Advancing the use of genome-wide association studies for drug repurposing
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed important biological insights into
complex diseases, which are broadly expected to lead to the identification of new drug …
complex diseases, which are broadly expected to lead to the identification of new drug …
UK Biobank: a globally important resource for cancer research
MC Conroy, B Lacey, J Bešević, W Omiyale… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
UK Biobank is a large-scale prospective study with deep phenotyping and genomic data. Its
open-access policy allows researchers worldwide, from academia or industry, to perform …
open-access policy allows researchers worldwide, from academia or industry, to perform …
Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases
INTRODUCTION Proteins are essential functional units of the human body and represent
the largest class of drug targets. RATIONALE Broad-capture proteomics has the potential to …
the largest class of drug targets. RATIONALE Broad-capture proteomics has the potential to …
Genome-wide analyses of 200,453 individuals yield new insights into the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis
SP Kar, PM Quiros, M Gu, T Jiang, J Mitchell… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH), the clonal expansion of a blood stem cell and its progeny driven
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …
by somatic driver mutations, affects over a third of people, yet remains poorly understood …
Mapping the temporal and spatial dynamics of the human endometrium in vivo and in vitro
L Garcia-Alonso, LF Handfield, K Roberts… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The endometrium, the mucosal lining of the uterus, undergoes dynamic changes throughout
the menstrual cycle in response to ovarian hormones. We have generated dense single-cell …
the menstrual cycle in response to ovarian hormones. We have generated dense single-cell …
Genetic predisposition to mosaic Y chromosome loss in blood
Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (LOY) in circulating white blood cells is the most common
form of clonal mosaicism,,,–, yet our knowledge of the causes and consequences of this is …
form of clonal mosaicism,,,–, yet our knowledge of the causes and consequences of this is …
Circulating inflammatory cytokines and risk of five cancers: a Mendelian randomization analysis
Background Epidemiological and experimental evidence has linked chronic inflammation to
cancer aetiology. It is unclear whether associations for specific inflammatory biomarkers are …
cancer aetiology. It is unclear whether associations for specific inflammatory biomarkers are …
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 …
associations for specific gut microbiota are causal or owing to bias remain to be elucidated …
Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of hundreds of
susceptibility loci across cancers, but the impact of further studies remains uncertain. Here …
susceptibility loci across cancers, but the impact of further studies remains uncertain. Here …
Systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies on risk of cancer
G Markozannes, A Kanellopoulou, O Dimopoulou… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background We aimed to map and describe the current state of Mendelian randomization
(MR) literature on cancer risk and to identify associations supported by robust evidence …
(MR) literature on cancer risk and to identify associations supported by robust evidence …