Identification of 28 new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population

K Suzuki, M Akiyama, K Ishigaki, M Kanai, J Hosoe… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
To understand the genetics of type 2 diabetes in people of Japanese ancestry, we
conducted A meta-analysis of four genome-wide association studies (GWAS; 36,614 cases …

[PDF][PDF] Extreme polygenicity of complex traits is explained by negative selection

LJ O'Connor, AP Schoech, F Hormozdiari… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Complex traits and common diseases are extremely polygenic, their heritability spread
across thousands of loci. One possible explanation is that thousands of genes and loci have …

Intake and metabolism of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: nutritional implications for cardiometabolic diseases

MB Schulze, AM Minihane, RNM Saleh… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Prospective observational studies support the use of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids (PUFAs) in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; …

MAFLD vs. NAFLD: shared features and potential changes in epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and pharmacotherapy

YX Xian, JP Weng, F Xu - Chinese medical journal, 2021 - mednexus.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease
worldwide, placing an increasing burden on human health. NAFLD is a complex …

Exome sequencing of 20,791 cases of type 2 diabetes and 24,440 controls

J Flannick, JM Mercader, C Fuchsberger, MS Udler… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Protein-coding genetic variants that strongly affect disease risk can yield relevant clues to
disease pathogenesis. Here we report exome-sequencing analyses of 20,791 individuals …

[PDF][PDF] Four groups of type 2 diabetes contribute to the etiological and clinical heterogeneity in newly diagnosed individuals: An IMI DIRECT study

A Wesolowska-Andersen, CA Brorsson, R Bizzotto… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
The presentation and underlying pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is complex and
heterogeneous. Recent studies attempted to stratify T2D into distinct subgroups using data …

Genetics of type 2 diabetes: past, present, and future

M Laakso, L Fernandes Silva - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Currently, approximately 537 million
adults (20–79 years) have diabetes, and the total number of people with diabetes is …

Genome-wide fine-mapping identifies pleiotropic and functional variants that predict many traits across global cattle populations

R Xiang, IM MacLeod, HD Daetwyler, G de Jong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The difficulty in finding causative mutations has hampered their use in genomic prediction.
Here, we present a methodology to fine-map potentially causal variants genome-wide by …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphoproteomics of three exercise modalities identifies canonical signaling and C18ORF25 as an AMPK substrate regulating skeletal muscle function

R Blazev, CS Carl, YK Ng, J Molendijk… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Exercise induces signaling networks to improve muscle function and confer health benefits.
To identify divergent and common signaling networks during and after different exercise …

Selecting likely causal risk factors from high-throughput experiments using multivariable Mendelian randomization

V Zuber, JM Colijn, C Klaver, S Burgess - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Modern high-throughput experiments provide a rich resource to investigate causal
determinants of disease risk. Mendelian randomization (MR) is the use of genetic variants as …