation quantitative trait lociExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide associationGenome-wide thresholdDNA methylation levelsEnhancer marksWide analysisGenetic variationMetabolic domainsSilico function predictionFunction predictionSilico analysisMethylation levelsVariant predictionLociGenetic factorsMexican population
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A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals
Jennings M, Martínez-Magaña J, Courchesne-Krak N, Cupertino R, Vilar-Ribó L, Bianchi S, Hatoum A, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gelernter J, Artigas M, 23andMe I, Aslibekyan S, Auton A, Babalola E, Bell R, Bielenberg J, Bryc K, Bullis E, Coker D, Partida G, Dhamija D, Das S, Elson S, Eriksson N, Filshtein T, Fitch A, Fletez-Brant K, Fontanillas P, Freyman W, Granka J, Heilbron K, Hernandez A, Hicks B, Hinds D, Jewett E, Jiang Y, Kukar K, Kwong A, Lin K, Llamas B, Lowe M, McCreight J, McIntyre M, Micheletti S, Moreno M, Nandakumar P, Nguyen D, Noblin E, O'Connell J, Petrakovitz A, Poznik G, Reynoso A, Schumacher M, Shastri A, Shelton J, Shi J, Shringarpure S, Su Q, Tat S, Tchakouté C, Tran V, Tung J, Wang X, Wang W, Weldon C, Wilton P, Wong C, Elson S, Edenberg H, Fontanillas P, Palmer A, Sanchez-Roige S. A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105086. PMID: 38580523, PMCID: PMC11121167, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple domains of healthDomains of healthEffects of alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesPhenome-wide association studyAlcohol-related behaviorsCardio-metabolic healthPotential causal effectMendelian randomisation studiesGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide associationMR analysisPheWAS associationsMultiple domainsHypothesis-free approachPreventive medicineDiverse cohortPheWASAssociation studiesHealthReproductive healthAlcohol behaviorConsequences of drinkingEuropean cohort