2024
LDER-GE estimates phenotypic variance component of gene–environment interactions in human complex traits accurately with GE interaction summary statistics and full LD information
Dong Z, Jiang W, Li H, DeWan A, Zhao H. LDER-GE estimates phenotypic variance component of gene–environment interactions in human complex traits accurately with GE interaction summary statistics and full LD information. Briefings In Bioinformatics 2024, 25: bbae335. PMID: 38980374, PMCID: PMC11232466, DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman complex traitsComplex traitsGene-environment interactionsGene-environmentLinkage disequilibriumPhenotypic variance componentsPhenotypic varianceProportion of phenotypic varianceSummary statisticsEuropean ancestry subjectsUK Biobank dataAssociation summary statisticsComplete linkage disequilibriumControlled type I error ratesLD informationLD matrixVariance componentsBiobank dataType I error rateEuropean ancestrySample size increaseGenetic effectsTraitsE-I pairsSimulation study
2023
Saddlepoint approximations to score test statistics in logistic regression for analyzing genome‐wide association studies
Johnsen P, Bakke Ø, Bjørnland T, DeWan A, Langaas M. Saddlepoint approximations to score test statistics in logistic regression for analyzing genome‐wide association studies. Statistics In Medicine 2023, 42: 2746-2759. PMID: 37094813, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9746.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Discovery and Mediation Analysis of Cross-Phenotype Associations Between Asthma and Body Mass Index in 12q13.2
Salinas YD, Wang Z, DeWan AT. Discovery and Mediation Analysis of Cross-Phenotype Associations Between Asthma and Body Mass Index in 12q13.2. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 190: 85-94. PMID: 32700739, PMCID: PMC7784522, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMass indexComorbidity of asthmaWhite British subjectsCross-phenotype associationsAdult asthmaAsthma diagnosisAsthmaConfounder adjustmentAsthma associationsBMI associationsMediation analysisLimited evidenceCandidate gene studiesBMIObesityUK BiobankAssociationDiagnosisTwin studiesAgeFurther characterizationComorbiditiesConfounders
2012
Whole-exome sequencing of a pedigree segregating asthma
DeWan AT, Egan KB, Hellenbrand K, Sorrentino K, Pizzoferrato N, Walsh KM, Bracken MB. Whole-exome sequencing of a pedigree segregating asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2012, 13: 95. PMID: 23046476, PMCID: PMC3563469, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-13-95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-asthmatic childrenWhole-exome sequencingAsthma candidate genesAsthmatic childrenAsthmaAsthma associationsAffected motherExome sequencingUnaffected fatherAsthma-susceptibility variantsPrediction scoreUnaffected offspringCommon risk variantsRisk variantsCandidate genesChildrenNonsynonymous variantsAffected offspring
2001
Linkage of Left Ventricular Contractility to Chromosome 11 in Humans
Arnett D, Devereux R, Kitzman D, Oberman A, Hopkins P, Atwood L, Dewan A, Rao DC. Linkage of Left Ventricular Contractility to Chromosome 11 in Humans. Hypertension 2001, 38: 767-772. PMID: 11641284, DOI: 10.1161/hy1001.092650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack PeopleChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 11Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22EchocardiographyFemaleGenetic LinkageGenome, HumanGenotypeHeart VentriclesHumansHypertensionLod ScoreMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableWhite PeopleConceptsCongestive heart failureLV contractilityHeart failureVentricular contractilityMyocardial contractilityImpaired LV contractilityLeft ventricular contractilityAge 60 yearsHypertension Genetic Epidemiology NetworkGenetic Epidemiology NetworkBiethnic sampleCardiovascular deathContractile impairmentFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathyMean ageEchocardiographic measurementsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHypertensive siblingsContractilityEpidemiology NetworkMajor causeSusceptibility genesAgeEthnic groupsSuggestive evidence
2000
A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study
DeWan A, Arnett D, Atwood L, Province M, Lewis C, Hunt S, Eckfeldt J. A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 136-144. PMID: 11115379, PMCID: PMC1234906, DOI: 10.1086/316927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleBody Mass IndexChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6CreatineFemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionKidneyKidney Function TestsLod ScoreMaleMiddle AgedModels, GeneticNuclear FamilyPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableSoftwareWhite PeopleConceptsCreatinine clearanceRenal functionAfrican American subjectsWhite subjectsHypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN) studyLarge biracial sampleResidual creatinine clearanceComplications of hypertensionCreatinine clearance measurementsGood evidenceHypertensive individualsKidney functionMean ageAmerican subjectsBiracial sampleHypertensive siblingsApolipoprotein DHyperGEN studyClearanceClearance measurementsHypertensionCandidate genesSpecific genetic regionsUnderlying genetic componentSubjects