2023
Common and rare variants associated with cardiometabolic traits across 98,622 whole-genome sequences in the All of Us research program
Wang X, Ryu J, Kim J, Ramirez A, Mayo K, Condon H, Vaitinadin N, Ohno-Machado L, Talavera G, Ellinor P, Lubitz S, Choi S. Common and rare variants associated with cardiometabolic traits across 98,622 whole-genome sequences in the All of Us research program. Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 68: 565-570. PMID: 37072623, PMCID: PMC10524735, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01147-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPopulation HealthProprotein Convertase 9ConceptsDiverse human populationsGenomic dataGene-based burden testsWhole genome sequencesRare variant analysisHuman populationQuantitative traitsBurden testsRare lossLociComplex diseasesGenetic associationVariant analysisFunction variantsCardiometabolic traitsRare variantsTraitsBiomedical researchGIGYF1VariantsNPR2ACANSequencePopulationLDLR
2019
HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, Eleftherohorinou H, Wright V, Hoang L, Tremoulet A, Franco A, Hibberd M, Takahashi A, Kubo M, Ito K, Tanaka T, Onouchi Y, Coin L, Levin M, Burns J, Shike H, Consortium O. HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease. Human Immunology 2019, 80: 731-738. PMID: 31122742, PMCID: PMC10793643, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAntigen PresentationBinding SitesCohort StudiesGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHistocompatibility TestingHLA-C AntigensHumansJapanMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromePeptidesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein BindingProtein DomainsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsKawasaki diseaseCytotoxic T cellsSusceptible childrenJapanese cohortRisk A-alleleSingle cohort studyHLA class ISingle nucleotide variantsHLA-C variantsHLA-B geneCohort studyPediatric vasculitisAmino acid substitutionsT cellsKD susceptibilityHLAUnknown triggerA alleleRisk allelesClass ICohortInfluence susceptibilityAcid substitutionsNon-conservative amino acid substitutionsVasculitis
2018
Bifid T waves on the ECG and genetic variation in calcium channel voltage‐dependent beta 2 subunit gene (CACNB2) in acute Kawasaki disease
Oyamada J, Shimizu C, Kim J, Williams M, Png E, Hibberd M, Tremoulet A, Perry J, Burns J. Bifid T waves on the ECG and genetic variation in calcium channel voltage‐dependent beta 2 subunit gene (CACNB2) in acute Kawasaki disease. Congenital Heart Disease 2018, 14: 213-220. PMID: 30395415, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifid T wavesKawasaki diseaseT-wave morphologyKD subjectsT waveIndependent cohortKD susceptibilityAcute KD subjectsAcute Kawasaki diseaseSelf-limited vasculitisSubunit geneGenetic variantsGenotype/phenotype association studiesWide association study dataGenome-wide association study dataIntracellular calcium signalingPhenotype association studiesWave morphologyAssociation study dataCalcium channel geneCommon causeCardiac repolarizationMyocardial repolarizationCardiac diseaseAbnormal repolarization
2017
Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Kim J, Shimizu C, Kingsmore S, Veeraraghavan N, Levy E, dos Santos A, Yang H, Flatley J, Hoang L, Hibberd M, Tremoulet A, Harismendy O, Ohno-Machado L, Burns J. Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0170977. PMID: 28151979, PMCID: PMC5289527, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole genome sequencesGenome-wide association studiesToll-like receptor 6Single nucleotide variantsCommon disease-rare variant hypothesisExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisDifferential expressionQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisCommon disease–common variantPathogen-associated molecular pattern recognitionIntegrative genomics approachIntronic single nucleotide variantsComplex genetic diseasesSequence quality scoresMolecular pattern recognitionWhole-genome sequencingGenomic approachesTranscriptome dataGenome sequenceSequence variationLocus analysisGenome sequencingAssociation studiesFunction of genotypeNucleotide variants