Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

C Pattaro, A Teumer, M Gorski, AY Chu, M Li… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
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 …

A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals

M Wuttke, Y Li, M Li, KB Sieber, MF Feitosa, M Gorski… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is responsible for a public health burden with multi-systemic
complications. Through trans-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies

M Gorski, H Rasheed, A Teumer, LF Thomas… - Kidney international, 2022 - Elsevier
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reflects kidney function. Progressive eGFR-
decline can lead to kidney failure, necessitating dialysis or transplantation. Hundreds of loci …

Trans-ethnic kidney function association study reveals putative causal genes and effects on kidney-specific disease aetiologies

AP Morris, TH Le, H Wu, A Akbarov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects~ 10% of the global population, with considerable
ethnic differences in prevalence and aetiology. We assemble genome-wide association …

Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in> 1.2 million individuals

KJ Stanzick, Y Li, P Schlosser, M Gorski… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Genes underneath signals from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for kidney
function are promising targets for functional studies, but prioritizing variants and genes is …

Sex-specific and pleiotropic effects underlying kidney function identified from GWAS meta-analysis

SE Graham, JB Nielsen, M Zawistowski, W Zhou… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing health burden currently affecting 10–15% of
adults worldwide. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as a marker of kidney function …

Integrative biology identifies shared transcriptional networks in CKD

S Martini, V Nair, BJ Keller, F Eichinger… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
A previous meta-analysis of genome-wide association data by the Cohorts for Heart and
Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology and CKDGen consortia identified 16 loci …

Chronic kidney disease: novel insights from genome-wide association studies

CA Böger, IM Heid - Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, 2011 - karger.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, affecting about 10% of the general population,
and causing significant morbidity and mortality. Apart from the risk conferred by traditional …

Mapping eGFR loci to the renal transcriptome and phenome in the VA Million Veteran Program

JN Hellwege, DR Velez Edwards, A Giri, C Qiu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined by low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR),
contributes to global morbidity and mortality. Here we conduct a transethnic Genome-Wide …

Genome-wide association studies of chronic kidney disease: what have we learned?

CM O'seaghdha, CS Fox - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2012 - nature.com
The past 3 years have witnessed a dramatic expansion in our knowledge of the genetic
determinants of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and chronic kidney disease …