[HTML][HTML] A rare missense variant of CASP7 is associated with familial late-onset Alzheimer's disease

…, B Vardarajan, S Amad, N Amin, MA Ikram… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is only partially understood.
Methods We conducted an association study for AD using whole sequence data from 507 …

[HTML][HTML] Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: The past, present, and future of blood pressure-and cholesterol-lowering treatments

MJG Leening, MA Ikram - PLoS Medicine, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In a Perspective, M. Afran Ikram and Maarten Leening discuss the evolving approaches to
determining cardiovascular risk.

Common genetic variation indicates separate etiologies for periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities

…, N Jahanshad, S Li, MA Logue, M Luciano, M Scholz… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of two ischemic white matter
disease subtypes in the brain, periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities (PVWMH …

Age at natural menopause and life expectancy with and without type 2 diabetes

E Asllanaj, A Bano, L Jaspers, EJ Sijbrands, MA Ikram… - Maturitas, 2017 - maturitas.org
Background: Early onset of menopause is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D)
and all-cause mortality. However, little is known about the effects of early age at …

Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes

R Malik, G Chauhan, M Traylor, M Sargurupremraj… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown.
We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 …

Retinal vessel diameters and risk of hypertension: the Rotterdam Study

MK Ikram, JCM Witteman, JR Vingerling… - …, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Generalized retinal arteriolar narrowing is an important sign of systemic hypertension, and a
lower arteriolar:venular diameter ratio predicts the risk of hypertension. We investigated …

Towards a sustainable environment: The nexus between ISO 14001, renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture and CO2 emissions in SAARC …

M Ikram, Q Zhang, R Sroufe, SZA Shah - Sustainable Production and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate complex, country-level relationships between ISO 14001 certification,
renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture, and CO 2 emissions …

Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

…, N Jones, AV Smith, V Chouraki, C Thomas, MA Ikram… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Eleven susceptibility loci for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) were identified by previous
studies; however, a large portion of the genetic risk for this disease remains unexplained. …

Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy

…, J Grauslund, S Haffner, RF Hamman, MK Ikram… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
… The prevalence of any DR varied across ethnic groups and was highest among African
Americans and lowest among Asians. The prevalence of any DR increased with diabetes …

Retinal microvasculature as a model to study the manifestations of hypertension

CY Cheung, MK Ikram, C Sabanayagam, TY Wong - Hypertension, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
The retinal vasculature allows direct noninvasive visualization of the body’s mircrovasculature.
Because the retina and other end organs (brain and kidney) share similar anatomical …