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ArticleScientific reports2024

Comorbidities confound metabolomics studies of human disease.

Madis Jaagura, Jaanika Kronberg, Anu Reigo, Oliver Aasmets, Tiit Nikopensius, Urmo Võsa, Lorenzo Bomba, Estonian Biobank research team, Karol Estrada, Arthur Wuster and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Madis JaaguraInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Jaanika KronbergInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Anu ReigoInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Oliver AasmetsInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Tiit NikopensiusInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Urmo VõsaInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Lorenzo BombaGenomics, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Novato, CA, USA.
Estonian Biobank research team
Karol EstradaGenomics, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Novato, CA, USA.
Arthur WusterGenomics, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Novato, CA, USA.
Tõnu EskoInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Elin OrgInstitute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Centre, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. elin.org@ut.ee.

Funding

Eesti Teadusagentuur PRG1291Eesti Teadusagentuur PRG1414European Molecular Biology Organization Installation grant 3573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions, termed multimorbidity, presents an expanding global health challenge, demanding effective diagnostics and treatment strategies. Chronic ailments such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases have been linked to metabolites interacting between the host and microbiota. In this study, we investigated the impact of co-existing conditions on risk estimations for 1375 plasma metabolites in 919 individuals from population-based Estonian Biobank cohort using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method. We leveraged annually linked national electronic health records (EHRs) data to delineate comorbidities in incident cases and controls for the 14 common chronic conditions. Among the 254 associations observed across 13 chronic conditions, we primarily identified disease-specific risk factors (92%, 217/235), with most predictors (93%, 219/235) found to be related to the gut microbiome upon cross-referencing recent literature data. Accounting for comorbidities led to a reduction of common metabolite predictors across various conditions. In conclusion, our study underscores the potential of utilizing biobank-linked retrospective and prospective EHRs for the disease-specific profiling of diverse multifactorial chronic conditions.

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ComorbidityMetabolomicsAdultAgedChromatography, LiquidChronic DiseaseElectronic Health RecordsEstoniaFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBiobankChronic diseaseComorbiditiesElectronic health recordsMetabolomicsRisk factors

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PMCPMC11496539

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