Fotios Drenos

This study uses Mendelian randomization to assess how BMI affects COVID-19 severity through inflammatory cytokines and finds no significant mediation effect.

This study uses observational and Mendelian randomisation analyses to show that high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar (HFSS) diets negatively affect school performance, while healthy and traditional foods positively influence it.

This study identifies rare genetic variants in obesity-related genes in a UK cohort of severe obesity patients, suggesting an oligogenic inheritance pattern and demonstrating the utility of custom genotyping arrays.

The paper uses Mendelian randomization and clinical/biological evidence to prioritize lipid-modifying drug targets for coronary heart disease prevention.

This study investigates the association between Klotho gene variants and cognitive function in 335,074 UK Biobank participants, finding no significant effect of KL-VS haplotype on cognitive function or decline.

This study identifies 15 common and 9 low-frequency protein-coding variants associated with body fat distribution, implicating novel genes related to lipid homeostasis and type 2 diabetes.