Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate relates to cognitive impairment and brain alterations
The researchers investigated the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and cognitive function in 15,897 CARTaGENE participants. They found that lower eGFR was linked to reduced cognitive performance and that brain regions associated with eGFR were enriched in mitochondrial and inflammation-related genes. These associations were independent of age, sex, education, BMI, Framingham risk score, and white matter lesion volume.
Meta-GWAS Reveals Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin
Ce projet consistait en une méta-analyse des études d’association pangénomique visant à comprendre les mécanismes régulant l’excrétion de l’uromoduline dans l’urine. Les chercheurs ont identifié deux nouveaux loci significatifs qui permettent de mieux comprendre la biologie de l’uromoduline, le rôle des kératines dans le rein et l’influence du locus UMOD-PDILT sur la fonction rénale.