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Heide Loehlein Fier

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Shared Genetic Etiology of Obesity-Related Traits and Barrett's Esophagus/Adenocarcinoma: Insights from Genome-Wide Association Studies

2020

Abstract Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) and its precursor Barrett's esophagus (BE). Research suggests that individuals with high genetic risk to obesity have a higher BE/EA risk. To facilitate understanding of biological factors that lead to progression from BE to EA, the present study investigated the shared genetic background of BE/EA and obesity-related traits. Methods: Cross-trait linkage disequilibrium score regression was applied to summary statistics from genome-wide association meta-analyses on BE/EA and on obesity traits. Body mass index (BMI) was used as a proxy for general obesity, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) for abdominal obesity. …

Male0301 basic medicineOncologymedicine.medical_specialtyEsophageal NeoplasmsEpidemiologyQuantitative Trait LocieducationMedizinMEDLINEGenome-wide association studyAdenocarcinomaPolymorphism Single NucleotideRisk AssessmentLinkage DisequilibriumBody Mass IndexBarrett Esophagus03 medical and health sciencesSex Factors0302 clinical medicineMeta-Analysis as TopicRisk FactorsInternal medicineHumansMedicineGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseObesityEsophagusWaist-Hip Ratiobusiness.industryEsophageal cancermedicine.diseaseMedical researchObesityRenal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11]030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structureOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisBarrett's esophagusDisease ProgressionAdenocarcinomaFemalebusinessGenome-Wide Association StudyCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
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Meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci and yields systematic insights into the biology of male-pattern baldness

2017

Male-pattern baldness (MPB) is a common and highly heritable trait characterized by androgen-dependent, progressive hair loss from the scalp. Here, we carry out the largest GWAS meta-analysis of MPB to date, comprising 10,846 early-onset cases and 11,672 controls from eight independent cohorts. We identify 63 MPB-associated loci (P<5 × 10−8, METAL) of which 23 have not been reported previously. The 63 loci explain ∼39% of the phenotypic variance in MPB and highlight several plausible candidate genes (FGF5, IRF4, DKK2) and pathways (melatonin signalling, adipogenesis) that are likely to be implicated in the key-pathophysiological features of MPB and may represent promising targets for the de…

0301 basic medicineMaleCandidate genegenetics [Trans-Activators]SRD5A2 protein humanMedizinGeneral Physics and Astronomygenetics [3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase]Genome-wide association studyBioinformatics0302 clinical medicinegenetics [Interferon Regulatory Factors]GenotypeMelatoninGeneticsMultidisciplinaryAdipogenesisEBF1 protein humanintegumentary systemgenetics [Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins]QPhenotypeFGF5 protein humangenetics [Membrane Proteins]Phenotype030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMeta-analysisUrological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15]Interferon Regulatory FactorsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMale-pattern baldnessddc:500Signal TransductionDKK2 protein humanGenotypeFibroblast Growth Factor 53-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase/genetics; Adipogenesis/genetics; Alopecia/genetics; Case-Control Studies; Fibroblast Growth Factor 5/genetics; Genetic Association Studies; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genotype; Humans; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics; Interferon Regulatory Factors/genetics; Male; Melatonin; Membrane Proteins/genetics; Phenotype; Signal Transduction/genetics; Trans-Activators/geneticsScienceGenomicsBiologygenetics [Signal Transduction]General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyArticle03 medical and health sciencesinterferon regulatory factor-43-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-DehydrogenasemedicineHumansgenetics [Adipogenesis]Genetic Association Studiesgenetics [Alopecia]Case-control studyMembrane ProteinsAlopeciaGeneral Chemistrymedicine.diseasegenetics [Fibroblast Growth Factor 5]030104 developmental biologyCase-Control StudiesTrans-ActivatorsGenome-Wide Association Study
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