Genetics of diabetes mellitus and diabetes complications

JB Cole, JC Florez - Nature reviews nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases worldwide, projected to affect 693 million
adults by 2045. Devastating macrovascular complications (cardiovascular disease) and …

Albumin uptake and processing by the proximal tubule: Physiological, pathological, and therapeutic implications

BA Molitoris, RM Sandoval, SPS Yadav… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
For nearly 50 years the proximal tubule (PT) has been known to reabsorb, process, and
either catabolize or transcytose albumin from the glomerular filtrate. Innovative techniques …

Genome-wide polygenic score to predict chronic kidney disease across ancestries

A Khan, MC Turchin, A Patki, V Srinivasasainagendra… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complex condition associated with high
morbidity and mortality. Polygenic prediction could enhance CKD screening and prevention; …

Multimodal single cell sequencing implicates chromatin accessibility and genetic background in diabetic kidney disease progression

PC Wilson, Y Muto, H Wu, A Karihaloo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The proximal tubule is a key regulator of kidney function and glucose metabolism. Diabetic
kidney disease leads to proximal tubule injury and changes in chromatin accessibility that …

Causal effects of specific gut microbiota on chronic kidney diseases and renal function—a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

N Li, Y Wang, P Wei, Y Min, M Yu, G Zhou, G Yuan… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Targeting the gut microbiota may become a new therapeutic to prevent and
delay the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nonetheless, the causal relationship …

Map** the genetic architecture of human traits to cell types in the kidney identifies mechanisms of disease and potential treatments

X Sheng, Y Guan, Z Ma, J Wu, H Liu, C Qiu, S Vitale… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The functional interpretation of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is challenging due
to the cell-type-dependent influences of genetic variants. Here, we generated …

White blood cells and blood pressure: a Mendelian randomization study

M Siedlinski, E Jozefczuk, X Xu, A Teumer… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. While BP is regulated by the function of kidney, vasculature, and sympathetic …

A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological …

M Vujkovic, S Ramdas, KM Lorenz, X Guo, R Darlay… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing cause of chronic liver disease. Using
a proxy NAFLD definition of chronic elevation of alanine aminotransferase (cALT) levels …

Increased soluble urokinase plasminogen activator levels modulate monocyte function to promote atherosclerosis

G Hindy, DJ Tyrrell, A Vasbinder, C Wei… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
People with kidney disease are disproportionately affected by atherosclerosis for unclear
reasons. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an immune-derived …

Variants in tubule epithelial regulatory elements mediate most heritable differences in human kidney function

GB Loeb, P Kathail, RW Shuai, R Chung, RJ Grona… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Kidney failure, the decrease of kidney function below a threshold necessary to support life, is
a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We performed a genome-wide association study …