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
2022
Iron status and the risk of sepsis and severe COVID-19: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Mohus RM, Flatby H, Liyanarachi KV, DeWan AT, Solligård E, Damås JK, Åsvold BO, Gustad LT, Rogne T. Iron status and the risk of sepsis and severe COVID-19: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16157. PMID: 36171422, PMCID: PMC9516524, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20679-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of sepsisTwo-sample Mendelian randomization studyIron statusMendelian randomization studySerum ironOdds ratioCOVID-19Randomization studyTotal iron binding capacitySevere COVID-19Risk of hospitalizationHigh iron statusIron binding capacitySex-stratified analysesTransferrin saturationSevere infectionsIron biomarkersObservational studyHigh riskSepsisStandard deviation increaseHospitalizationFurther studiesRiskStatus