2024
A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect
Dong Z, Zhao H, DeWan A. A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 301-309. PMID: 38528049, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediation analysis frameworkSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMediation analysisPleiotropic single nucleotide polymorphismsUK Biobank dataConfounding effectsTrait pairsBiobank dataIndividual-levelEpidemiological studiesCausal effectsGenetic signalsEstimated effectsLinear regressionNucleotide polymorphismsStandard errorData analysisGenetic correlationsPhenotypeIndirect effectsPleiotropyVariance componentsOutcomesRegression
2023
Dyslipidemia and Risk of Preeclampsia: A Multiancestry Mendelian Randomization Study
Hosier H, Lipkind H, Rasheed H, DeWan A, Rogne T. Dyslipidemia and Risk of Preeclampsia: A Multiancestry Mendelian Randomization Study. Hypertension 2023, 80: 1067-1076. PMID: 36883459, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.20426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preeclampsiaProtective effectCholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein InhibitionLack of effectMendelian randomization studyMendelian randomization analysisMaternal morbidityElevated HDLLeading causeLipid levelsObservational studyPreeclampsiaLipid measurementsReduced riskAncestry groupsPharmacological targetsRandomization studyHDLLDLRandomization analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNew targetsDyslipidemiaRiskProtein inhibition
2020
The Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Rogne T, Damås JK, Flatby HM, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Solligård E. The Role of FER rs4957796 in the Risk of Developing and Dying from a Bloodstream Infection: A 23-Year Follow-up of the Population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e297-e303. PMID: 32699877, PMCID: PMC8282309, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsHUNT StudyCC genotypePopulation-based HUNT StudyBloodstream infection incidenceBloodstream infection patientsTotal study populationTerms of mortalityInfection patientsSepsis mortalityCase fatalityImmunoregulatory roleDiagnosis codesProspective dataStudy populationTT genotypeBlood samplesInfection incidencePatientsC alleleInfectionMajor causeHealth lossMortalitySingle nucleotide polymorphisms
2016
Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans
Salinas YD, Wang L, DeWan AT. Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans. BMC Genomic Data 2016, 17: 78. PMID: 27296613, PMCID: PMC4907283, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0387-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWomen's Health InitiativeEthnic-specific associationsMass indexSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHealth initiativesAfrican AmericansGreater body mass indexLower body mass indexMulti-Ethnic StudyP-valueAfrican American subjectsAmerican subjectsSuggestive single-nucleotide polymorphismsEuropean-American subjectsGene-based therapiesMultiethnic populationSNP rs12255372Ethnic-specific effectsSignificant associationObesityMESA HispanicsRs12255372BackgroundGenome-wide association studiesConfidence intervals
2006
HTRA1 Promoter Polymorphism in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
DeWan A, Liu M, Hartman S, Zhang SS, Liu DT, Zhao C, Tam PO, Chan WM, Lam DS, Snyder M, Barnstable C, Pang CP, Hoh J. HTRA1 Promoter Polymorphism in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Science 2006, 314: 989-992. PMID: 17053108, DOI: 10.1126/science.1133807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAsian PeopleChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromosomes, Human, Pair 10FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHeLa CellsHigh-Temperature Requirement A Serine Peptidase 1HumansLinkage DisequilibriumMacular DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticRetinal NeovascularizationSerine EndopeptidasesSerum Response FactorTranscription Factor AP-2ConceptsAssociation mapping strategySerine protease genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHTRA1 promoter polymorphismPromoter regionProtease geneChromosome 10q26H geneRisk-associated genotypesGenesGenetic risk factorsMajor genetic risk factorWild-type genotypeFactor H genePolymorphismGenotypesMapping strategyComplement factor H (CFH) genePromoter polymorphismHtrA1Age-related macular degeneration