Search Results - "Backman, Joshua"
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Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants
Published in Nature (London) (25-11-2021)“…A major goal in human genetics is to use natural variation to understand the phenotypic consequences of altering each protein-coding gene in the genome. Here…”
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Computationally efficient whole-genome regression for quantitative and binary traits
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-2021)“…Genome-wide association analysis of cohorts with thousands of phenotypes is computationally expensive, particularly when accounting for sample relatedness or…”
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Exome sequencing and characterization of 49,960 individuals in the UK Biobank
Published in Nature (London) (29-10-2020)“…The UK Biobank is a prospective study of 502,543 individuals, combining extensive phenotypic and genotypic data with streamlined access for researchers around…”
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Biobank-driven genomic discovery yields new insight into atrial fibrillation biology
Published in Nature genetics (01-09-2018)“…To identify genetic variation underlying atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, we performed a genome-wide association study of >1,000,000…”
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Genetic Variation in the Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 Gene Results in Endothelial Dysfunction
Published in PloS one (25-09-2015)“…Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) is a newly identified membrane protein reported to be involved in multiple vascular and thrombotic…”
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Genomewide Association Study of Platelet Reactivity and Cardiovascular Response in Patients Treated With Clopidogrel: A Study by the International Clopidogrel Pharmacogenomics Consortium
Published in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (01-11-2020)“…Antiplatelet response to clopidogrel shows wide variation, and poor response is correlated with adverse clinical outcomes. CYP2C19 loss‐of‐function alleles…”
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Genome‐wide association analysis of serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase, and the modifying effects of BMI in 388k European individuals
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-09-2021)“…Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) are biomarkers for liver health. Here we report the largest genome‐wide association…”
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Exome-chip meta-analysis identifies association between variation in ANKRD26 and platelet aggregation
Published in Platelets (Edinburgh) (17-02-2019)“…Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified several variants associated with platelet function phenotypes; however, the proportion of…”
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Genome-wide analysis of clopidogrel active metabolite levels identifies novel variants that influence antiplatelet response
Published in Pharmacogenetics and genomics (01-04-2017)“…Clopidogrel is one of the most commonly used therapeutics for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes…”
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From Genotype to Phenotype: Nonsense Variants in SLC13A1 Are Associated with Decreased Serum Sulfate and Increased Serum Aminotransferases
Published in G3 : genes - genomes - genetics (01-09-2016)“…Using genomic applications to glean insights into human biology, we systematically searched for nonsense single nucleotide variants (SNVs) that are rare in the…”
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Effect of Two Lipoprotein (a)-Associated Genetic Variants on Plasminogen Levels and Fibrinolysis
Published in G3 : genes - genomes - genetics (01-11-2016)“…Two genetic variants (rs3798220 and rs10455872) in the apolipoprotein (a) gene ( ) have been implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD), presumably through…”
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Joint testing of rare variant burden scores using non-negative least squares
Published in American journal of human genetics (03-10-2024)“…Gene-based burden tests are a popular and powerful approach for analysis of exome-wide association studies. These approaches combine sets of variants within a…”
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Yield of genetic association signals from genomes, exomes and imputation in the UK Biobank
Published in Nature genetics (25-09-2024)“…Whole-genome sequencing (WGS), whole-exome sequencing (WES) and array genotyping with imputation (IMP) are common strategies for assessing genetic variation…”
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Pharmacogenomic polygenic response score predicts ischaemic events and cardiovascular mortality in clopidogrel-treated patients
Published in European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy (01-07-2020)“…Abstract Aims Clopidogrel is prescribed for the prevention of atherothrombotic events. While investigations have identified genetic determinants of…”
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Abstract P392: Exome Sequencing From Extreme Responders to Aspirin Identifies a Novel Variant Associated With Platelet Aggregation
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (10-03-2015)“…Abstract only Platelet dysregulation is integral in the formation of thrombi, and abnormal thrombus formation may ultimately lead to myocardial infarctions or…”
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Abstract 32: Analysis of Serum Clopidogrel Active Metabolite Concentration Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated With Clopidogrel Pharmacokinetics
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-05-2016)“…Abstract only Clopidogrel with aspirin is standard of care for the secondary prevention of ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes. However,…”
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Novel Discovery and Functional Characterization of Key Genetic Variants that Influence the Pharmacogenomics of Anti-Platelet Therapy
Published 2016“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is among the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide. The most commonly prescribed treatment for the secondary…”
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Familial Aggregation of Tobacco Use Behaviors Among Amish Men
Published in Nicotine & tobacco research (01-07-2014)“…Tobacco use is a complex behavior. The Old Order Amish community offers unique advantages for the study of tobacco use because of homogenous ancestral…”
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Pharmacogenomic Polygenic Response Score Predicts Ischemic Events and Cardiovascular Mortality in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients
Published in European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy (03-09-2019)“…Clopidogrel is prescribed for the prevention of atherothrombotic events. While investigations have identified genetic determinants of inter-individual…”
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Genetic Variation in the Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 Gene Results in Endothelial Dysfunction: e0138795
Published in PloS one (01-09-2015)“…Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) is a newly identified membrane protein reported to be involved in multiple vascular and thrombotic…”
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