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Meena Kumari

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Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-Analysis across 39 Studies Identifies Type 2 Diabetes Loci

2012

To identify genetic factors contributing to type 2 diabetes (T2D), we performed large-scale meta-analyses by using a custom ∼50,000 SNP genotyping array (the ITMAT-Broad-CARe array) with ∼2000 candidate genes in 39 multiethnic population-based studies, case-control studies, and clinical trials totaling 17,418 cases and 70,298 controls. First, meta-analysis of 25 studies comprising 14,073 cases and 57,489 controls of European descent confirmed eight established T2D loci at genome-wide significance. In silico follow-up analysis of putative association signals found in independent genome-wide association studies (including 8,130 cases and 38,987 controls) performed by the DIAGRAM consortium id…

AdultMaleCandidate geneSNP ARRAYAdolescentGenotypeSUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI030209 endocrinology & metabolismGenome-wide association studySingle-nucleotide polymorphismLocus (genetics)BLOOD-PRESSUREBiologyPolymorphism Single NucleotideArticleYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEthnicityGeneticsHumansEUROPEAN AMERICANSGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseRESOURCE CAREGenetics(clinical)GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATIONGenetics (clinical)Aged030304 developmental biologyGenetic associationAged 80 and overGeneticsAFRICAN-AMERICANS0303 health sciencesINSULIN-RESISTANCECOMMON VARIANTSMiddle Aged3. Good healthSNP genotypingDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Genetic LociCase-Control StudiesRISK-FACTORSFemaleTCF7L2Follow-Up StudiesGenome-Wide Association StudySNP array
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Separating the Mechanism-Based and Off-Target Actions of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors With CETP Gene Polymorphisms

2010

Background— Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, but torcetrapib, the first-in-class inhibitor tested in a large outcome trial, caused an unexpected blood pressure elevation and increased cardiovascular events. Whether the hypertensive effect resulted from CETP inhibition or an off-target action of torcetrapib has been debated. We hypothesized that common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the CETP gene could help distinguish mechanism-based from off-target actions of CETP inhibitors to inform on the validity of CETP as a therapeutic target. Methods and Results— We compared the effect of CETP single-nucleotide polymorphisms …

high-density lipoproteinsEpidemiologyBLOOD-PRESSUREPharmacologyDISEASEchemistry.chemical_compoundDOUBLE-BLINDHigh-density lipoprotein:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Medicina interna [UNESCO]Polymorphism (computer science)Physiology (medical)Cholesterylester transfer proteinGeneticsMedicinegeneticsHigh-density lipoproteinsGENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATIONUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Medicina internaPharmacologyHDL CHOLESTEROLbiologybusiness.industryCholesterolTorcetrapib:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Genetics ; Pharmacology ; Epidemiology ; High-density lipoproteinsDose–response relationshipBlood pressurechemistryATHEROSCLEROSISUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASbiology.proteinMENDELIAN RANDOMIZATIONepidemiology; genetics; high-density lipoproteins; pharmacologylipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)epidemiologyTORCETRAPIBpharmacologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessHIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEINLIPID-LEVELSLipoproteinCirculation
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Gene-environment interactions between education and body mass: Evidence from the UK and Finland

2017

More education is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) and likelihood of being overweight. However, since a large proportion of the variation in body mass is due to genetic makeup, it has been hypothesized that education may moderate the genetic risk. We estimate main associations between (i) education, (ii) genetic risk, and (iii) interactions between education and genetic risk on BMI and the probability of being overweight in the UK and Finland. The estimates show that education is negatively associated with BMI and overweightness, and genetic risk is positively associated. However, the interactions between education and genetic risk are small and statistically insignificant. pee…

0301 basic medicineAdultMaleta520obesityHealth (social science)OverweightBiologyBody Mass Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineLower bodyHistory and Philosophy of SciencekoulutustasoNegatively associatedmedicineHumansMass indexGenetic Predisposition to Diseaseta516030212 general & internal medicineLongitudinal StudiesGene–environment interactionGeneFinlandAged2. Zero hungerAged 80 and overeducationta511nutritional and metabolic diseasesylipainogene-environment interactionsta3142Middle AgedOverweightmedicine.diseaseObesityUnited Kingdom030104 developmental biologykoulutusEducational StatuslihavuusFemaleGene-Environment Interactionmedicine.symptomgeneettiset tekijätBody mass indexDemographySocial Science and Medicine
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Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

2016

Reduced glomerular filtration rate defines chronic kidney disease and is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), combining data across 133,413 individuals with replication in up to 42,166 individuals. We identify 24 new and confirm 29 previously identified loci. Of these 53 loci, 19 associate with eGFR among individuals with diabetes. Using bioinformatics, we show that identified genes at eGFR loci are enriched for expression in kidney tissues and in pathways relevant for kidney development and transmembrane transporter activity, kidney structure, and regulation o…

0301 basic medicineNephrologyGenetics and Molecular Biology (all)estimated glomerular filtration rateestimated glomerular filtration rate chronic kidney disease genetic determinantsGeneral Physics and AstronomyKidney developmentGenome-wide association studyBiochemistrySettore MED/14 - NEFROLOGIARenal InsufficiencyChronicGeneticsAGEN Consortiumddc:616education.field_of_studyKidneyStage renal-diseaseMultidisciplinaryGenome-wide associationCHARGe-Heart Failure GroupGene Expression Regulation; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genotype; Humans; Renal Insufficiency Chronic; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Chemistry (all); Physics and Astronomy (all)QChemistry (all)MetaanalysisGene Expression Regulation; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genotype; Humans; Renal Insufficiency Chronic/geneticsBiological sciencesSerum creatininemedicine.anatomical_structureEfficientRonyons -- FisiologiaHypertensionICBP ConsortiumTransmembrane transporter activitygenetic association loci kidney functionCARDIOGRAMHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeSciencePopulationRenal functionECHOGen ConsortiumReplicationBiologyEnvironmentResearch SupportGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyN.I.H.genetic determinants03 medical and health sciencesPhysics and Astronomy (all)GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION ; FALSE DISCOVERY RATES ; STAGE RENAL-DISEASE ; SERUM CREATININE ; METAANALYSIS ; VARIANTS ; INDIVIDUALS ; POPULATION ; RISK ; HYPERTENSIONKidney functionResearch Support N.I.H. ExtramuralInternal medicineMD MultidisciplinarymedicineGeneticsJournal ArticleHumanseGFRcrea; eGFRcysGenetic Predisposition to Diseaseddc:610GenetikRenal Insufficiency ChronicMortalityeducationddc:613Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)urogenital systemIndividualsExtramuralGeneral Chemistryta3121medicine.diseaseR1030104 developmental biologyGene Expression RegulationBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Chemistry (all); Physics and Astronomy (all)570 Life sciences; biologyGenèticachronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyMeta-Analysis
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Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic inf…

2018

AbstractHumans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over one million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk tolerance, adventurousness, and risky behaviors in the driving, drinking, smoking, and sexual domains. We identified 611 approximately independent genetic loci associated with at least one of our phenotypes, including 124 with general risk tolerance. We report evidence of substantial shared genetic influences across general risk tolerance and risky behaviors: 72 of the 124 general risk tolerance loci contain a lead SNP for at least one of our other GWAS, and general risk tolerance is moderately to stro…

Genetics0303 health sciencesGabaergic neurotransmissionSingle-nucleotide polymorphismGenome-wide association studyBiologyPhenotype03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSNPGene030217 neurology & neurosurgery030304 developmental biologyGenetic association
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