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Alexessander Couto Alves

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Genome-wide Association Analysis in Humans Links Nucleotide Metabolism to Leukocyte Telomere Length

2020

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a heritable biomarker of genomic aging. In this study, we perform a genome-wide meta-analysis of LTL by pooling densely genotyped and imputed association results across large-scale European-descent studies including up to 78,592 individuals. We identify 49 genomic regions at a false dicovery rate (FDR) < 0.05 threshold and prioritize genes at 31, with five highlighting nucleotide metabolism as an important regulator of LTL. We report six genome-wide significant loci in or near SENP7, MOB1B, CARMIL1, PRRC2A, TERF2, and RFWD3, and our results support recently identified PARP1, POT1, ATM, and MPHOSPH6 loci. Phenome-wide analyses in >350,000 UK Biobank p…

Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)LimfomesLOCIGenome-wide association studyDiseaseVARIANTSDISEASE0302 clinical medicineLeukocytestelomere lengthGWASGenetics(clinical)CàncerMendelian randomisationThyroid cancerGenetics (clinical)11 Medical and Health SciencesCancerGeneticsGenetics & HeredityRISK0303 health sciencesTelòmerage-related disease; biological aging; Mendelian randomisation; telomere length; Humans; Leukocytes; Nucleotides; Genome-Wide Association Study; TelomereNucleotidesmeta-analyysigenomiikkaGenomicsTelomereCANCER3. Good health030220 oncology & carcinogenesisbiological agingMENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingMedical geneticsBiomarker (medicine)HEARTLymphomasLife Sciences & BiomedicineMedical Geneticsmedicine.medical_specialtyGENESDATABASEAge-related Disease ; Biological Aging ; Mendelian Randomisation ; Telomere LengthBiologyArticle03 medical and health sciencesSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingMendelian randomization/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_medicineGeneticsJournal ArticleHumans030304 developmental biologyMedicinsk genetikage-related diseaseScience & TechnologyCancer06 Biological Sciencesmedicine.diseaseTelomereGenòmicaikääntyminen1182 Biochemistry cell and molecular biologytelomeeritbiologicalGenome-Wide Association Study
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Telomere Length in Circulating Leukocytes is Associated with Lung Function and Disease

2014

Several clinical studies suggest the involvement of premature ageing processes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using an epidemiological approach, we studied whether accelerated ageing indicated by telomere length, a marker of biological age, is associated with COPD and asthma, and whether intrinsic age-related processes contribute to the interindividual variability of lung function. Our meta-analysis of 14 studies included 934 COPD cases with 15 846 controls defined according to the Global Lungs Initiative (GLI) criteria (or 1189 COPD cases according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria), 2834 asthma cases with 28 195 controls, and s…

Lung DiseasesMalePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSpirometryNetherlands Twin Register (NTR)Vital capacityVital Capacityennenaikainen vanheneminenDiseaseCohort StudiesPathogenesisPulmonary Disease Chronic ObstructiveTelomere HomeostasisSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingForced Expiratory VolumeastmaLeukocytes/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_HumansCOPDMedicinekeuhkoahtaumatautiAgedAsthmatelomeeriCOPDmedicine.diagnostic_testpremature agingbusiness.industrySmokingCase-control studyta3141Middle AgedTelomerespirometriamedicine.diseaseAsthmabiologinen ikäbiological age3. Good healthrespiratory tract diseasesEuropeSpirometryCase-Control StudiesImmunologyRegression Analysis/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingFemalebusinessEuropean Respiratory Journal
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity

2014

Forced vital capacity (FVC), a spirometric measure of pulmonary function, reflects lung volume and is used to diagnose and monitor lung diseases. We performed genome-wide association study meta-analysis of FVC in 52,253 individuals from 26 studies and followed up the top associations in 32,917 additional individuals of European ancestry. We found six new regions associated at genome-wide significance (P <5 x 10(-8)) with FVC in or near EFEMP1, BMP6, MIR129-2-HSD17B12, PRDM11, WWOX and KCNJ2. Two loci previously associated with spirometric measures (GSTCD and PTCH1) were related to FVC. Newly implicated regions were followed up in samples from African-American, Korean, Chinese and Hispani…

SpirometryLung DiseasesVital capacityQuantitative Trait LociVital CapacityGenome-wide association studyBiologyPolymorphism Single NucleotideArticleDISEASEPulmonary function testingCohort StudiesFEV1/FVC ratioIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingMeta-Analysis as TopicForced Expiratory VolumeDatabases GeneticGeneticsmedicineHumansRestrictive lung diseaseLung volumesGenetic Predisposition to Diseaselung; spriometry; SNP; geneGENE-EXPRESSIONGeneticsmedicine.diagnostic_testGenome HumanHERITABILITYHEALTHY TWINMORTALITYta3141respiratory systemmedicine.diseasePrognosis3. Good healthRespiratory Function Testsrespiratory tract diseasesFAMILYLUNG-FUNCTIONGenetic LociSpirometryImmunologyCELLSIDIOPATHIC PULMONARY-FIBROSISTRAITSFollow-Up StudiesGenome-Wide Association StudyNature Genetics
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