Publications
Variants, N-Acetylated Amino Acids, and Progression of CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 ;16(1):37-47.
. Use of wrapper algorithms coupled with a random forests classifier for variable selection in large-scale genomic association studies. J Comput Biol. 2009 ;16(12):1705-18.
. Specific P-selectin and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 genotypes/haplotypes are associated with risk of incident CHD and ischemic stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Atherosclerosis. 2007 ;195(1):e76-82.
. Serum metabolomic profiling and incident CKD among African Americans. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 ;9(8):1410-7.
. Serum Metabolites and Kidney Outcomes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Kidney Med. 2022 ;4(9):100522.
. Reproducibility and Variability of Protein Analytes Measured Using a Multiplexed Modified Aptamer Assay. J Appl Lab Med. 2019 ;4(1):30-39.
. Rare variants in SLC5A10 are associated with serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Sci Rep. 2019 ;9(1):5941.
. P-selectin Thr715Pro polymorphism predicts P-selectin levels but not risk of incident coronary heart disease or ischemic stroke in a cohort of 14595 participants: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Atherosclerosis. 2006 ;186(1):74-9.
. Proteins Associated with Risk of Kidney Function Decline in the General Population. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 ;32(9):2291-2302.
. Practical Approaches for Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis of Heart- and Blood-Related Traits. Am J Hum Genet. 2017 ;100(2):205-215.
. Plasma proteome analyses in individuals of European and African ancestry identify cis-pQTLs and models for proteome-wide association studies. Nat Genet. 2022 ;54(5):593-602.
. MMP2 genetic variation is associated with measures of fibrous cap thickness: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Carotid MRI Study. Atherosclerosis. 2010 ;210(1):188-93.
. MicroRNAs in the miR-17 and miR-15 families are downregulated in chronic kidney disease with hypertension. PLoS One. 2017 ;12(8):e0176734.
. Kidney Risk Variants and Proteomics. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 ;17(5):684-692.
. GOSR2 Lys67Arg is associated with hypertension in whites. Am J Hypertens. 2009 ;22(2):163-8.
. Genome-wide studies reveal factors associated with circulating uromodulin and its relationships to complex diseases. JCI Insight. 2022 ;7(10).
. Genome-wide association studies of serum magnesium, potassium, and sodium concentrations identify six Loci influencing serum magnesium levels. PLoS Genet. 2010 ;6(8).
. Genetic Variants in SGLT1, Glucose Tolerance, and Cardiometabolic Risk. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 ;72(15):1763-1773.
. Genetic determinants influencing human serum metabolome among African Americans. PLoS Genet. 2014 ;10(3):e1004212.
. A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study supports causal effects of kidney function on blood pressure. Kidney Int. 2020 ;98(3):708-716.
. Associations between metabolomic compounds and incident heart failure among African Americans: the ARIC Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 ;178(4):534-42.
. Association of the complement factor H Y402H polymorphism with cardiovascular disease is dependent upon hypertension status: The ARIC study. Am J Hypertens. 2008 ;21(5):533-8.
. Association of levels of fasting glucose and insulin with rare variants at the chromosome 11p11.2-MADD locus: Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium Targeted Sequencing Study. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2014 ;7(3):374-382.
. Association between mitochondrial DNA copy number and sudden cardiac death: findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC). Eur Heart J. 2017 ;38(46):3443-3448.
. Association Between Midlife Obesity and Kidney Function Trajectories: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 ;77(3):376-385.
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