Publications

  1. Ellervik C, Boulakh L, Teumer A, Marouli E, Kuś A, Buch Hesgaard H, Heegaard S, Blankers L, Sterenborg R, Åsvold BO, Winkler TW, Medici M, Kjaergaard AD, The International AMD Genomics Consortium, and The Mendelian Randomization Study Group for the ThyroidOmics Consortium. Thyroid Function, Diabetes, and Common Age-Related Eye Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Thyroid. Published online September 27, 2024. doi.org/10.1089/thy.2024.0257
  2. Kuś A*, Sterenborg RBTM*, Haug EB, Galesloot TE, Visser WE, Smit J, Bednarczuk T, Peeters RP, Åsvold BO, Teumer A, Medici M. Towards personalized TSH reference ranges: A genetic and population-based approach in three independent cohorts. Thyroid. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1089/thy.2024.0045
  3. Monteiro-Martins S, Sterenborg RBTM, Borisov O, Scherer N, Cheng Y, Medici M, Köttgen A*, Teumer A*. New insights into the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis: a transcriptome- and proteome-wide association study. Eur Thyroid J. 2024;13(3). doi:10.1530/ETJ-24-0067
  4. Babajide O, Kjaergaard AD, Deng W, Kuś A, Sterenborg RBTM, Åsvold BO, Burgess S, Teumer A, Medici M, German Borderline Genomics Consortium, Ellervik C, Nick B, Deloukas P, Marouli E. The role of thyroid function in borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia: a Mendelian Randomisation study. Borderline Personal Disord Emot dysregulation. 2024;11(1):2. doi:10.1186/s40479-024-00246-3
  5. Sterenborg RBTM*, Steinbrenner I*, Li Y*, Bujnis MN*, Naito T*, Marouli E*, Galesloot TE, Babajide O, Andreasen L, Astrup A, Åsvold BO, Bandinelli S, Beekman M, Beilby JP, Bork-Jensen J, Boutin T, Brody JA, Brown SJ, Brumpton B, Campbell PJ, Cappola AR, Ceresini G, Chaker L, Chasman DI, Concas MP, Coutinho de Almeida R, Cross SM, Cucca F, Deary IJ, Kjaergaard AD, Echouffo Tcheugui JB, Ellervik C, Eriksson JG, Ferrucci L, Freudenberg J, GHS DiscovEHR, Regeneron Genetics Center, Fuchsberger C, Gieger C, Giulianini F, Gögele M, Graham SE, Grarup N, Gunjača I, Hansen T, Harding BN, Harris SE, Haunsø S, Hayward C, Hui J, Ittermann T, Jukema JW, Kajantie E, Kanters JK, Kårhus LL, Kiemeney LALM, Kloppenburg M, Kühnel B, Lahti J, Langenberg C, Lapauw B, Leese G, Li S, Liewald DCM, Linneberg A, Lominchar JVT, Luan J, Martin NG, Matana A, Meima ME, Meitinger T, Meulenbelt I, Mitchell BD, Møllehave LT, Mora S, Naitza S, Nauck M, Netea-Maier RT, Noordam R, Nursyifa C, Okada Y, Onano S, Papadopoulou A, Palmer CNA, Pattaro C, Pedersen O, Peters A, Pietzner M, Polašek O, Pramstaller PP, Psaty BM, Punda A, Ray D, Redmond P, Richards JB, Ridker PM, Russ TC, Ryan KA, Olesen MS, Schultheiss UT, Selvin E, Siddiqui MK, Sidore C, Slagboom PE, Sørensen TIA, Soto-Pedre E, Spector TD, Spedicati B, Srinivasan S, Starr JM, Stott DJ, Tanaka T, Torlak V, Trompet S, Tuhkanen J, Uitterlinden AG, van den Akker EB, van den Eynde T, van der Klauw MM, van Heemst D, Verroken C, Visser WE, Vojinovic D, Völzke H, Waldenberger M, Walsh JP, Wareham NJ, Weiss S, Willer CJ, Wilson SG, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Wouters HJCM, Wright MJ, Yang Q, Zemunik T, Zhou W, Zhu G, Zöllner S, Smit JWA, Peeters RP, Köttgen A, Teumer A*, Medici M*. Multi-trait analysis characterizes the genetics of thyroid function and identifies causal associations with clinical implications. Nat Commun 2024. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-44701-9
  6. Papadopoulou A, Åsvold BO, Burgess S, Kuś A, Medici M, Sterenborg R, et al. Height, Autoimmune Thyroid Disease, and Thyroid Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Thyroid. 2023;33: 1476–1482. doi:10.1089/thy.2023.0272
  7. Weihs A*, Chaker L*, Martin TC*, Braun KVE, Campbell PJ, Cox SR, Fornage M, Gieger C, Grabe HJ, Grallert H, Harris SE, Kühnel B, Marioni RE, Martin NG, McCartney DL, McRae AF, Meisinger C, van Meurs JBJ, Nano J, Nauck M, Peters A, Prokisch H, Roden M, Selvin E, Beekman M, van Heemst D, Slagboom EP, Swenson BR, Tin A, Tsai P-C, Uitterlinden A, Visser WE, Völzke H, Waldenberger M, Walsh JP, Köttgen A, Wilson SG, Peeters RP, Bell JT*, Medici M*, Teumer A*. Epigenome-Wide Association Study Reveals CpG Sites Associated with Thyroid Function and Regulatory Effects on KLF9. Thyroid 2023. doi:10.1089/thy.2022.0373
  8. Sterenborg RBTM, Galesloot TE, Teumer A, Netea-Maier RT, Speed D, Meima ME, Visser WE, Smit JWA, Peeters RP, Medici M. The effects of common genetic variation in 96 genes involved in thyroid hormone regulation on TSH and FT4 concentrations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022. doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgac136
  9. Kjaergaard AD, Teumer A, Marouli E, Deloukas P, Kuś A, Sterenborg R, Åsvold BO, Medici M, Ellervik C. Thyroid function, pernicious anemia, and erythropoiesis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Human Molecular Genetics. 2022. doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddac052
  10. Marouli E, Yusuf L, Kjaergaard AD, Omar R, Kuś A, Babajide O, Sterenborg R, Åsvold BO, Burgess S, Ellervik C, Teumer A, Medici M, Deloukas P. Thyroid Function and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Thyroid. 2021. doi.org/10.1089/THY.2021.0321
  11. Kuś A, Teumer A, Medici M. A deeper understanding of the causal relationships between thyroid function and atrial fibrillation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgab525
  12. Ellervik C, Mora S, Kuś A, Åsvold BO, Marouli E, Deloukas P, Sterenborg RBTM, Teumer A, Burgess S, Sabater-Lleal M, Huffman J, Johnson AD, Tregouet D-A, Smith NL, Medici M, DeVries PS, Chasman DI, Kjærgaard AD. Effects of thyroid function on hemostasis, coagulation, and fibrinolysis: a Mendelian Randomization study. Thyroid. 2021. doi:10.1089/thy.2021.0055
  13. Kuś A, Kjærgaard AD, Marouli E, Del Greco M F, Sterenborg RBTM, Chaker L, Peeters RP, Bednarczuk T, Åsvold BO, Burgess S, Deloukas P, Teumer A, Ellervik C, Medici M. Thyroid function and mood disorders: a Mendelian Randomization study. Thyroid. 2021. doi:10.1089/thy.2020.0884
  14. Kjaergaard AD, Marouli E, Papadopoulou A, Deloukas P, Kuś A, Sterenborg R, Teumer A, Burgess S, Åsvold BO, Chasman DI, Medici M, Ellervik C. Thyroid function, sex hormones and sexual function: a Mendelian randomization study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10654-021-00721-z
  15. Marouli E*, Kuś A*, Del Greco M F, Chaker L, Peeters R, Teumer A, Deloukas P*, Medici M*. Thyroid function affects the risk of stroke via atrial fibrillation: a Mendelian Randomization study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgaa239
  16. Kuś A*, Marouli E*, Del Greco M F, Chaker L, Bednarczuk T, Peeters RP, Teumer A, Medici M*, Deloukas P*. Variation in normal range thyroid function affects serum cholesterol levels, blood pressure and type 2 diabetes risk: A Mendelian randomization study. Thyroid. 2020; thy.2020.0393. doi:10.1089/thy.2020.0393
  17. Zhou W*, Brumpton B*, Kabil O*, Gudmundsson J*, Thorleifsson G*, Weinstock J, Zawistowski M, Nielsen JB, Chaker L, Medici M, Teumer A, Naitza S, Sanna S, Schultheiss UT, Cappola A, Karjalainen J, Kurki M, Oneka M, Taylor P, Fritsche LG, Graham SE, Wolford BN, Overton W, Rasheed H, Haug EB, Gabrielsen ME, Skogholt AH, Surakka I, Davey Smith G, Pandit A, Roychowdhury T, Hornsby WE, Jonasson JG, Senter L, Liyanarachchi S, Ringel MD, Xu L, Kiemeney LA, He H, Netea-Maier RT, Mayordomo JI, Plantinga TS, Hrafnkelsson J, Hjartarson H, Sturgis EM, Palotie A, Daly M, Citterio CE, Arvan P, Brummett CM, Boehnke M, de la Chapelle A*, Stefansson K*, Hveem K*, Willer CJ*, Åsvold BO*. GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer. Nat Commun. 2020;11: 3981. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17718-z
  18. Kuś A, Chaker L, Teumer A, Peeters RP, Medici M. The Genetic Basis of Thyroid Function: Novel Findings and New Approaches. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020;105. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgz225
  19. Medici M, Peeters R, Teumer A, Taylor P. The importance of high-quality mendelian randomisation studies for clinical thyroidology. lancet. Diabetes Endocrinol. 2019;50:668–681. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(19)30145-7
  20. Teumer A*, Chaker L*, Groeneweg S*, Li Y*, Di Munno C*, Barbieri C*, Schultheiss UT, Traglia M, Ahluwalia TS, Akiyama M, Appel EVR, Arking DE, Arnold A, Astrup A, Beekman M, Beilby JP, Bekaert S, Boerwinkle E, Brown SJ, De Buyzere M, Campbell PJ, Ceresini G, Cerqueira C, Cucca F, Deary IJ, Deelen J, Eckardt K-U, Ekici AB, Eriksson JG, Ferrrucci L, Fiers T, Fiorillo E, Ford I, Fox CS, Fuchsberger C, Galesloot TE, Gieger C, Gögele M, De Grandi A, Grarup N, Greiser KH, Haljas K, Hansen T, Harris SE, van Heemst D, den Heijer M, Hicks AA, den Hollander W, Homuth G, Hui J, Ikram MA, Ittermann T, Jensen RA, Jing J, Jukema JW, Kajantie E, Kamatani Y, Kasbohm E, Kaufman J-M, Kiemeney LA, Kloppenburg M, Kronenberg F, Kubo M, Lahti J, Lapauw B, Li S, Liewald DCM, Lifelines Cohort Study EM, Lim EM, Linneberg A, Marina M, Mascalzoni D, Matsuda K, Medenwald D, Meisinger C, Meulenbelt I, De Meyer T, Meyer Zu Schwabedissen HE, Mikolajczyk R, Moed M, Netea-Maier RT, Nolte IM, Okada Y, Pala M, Pattaro C, Pedersen O, Petersmann A, Porcu E, Postmus I, Pramstaller PP, Psaty BM, Ramos YFM, Rawal R, Redmond P, Richards JB, Rietzschel ER, Rivadeneira F, Roef G, Rotter JI, Sala CF, Schlessinger D, Selvin E, Slagboom PE, Soranzo N, Sørensen TIA, Spector TD, Starr JM, Stott DJ, Taes Y, Taliun D, Tanaka T, Thuesen B, Tiller D, Toniolo D, Uitterlinden AG, Visser WE, Walsh JP, Wilson SG, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Yang Q, Zheng H-F, Cappola A, Peeters RP, Naitza S, Völzke H#, Sanna S#, Köttgen A#, Visser TJ#, Medici M#. Genome-wide analyses identify a role for SLC17A4 and AADAT in thyroid hormone regulation. Nat Commun. 2018;9: 4455. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06356-1
  21. Medici M, Visser TJ, Peeters RP. Genetics of thyroid function. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017;31: 129–142. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2017.04.002
  22. M Medici, L Chaker, RP Peeters. A Step Forward in Understanding the Relevance of Genetic Variation in Type 2 Deiodinase. J Clin Endocrinol Metab;2017;102: 1775-78.
  23. Chaker L, Korevaar TI, Medici M, Uitterlinden AG, Hofman A, Dehghan A, Franco OH, Peeters RP. Thyroid Function Characteristics and Determinants: The Rotterdam Study. Thyroid. 2016;26:1195-204.
  24. UT Schultheiss*, A Teumer*, M Medici*, Y Li, N Daya, L Chaker, G Homuth, AG Uitterlinden, M Nauck, A Hofman, E Selvin, H Volzke, RP Peeters, A Kottgen. A Genetic Risk Score for Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Associates with Clinical Thyroid Disease in Community-Based Populations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015;100:E799-807.
  25. Kuś A, Szymański K, Peeters RP, Miśkiewicz P, Porcu E, Pistis G, Sanna S, Naitza S, Płoski R, Medici M, Bednarczuk T. The association of thyroid peroxidase antibody risk loci with susceptibility to and phenotype of Graves’ disease. Clin Endocrinol 2015;83:556-62.
  26. M Medici, WE Visser, TJ Visser, RP Peeters. Genetic determination of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis: where do we stand? Endocrine Reviews 2015;36:214-244.
  27. M Medici*, E Porcu*, G Pistis*, A Teumer, SJ Brown, RA Jensen, R Rawal, GL Roef, TS Plantinga, SH Vermeulen, J Lahti, MJ Simmonds, LLN Husemoen, RM Freathy, BM Shields, D Pietzner, R Nagy, L Broer, L Chaker, TIM Korevaar, MG Plia, C Sala, U Völker, JB Richards, FC Sweep, C Gieger, T Corre, E Kajantie, B Thuesen, YE Taes, WE Visser, AT Hattersley, J Kratzsch, A Hamilton, W Li, G Homuth, M Lobina, S Mariotti, N Soranzo, M Cocca, M Nauck, C Spielhagen, A Ross, A Arnold, M van de Bunt, S Liyanarachchi, M Heier, HJ Grabe, C Masciullo, TE Galesloot, EM Lim, E Reischl, PJ Leedman, S Lai, A Delitala, AP Bremner, DIW Philips, JP Beilby, A Mulas, M Vocale, G Abecasis, T Forsen, A James, E Widen, J Hui, H Prokisch, EE Rietzschel, A Palotie, P Feddema, SJ Fletcher, K Schramm, JI Rotter, A Kluttig, D Radke, M Traglia, GL Surdulescu, H He, JA Franklyn, D Tiller, B Vaidya, T de Meyer, T Jørgensen, JG Eriksson, PC O’Leary, E Wichmann, AR Hermus, BM Psaty, T Ittermann, A Hofman, E Bosi, D Schlessinger, H Wallaschofski, N Pirastu, YS Aulchenko, A de la Chapelle, RT Netea-Maier, SCL Gough, H Meyer zu Schwabedissen, TM Frayling, J Kaufman, A Linneberg, K Räikkönen, JWA Smit, LA Kiemeney, F Rivadeneira, AG Uitterlinden, JP Walsh, C Meisinger, M den Heijer, TJ Visser, TD Spector, SG Wilson, H Völzke, AR Cappola, D Toniolo, S Sanna#, S Naitza#, RP Peeters#. Identification of novel genetic loci associated with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and clinical thyroid disease. PLoS Genetics 2014;10: e1004123.
  28. E Porcu*, M Medici*, G Pistis*, CB Volpato, SG Wilson, AR Cappola, SD Bos, J Deelen, M den Heijer, RM Freathy, J Lahti, C Liu, LM Lopez, IM Nolte, JR O’Connell, T Tanaka, S Trompet, A Arnold, S Bandinelli, M Beekman, S Böhringer, SJ Brown, BM Buckley, C Camaschella, AJM de Craen, G Davies, MCH de Visser, I Ford, T Forsen, TM Frayling, L Fugazzola, M Gögele, AT Hattersley, AR Hermus, A Hofman, JJ Houwing-Duistermaat, RA Jensen, E Kajantie, M Kloppenburg, EM Lim, C Masciullo, S Mariotti, C Minelli, BD Mitchell, R Nagaraja, RT Netea-Maier, A Palotie, L Persani, MG Piras, BM Psaty, K Räikkönen, JB Richards, F Rivadeneira, C Sala, MM Sabra, N Sattar, BM Shields, N Soranzo, JM Starr, DJ Stott, FCGJ Sweep, G Usala, MM van der Klauw, D van Heemst, A van Mullem, SH Vermeulen, JP Walsh, RGJ Westendorp, E Widen, G Zhai, F Cucca, IJ Deary, JG Eriksson, L Ferrucci, CS Fox, WJ Jukema, LA Kiemeney, PP Pramstaller, D Schlessinger, AR Shuldiner, EP Slagboom, AG Uitterlinden, B Vaidya, TJ Visser, BHR Wolffenbuttel, I Meulenbelt, JI Rotter, TD Spector, AA Hicks, D Toniolo, S Sanna#, RP Peeters#, S Naitza#. A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function. PLoS Genetics 2013;9: e1003266.
  29. M Medici, WM van der Deure, M Verbiest, SH Vermeulen, PS Hansen, LA Kiemeney, ARMM Hermus, MM Breteler, A Hofman, L Hegedüs, KO Kyvik, M den Heijer, AG Uitterlinden, TJ Visser, RP Peeters. A large-scale association analysis of 68 thyroid hormone pathway genes with serum TSH and FT4 levels. Eur J Endocrinol 2011;164:781-188.