[HTML][HTML] Definition, classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

A Petersmann, D Müller-Wieland… - Experimental and …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
The recommended diagnostic procedure is shown in▶ Fig. 1. The differential diagnostic
criteria for type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are listed in▶ Table 1. The criteria for the …

Methods for measurement of LDL-cholesterol: a critical assessment of direct measurement by homogeneous assays versus calculation

M Nauck, GR Warnick, N Rifai - Clinical chemistry, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: Because LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) is a modifiable risk for coronary
heart disease, its routine measurement is recommended in the evaluation and management …

Evolution of methods for measurement of HDL-cholesterol: from ultracentrifugation to homogeneous assays

GR Warnick, M Nauck, N Rifai - Clinical chemistry, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background: Adoption of automated homogeneous assays for HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) is
increasing, driven by the need of clinical laboratories to cope with increasing workloads …

Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

U Võsa, A Claringbould, HJ Westra, MJ Bonder… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Trait-associated genetic variants affect complex phenotypes primarily via regulatory
mechanisms on the transcriptome. To investigate the genetics of gene expression, we …

Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

NR Wray, S Ripke, M Mattheisen, M Trzaskowski… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common illness accompanied by considerable
morbidity, mortality, costs, and heightened risk of suicide. We conducted a genome-wide …

Cohort profile: the study of health in Pomerania

H Völzke, D Alte, CO Schmidt, D Radke… - International journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Although in the past century mortality in West Germany decreased similarly as in other
Western nations, these changes were less pronounced in East Germany. 1, 2 After German …

Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

HJ Westra, MJ Peters, T Esko, H Yaghootkar… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Identifying the downstream effects of disease-associated SNPs is challenging. To help
overcome this problem, we performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) meta …

New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

A Köttgen, C Pattaro, CA Böger, C Fuchsberger… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health problem, and recent genetic
studies have identified common CKD susceptibility variants. The CKDGen consortium …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations

M Kolz, T Johnson, S Sanna, A Teumer, V Vitart… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Elevated serum uric acid levels cause gout and are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and diabetes. To investigate the polygenetic basis of serum uric acid levels, we conducted a …

Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

JL Stein, SE Medland, AA Vasquez, DP Hibar… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Identifying genetic variants influencing human brain structures may reveal new biological
mechanisms underlying cognition and neuropsychiatric illness. The volume of the …