Search Results - "JOHNSON, Andrew D"
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70-year legacy of the Framingham Heart Study
Published in Nature reviews cardiology (01-11-2019)“…The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) was established in 1948 to improve understanding of the epidemiology of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the USA. In 1961,…”
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GRASP: analysis of genotype-phenotype results from 1390 genome-wide association studies and corresponding open access database
Published in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) (15-06-2014)“…We created a deeply extracted and annotated database of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) results. GRASP v1.0 contains >6.2 million SNP-phenotype…”
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Primordial germ cells: the first cell lineage or the last cells standing?
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-08-2015)“…Embryos of many animal models express germ line determinants that suppress transcription and mediate early germ line commitment, which occurs before the…”
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Genome‐wide mapping of plasma protein QTLs identifies putatively causal genes and pathways for cardiovascular disease
Published in Nature communications (15-08-2018)“…Identifying genetic variants associated with circulating protein concentrations (protein quantitative trait loci; pQTLs) and integrating them with variants…”
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Genome-wide identification of DNA methylation QTLs in whole blood highlights pathways for cardiovascular disease
Published in Nature communications (19-09-2019)“…Identifying methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs) and integrating them with disease-associated variants from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) may…”
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An open access database of genome-wide association results
Published in BMC medical genetics (22-01-2009)“…The number of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is growing rapidly leading to the discovery and replication of many new disease loci. Combining results…”
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SNAP: a web-based tool for identification and annotation of proxy SNPs using HapMap
Published in Bioinformatics (15-12-2008)“…The interpretation of genome-wide association results is confounded by linkage disequilibrium between nearby alleles. We have developed a flexible…”
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GRASP v2.0: an update on the Genome-Wide Repository of Associations between SNPs and phenotypes
Published in Nucleic acids research (28-01-2015)“…Here, we present an update on the Genome-Wide Repository of Associations between SNPs and Phenotypes (GRASP) database version 2.0…”
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Identification of ciliary localization sequences within the third intracellular loop of G protein-coupled receptors
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-04-2008)“…Primary cilia are sensory organelles present on most mammalian cells. The functions of cilia are defined by the signaling proteins localized to the ciliary…”
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Genome-wide identification of microRNA expression quantitative trait loci
Published in Nature communications (20-03-2015)“…Identification of microRNA expression quantitative trait loci (miR-eQTL) can yield insights into regulatory mechanisms of microRNA transcription, and can help…”
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Identification of common genetic variants controlling transcript isoform variation in human whole blood
Published in Nature genetics (01-04-2015)“…Christopher O'Donnell and colleagues report a genome-wide screen for splicing quantitative trait loci (sQTLs) in 5,257 human blood samples. They identify cis…”
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NANOG is required to establish the competence for germ-layer differentiation in the basal tetrapod axolotl
Published in PLoS biology (14-06-2023)“…Pluripotency defines the unlimited potential of individual cells of vertebrate embryos, from which all adult somatic cells and germ cells are derived…”
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The genetics of platelet count and volume in humans
Published in Platelets (Edinburgh) (17-02-2018)“…The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the depth, variety, and amount of human genetic data that can be generated. This revolution in technical and…”
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Common dysregulation network in the human prefrontal cortex underlies two neurodegenerative diseases
Published in Molecular systems biology (01-07-2014)“…Using expression profiles from postmortem prefrontal cortex samples of 624 dementia patients and non‐demented controls, we investigated global disruptions in…”
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A Platelet Function Modulator of Thrombin Activation Is Causally Linked to Cardiovascular Disease and Affects PAR4 Receptor Signaling
Published in American journal of human genetics (06-08-2020)“…Dual antiplatelet therapy reduces ischemic events in cardiovascular disease, but it increases bleeding risk. Thrombin receptors PAR1 and PAR4 are drug targets,…”
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A year of COVID-19 GWAS results from the GRASP portal reveals potential genetic risk factors
Published in HGG advances (14-04-2022)“…Host genetic variants influence the susceptibility and severity of several infectious diseases, and the discovery of genetic associations with coronavirus…”
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Allelic Expression Imbalance of Human mu Opioid Receptor (OPRM1) Caused by Variant A118G
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (23-09-2005)“…As a primary target for opioid drugs and peptides, the mu opioid receptor (OPRM1) plays a key role in pain perception and addiction. Genetic variants of OPRM1…”
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Cardiovascular correlates of platelet count and volume in the Framingham Heart Study
Published in Annals of epidemiology (01-07-2015)“…Abstract Purpose Platelet count and volume are inexpensive, routinely assayed biomarkers associated with cardiovascular health, but specific relationships…”
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Transient Accumulation of 5-Carboxylcytosine Indicates Involvement of Active Demethylation in Lineage Specification of Neural Stem Cells
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (12-06-2014)“…5-Methylcytosine (5mC) is an epigenetic modification involved in regulation of gene activity during differentiation. Tet dioxygenases oxidize 5mC to…”
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Stochastic specification of primordial germ cells from mesoderm precursors in axolotl embryos
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-06-2014)“…A common feature of development in most vertebrate models is the early segregation of the germ line from the soma. For example, in Xenopus and zebrafish…”
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