Search Results - "PEYSER, Patricia"
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Genome-wide association study of serum liver enzymes implicates diverse metabolic and liver pathology
Published in Nature communications (05-02-2021)“…Serum liver enzyme concentrations are the most frequently-used laboratory markers of liver disease, a major cause of mortality. We conduct a meta-analysis of…”
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Use of >100,000 NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium whole genome sequences improves imputation quality and detection of rare variant associations in admixed African and Hispanic/Latino populations
Published in PLoS genetics (01-12-2019)“…Most genome-wide association and fine-mapping studies to date have been conducted in individuals of European descent, and genetic studies of populations of…”
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Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps
Published in Nature genetics (01-11-2018)“…We expanded GWAS discovery for type 2 diabetes (T2D) by combining data from 898,130 European-descent individuals (9% cases), after imputation to high-density…”
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in African Americans provides insights into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2014)“…Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more prevalent in African Americans than in Europeans. However, little is known about the genetic risk in African Americans despite…”
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Estimating the glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine is better than from cystatin C for evaluating risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease
Published in Kidney international (01-06-2013)“…Chronic kidney disease risk factors may associate with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) differently than with the measured GFR. To examine this,…”
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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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Null Mutation in Human APOC3 Confers a Favorable Plasma Lipid Profile and Apparent Cardioprotection
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (12-12-2008)“…Apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) inhibits triglyceride hydrolysis and has been implicated in coronary artery disease. Through a genome-wide association study,…”
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Author Correction: Genome-wide association study of serum liver enzymes implicates diverse metabolic and liver pathology
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Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2023)“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and partially heritable and has no effective treatments. We carried out a genome-wide association study…”
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Association between BMD and coronary artery calcification: an observational and Mendelian randomization study
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research (02-05-2024)“…Observational studies have reported inconsistent associations between bone mineral density (BMD) and coronary artery calcification (CAC). We examined the…”
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Mendelian randomization evaluation of causal effects of fibrinogen on incident coronary heart disease
Published in PloS one (10-05-2019)“…Fibrinogen is an essential hemostatic factor and cardiovascular disease risk factor. Early attempts at evaluating the causal effect of fibrinogen on coronary…”
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Associations Between Inflammation and Cognitive Function in African Americans and European Americans
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-12-2014)“…Objectives To examine associations between specific inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive function in African Americans (AAs) and European Americans (EAs) with…”
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Kidney Stones Associate with Increased Risk for Myocardial Infarction
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-10-2010)“…Kidney stones are a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), which, in turn, is a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). The objective of this study…”
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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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Lowering of Circulating Sclerostin May Increase Risk of Atherosclerosis and Its Risk Factors: Evidence From a Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis Followed by Mendelian Randomization
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-10-2023)“…In this study, we aimed to establish the causal effects of lowering sclerostin, target of the antiosteoporosis drug romosozumab, on atherosclerosis and its…”
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Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography After Stress Testing
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (14-02-2012)“…Objectives This study was conducted to evaluate the correlation between stress test results and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) findings and…”
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Epigenetic age acceleration is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and clinical cardiovascular disease risk scores in African Americans
Published in Clinical epigenetics (16-03-2021)“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among US adults. African Americans have higher burden of CVD morbidity and mortality compared to…”
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Genome-wide association study of gene by smoking interactions in coronary artery calcification
Published in PloS one (03-10-2013)“…Many GWAS have identified novel loci associated with common diseases, but have focused only on main effects of individual genetic variants rather than…”
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Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2013)“…Central obesity, measured by waist circumference (WC) or waist-hip ratio (WHR), is a marker of body fat distribution. Although obesity disproportionately…”
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Allele-specific variation at APOE increases nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity but decreases risk of Alzheimer's disease and myocardial infarction
Published in Human molecular genetics (09-07-2021)“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and is highly correlated with metabolic disease. NAFLD results from…”
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