Targets, models and challenges in osteoarthritis research

S Thysen, FP Luyten… - Disease models & …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disorder of the joint and represents one of the most
common diseases worldwide. Its prevalence and severity are increasing owing to aging of …

Evolutionary perspectives on human height variation

G Stulp, L Barrett - Biological Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human height is a highly variable trait, both within and between populations, has a high
heritability, and influences the manner in which people behave and are treated in society …

Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes

K Morrill, J Hekman, X Li, J McClure, B Logan… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Behavioral genetics in dogs has focused on modern breeds, which are isolated subgroups
with distinctive physical and, purportedly, behavioral characteristics. We interrogated breed …

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk

N Shrine, AG Izquierdo, J Chen, R Packer, RJ Hall… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Lung-function impairment underlies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
predicts mortality. In the largest multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of …

New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

N Shrine, AL Guyatt, AM Erzurumluoglu, VE Jackson… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Reduced lung function predicts mortality and is key to the diagnosis of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). In a genome-wide association study in 400,102 individuals of …

New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

M Horikoshi, H Yaghootkar, DO Mook-Kanamori… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Birth weight within the normal range is associated with a variety of adult-onset diseases, but
the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly understood. Previous genome-wide …

Genetic variants in GPR126 are associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

I Kou, Y Takahashi, TA Johnson, A Takahashi, L Guo… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common pediatric skeletal disease. We
previously reported a locus on chromosome 10q24. 31 associated with AIS susceptibility in …

Maternal ethanol consumption alters the epigenotype and the phenotype of offspring in a mouse model

N Kaminen-Ahola, A Ahola, M Maga, KA Mallitt… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies have shown that exposure to some nutritional supplements and chemicals in
utero can affect the epigenome of the develo** mouse embryo, resulting in adult disease …

Four loci explain 83% of size variation in the horse

S Makvandi-Nejad, GE Hoffman, JJ Allen, E Chu, E Gu… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Horse body size varies greatly due to intense selection within each breed. American
Miniatures are less than one meter tall at the withers while Shires and Percherons can …

Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

DL Cousminer, DJ Berry, NJ Timpson… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The pubertal height growth spurt is a distinctive feature of childhood growth reflecting both
the central onset of puberty and local growth factors. Although little is known about the …