https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Mendelian randomization analysis does not support causal associations of birth weight with hypertension risk and blood pressure in adulthood https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41782  0.05). Our findings suggest that the inverse association of birthweight with hypertension risk from observational studies was not supported by large Mendelian randomization analyses.]]> Wed 22 Mar 2023 14:30:25 AEDT ]]> Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52463 Wed 11 Oct 2023 15:07:44 AEDT ]]> A Saturated Map of Common Genetic Variants Associated with Human Height https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50431 Tue 25 Jul 2023 19:01:27 AEST ]]> Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45201 P = 3.96 x 10-14). Analysis of 15,588 mother-child pairs shows that the association is driven by fetal rather than maternal genotype. Functional experiments show that the lead SNP, rs7594852, alters the binding of the HIC1 transcriptional repressor. Genes at the locus include several interleukin 1 family members with roles in pro-inflammatory pathways that are central to the process of parturition. Further understanding of the underlying mechanisms will be of great public health importance, since giving birth either before or after the window of term gestation is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.]]> Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:06:39 AEDT ]]> A Genome-Wide Association Study of Total Child Psychiatric Problems Scores https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50392 0.49), but not with autism or the less common adult disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or eating disorders) (rG < 0.01). Importantly, the total psychiatric problem score also showed at least a moderate genetic correlation with intelligence, educational attainment, wellbeing, smoking, and body fat (rG > 0.29). The results suggest that many common genetic variants are associated with childhood psychiatric symptoms and related phenotypes in general instead of with specific symptoms. Further research is needed to establish causality and pleiotropic mechanisms between related traits.]]> Mon 13 May 2024 11:16:33 AEST ]]> Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54727 Mon 11 Mar 2024 14:11:41 AEDT ]]> Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41815 Fri 12 Aug 2022 12:45:25 AEST ]]> A trans-ancestral meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveals loci associated with childhood obesity https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46943 METTL15). The variant was nominally associated with only the European subgroup analysis but had a consistent direction of effect in other ethnicities. We then utilized trans-ancestral Bayesian analysis to narrow down the location of the probable causal variant at each genome-wide significant signal. Of all the fine-mapped loci, we were able to narrow down the causative variant at four known loci to fewer than 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (FAIM2, GNPDA2, MC4R and SEC16B loci). In conclusion, an ethnically diverse setting has enabled us to both identify an additional pediatric obesity locus and further fine-map existing loci.]]> Fri 09 Dec 2022 14:01:32 AEDT ]]>