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. 2022 Sep;102(3):476-478.
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.06.018.

Kidney disease progression and collider bias in GWAS

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Kidney disease progression and collider bias in GWAS

Atlas Khan et al. Kidney Int. 2022 Sep.

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New genome-wide meta-analysis for longitudinal kidney function decline identified several genetic loci related to kidney disease progression. The study illustrated the complexity of modeling longitudinal traits in genome-wide association studies and highlighted the issue of a collider bias that can be introduced when a kidney disease progression phenotype is adjusted for baseline kidney function. Herein, we briefly outline the key findings of this study, their limitations, and implications for future studies.

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  • Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies.
    Gorski M, Rasheed H, Teumer A, Thomas LF, Graham SE, Sveinbjornsson G, Winkler TW, Günther F, Stark KJ, Chai JF, Tayo BO, Wuttke M, Li Y, Tin A, Ahluwalia TS, Ärnlöv J, Åsvold BO, Bakker SJL, Banas B, Bansal N, Biggs ML, Biino G, Böhnke M, Boerwinkle E, Bottinger EP, Brenner H, Brumpton B, Carroll RJ, Chaker L, Chalmers J, Chee ML, Chee ML, Cheng CY, Chu AY, Ciullo M, Cocca M, Cook JP, Coresh J, Cusi D, de Borst MH, Degenhardt F, Eckardt KU, Endlich K, Evans MK, Feitosa MF, Franke A, Freitag-Wolf S, Fuchsberger C, Gampawar P, Gansevoort RT, Ghanbari M, Ghasemi S, Giedraitis V, Gieger C, Gudbjartsson DF, Hallan S, Hamet P, Hishida A, Ho K, Hofer E, Holleczek B, Holm H, Hoppmann A, Horn K, Hutri-Kähönen N, Hveem K, Hwang SJ, Ikram MA, Josyula NS, Jung B, Kähönen M, Karabegović I, Khor CC, Koenig W, Kramer H, Krämer BK, Kühnel B, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Lange LA, Lehtimäki T, Li M, Lieb W; Lifelines Cohort Study; Lind L, Lindgren CM, Loos RJF, Lukas MA, Lyytikäinen LP, Mahajan A, Matias-Garcia PR, Meisinger C, Meitinger T, Melander O, Milaneschi Y, Mishra PP, Mononen N, Morris AP, Mychaleckyj JC, Nadkarni GN, Naito M, Nakatochi M, Nalls MA, Nauck M, Nikus K, Ning B, Nolte IM, Nutile T,… See abstract for full author list ➔ Gorski M, et al. Kidney Int. 2022 Sep;102(3):624-639. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.05.021. Epub 2022 Jun 16. Kidney Int. 2022. PMID: 35716955 Free PMC article.

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