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Hofman, Albert

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9865-121X

Mayo Clinic

Erasmus MC

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Correction: The complex genetics of gait speed: genome-wide meta-analysis approach
Ben-Avraham, Dan, Karasik, David , Verghese, Joe , Lunetta, Kathryn L. , Eicher, John D., Vered, Rotem, Deelen, Joris , Arnold, Alice M. , Buchman, Aron S. , Faul, Jessica D. , Nethander, Maria , Fornage, Myriam , Adams, Hieab H.H. , Matteini, Amy M., Callisaya, Michele L. , Smith, Albert V. , Yu, Lei, Jager, Philip L. De , Evans, Denis A., Guðnason, Vilmundur , Hofman, Albert , Pattie, Alison, Knopman, Davis S., Parimi, Neeta, Bandinelli, Stefania , Beekman, Marian , Gutman, Danielle , Sharvit, Lital , Mooijaart, Simon P. , Liewald, David C. , Houwing‐Duistermaat, Jeanine J. , Ohlsson, Claes , Moed, Matthijs, Hernandez, Dena, Thomson, Russell , Tranah, Gregory J. , Weir, David R. , Zhao, Wei , Starr, John M. , Johnson, Andrew D. , Bennett, David A. , Cummings, Steven R. , Deary, Ian J. , Harris, Tamara B., Kardia, Sharon L. R., Mosley, Thomas H. , Srikanth, Velandai , Windham, B. Gwen , Davies, Gail , Evans, Daniel S. , Ferrucci, Luigi , Atzmon, Gil , Bennett, David A. , Turner, Stephen T. , Smith, Jennifer A. , Tanaka, Toshiko , Corley, Janie , Launer, Lenore J. , Verlinden, Vincentius J.A. , Mellström, Dan , Geest, Jos N. van der , Karlsson, Magnus K , McWhirter, Rebekah , Liu, Ching‐Ti , Uitterlinden, André G. , Ikram, M. Arfan , Newman, Anne B. , Walston, Jeremy D , Slagboom, P. Eline , Kiel, Douglas P. , Murabito, Joanne M. , Adams, Hieab H H , Smith, Albert V , Ferrucci, Luigi , Ohlsson, Claes , Srikanth, Velandai K

Aging | July 7, 2017 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 1844-1846

10.18632/aging.101260 Get It

The complex genetics of gait speed: genome-wide meta-analysis approach
Ben-Avraham, Dan, Karasik, David , Verghese, Joe , Lunetta, Kathryn L. , Smith, Jennifer A. , Eicher, John D., Vered, Rotem, Deelen, Joris , Arnold, Alice M. , Buchman, Aron S. , Faul, Jessica D. , Nethander, Maria , Fornage, Myriam , Adams, Hieab H.H. , Matteini, Amy M., Callisaya, Michele L. , Smith, Albert V. , Yu, Lei, Jager, Philip L. De , Evans, Denis A., Guðnason, Vilmundur , Hofman, Albert , Pattie, Alison, Knopman, Davis S., Parimi, Neeta, Bandinelli, Stefania , Beekman, Marian , Gutman, Danielle , Sharvit, Lital , Mooijaart, Simon P. , Liewald, David C. , Houwing‐Duistermaat, Jeanine J. , Ohlsson, Claes , Moed, Matthijs, Hernández, Dena , McWhirter, Rebekah , Thomson, Russell , Tranah, Gregory J. , Uitterlinden, André G. , Weir, David R. , Zhao, Wei , Starr, John M. , Johnson, Andrew D. , Bennett, David A. , Cummings, Steven R. , Deary, Ian J. , Harris, Tamara B., Kardia, Sharon L. R., Mosley, Thomas H. , Srikanth, Velandai , Windham, B. Gwen , Davies, Gail , Evans, Daniel S. , Ferrucci, Luigi , Atzmon, Gil , Bennett, David A. , Turner, Stephen T. , Tanaka, Toshiko , Corley, Janie , Launer, Lenore J. , Verlinden, Vincentius J.A. , Mellström, Dan , Geest, Jos N. van der , Karlsson, Magnus K , Liu, Ching‐Ti , Ikram, M. Arfan , Newman, Anne B. , Walston, Jeremy D , Slagboom, P. Eline , Kiel, Douglas P. , Murabito, Joanne M. , Smith, Jennifer A , Adams, Hieab H H , Smith, Albert V , Ferrucci, Luigi , Ohlsson, Claes , Srikanth, Velandai K

Aging | December 30, 2016 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 209-246

10.18632/aging.101151 Get It

Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations
Fehringer, Gordon , Kraft, Peter , Eeles, Rosalind A. , Chatterjee, Nilanjan , Schumacher, Fredrick R. , Schildkraut, Joellen M. , Lindström, Sara , Brennan, Paul , Bickeböller, Heike , Houlston, Richard S. , Landi, Maria Teresa , Caporaso, Neil E. , Risch, Angela , Olama, Ali Amin Al , Berndt, Sonja I. , Giovannucci, Edward L. , Grönberg, Henrik , Muir, Kenneth , Stampfer, Meir J. , Stevens, Victoria L. , Goode, Ellen L. , Reid, Brett M. , Brenner, Hermann , Chang‐Claude, Jenny , Kocarnik, Jonathan K., Slattery, Martha L. , Adank, Muriel A. , Ahsan, Habibul , Aittomäki, Kristiina, Baglietto, Laura , Blomquist, Carl, Canzian, Federico , Eliassen, A. Heather , Figueroa, Jonine D. , Flesch‐Janys, Dieter, Fletcher, Olivia , García‐Closas, Montserrat , Gaudet, Mia M. , Johnson, Nichola , Hazra, Aditi , Hein, Rebecca, Hofman, Albert , Irwanto, Astrid , Johansson, Mattias , Lichtner, Peter , Liu, Jianjun , Lund, Eiliv , Makalic, Enes , Meindl, Alfons , Müller‐Myhsok, Bertram , Muranen, Taru , Peeters, Petra H., Peto, Julian, Prentice, Ross L. , Sánchez, María‐José , Schmutzler, Rita K. , Southey, Melissa C. , Travis, Ruth C. , Turnbull, Clare , Uitterlinden, André G. , Wang, Zhaoming , Whittemore, Alice S. , Yang, Xiaohong R. , Zheng, Wei , Buchanan, Daniel D. , Casey, Graham , Conti, David V. , Edlund, Christopher K., Gallinger, Steven , Haile, Robert W. , Jenkins, Mark A. , Li, Li , Lindor, Noralene M., Schmit, Stephanie L. , Thibodeau, Stephen N. , Woods, Michael O. , Rafnar, Þórunn , Guðmundsson, Jūlı́us, Stacey, Simon , Stefánsson, Kāri , Sulem, Patrick , Chen, Y. Ann , Wei, Yongyue , Shen, Hongbing , Hu, Zhibin , Obeidat, Ma’en , Nickle, David C. , Timens, Wim , Freedman, Matthew L. , Seminara, Daniela, Gong, Jian , Peters, Ulrike , Gruber, Stephen B. , Sellers, Thomas A. , Easton, Douglas F. , Hunter, David J. , Haiman, Christopher A. , Henderson, Brian E., Hung, Rayjean J., Batra, Jyotsna , Hung, Rayjean J. , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Kote‐Jarai, Zsofia , Ma, Jing , Wiklund, Fredrik E. , Willett, Walter C. , Permuth, Jennifer B. , Risch, Harvey A. , Bezieau, Stéphane , Chan, Andrew T. , Hudson, Thomas J , Newcomb, Polly A. , Schoen, Robert E. , White, Emily E. , Czene, Kamila , dos‐Santos‐Silva, Isabel , Hall, Per N , Hopper, John L. , Kaaks, Rudolf , Kibriya, Muhammad Ghulam , Meindl, Alfons , Nevanlinna, Heli , Rahman, Nazneen , Schmidt, Daniel F. , Tamimi, Rulla M. , Marchand, Loı̈c Le , Tyrer, Jonathan P. , Christiani, David C. , Shu, Xiao‐Ou , Shiraishi, Kouya , Takahashi, Atsushi , Bossé, Yohan , Li, Qiyuan , Chanock, Stephen Jacob , Amos, Christopher I. , Hung, Rayjean J., Buchanan, Daniel D , Houlston, Richard S , Eeles, Rosalind A , Southey, Melissa C , Jenkins, Mark A , Canzian, Federico , Hung, Rayjean J , Muir, Kenneth , Travis, Ruth C , Haile, Robert W , Wang, Zhaoming , Brenner, Hermann , Muranen, Taru A , García-Closas, Montserrat , Makalic, Enes , Kraft, Peter , Zheng, Wei , Figueroa, Jonine D , Eliassen, A Heather , Conti, David V , Batra, Jyotsna , Johansson, Mattias , Baglietto, Laura , Fletcher, Olivia , Sánchez, Maria-Jose , Risch, Angela , Bickeböller, Heike , Shen, Hongbing , Timens, Wim , Liu, Jing

Cancer Research | April 21, 2016 | Volume: 76 | Issue: 17 | Pages: 5103-5114

10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-2980 Get It

Abstract Identifying genetic variants with pleiotropic associations can uncover common pathways influencing multiple cancers. We took a two-stage approach to conduct genome-wide association studies for lung, ovary, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer from the GAME-ON/GECCO Network (61,851 cases, 61,820 controls) to identify pleiotropic loci. Findings were replicated in independent association studies (55,789 cases, 330,490 controls). We identified a novel pleiotropic association at 1q22 involving breast and lung squamous cell carcinoma, with eQTL analysis showing an association with ADAM15/THBS3 gene expression in lung. We also identified a known breast cancer locus CASP8/ALS2CR12 associated with prostate cancer, a known cancer locus at CDKN2B-AS1 with different variants associated with lung adenocarcinoma and prostate cancer, and confirmed the associations of a breast BRCA2 locus with lung and serous ovarian cancer. This is the largest study to date examining pleiotropy across multiple cancer-associated loci, identifying common mechanisms of cancer development and progression. Cancer Res; 76(17); 5103–14. ©2016 AACR.
Convergent genetic and expression data implicate immunity in Alzheimer's disease
Jones, Lesley , Lambert, Jean‐Charles , Choi, Seung‐Hoan, Harold, Denise , Vedernikov, Alexey , Escott‐Price, Valentina , Stone, Timothy, Richards, Alexander , Bellenguez, Céline , Sims, Rebecca , DeStefano, Anita L. , Bis, Joshua C. , Beecham, Gary W. , Grenier‐Boley, Benjamin , Russo, Giancarlo , Thornton‐Wells, Tricia A., Jones, Nicola, Smith, Albert V. , Thomas, Charlene , Zélénika, Diana, Kamatani, Yoichiro, Lin, Chiao‐Feng , Schmidt, Helena , Kunkle, Brian W. , Dunstan, Melanie , Ruiz, Agustı́n , Bihoreau, Marie‐Thérèse, Reitz, Christiane, Hollingworth, Paul, Hanon, Olivier , Fitzpatrick, Annette L., Buxbaum, Joseph D. , Campion, Dominique , Crane, Paul K. , Guðnason, Vilmundur , Cruchaga, Carlos , Craig, David W. , Amin, Najaf , Jager, Philip L. De , Deramecourt, Vincent , Johnston, Janet, Evans, Denis A., Lovestone, Simon , Letteneur, Luc, Kornhuber, Johanes, Tárraga, Lluís , Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Goate, Alison , Fiévet, Nathalie, Huentelman, Matthew J. , Gill, Michael , Emilsson, Valur , Brown, Kristelle, Kamboh, M. Ilyas , Keller, Lina, Barberger‐Gateau, Pascale, McGuinness, Bernadette , Larson, Eric B., Dufouil, Carole , Todd, Stephen , Wallon, David , Kehoe, Patrick G. , George‐Hyslop, Peter St , Lleὀ, Alberti, Bayer, Anthony, Tsuang, Debby W. , Yu, Lei, Tsolaki, Magda , Bossù, Paola , Spalletta, Gianfranco , Proitsi, Petra, Collinge, John, Sorbi, Sandro , Hardy, John , Naranjo, María Cándida Déniz, Razquín, Cristina , Bosco, Paola , Clarke, Robert , Brayne, Carol , Galimberti, Daniela , CFAS, MRC, Moebus, Susanne , Mecocci, Patrizia , Zompo, Maria Del, Maier, Wolfgang, Hampel, Harald , Pilotto, Alberto, Bullido, María J. , Panza, Francesco , Caffarra, Paolo , Nacmias, Benedetta , Gilbert, John R., Mayhaus, Manuel, Jessen, Frank , Dichgans, Martin , Lannfelt, Lars , Håkonarson, Håkon , Pichler, Sabrina, Carrasquillo, Minerva M., Beekly, Duane, Alavarez, Victoria, Zou, Fanggeng, Younkin, Steven G., Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L., Mateo, Ignacio, Faber, Kelley M., Jónsson, Pálmi V. , Combarros, Onofre, O‘Donovan, Michael , Cantwell, Laura B., Blacker, Deborah , Mead, Simon , Harris, Tamara B., Fratiglioni, Laura , Bruijn, Renée F.A.G. de, Passmore, Peter , Montine, Thomas J. , Bettens, Karolien, Rotter, Jerome I. , Brice, Alexis , Morgan, Kevin , Foroud, Tatiana, Kukull, Walter A. , Hannequin, Didier , Powell, John , Nalls, Michael A., Ritchie, Karen , Lunetta, Kathryn L. , Kauwe, John S.K., Boerwinkle, Eric , Riemenschneider, Matthias, Boada, Merçé , Hiltunen, Mikko , Martin, Eden R. , Pástor, Pau , Schmidt, Reinhold, Dartigues, Jean‐François, Mayeux, Richard , Tzourio, Christophe , Hofman, Albert , Nöthen, Markus M. , Graff, Caroline , Haines, Jonathan L. , Lathrop, Mark, Pericak‐Vance, Margaret A. , Launer, Lenore J. , Farrer, Lindsay A. , Duijn, Cornelia M. van , Broeckhoven, Christine Van , Ramı́rez, Alfredo , Schellenberg, Gerard D., Seshadri, Sudha , Amouyel, Philippe , Williams, Julie , Holmans, Peter , Bennett, David A. , Proitsi, Petroula , Ballantyne, Christie M. , Denning, Nicola , Wang, Weixin , Ibrahim‐Verbaas, Carla A. , Naj, Adam Christian , Gerrish, Amy , Jun, Gyungah , Chouraki, Vincent Antoine , Ikram, M. Arfan , Vardarajan, Badri Narayan , Kamatani, Yoichiro, Pasquier, Florence , Becker, Tim , Cruchaga, Carlos , Berr, Claudine , López, Oscar L. , Rubinsztein, David Chaim , Sleegers, Kristel , Myers, Amanda , Love, Seth , Rogaeva, Ekaterina A. , Gallacher, John , Clarimón, Jordi , Bayer, Anthony, Proitsi, Petra, Sánchez-García, Florentino , Fox, Nick C. , Mancuso, Michelangelo , CFAS, MRC, Carrasquillo, Minerva M. , Ingelsson, Martin , Valladares, Otto , Coto, Eliécer , Hamilton‐Nelson, Kara L. , Owen, Michael J. , Soininen, Hilkka S. , Mosley, Thomas H. , Bennett, David , Holmes, Clive , Riemenschneider, Matthias, Rujescu, Dan , Psaty, Bruce M. , Bennett, David A. , Dichgans, Martin , Ramirez, Alfredo , Hakonarson, Hakon , Nöthen, Markus M , Seshadri, Sudha , Hardy, John , Amouyel, Philippe , Tzourio, Christophe , van Duijn, Cornelia M , Smith, Albert V , Ballantyne, Christie M , Rotter, Jerome I , Moebus, Susanne , Ruiz, Agustín , Pastor, Pau , Boada, Merce , Tsolaki, Magda , Brice, Alexis , Goate, Alison M , Galimberti, Daniela , Escott-Price, Valentina , Mecocci, Patrizia , Nacmias, Benedetta , Graff, Caroline , Riemenschneider, Markus J.

Alzheimer's & Dementia | December 20, 2014 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 658-671

10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1757 Get It

AbstractBackgroundLate‐onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is heritable with 20 genes showing genome‐wide association in the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP). To identify the biology underlying the disease, we extended these genetic data in a pathway analysis.MethodsThe ALIGATOR and GSEA algorithms were used in the IGAP data to identify associated functional pathways and correlated gene expression networks in human brain.ResultsALIGATOR identified an excess of curated biological pathways showing enrichment of association. Enriched areas of biology included the immune response (P = 3.27 × 10−12 after multiple testing correction for pathways), regulation of endocytosis (P = 1.31 × 10−11), cholesterol transport (P = 2.96 × 10−9), and proteasome‐ubiquitin activity (P = 1.34 × 10−6). Correlated gene expression analysis identified four significant network modules, all related to the immune response (corrected P = .002–.05).ConclusionsThe immune response, regulation of endocytosis, cholesterol transport, and protein ubiquitination represent prime targets for AD therapeutics.