Wolfgang Koenig

May 17, 2024 | jcp.bmj.com | Katie Harris |Wolfgang Koenig |Yoav Ben-Shlomo |Barbara Thorand

AbstractAims Associations of plasma viscosity and plasma Ig levels (a determinant of viscosity) with incident coronary heart disease (CHD) events; and with CHD, cardiovascular disease (CVD: CHD and stroke) and all-cause mortalities. Methods Meta-analysis of plasma viscosity levels from the MONitoring of trends and determinants of CArdiovascular (MONICA)/Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg, MONICA Glasgow and Speedwell Studies; and five other published studies.

Sep 7, 2023 | nature.com | Alessia Faggian |Alessia David |Reedik Mägi |Emma Ahlqvist |Gudmar Thorleifsson |Robert Scott | +37 more

AbstractConventional measurements of fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels investigated in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) cannot capture the effects of DNA variability on ‘around the clock’ glucoregulatory processes. Here we show that GWAS meta-analysis of glucose measurements under nonstandardized conditions (random glucose (RG)) in 476,326 individuals of diverse ancestries and without diabetes enables locus discovery and innovative pathophysiological observations.