2022
Incorporating local ancestry improves identification of ancestry-associated methylation signatures and meQTLs in African Americans
Li B, Aouizerat BE, Cheng Y, Anastos K, Justice AC, Zhao H, Xu K. Incorporating local ancestry improves identification of ancestry-associated methylation signatures and meQTLs in African Americans. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 401. PMID: 35488087, PMCID: PMC9054854, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03353-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals
Xu K, Li B, McGinnis KA, Vickers-Smith R, Dao C, Sun N, Kember RL, Zhou H, Becker WC, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Justice AC. Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5302. PMID: 33082346, PMCID: PMC7598939, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18489-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesLarge genome-wide association studiesMillion Veteran ProgramAssociation studiesExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociChromatin interactionsComplex traitsFunctional annotationTrait lociSequencing ConsortiumDozen genesSignificant lociSmoking phenotypesLociMultiple populationsNew insightsPhenotypeVeteran ProgramGenetic vulnerabilityGenesTraitsAnnotationEuropean AmericansConsortium
2019
Retrospective Association Analysis of Longitudinal Binary Traits Identifies Important Loci and Pathways in Cocaine Use
Wu W, Wang Z, Xu K, Zhang X, Amei A, Gelernter J, Zhao H, Justice AC, Wang Z. Retrospective Association Analysis of Longitudinal Binary Traits Identifies Important Loci and Pathways in Cocaine Use. Genetics 2019, 213: 1225-1236. PMID: 31591132, PMCID: PMC6893384, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation analysisGenome-wide association analysisCase-control genome-wide association studyPhenotype model misspecificationImportant locusGenetic architectureComplex traitsGenetic association analysisGene mappingGenome scanPathway analysisAssociation studiesAxonal guidanceGenetic variantsBinary traitsAssociation TestElectronic health record-based studiesPathwayImportant pathwayLociTraitsPhenotype distributionLongitudinal phenotypesPhenotype