Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) involve testing genetic variants across the
genomes of many individuals to identify genotype–phenotype associations. GWAS have …
genomes of many individuals to identify genotype–phenotype associations. GWAS have …
Genetics of diabetes mellitus and diabetes complications
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases worldwide, projected to affect 693 million
adults by 2045. Devastating macrovascular complications (cardiovascular disease) and …
adults by 2045. Devastating macrovascular complications (cardiovascular disease) and …
Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation
We assembled an ancestrally diverse collection of genome-wide association studies
(GWAS) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 180,834 affected individuals and 1,159,055 controls …
(GWAS) of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 180,834 affected individuals and 1,159,055 controls …
The NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog of published genome-wide association studies, targeted arrays and summary statistics 2019
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The GWAS Catalog delivers a high-quality curated collection of all published genome-wide
association studies enabling investigations to identify causal variants, understand disease …
association studies enabling investigations to identify causal variants, understand disease …
A single-cell atlas of human and mouse white adipose tissue
White adipose tissue, once regarded as morphologically and functionally bland, is now
recognized to be dynamic, plastic and heterogenous, and is involved in a wide array of …
recognized to be dynamic, plastic and heterogenous, and is involved in a wide array of …
Duration and key determinants of infectious virus shedding in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Key questions in COVID-19 are the duration and determinants of infectious virus shedding.
Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 …
Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 …
Genome-wide polygenic scores for common diseases identify individuals with risk equivalent to monogenic mutations
A key public health need is to identify individuals at high risk for a given disease to enable
enhanced screening or preventive therapies. Because most common diseases have a …
enhanced screening or preventive therapies. Because most common diseases have a …
Fine-map** type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps
We expanded GWAS discovery for type 2 diabetes (T2D) by combining data from 898,130
European-descent individuals (9% cases), after imputation to high-density reference panels …
European-descent individuals (9% cases), after imputation to high-density reference panels …
Causal relationships among the gut microbiome, short-chain fatty acids and metabolic diseases
Microbiome-wide association studies on large population cohorts have highlighted
associations between the gut microbiome and complex traits, including type 2 diabetes …
associations between the gut microbiome and complex traits, including type 2 diabetes …
Polygenic prediction via Bayesian regression and continuous shrinkage priors
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have shown promise in predicting human complex traits and
diseases. Here, we present PRS-CS, a polygenic prediction method that infers posterior …
diseases. Here, we present PRS-CS, a polygenic prediction method that infers posterior …