Integrated functional genomic analysis enables annotation of kidney genome-wide association study loci

KB Sieber, A Batorsky, K Siebenthall… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background Linking genetic risk loci identified by genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
to their causal genes remains a major challenge. Disease-associated genetic variants are …

The genetic landscape of renal complications in type 1 diabetes

N Sandholm, N Van Zuydam, E Ahlqvist… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Diabetes is the leading cause of ESRD. Despite evidence for a substantial heritability of
diabetic kidney disease, efforts to identify genetic susceptibility variants have had limited …

Uncovering genetic mechanisms of hypertension through multi-omic analysis of the kidney

JM Eales, X Jiang, X Xu, S Saluja, A Akbarov… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The kidney is an organ of key relevance to blood pressure (BP) regulation, hypertension and
antihypertensive treatment. However, genetically mediated renal mechanisms underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide meta-analysis and omics integration identifies novel genes associated with diabetic kidney disease

N Sandholm, JB Cole, V Nair, X Sheng, H Liu… - Diabetologia, 2022 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of kidney failure and
has a substantial genetic component. Our aim was to identify novel genetic factors and …

Integration of genome-wide association studies with biological knowledge identifies six novel genes related to kidney function

DI Chasman, C Fuchsberger, C Pattaro… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In conducting genome-wide association studies (GWAS), analytical approaches leveraging
biological information may further understanding of the pathophysiology of clinical traits. To …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary metabolites along with common and rare genetic variations are associated with incident chronic kidney disease

GM McMahon, SJ Hwang, CB Clish, A Tin, Q Yang… - Kidney International, 2017 - Elsevier
We assessed the association between urinary metabolites, genetic variants, and incident
chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Framingham Offspring cohort. Among the participants …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome-and proteome-wide association studies nominate determinants of kidney function and damage

P Schlosser, J Zhang, H Liu, AL Surapaneni, EP Rhee… - Genome biology, 2023 - Springer
Background The pathophysiological causes of kidney disease are not fully understood. Here
we show that the integration of genome-wide genetic, transcriptomic, and proteomic …

Mesencephalic Astrocyte–Derived Neurotrophic Factor as a Urine Biomarker for Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Related Kidney Diseases

Y Kim, H Lee, SR Manson, M Lindahl… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and disrupted proteostasis contribute to the
pathogenesis of a variety of glomerular and tubular diseases. Thus, it is imperative to …

Genome-wide studies to identify risk factors for kidney disease with a focus on patients with diabetes

F Regele, K Jelencsics, D Shiffman… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10–13% of the general population and diabetic
nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In addition to …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of kidney function decline in individuals of European descent

M Gorski, A Tin, M Garnaas, GM McMahon, AY Chu… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified multiple loci associated with
cross-sectional eGFR, but a systematic genetic analysis of kidney function decline over time …