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2024

Journal Article

Functional genomics of human skeletal development and the patterning of height heritability

Richard, Daniel, Muthuirulan, Pushpanathan, Young, Mariel, Yengo, Loic, Vedantam, Sailaja, Marouli, Eirini, Bartell, Eric, Hirschhorn, Joel and Capellini, Terence D. (2024). Functional genomics of human skeletal development and the patterning of height heritability. Cell. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.040

Functional genomics of human skeletal development and the patterning of height heritability

2024

Journal Article

DINGO: increasing the power of locus discovery in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies of perinatal traits

Hwang, Liang-Dar, Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel, Yengo, Loic, Zeng, Jian, Toivonen, Jarkko, Arvas, Mikko, Beaumont, Robin N., Freathy, Rachel M., Moen, Gunn-Helen, Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2024). DINGO: increasing the power of locus discovery in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies of perinatal traits. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 9255, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53495-9

DINGO: increasing the power of locus discovery in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies of perinatal traits

2024

Journal Article

The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks

Davies, Neil M., Hemani, Gibran, Neiderhiser, Jenae M., Martin, Hilary C., Mills, Melinda C., Visscher, Peter M., Yengo, Loïc, Young, Alexander Strudwick and Keller, Matthew C. (2024). The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks. Nature, 634 (8035), 795-803. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07721-5

The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks

2024

Journal Article

Genetic influence on within-person longitudinal change in anthropometric traits in the UK Biobank

Kemper, Kathryn E., Sidorenko, Julia, Wang, Huanwei, Hayes, Ben J., Wray, Naomi R., Yengo, Loic, Keller, Matthew C., Goddard, Michael and Visscher, Peter M. (2024). Genetic influence on within-person longitudinal change in anthropometric traits in the UK Biobank. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 3776, 3776. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47802-7

Genetic influence on within-person longitudinal change in anthropometric traits in the UK Biobank

2024

Journal Article

Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries

Zheng, Zhili, Liu, Shouye, Sidorenko, Julia, Wang, Ying, Lin, Tian, Yengo, Loic, Turley, Patrick, Ani, Alireza, Wang, Rujia, Nolte, Ilja M., Snieder, Harold, Aguirre-Gamboa, Raul, Deelen, Patrick, Franke, Lude, Kuivenhoven, Jan A., Lopera Maya, Esteban A., Sanna, Serena, Swertz, Morris A., Vonk, Judith M., Wijmenga, Cisca, Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi R., Goddard, Michael E., Visscher, Peter M., Zeng, Jian and LifeLines Cohort Study (2024). Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries. Nature Genetics, 56 (5), 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01704-y

Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries

2024

Journal Article

The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits

Cabrera-Mendoza, Brenda, Wendt, Frank R., Pathak, Gita A., Yengo, Loic and Polimanti, Renato (2024). The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits. Nature Human Behaviour, 8 (5), 976-987. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01828-5

The impact of assortative mating, participation bias and socioeconomic status on the polygenic risk of behavioural and psychiatric traits

2024

Journal Article

SMIM1 absence is associated with reduced energy expenditure and excess weight

Stefanucci, Luca, Moslemi, Camous, Tomé, Ana R., Virtue, Samuel, Bidault, Guillaume, Gleadall, Nicholas S., Watson, Laura P.E., Kwa, Jing E., Burden, Frances, Farrow, Samantha, Banasik, Karina, Bay, Jakob, Boldsen, Jens Kjærgaard, Brodersen, Thorsten, Brunak, Søren, Burgdorf, Kristoffer, Chalmer, Mona Ameri, Didriksen, Maria, Dinh, Khoa Manh, Dowsett, Joseph, Erikstrup, Christian, Feenstra, Bjarke, Geller, Frank, Gudbjartsson, Daniel, Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Hindhede, Lotte, Hjalgrim, Henrik, Jacobsen, Rikke Louise, Jemec, Gregor ... Frontini, Mattia (2024). SMIM1 absence is associated with reduced energy expenditure and excess weight. Med, 5 (9), 1083-1095.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.05.015

SMIM1 absence is associated with reduced energy expenditure and excess weight

2024

Journal Article

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity

Mbarek, Hamdi, Gordon, Scott D., Duffy, David L., Hubers, Nikki, Mortlock, Sally, Beck, Jeffrey J., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Pool, René, Dolan, Conor V., Actkins, Ky’Era V., Gerring, Zachary F., Van Dongen, Jenny, Ehli, Erik A., Iacono, William G., Mcgue, Matt, Chasman, Daniel I., Gallagher, C. Scott, Schilit, Samantha L. P., Morton, Cynthia C., Paré, Guillaume, Willemsen, Gonneke, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Derom, Catherine, Vlietinck, Robert, Gudbjartsson, Daniel, Cannon-Albright, Lisa, Krapohl, Eva, Plomin, Robert ... Martin, Nicholas G. (2024). Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity. Human Reproduction, 39 (1), 240-257. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead247

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity

2023

Journal Article

Cross-ancestry analyses identify new genetic loci associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Wang, Xiaotong, Hivert, Valentin, Groot, Shiane, Wang, Ying, Yengo, Loic, McGrath, John J., Kemper, Kathryn E., Visscher, Peter M., Wray, Naomi R. and Revez, Joana A. (2023). Cross-ancestry analyses identify new genetic loci associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D. PLoS Genetics, 19 (11) e1011033, e1011033. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011033

Cross-ancestry analyses identify new genetic loci associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D

2023

Conference Publication

Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries

Zeng, Jian, Zheng, Zhili, Liu, Shouye, Sidorenko, Julia, Yengo, Loic, Turley, Patrick, Ani, Alireza, Wang, Rujia, Nolte, Ilja, Snieder, Harold, Yang, Jian, Wray, Naomi, Goddard, Michael and Visscher, Peter (2023). Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries. World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), Montreal, ON, Canada, 10 - 14 October 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.063

Leveraging functional genomic annotations and genome coverage to improve polygenic prediction of complex traits within and between ancestries

2023

Journal Article

Identification and analysis of individuals who deviate from their genetically-predicted phenotype

Hawkes, Gareth, Yengo, Loic, Vedantam, Sailaja, Marouli, Eirini, Beaumont, Robin N., Tyrrell, Jessica, Weedon, Michael N., Hirschhorn, Joel, Frayling, Timothy M. and Wood, Andrew R. (2023). Identification and analysis of individuals who deviate from their genetically-predicted phenotype. PLoS Genetics, 19 (9) e1010934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010934

Identification and analysis of individuals who deviate from their genetically-predicted phenotype

2023

Journal Article

Boosting the power of genome-wide association studies within and across ancestries by using polygenic scores

Campos, Adrian I., Namba, Shinichi, Lin, Shu-Chin, Nam, Kisung, Sidorenko, Julia, Wang, Huanwei, Kamatani, Yoichiro, The Biobank Japan Project, Wang, Ling-Hua, Lee, Seunggeun, Lin, Yen-Feng, Feng, Yen-Chen Anne, Okada, Yukinori, Visscher, Peter M. and Yengo, Loic (2023). Boosting the power of genome-wide association studies within and across ancestries by using polygenic scores. Nature Genetics, 55 (10), 1769-1776. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01500-0

Boosting the power of genome-wide association studies within and across ancestries by using polygenic scores

2023

Journal Article

Erratum to: Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 (Nature, (2021), 600, 7889, (472-477), 10.1038/s41586-021-03767-x)

Niemi, Mari E. K., Karjalainen, Juha, Liao, Rachel G., Neale, Benjamin M., Daly, Mark, Ganna, Andrea, Pathak, Gita A., Andrews, Shea J., Kanai, Masahiro, Veerapen, Kumar, Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel, Schulte, Eva C., Striano, Pasquale, Marttila, Minttu, Minica, Camelia, Marouli, Eirini, Karim, Mohd Anisul, Wendt, Frank R., Savage, Jeanne, Sloofman, Laura, Butler-Laporte, Guillaume, Kim, Han-Na, Kanoni, Stavroula, Okada, Yukinori, Byun, Jinyoung, Han, Younghun, Uddin, Mohammed Jashim, Smith, George Davey, Willer, Cristen J. ... Donohue, Chloe (2023). Erratum to: Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 (Nature, (2021), 600, 7889, (472-477), 10.1038/s41586-021-03767-x). Nature, 621 (7977), E7-E26. doi: 10.1093/1476-4687

Erratum to: Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 (Nature, (2021), 600, 7889, (472-477), 10.1038/s41586-021-03767-x)

2023

Journal Article

Genome-wide association analysis identifies ancestry-specific genetic variation associated with acute response to metformin and glipizide in SUGAR-MGH

Li, Josephine H., Brenner, Laura N., Kaur, Varinderpal, Figueroa, Katherine, Schroeder, Philip, Huerta-Chagoya, Alicia, Chen, Ji, Spracklen, Cassandra N., Marenne, Gaëlle, Varshney, Arushi, Corbin, Laura J., Luan, Jian’an, Willems, Sara M., Wu, Ying, Zhang, Xiaoshuai, Horikoshi, Momoko, Boutin, Thibaud S., Mägi, Reedik, Waage, Johannes, Li-Gao, Ruifang, Chan, Kei Hang Katie, Yao, Jie, Anasanti, Mila D., Chu, Audrey Y., Claringbould, Annique, Heikkinen, Jani, Hong, Jaeyoung, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Huo, Shaofeng ... Florez, Jose C. (2023). Genome-wide association analysis identifies ancestry-specific genetic variation associated with acute response to metformin and glipizide in SUGAR-MGH. Diabetologia, 66 (7), 1260-1272. doi: 10.1007/s00125-023-05922-7

Genome-wide association analysis identifies ancestry-specific genetic variation associated with acute response to metformin and glipizide in SUGAR-MGH

2023

Journal Article

Genome-wide CRISPR screening of chondrocyte maturation newly implicates genes in skeletal growth and height-associated GWAS loci

Baronas, John M., Bartell, Eric, Eliasen, Anders, Doench, John G., Yengo, Loic, Vedantam, Sailaja, Marouli, Eirini, Kronenberg, Henry M., Hirschhorn, Joel N. and Renthal, Nora E. (2023). Genome-wide CRISPR screening of chondrocyte maturation newly implicates genes in skeletal growth and height-associated GWAS loci. Cell Genomics, 3 (5) 100299, 100299. doi: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100299

Genome-wide CRISPR screening of chondrocyte maturation newly implicates genes in skeletal growth and height-associated GWAS loci

2023

Journal Article

Mate choice through a genomic lens

Yengo, Loic (2023). Mate choice through a genomic lens. Nature Reviews Genetics, 24 (10), 664-664. doi: 10.1038/s41576-023-00605-w

Mate choice through a genomic lens

2023

Journal Article

15 years of GWAS discovery: realizing the promise

Abdellaoui, Abdel, Yengo, Loic, Verweij, Karin J. H. and Visscher, Peter M. (2023). 15 years of GWAS discovery: realizing the promise. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 110 (2), 179-194. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.12.011

15 years of GWAS discovery: realizing the promise

2023

Journal Article

Estimation and implications of the genetic architecture of fasting and non-fasting blood glucose

Qiao, Zhen, Sidorenko, Julia, Revez, Joana A., Xue, Angli, Lu, Xueling, Pärna, Katri, Snieder, Harold, Visscher, Peter M., Wray, Naomi R., Yengo, Loic and Lifelines Cohort Study (2023). Estimation and implications of the genetic architecture of fasting and non-fasting blood glucose. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 451, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36013-1

Estimation and implications of the genetic architecture of fasting and non-fasting blood glucose

2023

Journal Article

Genetic and modifiable risk factors combine multiplicatively in common disease

Pang, Shichao, Yengo, Loic, Nelson, Christopher P., Bourier, Felix, Zeng, Lingyao, Li, Ling, Kessler, Thorsten, Erdmann, Jeanette, Mägi, Reedik, Läll, Kristi, Metspalu, Andres, Mueller-Myhsok, Bertram, Samani, Nilesh J., Visscher, Peter M. and Schunkert, Heribert (2023). Genetic and modifiable risk factors combine multiplicatively in common disease. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 112 (2), 247-257. doi: 10.1007/s00392-022-02081-4

Genetic and modifiable risk factors combine multiplicatively in common disease

2022

Conference Publication

Discoveries and lessons from a genome-wide association study of human height in >5 million individuals

Yengo, L. and on behalf of GIANT Consortium (the height working group) (2022). Discoveries and lessons from a genome-wide association study of human height in >5 million individuals. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_3

Discoveries and lessons from a genome-wide association study of human height in >5 million individuals