Genetic loci associated with ideal cardiovascular health: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

NB Allen, D Lloyd-Jones, SJ Hwang… - American heart …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Multiple genetic loci are associated with clinical cardiovascular (CV) disease
and individual CV risk factors. Individuals with ideal levels of all major CV risk factors have …

Role of conventional childhood risk factors versus genetic risk in the development of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in adulthood: the Cardiovascular …

N Pitkänen, M Juonala, T Rönnemaa, MA Sabin… - Diabetes …, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We examined whether the addition of novel genetic risk variant data to
conventional childhood risk factors improves risk assessment of impaired fasting glucose …

Hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase regulates biphasic insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells during fasting and in type 2 diabetes

S Kume, M Kondo, S Maeda, Y Nishio… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) by pancreatic β cells is biphasic. However, the
physiological significance of biphasic GSIS and its relationship to diabetes are not yet fully …

[HTML][HTML] A common variant within the HNF1B gene is associated with overall survival of multiple myeloma patients: Results from the IMMEnSE consortium and meta …

R Ríos-Tamayo, CB Lupiañez, D Campa, T Hielscher… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetogenic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have recently been associated with
multiple myeloma (MM) risk but their impact on overall survival (OS) of MM patients has not …

Lack of Prox1 downregulation disrupts the expansion and maturation of postnatal murine β-cells

L Paul, EM Walker, Y Drosos, HA Cyphert, G Neale… - Diabetes, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Transcription factor expression fluctuates during β-cell ontogeny, and disruptions in this
pattern can affect the development or function of those cells. Here we uncovered that murine …

Common and Rare Genetic Variation in CCR2, CCR5, or CX3CR1 and Risk of Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease and Glucometabolic Traits

JR Golbus, NO Stitziel, W Zhao, C Xue… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The chemokine receptors CCR2, CCR5, and CX3CR1 coordinate monocyte
trafficking in homeostatic and inflammatory states. Multiple small human genetic studies …

GCKR polymorphism influences liver fat content in patients with type 2 diabetes

JM Petit, D Masson, B Guiu, F Rollot, L Duvillard… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Aims It has recently been shown that an allele in the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR)
gene was associated with increased liver fat content in obese children. In this study, we set …

DNA methylation and microRNA-based biomarkers for risk of type 2 diabetes

T Connell, CA Markunas - Current Diabetes Reviews, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The rapidly increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is motivating an intensive search
for biomarkers to identify individuals at risk for developing the disease. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding genetic heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes by delineating physiological phenotypes: SIRT1 and its gene network in impaired insulin secretion

S Ali, S Nafis, P Kalaiarasan, E Rai… - The Review of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic metabolic disease which shows an exponential
increase in all parts of the world. However, the disease is controllable by early detection and …

GCKR and PPP1R3B identified as genome‐wide significant loci for plasma lactate: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

A Tin, P Balakrishnan, TH Beaty… - Diabetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the genetic influence of circulating lactate level, a marker of oxidative
capacity associated with diabetes. Methods We conducted a genome‐wide association …