Genomewide meta‐analysis identifies loci associated with IGF‐I and IGFBP‐3 levels with impact on age‐related traits

A Teumer, Q Qi, M Nethander, H Aschard… - Aging cell, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The growth hormone/insulin‐like growth factor (IGF) axis can be manipulated in animal
models to promote longevity, and IGF‐related proteins including IGF‐I and IGF‐binding …

Low birthweight and risk of type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomisation study

T Wang, T Huang, Y Li, Y Zheng, JAE Manson, FB Hu… - Diabetologia, 2016 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Low birthweight has been associated with a high risk of type 2 diabetes
mellitus in observational studies. However, it remains unclear whether this relation is causal …

Components of the metabolic syndrome and risk of type 2 diabetes

SCW Marott, BG Nordestgaard… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Context: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However,
whether each of the 5 components of the MetS individually is causally associated with T2D …

Bidirectional relationship between diabetes and acute pancreatitis: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan

YK Lee, MY Huang, CY Hsu, YC Su - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The proposed bidirectional relationship between acute pancreatitis (AP) and diabetes has
never been examined with the same source of data. Furthermore, the effects of disease …

Habitual coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, depression and Alzheimer's disease: a Mendelian randomization study

MK Kwok, GM Leung, CM Schooling - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Observationally, coffee is inversely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),
depression and Alzheimer's disease, but not ischemic heart disease (IHD). Coffee features …

Longitudinal associations of serum fatty acid composition with type 2 diabetes risk and markers of insulin secretion and sensitivity in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention …

MJ Takkunen, US Schwab, VDF de Mello… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To examine the longitudinal associations of serum fatty acid composition with type
2 diabetes, insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity over several years. Methods We …

Mendelian randomization using public data from genetic consortia

JR Thompson, C Minelli… - The international journal of …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Mendelian randomization (MR) is a technique that seeks to establish causation between an
exposure and an outcome using observational data. It is an instrumental variable analysis in …

The Framingham Heart Study—67 years of discovery in metabolic disease

MT Long, CS Fox - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Framingham Heart Study (FHS), initiated in 1948, is the longest running
prospective cohort study in the USA. Through> 65 years of discovery, the FHS has …

Carbazole-containing sulfonamides and sulfamides: discovery of cryptochrome modulators as antidiabetic agents

PS Humphries, R Bersot, J Kincaid, E Mabery… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
A series of novel carbazole-containing sulfonamides and sulfamides were synthesized. A
structure–activity relationship study of these compounds led to the identification of potent …

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis and functional annotation illuminates the genetic architecture of fasting glucose and insulin

CT Liu, S Raghavan, N Maruthur… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Knowledge of the genetic basis of the type 2 diabetes (T2D)-related quantitative traits fasting
glucose (FG) and insulin (FI) in African ancestry (AA) individuals has been limited. In non …