Publications
Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Commun. 2015 ;6:5897.
. Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair. Nat Genet. 2015 ;47(11):1294-1303.
. Interaction between manganese and in relation to autism spectrum disorder while controlling for exposure to mixture of lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2018 ;55:50-63.
. Interaction between and allele variants as a risk modulating-factor for autism spectrum disorders. Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2015 ;12:1-9.
. Hypertensive APOL1 risk allele carriers demonstrate greater blood pressure reduction with angiotensin receptor blockade compared to low risk carriers. PLoS One. 2019 ;14(9):e0221957.
. High-resolution identity by descent mapping uncovers the genetic basis for blood pressure differences between spontaneously hypertensive rat lines. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2011 ;4(3):223-31.
. HFE H63D Polymorphism and the Risk for Systemic Hypertension, Myocardial Remodeling, and Adverse Cardiovascular Events in the ARIC Study. Hypertension. 2019 ;73(1):68-74.
. Gut Microbiota and Blood Metabolites Related to Fiber Intake and Type 2 Diabetes. Circ Res. 2024 ;134(7):842-854.
. Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women. Nat Commun. 2021 ;12(1):654.
. Genome-wide identification of allelic expression in hypertensive rats. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2009 ;2(2):106-15.
. Genetically determined NLRP3 inflammasome activation associates with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular mortality. Eur Heart J. 2021 ;42(18):1742-1756.
. Genetic variants in microRNA genes and targets associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in the African-American population. Hum Genet. 2018 ;137(1):85-94.
. Genetic Variants in LRP1 and ULK4 Are Associated with Acute Aortic Dissections. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 ;99(3):762-769.
. Functionally oriented analysis of cardiometabolic traits in a trans-ethnic sample. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 ;28(7):1212-1224.
. Factors associated with blood lead concentrations of children in Jamaica. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2015 ;50(6):529-39.
. Exon sequencing of PAX3 and T (brachyury) in cases with spina bifida. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 ;97(9):597-601.
. Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals. Nat Genet. 2017 ;49(12):1758-1766.
. Evaluation of mitochondrial DNA copy number estimation techniques. PLoS One. 2020 ;15(1):e0228166.
. Epigenome-wide association study of mitochondrial genome copy number. Hum Mol Genet. 2021 ;31(2):309-319.
. Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of BMI, BMI change and waist circumference in African American adults identifies multiple replicated loci. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 ;24(15):4464-79.
. Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Cognitive Function in African American Adults in Midlife: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 ;75(3):473-480.
. Effects of Gender-Specific Differences, Inflammatory Response, and Genetic Variation on the Associations Among Depressive Symptoms and the Risk of Major Adverse Coronary Events in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Biol Res Nurs. 2018 ;20(2):168-176.
. Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals. Nat Genet. 2020 ;52(12):1314-1332.
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