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Michael Portelli

University of Nottingham
Verified email at nottingham.ac.uk
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Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

…, L Bossini-Castillo, M Obeidat, AP Henry, MA Portelli… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by reduced lung function
and is the third leading cause of death globally. Through genome-wide association discovery …

Genetic risk factors for the development of allergic disease identified by genome‐wide association

MA Portelli, E Hodge, I Sayers - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing proportion of the worldwide population is affected by allergic diseases such
as allergic rhinitis (AR), atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic asthma and improved treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study

N Shrine, MA Portelli, C John, MS Artigas… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Few genetic studies that focus on moderate-to-severe asthma exist. We aimed
to identity novel genetic variants associated with moderate-to-severe asthma, see whether …

Phenotypic and functional translation of IL33 genetics in asthma

ME Ketelaar, MA Portelli, FN Dijk, N Shrine… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Asthma is a complex disease with multiple phenotypes that may differ in disease
pathobiology and treatment response. IL33 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have …

Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma

M Portelli, I Sayers - Expert review of respiratory medicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
There is heterogeneity in patient responses to current asthma medications. Significant
progress has been made identifying genetic polymorphisms that influence the efficacy and …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and functional translation of IL1RL1 locus polymorphisms in lung tissue and asthmatic airway epithelium

MA Portelli, FN Dijk, ME Ketelaar, N Shrine… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The IL1RL1 (ST2) gene locus is robustly associated with asthma; however, the contribution
of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this locus to specific asthma subtypes and the …

[HTML][HTML] Whole Exome Re-Sequencing Implicates CCDC38 and Cilia Structure and Function in Resistance to Smoking Related Airflow Obstruction

LV Wain, I Sayers, M Soler Artigas, MA Portelli… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of global morbidity and
mortality and, whilst smoking remains the single most important risk factor, COPD risk is …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide protein QTL mapping identifies human plasma kallikrein as a post-translational regulator of serum uPAR levels

MA Portelli, M Siedlinski, CE Stewart… - The FASEB …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The soluble cleaved urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (scuPAR) is a circulating
protein detected in multiple diseases, including various cancers, cardiovascular disease, and …

Elevated PLAUR is observed in the airway epithelium of asthma patients and blocking improves barrier integrity

MA Portelli, S Bhaker, V Pang, DO Bates… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Expression of the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) is elevated
in the airway epithelium in asthma; however, the contribution of uPAR to asthma …

Airway and peripheral urokinase plasminogen activator receptor is elevated in asthma, and identifies a severe, nonatopic subset of patients

MA Portelli, C Moseley, CE Stewart, DS Postma… - Allergy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Genetic polymorphisms in the asthma susceptibility gene, urokinase plasminogen
activator receptor (u PAR / PLAUR ) have been associated with lung function decline and u …