2021
Openness weighted association studies: leveraging personal genome information to prioritize non-coding variants
Song S, Shan N, Wang G, Yan X, Liu JS, Hou L. Openness weighted association studies: leveraging personal genome information to prioritize non-coding variants. Bioinformatics 2021, 37: 4737-4743. PMID: 34260700, PMCID: PMC8665759, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btab514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesFunctional annotationGWAS signalsAssociation studiesComplex diseasesSpecific functional annotationsTissue-specific patternsNon-coding variationsPotential functional differencesDisease-relevant pathwaysPersonal genome informationGenome informationGenomic regionsComprehensive annotationHuman genomeChromosome accessibilityGenomic segmentsMore heritabilityNoncoding variantsPersonal genomesRelevant pathwaysNovel insightsFunctional differencesGenomeDisease mechanisms
2020
A Network of Sputum MicroRNAs is Associated with Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma
Gomez JL, Chen A, Diaz MP, Zirn N, Gupta A, Britto C, Sauler M, Yan X, Stewart E, Santerian K, Grant N, Liu Q, Fry R, Rager J, Cohn L, Alexis N, Chupp GL. A Network of Sputum MicroRNAs is Associated with Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 0: 51-64. PMID: 32255668, PMCID: PMC7328332, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201912-2360oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulum stressAirway inflammationNeutrophil countClinical featuresT-helper cell type 17Neutrophilic airway inflammationReticulum stressSputum of subjectsLung function impairmentHistory of hospitalizationNumber of neutrophilsPeripheral blood neutrophilsSputum of patientsMicroRNA expressionAsthma severityTh17 pathwayFunction impairmentAirway samplesMicroRNA networkBlood neutrophilsOzone exposureAsthmaSputumCellular sourceClinical phenotype
2018
Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel
Santos LA, Adhikarla H, Yan X, Wang Z, Fouts DE, Vinetz JM, Alcantara LCJ, Hartskeerl RA, Goris MGA, Picardeau M, Reis MG, Townsend JP, Zhao H, Ko AI, Wunder EA. Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of L. interrogans Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 193. PMID: 29971217, PMCID: PMC6018220, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerovar CopenhageniPublic health relevanceSevere casesSerogroup IcterohaemorrhagiaeSerovar IcterohaemorrhagiaeWorldwide zoonosisHealth relevanceIcterohaemorrhagiaeCopenhageniVirulent strainHigh discriminatory powerSerovarsGlobal isolatesFrameshift mutationDiscriminatory powerFirst studyPathogenic speciesIsolates
2011
On optimal pooling designs to identify rare variants through massive resequencing
Lee JS, Choi M, Yan X, Lifton RP, Zhao H. On optimal pooling designs to identify rare variants through massive resequencing. Genetic Epidemiology 2011, 35: 139-147. PMID: 21254222, PMCID: PMC3176340, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20561.Peer-Reviewed Original Research