Lowering of Circulating Sclerostin May Increase Risk of Atherosclerosis and Its Risk Factors: Evidence From a Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis Followed by Mendelian Randomization.
Zheng J, Wheeler E, Pietzner M, Andlauer TFM, Yau MS, Hartley AE, Brumpton BM, Rasheed H, Kemp JP, Frysz M, Robinson J, Reppe S, Prijatelj V, Gautvik KM, Falk L, Maerz W, Gergei I, Peyser PA, Kavousi M, de Vries PS, Miller CL, Bos M, van der Laan SW, Malhotra R, Herrmann M, Scharnagl H, Kleber M, Dedoussis G, Zeggini E, Nethander M, Ohlsson C, Lorentzon M, Wareham N, Langenberg C, Holmes MV, Davey Smith G, Tobias JH.
Zheng J, et al.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Oct;75(10):1781-1792. doi: 10.1002/art.42538. Epub 2023 Aug 3.
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023.
PMID: 37096546
Free PMC article.
RESULTS: We found that 18 conditionally independent variants were associated with circulating sclerostin. Of these, 1 cis signal in SOST and 3 trans signals in B4GALNT3, RIN3, and SERPINA1 regions showed directionally opposite signals for sclerostin levels and estimated bo …
RESULTS: We found that 18 conditionally independent variants were associated with circulating sclerostin. Of these, 1 cis signal in SOST …