Mendelian randomization for nephrologists

E Dobrijevic, A van Zwieten, K Kiryluk, AJ Grant… - Kidney international, 2023 - Elsevier
Confounding is a major limitation of observational studies. Mendelian randomization (MR) is
a powerful study design that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to enable …

Insights from Mendelian randomization and genetic correlation analyses into the relationship between endometriosis and its comorbidities

IM McGrath, GW Montgomery… - Human reproduction …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis remains a poorly understood disease, despite its high
prevalence and debilitating symptoms. The overlap in symptoms and the increased risk of …

Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations

GH Eldjarn, E Ferkingstad, SH Lund, H Helgason… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
High-throughput proteomics platforms measuring thousands of proteins in plasma combined
with genomic and phenotypic information have the power to bridge the gap between the …

MetaboAnalyst 6.0: towards a unified platform for metabolomics data processing, analysis and interpretation

Z Pang, Y Lu, G Zhou, F Hui, L Xu, C Viau… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We introduce MetaboAnalyst version 6.0 as a unified platform for processing, analyzing, and
interpreting data from targeted as well as untargeted metabolomics studies using liquid …

Smoking and alcohol by HPV status in head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

A Thakral, JJW Lee, T Hou, K Hueniken… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are
recognized as distinct entities. There remains uncertainty surrounding the causal effects of …

Variant of the lactase LCT gene explains association between milk intake and incident type 2 diabetes

K Luo, GC Chen, Y Zhang, JY Moon, J Xing… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cow's milk is frequently included in the human diet, but the relationship between milk intake
and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains controversial. Here, using data from the Hispanic …

mGWAS-Explorer 2.0: Causal Analysis and Interpretation of Metabolite–Phenotype Associations

L Chang, G Zhou, J Xia - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolomics-based genome-wide association studies (mGWAS) are key to understanding
the genetic regulations of metabolites in complex phenotypes. We previously developed …

The genetic architecture of biological age in nine human organ systems

J Wen, YE Tian, I Skampardoni, Z Yang, Y Cui… - Nature aging, 2024 - nature.com
Investigating the genetic underpinnings of human aging is essential for unraveling the
etiology of and developing actionable therapies for chronic diseases. Here, we characterize …

Bayesian-based analysis of the causality between 731 immune cells and erectile dysfunction: a two-sample, bidirectional, and multivariable Mendelian randomization …

J Chen, Y Liu, P Zhan, T Gao, J Zuo, X Li… - Sexual …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background The causal relationship between certain immune cells and erectile dysfunction
(ED) is still uncertain. Aim The study sought to investigate the causal effect of 731 types of …

Does gestational diabetes mellitus increase the risk of cardiovascular disease? A Mendelian randomization study

W Liang, FF Sun - Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2024 - Springer
Purpose In recent years, epidemiological studies have revealed the relationship between
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this study, we …