The genetics of testosterone contributes to “femaleness/maleness” of cardiometabolic traits and type 2 diabetes

DE Vosberg, N Parker, J Shin, Z Pausova… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
The genetic architecture of testosterone is highly distinct between sexes. Moreover, obesity
is associated with higher testosterone in females but lower testosterone in males. Here, we …

New evidence for the effect of type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits on testosterone levels: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

C Jiang, Y Wang, W Yang, X Yang - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an endocrine-related disease with an
increasing incidence worldwide. Male sexual dysfunction is common in diabetic patients …

Genetic analyses implicate complex links between adult testosterone levels and health and disease

JT Leinonen, N Mars, LE Lehtonen… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Testosterone levels are linked with diverse characteristics of human health, yet,
whether these associations reflect correlation or causation remains debated. Here, we …

Sex hormones, adiposity, and metabolic traits in men and women: a Mendelian randomisation study

NY Loh, E Humphreys, F Karpe… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Epidemiological and clinical studies have highlighted important roles for sex
hormones in the regulation of fat distribution and systemic metabolism. We investigated the …

Genetic determinants of serum testosterone concentrations in men

C Ohlsson, H Wallaschofski, KL Lunetta, L Stolk… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Testosterone concentrations in men are associated with cardiovascular morbidity,
osteoporosis, and mortality and are affected by age, smoking, and obesity. Because of …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-specific associations of testosterone with metabolic traits

SZ Lutz, R Wagner, L Fritsche, A Peter… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Testosterone levels are differentially linked with diabetes risk in men and
women: lower testosterone levels in men and higher testosterone levels in women are …

Genetically predicted testosterone and cardiovascular risk factors in men: a Mendelian randomization analysis in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

J Zhao, C Jiang, TH Lam, B Liu… - International journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Observationally lower testosterone is associated with an unhealthier
cardiovascular (CVD) risk profile, but this association is open to confounding and reverse …

Using human genetics to understand the disease impacts of testosterone in men and women

KS Ruth, FR Day, J Tyrrell, DJ Thompson, AR Wood… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Testosterone supplementation is commonly used for its effects on sexual function, bone
health and body composition, yet its effects on disease outcomes are unknown. To better …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic predictors of testosterone and their associations with cardiovascular disease and risk factors: a Mendelian randomization investigation

CM Schooling, S Luo, SLA Yeung… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Testosterone supplementation has been linked to increased cardiovascular
disease risk in some observational studies. The causal role of testosterone can be …

Sex-specific genetic effects across biomarkers

E Flynn, Y Tanigawa, F Rodriguez, RB Altman… - European Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Sex differences have been shown in laboratory biomarkers; however, the extent to which
this is due to genetics is unknown. In this study, we infer sex-specific genetic parameters …