Causes and consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome: insights from Mendelian randomization

T Zhu, MO Goodarzi - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Although polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy
affecting women of reproductive age, risk factors that may cause the syndrome are poorly …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput PRIME-editing screens identify functional DNA variants in the human genome

X Ren, H Yang, JL Nierenberg, Y Sun, J Chen… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Despite tremendous progress in detecting DNA variants associated with human disease,
interpreting their functional impact in a high-throughput and single-base resolution manner …

Trends of female and male breast cancer incidence at the global, regional, and national levels, 1990–2017

Z Chen, L Xu, W Shi, F Zeng, R Zhuo, X Hao… - Breast cancer research …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Breast cancer is a major public health concern worldwide and shows significant
heterogeneity between male and female. Knowing the global incidence landscape in both …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the relationship between depression and breast cancer: observational and genetic analyses

X Wu, W Zhang, X Zhao, L Zhang, M Xu, Y Hao, J Xiao… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Both depression and breast cancer (BC) contribute to a substantial global
burden of morbidity and mortality among women, and previous studies have observed a …

Gut microbiota and risk of five common cancers: A univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization study

Z Wei, B Yang, T Tang, Z Xiao, F Ye, X Li… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previous studies have linked gut microbiota with cancer etiology, but the
associations for specific gut microbiota are causal or owing to bias remain to be elucidated …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of tumour necrosis factor on cardiovascular disease and cancer: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study

S Yuan, P Carter, M Bruzelius, M Vithayathil, S Kar… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are used in the treatment of certain
autoimmune diseases but given the role of TNF in tumour biology and atherosclerosis, such …

[HTML][HTML] Polygenic risk scores and breast cancer risk prediction

E Roberts, S Howell, DG Evans - The Breast, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) are a major component of accurate breast cancer risk
prediction and have the potential to improve screening and prevention strategies. PRS …

[HTML][HTML] A Mendelian randomization study of the effects of blood lipids on breast cancer risk

C Nowak, J Ärnlöv - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between circulating lipids
and breast cancer risk. Using results from> 400,000 participants in two-sample Mendelian …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women

G Jones, K Trajanoska, AJ Santanasto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Low muscle strength is an important heritable indicator of poor health linked to morbidity and
mortality in older people. In a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of 256,523 …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of circulating plasma proteins in breast cancer using Mendelian randomisation

A Mälarstig, F Grassmann, L Dahl, M Dimitriou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer may complement population screening
approaches to enable earlier and more precise treatment. The blood proteome is an …