Search Results - "Keys, Kevin L."
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On the cross-population generalizability of gene expression prediction models
Published in PLoS genetics (14-08-2020)“…The genetic control of gene expression is a core component of human physiology. For the past several years, transcriptome-wide association studies have…”
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Influence of pathway topology and functional class on the molecular evolution of human metabolic genes
Published in PloS one (14-12-2018)“…Metabolic networks comprise thousands of enzymatic reactions functioning in a controlled manner and have been shaped by natural selection. Thanks to the genome…”
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A genome-wide study of DNA methylation in white blood cells and asthma in Latino children and youth
Published in Epigenetics (04-05-2021)“…Latinos are heavily affected with childhood asthma. Little is known about epigenetic mechanisms of asthma in Latino youth. We conducted a meta-analysis of two…”
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Ten Simple Rules for Getting Help from Online Scientific Communities
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-09-2011)“…n.a…”
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Gene expression in African Americans, Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans reveals ancestry-specific patterns of genetic architecture
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2023)“…We explored ancestry-related differences in the genetic architecture of whole-blood gene expression using whole-genome and RNA sequencing data from 2,733…”
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Sequencing and imputation in GWAS: Cost‐effective strategies to increase power and genomic coverage across diverse populations
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-09-2020)“…A key aim for current genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) is to interrogate the full spectrum of genetic variation underlying human traits, including rare…”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Pharmacogenetic Drug Response in Racially Diverse Children with Asthma
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-06-2018)“…Albuterol, a bronchodilator medication, is the first-line therapy for asthma worldwide. There are significant racial/ethnic differences in albuterol drug…”
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Iterative hard thresholding for model selection in genome‐wide association studies
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-12-2017)“…ABSTRACT A genome‐wide association study (GWAS) correlates marker and trait variation in a study sample. Each subject is genotyped at a multitude of SNPs…”
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OpenMendel: a cooperative programming project for statistical genetics
Published in Human genetics (01-01-2020)“…Statistical methods for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) continue to improve. However, the increasing volume and variety of genetic and genomic data make…”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Identifies Novel Functional Loci Associated with Lung Function in Puerto Rican Youth
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-10-2020)“…Puerto Ricans have the highest childhood asthma prevalence in the United States (23.6%); however, the etiology is uncertain. In this study, we sought to…”
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Ambient air pollution, asthma drug response, and telomere length in African American youth
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2019)“…Telomere length (TL) can serve as a potential biomarker for conditions associated with chronic oxidative stress and inflammation, such as asthma. Air pollution…”
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Genome‐wide association study reveals a novel locus for asthma with severe exacerbations in diverse populations
Published in Pediatric allergy and immunology (01-01-2021)“…Background Severe asthma exacerbations are a major cause of asthma morbidity and increased healthcare costs. Several studies have shown racial and ethnic…”
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BioSimulator.jl: Stochastic simulation in Julia
Published in Computer methods and programs in biomedicine (01-12-2018)“…•This work highlights BioSimulator.jl, an open-source master equation simulation engine implemented in the Julia language.•We highlight the comparative…”
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Lung Function in African American Children with Asthma Is Associated with Novel Regulatory Variants of the KIT Ligand KITLG/SCF and Gene-By-Air-Pollution Interaction
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-07-2020)“…Abstract Baseline lung function is a standard diagnostic criterion used by clinicians to detect lung diseases. It is a complex trait significantly influenced…”
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Integrative genomic analysis in African American children with asthma finds three novel loci associated with lung function
Published in Genetic epidemiology (01-03-2021)“…Bronchodilator (BD) drugs are commonly prescribed for treatment and management of obstructive lung function present with diseases such as asthma…”
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Epigenome-wide association study of lung function in Latino children and youth with asthma
Published in Clinical epigenetics (15-01-2022)“…DNA methylation studies have associated methylation levels at different CpG sites or genomic regions with lung function. Moreover, genetic ancestry has been…”
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Iterative hard thresholding in genome-wide association studies: Generalized linear models, prior weights, and double sparsity
Published in Gigascience (01-06-2020)“…Abstract Background Consecutive testing of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is usually employed to identify genetic variants associated with complex…”
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Genetic Determinants of Telomere Length in African American Youth
Published in Scientific reports (05-09-2018)“…Telomere length (TL) is associated with numerous disease states and is affected by genetic and environmental factors. However, TL has been mostly studied in…”
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Ten Simple Rules for Getting Help from Online Scientific Communities: e1002202
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-09-2011)“…[...]asking a question in a public website is a good thing. [...]it is a great way to learn faster, and to enter into contact with people from different…”
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The proximal distance algorithm
Published 27-07-2015“…In Proceedings of the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians. Seoul: Kyung Moon, 4:95-116 The MM principle is a device for creating optimization…”
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