Genetic analysis reveals role of testosterone levels in human disease.

C Greenhill - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2020 - go.gale.com
Many studies have reported associations between testosterone levels and the risk of several
diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, whether these associations are …

[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 …

Causal relationship between obesity and serum testosterone status in men: A bi-directional mendelian randomization analysis

J Eriksson, R Haring, N Grarup, L Vandenput… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Context Obesity in men is associated with low serum testosterone and both are associated
with several diseases and increased mortality. Objectives Examine the direction and …

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 …

The potential effect of aberrant testosterone levels on common diseases: a mendelian randomization study

AAS Syed, L He, Y Shi - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Testosterone has historically been linked to sexual dysfunction; however, it has recently
been shown to affect other physical and mental attributes. We attempted to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Genetically predicted serum testosterone and risk of gynecological disorders: a Mendelian randomization study

B Zhao, Z Wang, D Liu, S Zhang - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Testosterone plays a key role in women, but the associations of serum
testosterone level with gynecological disorders risk are inconclusive in observational …

The role of testosterone in chronic kidney disease and kidney function in men and women: a bi-directional Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank

JV Zhao, CM Schooling - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has an apparent sex disparity, with a more rapid
progress in men than in women. Whether the well-established sex-specific evolutionary …

[HTML][HTML] Testosterone, risk, and socioeconomic position in British men: Exploring causal directionality

A Hughes, M Kumari - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Lower testosterone levels in men are observationally associated with worse health, but it is
unclear whether they contribute to well-established social gradients in health. Mendelian …

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 …

Genetic associations of birthweight, childhood, and adult bmi on testosterone levels: a mendelian randomization

Z Jian, C Yuan, L Ma, X Jin - The Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Birthweight, childhood, and adult BMI have been indicated associated with the
testosterone levels, but the current studies are plagued by significant heterogeneity, and a …