Causal factors underlying diabetes risk informed by Mendelian randomisation analysis: evidence, opportunities and challenges

S Yuan, J Merino, SC Larsson - Diabetologia, 2023 - Springer
Diabetes and its complications cause a heavy disease burden globally. Identifying
exposures, risk factors and molecular processes causally associated with the development …

Inter-organ crosstalk during development and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus

G Xourafa, M Korbmacher, M Roden - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2024 - nature.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by tissue-specific insulin resistance and
pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, which result from the interplay of local abnormalities within …

Mendelian randomization and clinical trial evidence supports TYK2 inhibition as a therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases

S Yuan, L Wang, H Zhang, F Xu, X Zhou, L Yu, J Sun… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background To explore the associations of genetically proxied TYK2 inhibition with a wide
range of disease outcomes and biomarkers to identify therapeutic repurposing opportunities …

[PDF][PDF] Plasma proteins and onset of type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications: Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses

S Yuan, F Xu, X Li, J Chen, J Zheng, CS Mantzoros… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
We conduct proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses to
decipher the associations of blood proteins with the risk of type 2 diabetes and diabetic …

Circulating lipoprotein (a) levels and health outcomes: Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization and disease-trajectory analyses

SC Larsson, L Wang, X Li, F Jiang, X Chen… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a risk factor for atherosclerotic and valvular
diseases, but its possible role in other diseases has not yet been established. We conducted …

Association of sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin with liver fat in men and women: an observational and Mendelian randomization study

X Cai, B Thorand, S Hohenester, C Prehn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) may play a role in
fatty liver development. We sought to examine the association of various endogenous sex …

Proteomic predictors of incident diabetes: results from the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study

MR Rooney, J Chen, JB Echouffo-Tcheugui… - Diabetes …, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The plasma proteome preceding diabetes can improve our understanding of
diabetes pathogenesis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In 8,923 Atherosclerosis Risk …

X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in genes …

M Scholz, K Horn, J Pott, M Wuttke, A Kühnapfel… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
X-chromosomal genetic variants are understudied but can yield valuable insights into
sexually dimorphic human traits and diseases. We performed a sex-stratified cross-ancestry …

Association between aldehyde exposure and sex steroid hormones among adults

W Xing, W Gu, M Liang, Z Wang, D Fan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Exogenous and endogenous exposure to aldehydes is seen worldwide. Aldehydes are
closely associated with human diseases, especially reproductive toxicity. However, the effect …

Novel biomarkers and emerging tools to identify causal molecular pathways in hypertension and associated cardiovascular diseases

E Józefczuk, TJ Guzik… - Polish Heart Journal …, 2023 - journals.viamedica.pl
Hypertension (HT) is a modifiable risk factor for life-threatening cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs) including coronary artery disease, heart failure, or stroke. Despite significant …