Lessons and Applications of Omics Research in Diabetes Epidemiology

G Yu, HCH Tam, C Huang, M Shi, CKP Lim… - Current Diabetes …, 2024 - Springer
Learnings from these examples should facilitate other researchers to consider incorporating
research on omics technologies into their work to advance the field and our understanding …

A type 1 diabetes polygenic score is not associated with prevalent type 2 diabetes in large population studies

S Srinivasan, P Wu, JM Mercader… - Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Context Both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have significant genetic
contributions to risk and understanding their overlap can offer clinical insight. Objective We …

Impact of the trans-ancestry polygenic risk score on type 2 diabetes risk, onset age and progression among population in Taiwan

SH Wang, YC Huang, CW Cheng… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence in adults at a younger age has increased but the disease
status may go unnoticed. This study aimed to determine whether the onset age and …

Polygenic background modifies risk of coronary artery disease among individuals with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

LF Reeskamp, I Shim, JS Dron, S Ibrahim, TR Tromp… - JACC: Advances, 2023 - jacc.org
Abstract Background Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a monogenic
disorder characterized by increased circulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and …

Examining interactions between polygenic scores and interpersonal trauma exposure on alcohol consumption and use disorder in an ancestrally diverse college …

CM Sheerin, RK O'Hara-Payne, EE Lancaster… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Genetic factors impact alcohol consumption and use disorder (AUD), with large-
scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identifying numerous associated variants …

Genome-wide association study and trans-ethnic meta-analysis identify novel susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes mellitus

AA Elashi, SM Toor, UKI Umlai, YA Al-Sarraj… - BMC Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Background The genetic basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is under-investigated in the Middle
East, despite the rapidly growing disease prevalence. We aimed to define the genetic …

Leveraging genetic determinants of prostate-specific antigen levels towards improving prostate cancer screening

L Kachuri, TJ Hoffmann, Y Jiang, SI Berndt, JP Shelley… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer remains controversial because
it increases overdiagnosis and overtreatment of clinically insignificant tumors. We …

Genetic heterogeneity in cardiovascular disease across ancestries: Insights for mechanisms and therapeutic intervention

O Soremekun, MJ Dib, S Rajasundaram… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are complex in their aetiology, arising due to a
combination of genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors. By nature of this complexity …

Parkinson Disease Genetics Extended to African and Hispanic Ancestries in the VA Million Veteran Program

N Pankratz, BR Cole, KM Beutel, KP Liao… - Neurology …, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Nearly all genetic analyses of Parkinson disease (PD) have
been in populations of European ancestry. We sought to test the ability of a machine …

Polygenic Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in African Americans

MR Irvin, T Ge, A Patki, V Srinivasasainagendra… - Diabetes, 2024 - Am Diabetes Assoc
African Americans (AAs) have been underrepresented in polygenic risk score (PRS) studies.
Herein, we integrated genome-wide data from multiple observational studies on type 2 …