SynthesisClinical chemistry2012
Clinical and genetic correlates of growth differentiation factor 15 in the community.
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.
- Growth differentiation factor 15 as a potential diagnostic biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis : a systematic review.Bone & joint research · 2025Pooled it
- Genome-wide association study of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in Japan: the TMM BirThree Cohort Study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Growth differentiation factor 15 and cardiovascular risk: individual patient meta-analysis.European heart journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Prediction by Circulating GDF-15 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Biomolecules · 2022Pooled it
- Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Prognostic Value and Barriers to Clinical Implementation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Functional characterization of the GWAS lead SNP rs888663 and effects of GDF15 SNPs on GDF15 levels in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- GDF15 in Patients with Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Growth Differentiation Factor-15 as an Emerging Biomarker in Cardiology: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- GDF15 as a sentinel of metabolic integrity: a narrative review of stress signaling, multisystem pathophysiology, and therapeutic potential.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- The Multifaceted Role of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15): A Narrative Review from Cancer Cachexia to Target Therapy.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Serum chitotriosidase-1 (CHIT1) as candidate biomarker for mitochondriopathies.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Proximate and ultimate causes of pregnancy sickness.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2025Review
- A Multicenter Study for Establishing Reference Intervals of Serum GDF-15 Levels Based on the Chinese Population.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- TheInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Stiff Hydrogel Encapsulation Retains Mesenchymal Stem Cell Stemness for Regenerative Medicine.Matter · 2024Article
- Sex-based Differences in Heart Failure Biomarkers.Current heart failure reports · 2024Review
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- Macrophages as a Source and Target of GDF-15.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundGrowth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a stress-responsive cytokine produced in cardiovascular cells under conditions of inflammation and oxidative stress, is emerging as an important prognostic marker in individuals with and without existing cardiovascular disease (CVD). We therefore examined the clinical and genetic correlates of circulating GDF15 concentrations, which have not been investigated collectively.
methodsPlasma GDF15 concentrations were measured in 2991 participants in the Framingham Offspring Study who were free of clinically overt CVD (mean age, 59 years; 56% women). Clinical correlates of GDF15 were examined in multivariable analyses. We then conducted a genomewide association study of the GDF15 concentration that included participants in the Framingham Offspring Study and participants in the PIVUS (Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors) study.
resultsGDF15 was positively associated with age, smoking, antihypertensive treatment, diabetes, worse kidney function, and use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), but it was negatively associated with total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. Clinical correlates accounted for 38% of interindividual variation in the circulating GDF15 concentration, whereas genetic factors accounted for up to 38% of the residual variability (h(2) = 0.38; P = 2.5 × 10(-11)). We identified 1 locus of genomewide significance. This locus, which is on chromosome 19p13.11 and includes the GDF15 gene, is associated with GDF15 concentration (smallest P = 2.74 × 10(-32) for rs888663). Conditional analyses revealed 2 independent association signals at this locus (rs888663 and rs1054564), which were associated with altered cis gene expression in blood cell lines.
conclusionsIn ambulatory individuals, both cardiometabolic risk factors and genetic factors play important roles in determining circulating GDF15 concentrations and contribute similarly to the overall variation.
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