2024
A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Flatby H, Ravi A, Liyanarachi K, Afset J, Rasheed H, Brumpton B, Hveem K, Åsvold B, DeWan A, Solligård E, Damås J, Rogne T. A Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Upper Urinary Tract Infections. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, jiae231. PMID: 38713594, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesMichigan Genomics InitiativeAssociation studiesUpper UTIMendelian randomizationMR analysisUpper urinary tract infectionRisk factorsPotential causal risk factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsModifiable risk factorsSex-stratified analysesCausal risk factorUrinary tract infectionGenome-wideFemale-only analysisGenetic lociPotential causal relationshipGenome InitiativeHealth StudyUK BiobankHLA-DQA2LociTract infectionsSmoking score
2023
Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study
Flatby H, Ravi A, Damås J, Solligård E, Rogne T. Circulating levels of micronutrients and risk of infections: a Mendelian randomization study. BMC Medicine 2023, 21: 84. PMID: 36882828, PMCID: PMC9993583, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02780-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of infectionGastrointestinal infectionsBlood levelsMendelian randomizationMendelian randomization studyOdds ratioObservational studyImmune responseIndependent cohortRandomization studySignificant associationInfectionClear associationMR analysisLevels of micronutrientsStatistical significanceConclusionsOur resultsPrevious observational studiesStandard deviation increaseUK BiobankRiskLevels of copperEuropean ancestryAvailable summary statisticsAssociation