Search Results - "Jhun, Min A."
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A Statistical Approach for Testing Cross-Phenotype Effects of Rare Variants
Published in American journal of human genetics (03-03-2016)“…Increasing empirical evidence suggests that many genetic variants influence multiple distinct phenotypes. When cross-phenotype effects exist, multivariate…”
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Characterization of european ancestry nonalcoholic fatty liver disease‐associated variants in individuals of african and hispanic descent
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-09-2013)“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an obesity‐related condition affecting over 50% of individuals in some populations and is expected to become the…”
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A Statistical Approach for Rare-Variant Association Testing in Affected Sibships
Published in American journal of human genetics (02-04-2015)“…Sequencing and exome-chip technologies have motivated development of novel statistical tests to identify rare genetic variation that influences complex…”
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Deep-coverage whole genome sequences and blood lipids among 16,324 individuals
Published in Nature communications (23-08-2018)“…Large-scale deep-coverage whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is now feasible and offers potential advantages for locus discovery. We perform WGS in 16,324…”
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A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2012)“…Claudia Langenberg, James Meigs and colleagues apply a joint meta-analysis approach that accounts for differences in body mass index to identify variants…”
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An integrative cross-omics analysis of DNA methylation sites of glucose and insulin homeostasis
Published in Nature communications (13-06-2019)“…Despite existing reports on differential DNA methylation in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, our understanding of its functional relevance remains limited…”
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Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of cognitive abilities
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-11-2018)“…Cognitive functions are important correlates of health outcomes across the life-course. Individual differences in cognitive functions are partly heritable…”
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Epigenetic and integrative cross-omics analyses of cerebral white matter hyperintensities on MRI
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (13-02-2023)“…Cerebral white matter hyperintensities on MRI are markers of cerebral small vessel disease, a major risk factor for dementia and stroke. Despite the successful…”
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SNP Set Association Analysis for Familial Data
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-12-2012)“…Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) are a popular approach for identifying common genetic variants and epistatic effects associated with a disease…”
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Modeling the Causal Role of DNA Methylation in the Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Inflammation in African Americans: A 2-Step Epigenetic Mendelian Randomization Study
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-11-2017)“…The association between cigarette smoking and inflammation is well known. However, the biological mechanisms behind the association are not fully understood,…”
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Elucidating mechanisms of genetic cross-disease associations at the PROCR vascular disease locus
Published in Nature communications (09-03-2022)“…Many individual genetic risk loci have been associated with multiple common human diseases. However, the molecular basis of this pleiotropy often remains…”
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Gene expression signature of Gleason score is associated with prostate cancer outcomes in a radical prostatectomy cohort
Published in Oncotarget (27-06-2017)“…Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Gleason score (GS) is one of the best predictors of PCa aggressiveness, but…”
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Testing cross‐phenotype effects of rare variants in longitudinal studies of complex traits
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-06-2018)“…ABSTRACT Many gene mapping studies of complex traits have identified genes or variants that influence multiple phenotypes. With the advent of next‐generation…”
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Association of the Vitamin D Metabolism Gene CYP24A1 With Coronary Artery Calcification
Published in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology (01-12-2010)“…OBJECTIVE—The vitamin D endocrine system is essential for calcium homeostasis, and low levels of vitamin D metabolites have been associated with cardiovascular…”
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Effect modification by vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms in the association between cumulative lead exposure and pulse pressure: a longitudinal study
Published in Environmental health (13-01-2015)“…Although the association between lead and cardiovascular disease is well established, potential mechanisms are still poorly understood. Calcium metabolism…”
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Quantitative proteomic analysis of ribosomal protein L35b mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-04-2010)“…Recent studies have revealed that in higher eukaryotes, several ribosomal proteins are involved in some pathological events or developmental defects,…”
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Dynamic incorporation of multiple in silico functional annotations empowers rare variant association analysis of large whole-genome sequencing studies at scale
Published in Nature genetics (01-09-2020)“…Large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies have enabled the analysis of rare variants (RVs) associated with complex phenotypes. Commonly used RV association…”
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DNA methylation signatures of chronic low-grade inflammation are associated with complex diseases
Published in Genome Biology (12-12-2016)“…Chronic low-grade inflammation reflects a subclinical immune response implicated in the pathogenesis of complex diseases. Identifying genetic loci where DNA…”
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DNA Methylation Analysis Identifies Loci for Blood Pressure Regulation
Published in American journal of human genetics (07-12-2017)“…Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of genetic variants associated with blood pressure (BP), but sequence variation accounts for a small…”
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Transethnic Genetic-Correlation Estimates from Summary Statistics
Published in American journal of human genetics (07-07-2016)“…The increasing number of genetic association studies conducted in multiple populations provides an unprecedented opportunity to study how the genetic…”
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