The Effect of Genetic Variation on the Placental Transcriptome in Humans

by Triin Kikas, Kristiina Rull, Kristiina Rull, Kristiina Rull, Robin N. Beaumont, Rachel M. Freathy, Maris Laan
Published 2019-06-01

Association of maternal circulating 25(OH)D and calcium with birth weight: A mendelian randomisation analysis.

by William D Thompson, Jessica Tyrrell, Maria-Carolina Borges, Robin N Beaumont, Bridget A Knight, Andrew R Wood, Susan M Ring, Andrew T Hattersley, Rachel M Freathy, Debbie A Lawlor
Published 2019-06-01

All thresholds of maternal hyperglycaemia from the WHO 2013 criteria for gestational diabetes identify women with a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes [version 3; peer review:...

by Alice E. Hughes, M. Geoffrey Hayes, Aoife M. Egan, Kashyap A. Patel, Denise M. Scholtens, Lynn P. Lowe, William L. Lowe Jr, Fidelma P. Dunne, Andrew T. Hattersley, Rachel M. Freathy
Published 2021-03-01

Common maternal and fetal genetic variants show expected polygenic effects on risk of small- or large-for-gestational-age (SGA or LGA), except in the smallest 3% of babies.

by Robin N Beaumont, Sarah J Kotecha, Andrew R Wood, Bridget A Knight, Sylvain Sebert, Mark I McCarthy, Andrew T Hattersley, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Nicholas J Timpson, Rachel M Freathy, Sailesh Kotecha
Published 2020-12-01

The role of inflammatory pathway genetic variation on maternal metabolic phenotypes during pregnancy.

by Margrit Urbanek, M Geoffrey Hayes, Hoon Lee, Rachel M Freathy, Lynn P Lowe, Christine Ackerman, Nadereh Jafari, Alan R Dyer, Nancy J Cox, David B Dunger, Andrew T Hattersley, Boyd E Metzger, William L Lowe
Published 2012-01-01

Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort

by Gunn-Helen Moen, Ben Brumpton, Cristen Willer, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Kåre I. Birkeland, Geng Wang, Michael C. Neale, Rachel M. Freathy, George Davey Smith, Deborah A. Lawlor, Robert M. Kirkpatrick, Nicole M. Warrington, David M. Evans
Published 2020-10-01

Dissecting maternal and fetal genetic effects underlying the associations between maternal phenotypes, birth outcomes, and adult phenotypes: A mendelian-randomization and haplotype...

by Jing Chen, Jonas Bacelis, Pol Sole-Navais, Amit Srivastava, Julius Juodakis, Amy Rouse, Mikko Hallman, Kari Teramo, Mads Melbye, Bjarke Feenstra, Rachel M Freathy, George Davey Smith, Deborah A Lawlor, Jeffrey C Murray, Scott M Williams, Bo Jacobsson, Louis J Muglia, Ge Zhang
Published 2020-08-01

A Common Allele in FGF21 Associated with Sugar Intake Is Associated with Body Shape, Lower Total Body-Fat Percentage, and Higher Blood Pressure

by Timothy M. Frayling, Robin N. Beaumont, Samuel E. Jones, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Marcus A. Tuke, Katherine S. Ruth, Francesco Casanova, Ben West, Jonathan Locke, Seth Sharp, Yingjie Ji, William Thompson, Jamie Harrison, Amy S. Etheridge, Paul J. Gallins, Dereje Jima, Fred Wright, Yihui Zhou, Federico Innocenti, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Niels Grarup, Anna Murray, Rachel M. Freathy, Michael N. Weedon, Jessica Tyrrell, Andrew R. Wood
Published 2018-04-01

Genome-Wide Association Analyses in 128,266 Individuals Identifies New Morningness and Sleep Duration Loci.

by Samuel E Jones, Jessica Tyrrell, Andrew R Wood, Robin N Beaumont, Katherine S Ruth, Marcus A Tuke, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Youna Hu, Maris Teder-Laving, Caroline Hayward, Till Roenneberg, James F Wilson, Fabiola Del Greco, Andrew A Hicks, Chol Shin, Chang-Ho Yun, Seung Ku Lee, Andres Metspalu, Enda M Byrne, Philip R Gehrman, Henning Tiemeier, Karla V Allebrandt, Rachel M Freathy, Anna Murray, David A Hinds, Timothy M Frayling, Michael N Weedon
Published 2016-08-01

Genetic studies of accelerometer-based sleep measures yield new insights into human sleep behaviour

by Samuel E. Jones, Vincent T. van Hees, Diego R. Mazzotti, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Séverine Sabia, Ashley van der Spek, Hassan S. Dashti, Jorgen Engmann, Desana Kocevska, Jessica Tyrrell, Robin N. Beaumont, Melvyn Hillsdon, Katherine S. Ruth, Marcus A. Tuke, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Seth A. Sharp, Yingjie Ji, Jamie W. Harrison, Rachel M. Freathy, Anna Murray, Annemarie I. Luik, Najaf Amin, Jacqueline M. Lane, Richa Saxena, Martin K. Rutter, Henning Tiemeier, Zoltán Kutalik, Meena Kumari, Timothy M. Frayling, Michael N. Weedon, Philip R. Gehrman, Andrew R. Wood
Published 2019-04-01

Genome-wide association analyses of chronotype in 697,828 individuals provides insights into circadian rhythms

by Samuel E. Jones, Jacqueline M. Lane, Andrew R. Wood, Vincent T. van Hees, Jessica Tyrrell, Robin N. Beaumont, Aaron R. Jeffries, Hassan S. Dashti, Melvyn Hillsdon, Katherine S. Ruth, Marcus A. Tuke, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Seth A. Sharp, Yingjie Jie, William D. Thompson, Jamie W. Harrison, Amy Dawes, Enda M. Byrne, Henning Tiemeier, Karla V. Allebrandt, Jack Bowden, David W. Ray, Rachel M. Freathy, Anna Murray, Diego R. Mazzotti, Philip R. Gehrman, Debbie A. Lawlor, Timothy M. Frayling, Martin K. Rutter, David A. Hinds, Richa Saxena, Michael N. Weedon
Published 2019-01-01

Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration

by Xueping Liu, Dorte Helenius, Line Skotte, Robin N. Beaumont, Matthias Wielscher, Frank Geller, Julius Juodakis, Anubha Mahajan, Jonathan P. Bradfield, Frederick T. J. Lin, Suzanne Vogelezang, Mariona Bustamante, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Niina Pitkänen, Carol A. Wang, Jonas Bacelis, Maria C. Borges, Ge Zhang, Bruce A. Bedell, Robert M. Rossi, Kristin Skogstrand, Shouneng Peng, Wesley K. Thompson, Vivek Appadurai, Debbie A. Lawlor, Ilkka Kalliala, Christine Power, Mark I. McCarthy, Heather A. Boyd, Mary L. Marazita, Hakon Hakonarson, M. Geoffrey Hayes, Denise M. Scholtens, Fernando Rivadeneira, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Rebecca K. Vinding, Hans Bisgaard, Bridget A. Knight, Katja Pahkala, Olli Raitakari, Øyvind Helgeland, Stefan Johansson, Pål R. Njølstad, João Fadista, Andrew J. Schork, Ron Nudel, Daniel E. Miller, Xiaoting Chen, Matthew T. Weirauch, Preben Bo Mortensen, Anders D. Børglum, Merete Nordentoft, Ole Mors, Ke Hao, Kelli K. Ryckman, David M. Hougaard, Leah C. Kottyan, Craig E. Pennell, Leo-Pekka Lyytikainen, Klaus Bønnelykke, Martine Vrijheid, Janine F. Felix, William L. Lowe, Struan F. A. Grant, Elina Hyppönen, Bo Jacobsson, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Louis J. Muglia, Jeffrey C. Murray, Rachel M. Freathy, Thomas M. Werge, Mads Melbye, Alfonso Buil, Bjarke Feenstra
Published 2019-09-01

CNV-association meta-analysis in 191,161 European adults reveals new loci associated with anthropometric traits

by Aurélien Macé, Marcus A. Tuke, Patrick Deelen, Kati Kristiansson, Hannele Mattsson, Margit Nõukas, Yadav Sapkota, Ursula Schick, Eleonora Porcu, Sina Rüeger, Aaron F. McDaid, David Porteous, Thomas W. Winkler, Erika Salvi, Nick Shrine, Xueping Liu, Wei Q. Ang, Weihua Zhang, Mary F. Feitosa, Cristina Venturini, Peter J. van der Most, Anders Rosengren, Andrew R. Wood, Robin N. Beaumont, Samuel E. Jones, Katherine S. Ruth, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Jessica Tyrrell, Aki S. Havulinna, Harmen Boers, Reedik Mägi, Jennifer Kriebel, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Markus Perola, Markku Nieminen, Marja-Liisa Lokki, Mika Kähönen, Jorma S. Viikari, Frank Geller, Jari Lahti, Aarno Palotie, Päivikki Koponen, Annamari Lundqvist, Harri Rissanen, Erwin P. Bottinger, Saima Afaq, Mary K. Wojczynski, Petra Lenzini, Ilja M. Nolte, Thomas Sparsø, Nicole Schupf, Kaare Christensen, Thomas T. Perls, Anne B. Newman, Thomas Werge, Harold Snieder, Timothy D. Spector, John C. Chambers, Seppo Koskinen, Mads Melbye, Olli T. Raitakari, Terho Lehtimäki, Martin D. Tobin, Louise V. Wain, Juha Sinisalo, Annette Peters, Thomas Meitinger, Nicholas G. Martin, Naomi R. Wray, Grant W. Montgomery, Sarah E. Medland, Morris A. Swertz, Erkki Vartiainen, Katja Borodulin, Satu Männistö, Anna Murray, Murielle Bochud, Sébastien Jacquemont, Fernando Rivadeneira, Thomas F. Hansen, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Massimo Mangino, Michael A. Province, Panos Deloukas, Jaspal S. Kooner, Rachel M. Freathy, Craig Pennell, Bjarke Feenstra, David P. Strachan, Guillaume Lettre, Joel Hirschhorn, Daniele Cusi, Iris M. Heid, Caroline Hayward, Katrin Männik, Jacques S. Beckmann, Ruth J. F. Loos, Dale R. Nyholt, Andres Metspalu, Johan G. Eriksson, Michael N. Weedon, Veikko Salomaa, Lude Franke, Alexandre Reymond, Timothy M. Frayling, Zoltán Kutalik
Published 2017-09-01

A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function.

by Eleonora Porcu, Marco Medici, Giorgio Pistis, Claudia B Volpato, Scott G Wilson, Anne R Cappola, Steffan D Bos, Joris Deelen, Martin den Heijer, Rachel M Freathy, Jari Lahti, Chunyu Liu, Lorna M Lopez, Ilja M Nolte, Jeffrey R O'Connell, Toshiko Tanaka, Stella Trompet, Alice Arnold, Stefania Bandinelli, Marian Beekman, Stefan Böhringer, Suzanne J Brown, Brendan M Buckley, Clara Camaschella, Anton J M de Craen, Gail Davies, Marieke C H de Visser, Ian Ford, Tom Forsen, Timothy M Frayling, Laura Fugazzola, Martin Gögele, Andrew T Hattersley, Ad R Hermus, Albert Hofman, Jeanine J Houwing-Duistermaat, Richard A Jensen, Eero Kajantie, Margreet Kloppenburg, Ee M Lim, Corrado Masciullo, Stefano Mariotti, Cosetta Minelli, Braxton D Mitchell, Ramaiah Nagaraja, Romana T Netea-Maier, Aarno Palotie, Luca Persani, Maria G Piras, Bruce M Psaty, Katri Räikkönen, J Brent Richards, Fernando Rivadeneira, Cinzia Sala, Mona M Sabra, Naveed Sattar, Beverley M Shields, Nicole Soranzo, John M Starr, David J Stott, Fred C G J Sweep, Gianluca Usala, Melanie M van der Klauw, Diana van Heemst, Alies van Mullem, Sita H Vermeulen, W Edward Visser, John P Walsh, Rudi G J Westendorp, Elisabeth Widen, Guangju Zhai, Francesco Cucca, Ian J Deary, Johan G Eriksson, Luigi Ferrucci, Caroline S Fox, J Wouter Jukema, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Peter P Pramstaller, David Schlessinger, Alan R Shuldiner, Eline P Slagboom, André G Uitterlinden, Bijay Vaidya, Theo J Visser, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, Ingrid Meulenbelt, Jerome I Rotter, Tim D Spector, Andrew A Hicks, Daniela Toniolo, Serena Sanna, Robin P Peeters, Silvia Naitza
Published 2013-01-01

Identification of novel genetic Loci associated with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and clinical thyroid disease.

by Marco Medici, Eleonora Porcu, Giorgio Pistis, Alexander Teumer, Suzanne J Brown, Richard A Jensen, Rajesh Rawal, Greet L Roef, Theo S Plantinga, Sita H Vermeulen, Jari Lahti, Matthew J Simmonds, Lise Lotte N Husemoen, Rachel M Freathy, Beverley M Shields, Diana Pietzner, Rebecca Nagy, Linda Broer, Layal Chaker, Tim I M Korevaar, Maria Grazia Plia, Cinzia Sala, Uwe Völker, J Brent Richards, Fred C Sweep, Christian Gieger, Tanguy Corre, Eero Kajantie, Betina Thuesen, Youri E Taes, W Edward Visser, Andrew T Hattersley, Jürgen Kratzsch, Alexander Hamilton, Wei Li, Georg Homuth, Monia Lobina, Stefano Mariotti, Nicole Soranzo, Massimiliano Cocca, Matthias Nauck, Christin Spielhagen, Alec Ross, Alice Arnold, Martijn van de Bunt, Sandya Liyanarachchi, Margit Heier, Hans Jörgen Grabe, Corrado Masciullo, Tessel E Galesloot, Ee M Lim, Eva Reischl, Peter J Leedman, Sandra Lai, Alessandro Delitala, Alexandra P Bremner, David I W Philips, John P Beilby, Antonella Mulas, Matteo Vocale, Goncalo Abecasis, Tom Forsen, Alan James, Elisabeth Widen, Jennie Hui, Holger Prokisch, Ernst E Rietzschel, Aarno Palotie, Peter Feddema, Stephen J Fletcher, Katharina Schramm, Jerome I Rotter, Alexander Kluttig, Dörte Radke, Michela Traglia, Gabriela L Surdulescu, Huiling He, Jayne A Franklyn, Daniel Tiller, Bijay Vaidya, Tim de Meyer, Torben Jørgensen, Johan G Eriksson, Peter C O'Leary, Eric Wichmann, Ad R Hermus, Bruce M Psaty, Till Ittermann, Albert Hofman, Emanuele Bosi, David Schlessinger, Henri Wallaschofski, Nicola Pirastu, Yurii S Aulchenko, Albert de la Chapelle, Romana T Netea-Maier, Stephen C L Gough, Henriette Meyer Zu Schwabedissen, Timothy M Frayling, Jean-Marc Kaufman, Allan Linneberg, Katri Räikkönen, Johannes W A Smit, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Fernando Rivadeneira, André G Uitterlinden, John P Walsh, Christa Meisinger, Martin den Heijer, Theo J Visser, Timothy D Spector, Scott G Wilson, Henry Völzke, Anne Cappola, Daniela Toniolo, Serena Sanna, Silvia Naitza, Robin P Peeters
Published 2014-02-01

Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits.

by Suzanne Vogelezang, Jonathan P Bradfield, Tarunveer S Ahluwalia, John A Curtin, Timo A Lakka, Niels Grarup, Markus Scholz, Peter J van der Most, Claire Monnereau, Evie Stergiakouli, Anni Heiskala, Momoko Horikoshi, Iryna O Fedko, Natalia Vilor-Tejedor, Diana L Cousminer, Marie Standl, Carol A Wang, Jorma Viikari, Frank Geller, Carmen Íñiguez, Niina Pitkänen, Alessandra Chesi, Jonas Bacelis, Loic Yengo, Maties Torrent, Ioanna Ntalla, Øyvind Helgeland, Saskia Selzam, Judith M Vonk, Mohammed H Zafarmand, Barbara Heude, Ismaa Sadaf Farooqi, Akram Alyass, Robin N Beaumont, Christian T Have, Peter Rzehak, Jose Ramon Bilbao, Theresia M Schnurr, Inês Barroso, Klaus Bønnelykke, Lawrence J Beilin, Lisbeth Carstensen, Marie-Aline Charles, Bo Chawes, Karine Clément, Ricardo Closa-Monasterolo, Adnan Custovic, Johan G Eriksson, Joaquin Escribano, Maria Groen-Blokhuis, Veit Grote, Dariusz Gruszfeld, Hakon Hakonarson, Torben Hansen, Andrew T Hattersley, Mette Hollensted, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Elina Hyppönen, Stefan Johansson, Raimo Joro, Mika Kähönen, Ville Karhunen, Wieland Kiess, Bridget A Knight, Berthold Koletzko, Andreas Kühnapfel, Kathrin Landgraf, Jean-Paul Langhendries, Terho Lehtimäki, Jaakko T Leinonen, Aihuali Li, Virpi Lindi, Estelle Lowry, Mariona Bustamante, Carolina Medina-Gomez, Mads Melbye, Kim F Michaelsen, Camilla S Morgen, Trevor A Mori, Tenna R H Nielsen, Harri Niinikoski, Albertine J Oldehinkel, Katja Pahkala, Kalliope Panoutsopoulou, Oluf Pedersen, Craig E Pennell, Christine Power, Sijmen A Reijneveld, Fernando Rivadeneira, Angela Simpson, Peter D Sly, Jakob Stokholm, Kook K Teo, Elisabeth Thiering, Nicholas J Timpson, André G Uitterlinden, Catharina E M van Beijsterveldt, Barbera D C van Schaik, Marc Vaudel, Elvira Verduci, Rebecca K Vinding, Mandy Vogel, Eleftheria Zeggini, Sylvain Sebert, Mads V Lind, Christopher D Brown, Loreto Santa-Marina, Eva Reischl, Christine Frithioff-Bøjsøe, David Meyre, Eleanor Wheeler, Ken Ong, Ellen A Nohr, Tanja G M Vrijkotte, Gerard H Koppelman, Robert Plomin, Pål R Njølstad, George D Dedoussis, Philippe Froguel, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Bo Jacobsson, Rachel M Freathy, Babette S Zemel, Olli Raitakari, Martine Vrijheid, Bjarke Feenstra, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Harold Snieder, Holger Kirsten, Patrick G Holt, Joachim Heinrich, Elisabeth Widén, Jordi Sunyer, Dorret I Boomsma, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Antje Körner, George Davey Smith, Jens-Christian Holm, Mustafa Atalay, Clare Murray, Hans Bisgaard, Mark I McCarthy, Early Growth Genetics Consortium, Vincent W V Jaddoe, Struan F A Grant, Janine F Felix
Published 2020-10-01