Nature Aging,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(3), P. 379 - 395
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
Identification
of
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
onset
risk
can
facilitate
interventions
before
irreversible
progression.
We
demonstrate
that
electronic
health
records
from
the
University
California,
San
Francisco,
followed
by
knowledge
networks
(for
example,
SPOKE)
allow
for
(1)
prediction
AD
and
(2)
prioritization
biological
hypotheses,
(3)
contextualization
sex
dimorphism.
trained
random
forest
models
predicted
on
a
cohort
749
individuals
with
250,545
controls
mean
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristic
0.72
(7
years
prior)
to
0.81
(1
day
prior).
further
harnessed
matched
identify
conditions
predictive
power
onset.
Knowledge
highlight
shared
genes
between
multiple
top
predictors
APOE,
ACTB,
IL6
INS).
Genetic
colocalization
analysis
supports
association
hyperlipidemia
at
APOE
locus,
as
well
stronger
female
osteoporosis
locus
near
MS4A6A.
therefore
show
how
clinical
data
be
utilized
early
identification
personalized
hypotheses.
Nature Genetics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
54(12), P. 1803 - 1815
Published: Dec. 1, 2022
The
discovery
of
genetic
loci
associated
with
complex
diseases
has
outpaced
the
elucidation
mechanisms
disease
pathogenesis.
Here
we
conducted
a
genome-wide
association
study
(GWAS)
for
coronary
artery
(CAD)
comprising
181,522
cases
among
1,165,690
participants
predominantly
European
ancestry.
We
detected
241
associations,
including
30
new
loci.
Cross-ancestry
meta-analysis
Japanese
GWAS
yielded
38
additional
prioritized
likely
causal
variants
using
functionally
informed
fine-mapping,
yielding
42
associations
less
than
five
in
95%
credible
set.
Similarity-based
clustering
suggested
roles
early
developmental
processes,
cell
cycle
signaling
and
vascular
migration
proliferation
pathogenesis
CAD.
220
candidate
genes,
combining
eight
complementary
approaches,
123
supported
by
three
or
more
approaches.
Using
CRISPR-Cas9,
experimentally
validated
effect
an
enhancer
MYO9B,
which
appears
to
mediate
CAD
risk
regulating
motility.
Our
analysis
identifies
systematically
characterizes
>250
inform
experimental
interrogation
putative
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
376(6594)
Published: May 12, 2022
Understanding
gene
function
and
regulation
in
homeostasis
disease
requires
knowledge
of
the
cellular
tissue
contexts
which
genes
are
expressed.
Here,
we
applied
four
single-nucleus
RNA
sequencing
methods
to
eight
diverse,
archived,
frozen
types
from
16
donors
25
samples,
generating
a
cross-tissue
atlas
209,126
nuclei
profiles,
integrated
across
tissues,
donors,
laboratory
with
conditional
variational
autoencoder.
Using
resulting
atlas,
highlight
shared
tissue-specific
features
tissue-resident
cell
populations;
identify
that
might
contribute
neuromuscular,
metabolic,
immune
components
monogenic
diseases
biological
processes
involved
their
pathology;
determine
modules
underlie
mechanisms
for
complex
traits
analyzed
by
genome-wide
association
studies.
Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(D1), P. D1353 - D1359
Published: Nov. 18, 2022
The
Open
Targets
Platform
(https://platform.opentargets.org/)
is
an
open
source
resource
to
systematically
assist
drug
target
identification
and
prioritisation
using
publicly
available
data.
Since
our
last
update,
we
have
reimagined,
redesigned,
rebuilt
the
in
order
streamline
data
integration
harmonisation,
expand
ways
which
users
can
explore
data,
improve
user
experience.
gene-disease
causal
evidence
has
been
enhanced
expanded
better
capture
disease
causality
across
rare,
common,
somatic
diseases.
For
annotations,
incorporated
new
features
that
help
assess
safety
tractability,
including
genetic
constraint,
PROTACtability
assessments,
AlphaFold
structure
predictions.
We
also
introduced
machine
learning
applications
for
knowledge
extraction
from
published
literature,
clinical
trial
information,
labels.
technologies
frameworks
since
update
will
ease
introduction
of
creation
separate
instances
adapted
requirements.
Our
Community
forum,
training
materials,
outreach
programme
support
a
range
use
cases.
Biological Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
91(3), P. 313 - 327
Published: Sept. 9, 2021
Suicide
is
a
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide,
and
nonfatal
suicide
attempts,
which
occur
far
more
frequently,
are
major
source
disability
social
economic
burden.
Both
have
substantial
genetic
etiology,
partially
shared
distinct
from
that
related
psychiatric
disorders.
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
44(9), P. 561 - 572
Published: July 19, 2023
Disease
modeling
and
target
identification
are
the
most
crucial
initial
steps
in
drug
discovery,
influence
probability
of
success
at
every
step
development.
Traditional
is
a
time-consuming
process
that
takes
years
to
decades
usually
starts
an
academic
setting.
Given
its
advantages
analyzing
large
datasets
intricate
biological
networks,
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
playing
growing
role
modern
identification.
We
review
recent
advances
focusing
on
breakthroughs
AI-driven
therapeutic
exploration.
also
discuss
importance
striking
balance
between
novelty
confidence
selection.
An
increasing
number
AI-identified
targets
being
validated
through
experiments
several
AI-derived
drugs
entering
clinical
trials;
we
highlight
current
limitations
potential
pathways
for
moving
forward.
World Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
22(1), P. 4 - 24
Published: Jan. 14, 2023
Psychiatric
genetics
has
made
substantial
progress
in
the
last
decade,
providing
new
insights
into
genetic
etiology
of
psychiatric
disorders,
and
paving
way
for
precision
psychiatry,
which
individual
profiles
may
be
used
to
personalize
risk
assessment
inform
clinical
decision‐making.
Long
recognized
heritable,
recent
evidence
shows
that
disorders
are
influenced
by
thousands
variants
acting
together.
Most
these
commonly
occurring,
meaning
every
a
each
disorder,
from
low
high.
A
series
large‐scale
studies
have
discovered
an
increasing
number
common
rare
robustly
associated
with
major
disorders.
The
most
convincing
biological
interpretation
findings
implicates
altered
synaptic
function
autism
spectrum
disorder
schizophrenia.
However,
mechanistic
understanding
is
still
incomplete.
In
line
their
extensive
epidemiological
overlap,
appear
exist
on
continua
share
large
degree
one
another.
This
provides
further
support
notion
current
diagnoses
do
not
represent
distinct
pathogenic
entities,
ongoing
attempts
reconceptualize
nosology.
also
influences
range
behavioral
somatic
traits
diseases,
including
brain
structures,
cognitive
function,
immunological
phenotypes
cardiovascular
disease,
suggesting
shared
potential
importance.
Current
polygenic
score
tools,
predict
susceptibility
illness,
yet
provide
clinically
actionable
information.
likely
improve
coming
years,
they
eventually
become
part
practice,
stressing
need
educate
clinicians
patients
about
use
misuse.
review
discusses
key
possible
applications,
suggests
future
directions.