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2019

Journal Article

Extreme inbreeding in a European ancestry sample from the contemporary UK population

Yengo, Loic, Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2019). Extreme inbreeding in a European ancestry sample from the contemporary UK population. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3719, 3719. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11724-6

Extreme inbreeding in a European ancestry sample from the contemporary UK population

2019

Journal Article

Assortative mating in autism spectrum disorder: toward an evidence base from DNA data, but not there yet

Wray, Naomi R. and Yengo, Loic (2019). Assortative mating in autism spectrum disorder: toward an evidence base from DNA data, but not there yet. Biological Psychiatry, 86 (4), 250-252. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.06.007

Assortative mating in autism spectrum disorder: toward an evidence base from DNA data, but not there yet

2019

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of change in fasting glucose over time in 13,807 non-diabetic European ancestry individuals

Liu, Ching-Ti, Merino, Jordi, Rybin, Denis, DiCorpo, Daniel, Benke, Kelly S., Bragg-Gresham, Jennifer L., Canouil, Mickaël, Corre, Tanguy, Grallert, Harald, Isaacs, Aaron, Kutalik, Zoltan, Lahti, Jari, Marullo, Letizia, Marzi, Carola, Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J., Rocheleau, Ghislain, Rueedi, Rico, Scapoli, Chiara, Verweij, Niek, Vogelzangs, Nicole, Willems, Sara M., Yengo, Loïc, Bakker, Stephan J. L., Beilby, John, Hui, Jennie, Kajantie, Eero, Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Balkau, Beverley ... Bouatia-Naji, Nabila (2019). Genome-wide association study of change in fasting glucose over time in 13,807 non-diabetic European ancestry individuals. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 9439. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45823-7

Genome-wide association study of change in fasting glucose over time in 13,807 non-diabetic European ancestry individuals

2019

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study of medication-use and associated disease in the UK Biobank

Wu, Yeda, Byrne, Enda M., Zheng, Zhili, Kemper, Kathryn E., Yengo, Loic, Mallett, Andrew J., Yang, Jian, Visscher, Peter M. and Wray, Naomi R. (2019). Genome-wide association study of medication-use and associated disease in the UK Biobank. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1891, 1891. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09572-5

Genome-wide association study of medication-use and associated disease in the UK Biobank

2019

Journal Article

Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution

Justice, Anne E., Karaderi, Tugce, Highland, Heather M., Young, Kristin L., Graff, Mariaelisa, Lu, Yingchang, Turcot, Valerie, Auer, Paul L., Fine, Rebecca S., Guo, Xiuqing, Schurmann, Claudia, Lempradl, Adelheid, Marouli, Eirini, Mahajan, Anubha, Winkler, Thomas W., Locke, Adam E., Medina-Gomez, Carolina, Esko, Tonu, Vedantam, Sailaja, Giri, Ayush, Lo, Ken Sin, Alfred, Tamuno, Mudgal, Poorva, Ng, Maggie C. Y., Heard-Costa, Nancy L., Feitosa, Mary F., Manning, Alisa K., Willems, Sara M., Sivapalaratnam, Suthesh ... McCarthy, Mark (2019). Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution. Nature Genetics, 51 (3), 452-+. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0334-2

Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution

2019

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry

Pulit, Sara L., Stoneman, Charli, Morris, Andrew P., Wood, Andrew R., Glastonbury, Craig A., Tyrrell, Jessica, Yengo, Loïc, Ferreira, Teresa, Marouli, Eirini, Ji, Yingjie, Yang, Jian, Jones, Samuel, Beaumont, Robin, Croteau-Chonka, Damien C., Winkler, Thomas W., Consortium, Giant, Hattersley, Andrew T., Loos, Ruth J F, Hirschhorn, Joel N., Visscher, Peter M., Frayling, Timothy M., Yaghootkar, Hanieh and Lindgren, Cecilia M. (2019). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry. Human Molecular Genetics, 28 (1), 166-174. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy327

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry

2018

Journal Article

Assortative mating on complex traits revisited: Double first cousins and the X-chromosome

Yengo, Loic and Visscher, Peter M. (2018). Assortative mating on complex traits revisited: Double first cousins and the X-chromosome. Theoretical Population Biology, 124, 51-60. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2018.09.002

Assortative mating on complex traits revisited: Double first cousins and the X-chromosome

2018

Journal Article

Imprint of assortative mating on the human genome

Yengo, Loic, Robinson, Matthew R., Keller, Matthew C., Kemper, Kathryn E., Yang, Yuanhao, Trzaskowski, Maciej, Gratten, Jacob, Turley, Patrick, Cesarini, David, Benjamin, Daniel J., Wray, Naomi R., Goddard, Michael E., Yang, Jian and Visscher, Peter M. (2018). Imprint of assortative mating on the human genome. Nature Human Behaviour, 2 (12), 948-954. doi: 10.1038/s41562-018-0476-3

Imprint of assortative mating on the human genome

2018

Journal Article

Erratum: Author Correction: Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness (Nature communications (2018) 9 1 (2537))

Yap, Chloe X., Sidorenko, Julia, Marioni, Riccardo E., Yengo, Loic, Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2018). Erratum: Author Correction: Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness (Nature communications (2018) 9 1 (2537)). Nature communications, 9 (1) 4953, 4953. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07400-w

Erratum: Author Correction: Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness (Nature communications (2018) 9 1 (2537))

2018

Journal Article

Genome analyses of >200,000 individuals identify 58 loci for chronic inflammation and highlight pathways that link inflammation and complex disorders

Ligthart, Symen, Vaez, Ahmad, Võsa, Urmo, Stathopoulou, Maria G., de Vries, Paul S., Prins, Bram P., Van der Most, Peter J., Tanaka, Toshiko, Naderi, Elnaz, Rose, Lynda M., Wu, Ying, Karlsson, Robert, Barbalic, Maja, Lin, Honghuang, Pool, René, Zhu, Gu, Macé, Aurélien, Sidore, Carlo, Trompet, Stella, Mangino, Massimo, Sabater-Lleal, Maria, Kemp, John P., Abbasi, Ali, Kacprowski, Tim, Verweij, Niek, Smith, Albert V., Huang, Tao, Marzi, Carola, Feitosa, Mary F. ... Alizadeh, Behrooz Z. (2018). Genome analyses of >200,000 individuals identify 58 loci for chronic inflammation and highlight pathways that link inflammation and complex disorders. American Journal of Human Genetics, 103 (5), 691-706. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.09.009

Genome analyses of >200,000 individuals identify 58 loci for chronic inflammation and highlight pathways that link inflammation and complex disorders

2018

Journal Article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for height and body mass index in ∼700000 individuals of European ancestry

Yengo, Loic, Sidorenko, Julia, Kemper, Kathryn E., Zheng, Zhili, Wood, Andrew R., Weedon, Michael N., Frayling, Timothy M., Hirschhorn, Joel, Yang, Jian and Visscher, Peter M. (2018). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for height and body mass index in ∼700000 individuals of European ancestry. Human Molecular Genetics, 27 (20), 3641-3649. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy271

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for height and body mass index in ∼700000 individuals of European ancestry

2018

Journal Article

ALDH2 Polymorphism rs671, but Not ADH1B Polymorphism rs1229984, Increases Risk for Hypo-HDL-Cholesterolemia in a/a Carriers Compared to the G/G Carriers

Imatoh, Takuya, Yengo, Loic, Rocheleau, Ghislain, Kamimura, Seiichiro, Maeda, Shiro, Miyazaki, Motonobu and Froguel, Philippe (2018). ALDH2 Polymorphism rs671, but Not ADH1B Polymorphism rs1229984, Increases Risk for Hypo-HDL-Cholesterolemia in a/a Carriers Compared to the G/G Carriers. Lipids, 53 (8), 797-807. doi: 10.1002/lipd.12087

ALDH2 Polymorphism rs671, but Not ADH1B Polymorphism rs1229984, Increases Risk for Hypo-HDL-Cholesterolemia in a/a Carriers Compared to the G/G Carriers

2018

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analyses identify 143 risk variants and putative regulatory mechanisms for type 2 diabetes

Xue, Angli, Wu, Yang, Zhu, Zhihong, Zhang, Futao, Kemper, Kathryn E., Zheng, Zhili, Yengo, Loic, Lloyd-Jones, Luke R., Sidorenko, Julia, Wu, Yeda, eQTLGen Consortium, McRae, Allan F., Visscher, Peter M., Zeng, Jian and Yang, Jian (2018). Genome-wide association analyses identify 143 risk variants and putative regulatory mechanisms for type 2 diabetes. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2941, 2941. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04951-w

Genome-wide association analyses identify 143 risk variants and putative regulatory mechanisms for type 2 diabetes

2018

Journal Article

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

Lee, James J., Wedow, Robbee, Okbay, Aysu, Kong, Edward, Maghzian, Omeed, Zacher, Meghan, Nguyen-Viet, Tuan Anh, Bowers, Peter, Sidorenko, Julia, Karlsson Linnér, Richard, Fontana, Mark Alan, Kundu, Tushar, Lee, Chanwook, Li, Hui, Li, Ruoxi, Royer, Rebecca, Timshel, Pascal N., Walters, Raymond K., Willoughby, Emily A., Yengo, Loïc, 23andMe Research Team, COGENT (Cognitive Genomics Consortium), Social Science Genetic Association Consortium, Alver, Maris, Bao, Yanchun, Clark, David W., Day, Felix R., Furlotte, Nicholas A., Joshi, Peter K. ... Cesarini, David (2018). Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals. Nature Genetics, 50 (8), 1112-1121. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0147-3

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

2018

Journal Article

Increased hepatic PDGF-AA signaling mediates liver insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes

Abderrahmani, Amar, Yengo, Loïc, Caiazzo, Robert, Canouil, Mickaël, Cauchi, Stéphane, Raverdy, Violeta, Plaisance, Valérie, Pawlowski, Valérie, Lobbens, Stéphane, Maillet, Julie, Rolland, Laure, Boutry, Raphael, Queniat, Gurvan, Kwapich, Maxime, Tenenbaum, Mathie, Bricambert, Julien, Saussenthaler, Sophie, Anthony, Elodie, Jha, Pooja, Derop, Julien, Sand, Olivier, Rabearivelo, Iandry, Leloire, Audrey, Pigeyre, Marie, Daujat-Chavanieu, Martine, Gerbal-Chaloin, Sabine, Dayeh, Tasnim, Lassailly, Guillaume, Mathurin, Philippe ... Froguel, Philippe (2018). Increased hepatic PDGF-AA signaling mediates liver insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 67 (7), 1310-1321. doi: 10.2337/db17-1539

Increased hepatic PDGF-AA signaling mediates liver insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes

2018

Journal Article

Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness

Yap, Chloe X., Sirodenko, Julia, Marioni, Riccardo E., Yengo, Loic, Wray, Naomi R. and Visscher, Peter M. (2018). Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2537, 2537. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04807-3

Misestimation of heritability and prediction accuracy of male-pattern baldness

2018

Journal Article

Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood

Qi, Ting, Wu, Yang, Zeng, Jian, Zhang, Futao, Xue, Angli, Jiang, Longda, Zhu, Zhihong, Kemper, Kathryn, Yengo, Loic, Zheng, Zhili, eQTLGen Consortium, Marioni, Riccardo E., Montgomery, Grant W., Deary, Ian J., Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M., McRae, Allan F. and Yang, Jian (2018). Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2282, 2282. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04558-1

Identifying gene targets for brain-related traits using transcriptomic and methylomic data from blood

2018

Journal Article

Insights into the genetic epidemiology of Crohn's and rare diseases in the Ashkenazi Jewish population

Rivas, Manuel A., Avila, Brandon E., Koskela, Jukka, Huang, Hailiang, Stevens, Christine, Pirinen, Matti, Haritunians, Talin, Neale, Benjamin M., Kurki, Mitja, Ganna, Andrea, Graham, Daniel, Glaser, Benjamin, Peter, Inga, Atzmon, Gil, Barzilai, Nir, Levine, Adam P., Schiff, Elena, Pontikos, Nikolas, Weisburd, Ben, Lek, Monkol, Karczewski, Konrad J., Bloom, Jonathan, Minikel, Eric V., Petersen, Britt-Sabina, Beaugerie, Laurent, Seksik, Philippe, Cosnes, Jacques, Schreiber, Stefan, Bokemeyer, Bernd ... T2D-GENES Consortium (2018). Insights into the genetic epidemiology of Crohn's and rare diseases in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. PLoS Genetics, 14 (5) e1007329, 1-25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007329

Insights into the genetic epidemiology of Crohn's and rare diseases in the Ashkenazi Jewish population

2018

Journal Article

Signatures of negative selection in the genetic architecture of human complex traits

Zeng, Jian, de Vlaming, Ronald, Wu, Yang, Robinson, Matthew R., Lloyd-Jones, Luke R., Yengo, Loic, Yap, Chloe X., Xue, Angli, Sidorenko, Julia, McRae, Allan F., Powell, Joseph E., Montgomery, Grant W., Metspalu, Andres, Esko, Tonu, Gibson, Greg, Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M. and Yang, Jian (2018). Signatures of negative selection in the genetic architecture of human complex traits. Nature Genetics, 50 (5), 746-753. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0101-4

Signatures of negative selection in the genetic architecture of human complex traits

2018

Journal Article

Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes article

Mahajan, Anubha, Wessel, Jennifer, Willems, Sara M., Zhao, Wei, Robertson, Neil R., Chu, Audrey Y., Gan, Wei, Kitajima, Hidetoshi, Taliun, Daniel, Rayner, N. William, Guo, Xiuqing, Lu, Yingchang, Li, Man, Jensen, Richard A., Hu, Yao, Huo, Shaofeng, Lohman, Kurt K., Zhang, Weihua, Cook, James P., Prins, Bram Peter, Flannick, Jason, Grarup, Niels, Trubetskoy, Vassily Vladimirovich, Kravic, Jasmina, Kim, Young Jin, Rybin, Denis V., Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Müller-Nurasyid, Martina, Meidtner, Karina ... GIANT Consortium (2018). Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes article. Nature Genetics, 50 (4), 559-571. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0084-1

Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes article