Deconstructing a syndrome: genomic insights into PCOS causal mechanisms and classification

M Dapas, A Dunaif - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is among the most common disorders in women of
reproductive age, affecting up to 15% worldwide, depending on the diagnostic criteria …

The role of oxidative stress in ovarian aging: a review

F Yan, Q Zhao, Y Li, Z Zheng, X Kong, C Shu… - Journal of ovarian …, 2022 - Springer
Ovarian aging refers to the process by which ovarian function declines until eventual failure.
The pathogenesis of ovarian aging is complex and diverse; oxidative stress (OS) is …

Systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies on risk of cancer

G Markozannes, A Kanellopoulou, O Dimopoulou… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background We aimed to map and describe the current state of Mendelian randomization
(MR) literature on cancer risk and to identify associations supported by robust evidence …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-level investigation of the genetic relationship between endometriosis and ovarian cancer histotypes

S Mortlock, RI Corona, PF Kho, P Pharoah, JH Seo… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Endometriosis is associated with increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs). Using
data from large endometriosis and EOC genome-wide association meta-analyses, we …

Mendelian randomization analyses of 23 known and suspected risk factors and biomarkers for breast cancer overall and by molecular subtypes

F Chen, W Wen, J Long, X Shu, Y Yang… - … journal of cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many risk factors have been identified for breast cancer. The potential causality for some of
them remains uncertain, and few studies have comprehensively investigated these …

Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of hip fracture risk: Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomization study

M Nethander, E Coward, E Reimann, L Grahnemo… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Hip fracture is the clinically most important fracture, but the genetic architecture of hip
fracture is unclear. Here, we perform a large-scale hip fracture genome-wide association …

DNA damage in preimplantation embryos and gametes: specification, clinical relevance and repair strategies

R Musson, Ł Gąsior, S Bisogno… - Human Reproduction …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND DNA damage is a hazard that affects all cells of the body. DNA-damage
repair (DDR) mechanisms are in place to repair damage and restore cellular function, as are …

The relationships between women's reproductive factors: a Mendelian randomisation analysis

C Prince, GC Sharp, LD Howe, A Fraser, RC Richmond - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Women's reproductive factors include their age at menarche and menopause,
the age at which they start and stop having children and the number of children they have …

Sex hormone candidate gene polymorphisms are associated with endometriosis

I Golovchenko, B Aizikovich, O Golovchenko… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study was designed to examine whether sex hormone polymorphisms proven
by GWAS are associated with endometriosis risk. Unrelated female participants totaling …

Mendelian randomization analysis of factors related to ovulation and reproductive function and endometrial cancer risk

S D'Urso, P Arumugam, T Weider, LD Hwang, TA Bond… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Observational epidemiological studies suggest a link between several factors
related to ovulation and reproductive function and endometrial cancer (EC) risk; however, it …