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Paul W. Franks

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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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Epigenetic markers associated with metformin response and intolerance in drug-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes

2020

Metformin is the first-line pharmacotherapy for managing type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, many patients with T2D do not respond to or tolerate metformin well. Currently, there are no phenotypes that successfully predict glycemic response to, or tolerance of, metformin. We explored whether blood-based epigenetic markers could discriminate metformin response and tolerance by analyzing genome-wide DNA methylation in drug-naïve patients with T2D at the time of their diagnosis. DNA methylation of 11 and 4 sites differed between glycemic responders/nonresponders and metformin-tolerant/intolerant patients, respectively, in discovery and replication cohorts. Greater methylation at these sites associ…

Blood Glucose0301 basic medicineOncologymedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseases030209 endocrinology & metabolismType 2 diabetesEpigenesis Genetic03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusmedicineHumansHypoglycemic AgentsEpigeneticsGlycemicbusiness.industrynutritional and metabolic diseasesGeneral MedicineOdds ratioDNA Methylationmedicine.diseaseMetformin3. Good healthMetforminDrug-naïve030104 developmental biologyDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Pharmaceutical PreparationsDNA methylationbusinessmedicine.drugScience Translational Medicine
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Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

2016

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the commonest cause of death. Here, we report an association analysis in 63,746 CAD cases and 130,681 controls identifying 15 loci reaching genome-wide significance, taking the number of susceptibility loci for CAD to 46, and a further 104 independent variants (r 2 < 0.2) strongly associated with CAD at a 5% false discovery rate (FDR). Together, these variants explain approximately 10.6% of CAD heritability. Of the 46 genome-wide significant lead SNPs, 12 show a significant association with a lipid trait, and 5 show a significant association with blood pressure, but none is significantly associated with diabetes. Network analysis with 233 candidate genes …

AdultAsian Continental Ancestry GroupMaleCandidate geneBIO/12 - BIOCHIMICA CLINICA E BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE CLINICAPopulationEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupQuantitative Trait LociCADGenome-wide association studySingle-nucleotide polymorphismCoronary Artery Disease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBiologyQuantitative trait locusBioinformaticsPolymorphism Single NucleotideArticleWhite Peoplecoronary artery disease risk lociCell LineCoronary artery disease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineAsian PeopleRisk FactorsmedicineHumansgeneticsGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Predisposition to Diseasecardiovascular diseasesPolymorphismeducation030304 developmental biologyGenetic associationAgedGenetics0303 health scienceseducation.field_of_studyAdult Aged Asian Continental Ancestry Group Cell Line Coronary Artery Disease; genetics European Continental Ancestry Group; genetics Female Gene Regulatory Networks Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genome-Wide Association Study Humans Male Middle Aged Polymorphism; Single Nucleotide Quantitative Trait Loci Risk FactorsSingle NucleotideMiddle Agedmedicine.disease3. Good healthFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyNature Genetics
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