Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies

V Tam, N Patel, M Turcotte, Y Bossé, G Paré… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) involve testing genetic variants across the
genomes of many individuals to identify genotype–phenotype associations. GWAS have …

A clinical update on gestational diabetes mellitus

A Sweeting, J Wong, HR Murphy, GP Ross - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) traditionally refers to abnormal glucose tolerance with
onset or first recognition during pregnancy. GDM has long been associated with obstetric …

Genetics and epigenetics in obesity

K Rohde, M Keller, L la Cour Poulsen, M Blüher… - Metabolism, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is among the most threatening health burdens worldwide and its prevalence has
markedly increased over the last decades. Obesity maybe considered a heritable trait …

Recent progress in genetics, epigenetics and metagenomics unveils the pathophysiology of human obesity

M Pigeyre, FT Yazdi, Y Kaur, D Meyre - Clinical science, 2016 - portlandpress.com
In high-, middle-and low-income countries, the rising prevalence of obesity is the underlying
cause of numerous health complications and increased mortality. Being a complex and …

Distinct and shared genetic architectures of gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes

A Elliott, RK Walters, M Pirinen, M Kurki, N Junna… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic disorder affecting more than 16
million pregnancies annually worldwide,. GDM is related to an increased lifetime risk of type …

The bigger picture of FTO—the first GWAS-identified obesity gene

RJF Loos, GSH Yeo - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that cluster in the first intron of fat mass and
obesity associated (FTO) gene are associated obesity traits in genome-wide association …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular genetics of human obesity: A comprehensive review

RK Singh, P Kumar, K Mahalingam - Comptes rendus biologies, 2017 - Elsevier
Obesity and its related health complications is a major problem worldwide. Hypothalamus
and their signalling molecules play a critical role in the intervening and coordination with …

Obesity and chronic kidney disease: a current review

S Nawaz, R Chinnadurai, S Al‐Chalabi… - Obesity Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Obesity poses significant challenges to healthcare globally, particularly through
its bi‐directional relationship with co‐morbid metabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] The hunger genes: pathways to obesity

AA Van der Klaauw, IS Farooqi - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
The global rise in the prevalence of obesity and associated co-morbidities such as type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer represents a major public health concern. The …

The biology and therapeutic targeting of the proprotein convertases

NG Seidah, A Prat - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2012 - nature.com
The mammalian proprotein convertases constitute a family of nine secretory serine
proteases that are related to bacterial subtilisin and yeast kexin. Seven of these (proprotein …