2023
Genetic analyses of chr11p15.5 region identify MUC5AC-MUC5B associated with asthma-related phenotypes
Li X, Li H, Christenson S, Castro M, Denlinger L, Erzurum S, Fahy J, Gaston B, Israel E, Jarjour N, Levy B, Mauger D, Moore W, Zein J, Kaminski N, Wenzel S, Woodruff P, Bleecker E, Meyers D, Program F. Genetic analyses of chr11p15.5 region identify MUC5AC-MUC5B associated with asthma-related phenotypes. Journal Of Asthma 2023, 60: 1824-1835. PMID: 36946148, PMCID: PMC10524756, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2023.2193631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic interstitial pneumoniaSevere Asthma Research ProgramBronchial epithelial cellsAsthma severityLow expressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHigh expressionMRNA expression
2020
Genetic analyses identify GSDMB associated with asthma severity, exacerbations, and antiviral pathways
Li X, Christenson SA, Modena B, Li H, Busse WW, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Gaston B, Hastie AT, Israel E, Jarjour NN, Levy BD, Moore WC, Woodruff PG, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Program N. Genetic analyses identify GSDMB associated with asthma severity, exacerbations, and antiviral pathways. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2020, 147: 894-909. PMID: 32795586, PMCID: PMC7876167, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGasdermin BMultiple single nucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genesExpression levelsLocus analysisAntiviral pathwaysGenes/single-nucleotide polymorphismsWhole genome sequencesGene expression dataEpithelial cellsImmune system pathwaysHigh expression levelsHuman bronchial epithelial cellsIFN regulatory factorGPI attachmentGSDMB expressionAsthma susceptibilityGenetic analysisGene expressionPathway analysisBronchial epithelial cellsRegulatory factors
2015
eQTL of bronchial epithelial cells and bronchial alveolar lavage deciphers GWAS‐identified asthma genes
Li X, Hastie AT, Hawkins GA, Moore WC, Ampleford EJ, Milosevic J, Li H, Busse WW, Erzurum SC, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. eQTL of bronchial epithelial cells and bronchial alveolar lavage deciphers GWAS‐identified asthma genes. Allergy 2015, 70: 1309-1318. PMID: 26119467, PMCID: PMC4583797, DOI: 10.1111/all.12683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCase-Control StudiesChromosome MappingEpithelial CellsFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansImmunoglobulin EMaleOrgan SpecificityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociRespiratory Function TestsRespiratory MucosaConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAsthma genesQuantitative trait lociGenes/single-nucleotide polymorphismsCis-eQTL analysisFurther functional studiesDisease-relevant tissuesDecreased expressionTrait lociCausal genesTranscription analysisGene expressionPromoter regionAsthma-related genesAssociation studiesBronchial epithelial cellsProtein secretionGenesFunctional studiesNucleotide polymorphismsSpecific regulationExpression levelsExpression of IL33
2013
Genetic variants associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis susceptibility and mortality: a genome-wide association study
Noth I, Zhang Y, Ma SF, Flores C, Barber M, Huang Y, Broderick SM, Wade MS, Hysi P, Scuirba J, Richards TJ, Juan-Guardela BM, Vij R, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Kossen K, Seiwert SD, Christie JD, Nicolae D, Kaminski N, Garcia J. Genetic variants associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis susceptibility and mortality: a genome-wide association study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2013, 1: 309-317. PMID: 24429156, PMCID: PMC3894577, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(13)70045-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesThree-stage genome-wide association studyDiscovery Genome-Wide Association StudiesGene expression profiling dataGenetic variantsWide association studyRare genetic variantsAdditional common variantsDNA samplesMinor alleleCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsNovel variantsPulmonary Fibrosis FoundationDatabase of GenotypesGenetic lociTollip expressionNucleotide polymorphismsProfiling dataSNP genotypesCommon variantsIPF susceptibilityCommon alleles
2011
A Variant in the Promoter of MUC5B and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Zhang Y, Noth I, Garcia JG, Kaminski N. A Variant in the Promoter of MUC5B and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 364: 1576-1577. PMID: 21506748, PMCID: PMC4327944, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1013504.Peer-Reviewed Original Research