2024
Polygenic Risk of Epilepsy and Poststroke Epilepsy
Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Misra S, Zelano J, Mazumder R, Sansing L, de Havenon A, Hirsch L, Liebeskind D, Gilmore E, Sheth K, Kim J, Worrall B, Falcone G, Mishra N. Polygenic Risk of Epilepsy and Poststroke Epilepsy. Stroke 2024, 55: 2835-2843. PMID: 39502073, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.047459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParticipants of European ancestryRisk of poststroke epilepsyPolygenic riskPoststroke epilepsyEuropean ancestryGenome-wide association study meta-analysisPRS decileCase-control genetic association studyGenetic risk lociLowest decilePolygenic risk scoresGenetic association studiesMultivariate logistic regression modelStudy meta-analysisMultivariate logistic regression resultsHistory of strokeLogistic regression modelsRisk lociAssociation studiesStroke survivorsUK BiobankGenetic informationGenetic ancestryLogistic regression resultsGenetic variants
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 correlationsPolygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors
Acosta J, Both C, Demarais Z, Conlon C, Leasure A, Torres-Lopez V, de Havenon A, Petersen N, Gill T, Sansing L, Sheth K, Falcone G. Polygenic Susceptibility to Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control in Stroke Survivors. Neurology 2023, 100: e1587-e1597. PMID: 36690452, PMCID: PMC10103110, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse BP controlUncontrolled blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureStroke survivorsPolygenic risk scoresBP controlPolygenic susceptibilityMean diastolic blood pressureMean systolic blood pressureStroke Prevention TrialBlood pressure controlSystolic blood pressureResistant hypertensionVascular eventsHemorrhagic strokePrevention trialsVitamin InterventionMultivariable modelRisk scoreGenetic predispositionPressure controlLogistic regressionSurvivorsHypertension