Search Results - "Holmes, V"
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Characterising metabolomic signatures of lipid-modifying therapies through drug target mendelian randomisation
Published in PLoS biology (25-02-2022)“…Large-scale molecular profiling and genotyping provide a unique opportunity to systematically compare the genetically predicted effects of therapeutic targets…”
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Mendelian randomization in cardiometabolic disease: challenges in evaluating causality
Published in Nature reviews cardiology (01-10-2017)“…Key Points Mendelian randomization (MR) is a powerful tool that utilizes genetic information to inform about the likely causal relevance of an exposure to an…”
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Obesity and risk of female reproductive conditions: A Mendelian randomisation study
Published in PLoS medicine (01-02-2022)“…Obesity is observationally associated with altered risk of many female reproductive conditions. These include polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), abnormal…”
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Genetic Support for a Causal Role of Insulin Resistance on Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Inflammation
Published in Diabetes care (01-12-2017)“…Insulin resistance has deleterious effects on cardiometabolic disease. We used Mendelian randomization analyses to clarify the causal relationships of insulin…”
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Role of the spike glycoprotein of human Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in virus entry and syncytia formation
Published in PloS one (03-10-2013)“…Little is known about the biology of the emerging human group c betacoronavirus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Because coronavirus…”
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Evaluating the relationship between circulating lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins with risk of coronary heart disease: A multivariable Mendelian randomisation analysis
Published in PLoS medicine (01-03-2020)“…Circulating lipoprotein lipids cause coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the precise way in which one or more lipoprotein lipid-related entities account for…”
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Mendel’s laws, Mendelian randomization and causal inference in observational data: substantive and nomenclatural issues
Published in European journal of epidemiology (01-02-2020)“…We respond to criticisms of Mendelian randomization (MR) by Mukamal, Stampfer and Rimm (MSR). MSR consider that MR is receiving too much attention and should…”
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GWAS identifies 14 loci for device-measured physical activity and sleep duration
Published in Nature communications (10-12-2018)“…Physical activity and sleep duration are established risk factors for many diseases, but their aetiology is poorly understood, partly due to relying on…”
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Causal relationships between obesity and the leading causes of death in women and men
Published in PLoS genetics (24-10-2019)“…Obesity traits are causally implicated with risk of cardiometabolic diseases. It remains unclear whether there are similar causal effects of obesity traits on…”
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The impact of body mass index on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective study in a UK obstetric population, 2004–2011
Published in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (01-07-2013)“…Objective To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and the impact of body mass index (BMI) on maternal and neonatal outcomes, in a UK obstetric…”
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Association Between Diabetes and Cause-Specific Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas of China
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (17-01-2017)“…IMPORTANCE: In China, diabetes prevalence has increased substantially in recent decades, but there are no reliable estimates of the excess mortality currently…”
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Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations
Published in Wellcome open research (28-04-2020)“…This paper provides guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations. It is aimed at practitioners seeking to undertake analyses and write up…”
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Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Metabolites and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (13-02-2018)“…Blood lipids are established risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI), but uncertainty persists about the relevance of lipids, lipoprotein particles, and…”
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The Innate Immune Response of Eusocial Hymenopterans to Viral Pathogen Challenge
Published in Annals of the Entomological Society of America (15-03-2022)“…In recent years, insect immunology has expanded rapidly in research interest, and available literature has expanded in kind. Insects combat pathogens through a…”
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Role of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiovascular diseases risk: analysis using Mendelian randomization and fatty acid genetic association data from over 114,000 UK Biobank participants
Published in BMC medicine (13-06-2022)“…Despite early interest in the health effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), there is still substantial controversy and uncertainty on the evidence…”
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The Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Novelties in a Leafhopper
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-09-2022)“…Abstract Evolutionary innovations generate phenotypic and species diversity. Elucidating the genomic processes underlying such innovations is central to…”
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Selecting instruments for Mendelian randomization in the wake of genome-wide association studies
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-10-2016)“…Mendelian randomization (MR) studies typically assess the pathogenic relevance of environmental exposures or disease biomarkers, using genetic variants that…”
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Effects of macular xanthophyll supplementation on brain-derived neurotrophic factor, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and cognitive performance
Published in Physiology & behavior (01-11-2019)“…Oxidative and inflammatory processes play a major role in stress-induced neural atrophy. There is a wide body of literature linking oxidative and inflammatory…”
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Exercise offers anxiolytic potential: A role for stress and brain noradrenergic-galaninergic mechanisms
Published in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews (01-10-2012)“…Although physical activity reduces anxiety in humans, the neural basis for this response is unclear. Rodent models are essential to understand the mechanisms…”
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Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses
Published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews (01-07-2006)“…Classifications Services CMR Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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