Joseph Dowsett

Dec 5, 2024 | nature.com | Elias Allara |Steven Bell |Dipender Gill |Liam Gaziano |Feiyi Wang |Vinicius Tragante | +30 more

AbstractIron homoeostasis is tightly regulated, with hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) playing significant roles. However, the genetic determinants of these traits and the biomedical consequences of iron homoeostasis variation are unclear. In a meta-analysis of 12 cohorts involving 91,675 participants, we found 43 genomic loci associated with either hepcidin or sTfR concentration, of which 15 previously unreported.

Dec 5, 2024 | nature.com | Elias Allara |Steven Bell |Dipender Gill |Liam Gaziano |Feiyi Wang |Vinicius Tragante | +30 more

AbstractIron homoeostasis is tightly regulated, with hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) playing significant roles. However, the genetic determinants of these traits and the biomedical consequences of iron homoeostasis variation are unclear. In a meta-analysis of 12 cohorts involving 91,675 participants, we found 43 genomic loci associated with either hepcidin or sTfR concentration, of which 15 previously unreported.

Dec 5, 2024 | nature.com | Elias Allara |Steven Bell |Dipender Gill |Liam Gaziano |Feiyi Wang |Vinicius Tragante | +30 more

AbstractIron homoeostasis is tightly regulated, with hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) playing significant roles. However, the genetic determinants of these traits and the biomedical consequences of iron homoeostasis variation are unclear. In a meta-analysis of 12 cohorts involving 91,675 participants, we found 43 genomic loci associated with either hepcidin or sTfR concentration, of which 15 previously unreported.

Jun 5, 2024 | nature.com | Barbara Schormair |Steven Bell |Maria Didriksen |Ambra Stefani |Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou |Owen A Ross | +16 more

AbstractRestless legs syndrome (RLS) affects up to 10% of older adults. Their healthcare is impeded by delayed diagnosis and insufficient treatment. To advance disease prediction and find new entry points for therapy, we performed meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies in 116,647 individuals with RLS (cases) and 1,546,466 controls of European ancestry. The pooled analysis increased the number of risk loci eightfold to 164, including three on chromosome X.

Mar 16, 2024 | nature.com | Bertram Kjerulff |Joseph Dowsett |Rikke Louise Jacobsen |Josephine Gladov |Agnete Troen Lundgaard |Karina Banasik | +23 more

AbstractThe emerging use of biomarkers in research and tailored care introduces a need for information about the association between biomarkers and basic demographics and lifestyle factors revealing expectable concentrations in healthy individuals while considering general demographic differences. A selection of 47 biomarkers, including markers of inflammation and vascular stress, were measured in plasma samples from 9876 Danish Blood Donor Study participants.