• GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer 

      Zhou, Wei; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Kabil, Omer; Gudmundsson, Julius; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Weinstock, Joshua; Zawistowski, Matthew; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Chaker, Layal; Medici, Marco; Teumer, Alexander; Naitza, Silvia; Sanna, Serena; Schultheiss, Ulla T.; Cappola, Anne R.; Karjalainen, Juha; Kurki, Mitja I.; Oneka, Morgan; Taylor, Peter; Fritsche, Lars; Graham, Sarah E.; Wolford, Brooke N.; Overton, William; Rasheed, Humaira; Bordal, Eirin Haug; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Surakka, Ida; Davey Smith, George; Pandit, Anita; Roychowdhury, Tanmoy; Hornsby, Whitney; Jonasson, Jon G.; Senter, Leigha; Liyanarachchi, Sandya; Ringel, Matthew D.; Xu, Li; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; He, Huiling; Netea-Maier, Romana; Mayordomo, Jose; Plantinga, Theo S.; Hrafnkelsson, Jon; Hjartarson, Hannes; Sturgis, Erich M.; Palotie, Aarno; Daly, Mark J.; Citterio, Cintia E.; Arvan, Peter; Brummett, Chad M.; Boehnke, Michael; de la Chapelle, Albert; Stefansson, Kari; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, Cristen J.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is critical for normal development and metabolism. To better understand the genetic contribution to TSH levels, we conduct a GWAS meta-analysis at 22.4 million genetic markers in up to ...
    • Incorporating Baseline Outcome Data in Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Non-randomized Studies 

      Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Wildisen, Lea; Meuwese, Christiaan; Bauer, Douglas C.; Cappola, Anne R.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; den Elzen, Wendy P. J.; Trompet, Stella; Westendorp, Rudi G. J.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Ferrucci, Luigi; Ceresini, Graziano; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Chaker, Layal; Peeters, Robin P.; Imaizumi, Misa; Ohishi, Waka; Vaes, Bert; Völzke, Henry; Sgarbi, Josè A.; Walsh, John P.; Dullaart, Robin P. F.; Bakker, Stephan J. L.; Iacoviello, Massimo; Rodondi, Nicolas; Del Giovane, Cinzia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: In non-randomized studies (NRSs) where a continuous outcome variable (e.g., depressive symptoms) is assessed at baseline and follow-up, it is common to observe imbalance of the baseline values between the ...
    • Low thyroid function is not associated with an accelerated deterioration in renal function 

      Meuwese, Christiaan L.; van Diepen, Merel; Cappola, Anne R.; Sarnak, Mark J.; Shlipak, Michael G.; Bauer, Douglas C.; Fried, Linda P.; Iacoviello, Massimo; Vaes, Bert; Degryse, Jean; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Luben, Robert N.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bjøro, Trine; Vatten, Lars Johan; de Craen, Anton J.M.; Trompet, Stella; Iervasi, Giorgio; Molinaro, Sabrina; Ceresini, Graziano; Ferrucci, Luigi; Dullaart, Robin P.F.; Bakker, Stephan J.L.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kearney, Patricia M.; Stott, David J.; Peeters, Robin P.; Franco, Oscar H.; Völzke, Henry; Walsh, John P.; Bremner, Alexandra; Sgarbi, José A.; Maciel, Rui M.B.; Imaizumi, Misa; Ohishi, Waka; Dekker, Friedo W.; Rodondi, Nicolas; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; den Elzen, Wendy P.J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently accompanied by thyroid hormone dysfunction. It is currently unclear whether these alterations are the cause or consequence of CKD. This study aimed at studying the ...
    • Thyroid function tests in the reference range and fracture: Individual participant analysis of prospective cohorts 

      Aubert, Carole E.; Floriani, Carmen; Bauer, Douglas C.; da Costa, Bruno R.; Segna, Daniel; Blum, Manuel R.; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Fink, Howard A.; Cappola, Anne R.; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Peeters, Robin P.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Den Elzen, Wendy P.J.; Luben, Robert N.; Bremner, Alexandra P.; Gogakos, Apostolos; Eastell, Richard; Kearney, Patricia M.; Hoff, Mari; Le Blanc, Erin; Ceresini, Graziano; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Uitterlinden, André G.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Langhammer, Arnulf; Stott, David J.; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Williams, Graham R.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Walsh, John P.; Aujesky, Drahomir; Rodondi, Nicolas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Context Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased fracture risk, but it is not clear if lower thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and higher free thyroxine (FT4) in euthyroid individuals are associated with fracture ...