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Ian Ford

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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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Genome-wide Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis Identifies Seven Genetic Loci Influencing Erythrocyte Traits and a Role for RBPMS in Erythropoiesis

2017

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified loci for erythrocyte traits in primarily European ancestry populations. We conducted GWAS meta-analyses of six erythrocyte traits in 71,638 individuals from European, East Asian, and African ancestries using a Bayesian approach to account for heterogeneity in allelic effects and variation in the structure of linkage disequilibrium between ethnicities. We identified seven loci for erythrocyte traits including a locus (RBPMS/GTF2E2) associated with mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume. Statistical fine-mapping at this locus pointed to RBPMS at this locus and excluded nearby GTF2E2. Using zebrafish morpholino to evaluat…

0301 basic medicineMaleLinkage disequilibriumAsiaErythrocytesGenome-wide association studyLocus (genetics)RBPMS030105 genetics & heredityBiologyEasternGenomeMedical and Health SciencesArticleLinkage Disequilibrium03 medical and health sciencesGeneticsEthnicityAnimalsHumansErythropoiesisAlleleGenetics (clinical)Loss functionAllelesZebrafishGenetic associationGeneticsGenetics & HeredityAsia EasternHuman GenomeRacial GroupsRNA-Binding ProteinsBioBank Japan ProjectBayes TheoremHematologyBiological SciencesR13. Good healthEurope030104 developmental biologyAfricaFemaleGenome-Wide Association Study
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Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders

2018

International audience; C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive biomarker of chronic low-grade inflammation and is associated with multiple complex diseases. The genetic determinants of chronic inflammation remain largely unknown, and the causal role of CRP in several clinical outcomes is debated. We performed two genome-wide association studies (GWASs), on HapMap and 1000 Genomes imputed data, of circulating amounts of CRP by using data from 88 studies comprising 204,402 European individuals. Additionally, we performed in silico functional analyses and Mendelian randomization analyses with several clinical outcomes. The GWAS meta-analyses of CRP revealed 58 distinct genetic loci (p < 5 × 1…

0301 basic medicineMaleNetherlands Twin Register (NTR)Bipolar DisorderLD SCORE REGRESSION[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Genome-wide association study[SDV.GEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/GeneticsBody Mass Indexinflammatory disorder80 and overWIDE ASSOCIATIONEPIDEMIOLOGYta318International HapMap ProjectChildGenetics (clinical)2. Zero hungerGeneticsGenetics & HeredityAged 80 and over[SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathologyC-reactive proteingenome-wide association studyinflammationMendelian randomizationinflammatory disordersDEPICTcoronary artery diseaseschizophreniasystem biologysystem biologyDEPICTMendelian Randomization Analysis11 Medical And Health SciencesMiddle AgedC-reactive protein; coronary artery disease; DEPICT; genome-wide association study; inflammation; inflammatory disorders; Mendelian randomization; schizophrenia; system biology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Body Mass Index; C-Reactive Protein; Child; Female; Genetic Loci; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Inflammation; Liver; Male; Mendelian Randomization Analysis; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Middle Aged; Schizophrenia; Young Adult3. Good health[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]LiverMedical geneticsBiomarker (medicine)/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingFemaleinflammatory disordersLife Sciences & BiomedicineMetabolic Networks and Pathwayscoronary artery diseaseHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentCHARGE Inflammation Working GroupC-reactive protein ; DEPICT ; Mendelian randomization ; coronary artery disease ; genome-wide association study ; inflammation ; inflammatory disorders ; schizophrenia ; system biologyBiologyIMMUNITYta3111ArticleC-reactive protein03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingMendelian randomizationGeneticsmedicine/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_Mendelian randomizationHumansCORONARY-HEART-DISEASEMendelian Randomization Analysi1000 Genomes ProjectMETAANALYSISGenetic associationAged[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/GeneticsScience & Technologygenome-wide association studyta1184Metabolic Networks and PathwayBiomarkerINSTRUMENTS06 Biological SciencesMendelian Randomization Analysisschizophrenia030104 developmental biologyGenetic LociinflammationC-reactive protein; DEPICT; Mendelian randomization; coronary artery disease; genome-wide association study; inflammation; inflammatory disorders; schizophrenia; system biology[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathologyBiomarkersLifeLines Cohort Study
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

2012

Bone mineral density (BMD) is the most widely used predictor of fracture risk. We performed the largest meta-analysis to date on lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD, including 17 genome-wide association studies and 32,961 individuals of European and east Asian ancestry. We tested the top BMD-associated markers for replication in 50,933 independent subjects and for association with risk of low-trauma fracture in 31,016 individuals with a history of fracture (cases) and 102,444 controls. We identified 56 loci (32 new) associated with BMD at genome-wide significance (P &lt; 5 × 10 -8). Several of these factors cluster within the RANK-RANKL-OPG, mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, endochondral…

MaleBone densityOsteoporosisGenome-wide association studyMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsBone densitometryFractures Bone0302 clinical medicineBone DensityRisk FactorsFemurGeneticsBone mineral0303 health scienceseducation.field_of_studyExtracellular Matrix ProteinsLumbar VertebraeFemur Neckta3141medicine.anatomical_structureLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsFemaleGensmusculoskeletal diseases/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1311GenotypePopulationEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupQuantitative Trait Loci030209 endocrinology & metabolismVèrtebres lumbarsBiologyFèmurPolymorphism Single NucleotideArticleWhite People03 medical and health sciencesSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingDensitometria òssiaGeneticsmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to Diseaseeducation030304 developmental biologyFemoral neckGenetic associationGlycoproteinsGene Expression ProfilingComputational BiologySpectrinta3121medicine.diseasePhosphoproteinsGenesOsteoporosisMesenchymal stem cell differentiationHuman medicineFracturesGenome-Wide Association Study
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Genome-Wide Association Study for Incident Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease in Prospective Cohort Studies: The CHARGE Consortium

2016

Background Data are limited on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for incident coronary heart disease (CHD). Moreover, it is not known whether genetic variants identified to date also associate with risk of CHD in a prospective setting. Methods We performed a two-stage GWAS analysis of incident myocardial infarction (MI) and CHD in a total of 64,297 individuals (including 3898 MI cases, 5465 CHD cases). SNPs that passed an arbitrary threshold of 5×10−6 in Stage I were taken to Stage II for further discovery. Furthermore, in an analysis of prognosis, we studied whether known SNPs from former GWAS were associated with total mortality in individuals who experienced MI during follow-up. Res…

Male0301 basic medicineOncologyPREDICTIONMyocardial Infarctionlcsh:MedicineGenome-wide association studyCoronary Artery DiseaseCardiovascular MedicineSUSCEPTIBILITY030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyCardiovascularBioinformaticsincident myocardial infarctionCohort StudiesCoronary artery diseaseMathematical and Statistical Techniques0302 clinical medicineDESIGNMedicine and Health Sciences2.1 Biological and endogenous factorsProspective StudiesMyocardial infarctionAetiologyCooperative Behaviorlcsh:ScienceProspective cohort studyRISKscreening and diagnosisMultidisciplinaryResearch Support Non-U.S. Gov'tSingle NucleotideGenomicsMiddle Aged3. Good healthMultidisciplinary SciencesDetectionCHROMOSOME 9P21Heart DiseaseResearch DesignCardiovascular DiseasesCARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASEPhysical SciencesScience & Technology - Other TopicsFemaleStatistics (Mathematics)4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologiesResearch ArticleCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtyGeneral Science & TechnologyCardiologySingle-nucleotide polymorphismResearch and Analysis MethodsGenome ComplexityPolymorphism Single Nucleotide03 medical and health sciencescoronary hearth diseaseInternal medicineMD MultidisciplinaryGenome-Wide Association StudiesGeneticsJournal ArticlemedicineHumansSNPGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphismStatistical MethodsHeart Disease - Coronary Heart DiseaseMETAANALYSISAgedGenetic associationta112Science & Technologybusiness.industryPreventionlcsh:RHuman GenomeBiology and Life SciencesComputational BiologyHuman GeneticsGenome AnalysisROTTERDAMmedicine.diseaseIntronsGood Health and Well Being030104 developmental biologyGenetic LociGenetics of Diseaselcsh:Q3111 BiomedicinebusinessMathematicsMeta-AnalysisGenome-Wide Association StudyPLOS ONE
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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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