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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nature.com | Bette Loef |Marian Beekman |Dorret I. Boomsma |M. Arfan Ikram |Annemarie Koster |Frits R Rosendaal
AbstractObesity may affect an individual’s immune response and subsequent risk of infection, such as a SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is less clear whether overweight and long-term obesity also constitute risk factors. We investigated the association between the degree and duration of overweight and obesity and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Maartje Zelis |Dorret I. Boomsma |Linde van Lee |Erik H Serné
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
dialnet.unirioja.es | Anouk den Braber |Diederick Stoffers |Klaus Hansen |Dorret I. Boomsma
den Braber, Anouk[1];van ‘t Ent, Dennis[1];Stoffers, Diederick[2];Linkenkaer-Hansen, Klaus[3];I. Boomsma, Dorret[1];J.C. de Geus, Eco[1][1]Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [2]Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [3]Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University, The Netherlands.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
nature.com | Nora I. Strom |Christie L. Burton |René Pool |James J. Crowley |Jouke-Jan Hottenga |Henrik R. Larsson | +6 more
AbstractWhile 1–2% of individuals meet the criteria for a clinical diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), many more (~13–38%) experience subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) during their life.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
nature.com | Minna K. Karjalainen |Eeva Sliz |Elias Allara |Weihua Zhang |Pekka Jousilahti |Kati Kristiansson | +46 more
AbstractGenome-wide association analyses using high-throughput metabolomics platforms have led to novel insights into the biology of human metabolism1,2,3,4,5,6,7. This detailed knowledge of the genetic determinants of systemic metabolism has been pivotal for uncovering how genetic pathways influence biological mechanisms and complex diseases8,9,10,11.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | Catrien Bijleveld |Dorret I. Boomsma |Jenny van Dongen |Bodine M.A. Gonggrijp
AbstractWe aimed to understand the long-term impact of negative life events (NLE) on epigenetic aging in 1,808 adults from the Netherlands Twin Register, analyzing five epigenetic biomarkers (Hannum, Horvath, PhenoAge, GrimAge, DunedinPACE) and a series of NLE, including victimization and economic hardship. In population-level analyses, associations between a higher number of NLE (particularly financial adversities, sexual crimes, and job loss) were seen for GrimAge and DunedinPACE biomarkers.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
nature.com | Elsje van Bergen |Dorret I. Boomsma
AbstractThe non-cognitive skills self-control and grit are often considered predictors of school performance, but whether this relationship is causal remains unclear. We investigated the causality of this association using a twin design. Specifically, we evaluated the direct impact of self-control and grit on school performance, while controlling for genetic or environmental influences common to all three traits (i.e., confounding).
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
nature.com | Fang Fang |Bryan C Quach |Jesse Marks |Veronika V. Odintsova |Yujing Xia |Laura J. Bierut | +7 more
AbstractCannabis is widely used worldwide, yet its links to health outcomes are not fully understood. DNA methylation can serve as a mediator to link environmental exposures to health outcomes. We conducted an epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of peripheral blood-based DNA methylation and lifetime cannabis use (ever vs. never) in a meta-analysis including 9436 participants (7795 European and 1641 African ancestry) from seven cohorts.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
nature.com | Ashley Budu-Aggrey |Anna Kilanowski |Maria K Sobczyk |Suyash Shringarpure |Ruth E. Mitchell |Kadri Reis | +68 more
AbstractAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin condition and prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 71 associated loci. In the current study we conducted the largest AD GWAS to date (discovery N = 1,086,394, replication N = 3,604,027), combining previously reported cohorts with additional available data.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
elifesciences.org | Jenny van Dongen |Gonneke Willemsen |Dorret I. Boomsma |Michael C. Neale
Accepted manuscript, PDF only. Full online edition to follow. Author Accepted Manuscript PDF only version. The full online version will follow soon. Accepted Manuscript publishedAugust 10, 2023 (This version) AcceptedAugust 8, 2023 ReceivedSeptember 6, 2022 Share this article Cite this article Effects of smoking on genome-wide DNA methylation profiles: A study of discordant and concordant monozygotic twin pairs eLife 12:e83286.
