2011
Genetic analysis of biological pathway data through genomic randomization
Yaspan B, Bush W, Torstenson E, Ma D, Pericak-Vance M, Ritchie M, Sutcliffe J, Haines J. Genetic analysis of biological pathway data through genomic randomization. Human Genetics 2011, 129: 563-571. PMID: 21279722, PMCID: PMC3107984, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-0956-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGWAS datasetsWide association studyRandomization Incorporating StructurePotential epistatic effectsGWAS resultsGene sizeSNP coverageKEGG databaseBiological pathway dataSingle locusEpistatic effectsGenetic analysisPathway analysisAssociation studiesSNP allelesAssociation resultsAssociation analysis methodLinkage disequilibriumSignificant enrichmentPathway dataPathway sizeVariants of interestMultiple testing correctionSmall main effect
2010
Variants in several genomic regions associated with asperger disorder
Salyakina D, Ma D, Jaworski J, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Henson R, Martinez D, Robinson J, Sacharow S, Wright H, Abramson R, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Pericak‐Vance M. Variants in several genomic regions associated with asperger disorder. Autism Research 2010, 3: 303-310. PMID: 21182207, PMCID: PMC4435556, DOI: 10.1002/aur.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASP familiesWide association studyGenetic risk factorsGenomic regionsChromosomal regionsAssociation studiesAssociation resultsLinkage regionNovel regionLinkage areasGenetic heterogeneityCommon variationFamilyAssociation regionsDiscovery dataAutism spectrum disorderAsperger's disorderPhenotypeHomogenous subsetsRegionVariants
2009
A Genome‐wide Association Study of Autism Reveals a Common Novel Risk Locus at 5p14.1
Ma D, Salyakina D, Jaworski J, Konidari I, Whitehead P, Andersen A, Hoffman J, Slifer S, Hedges D, Cukier H, Griswold A, McCauley J, Beecham G, Wright H, Abramson R, Martin E, Hussman J, Gilbert J, Cuccaro M, Haines J, Pericak‐Vance M. A Genome‐wide Association Study of Autism Reveals a Common Novel Risk Locus at 5p14.1. Annals Of Human Genetics 2009, 73: 263-273. PMID: 19456320, PMCID: PMC2918410, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2009.00523.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic architectureAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesComplex genetic architectureIllumina Human 1M beadchipUnderlying genetic architectureK Illumina BeadChipWide association studyNovel risk lociHeritable neuropsychiatric disorderChromosome 5p14.1Common variationRisk lociIllumina BeadChipNovel regionNucleotide polymorphismsAutism familiesBeadChipRare variationDiscovery datasetCaucasian familiesIndependent datasetsFamilyLoci