2020
Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study
Rogne T, Solligård E, Burgess S, Brumpton BM, Paulsen J, Prescott HC, Mohus RM, Gustad LT, Mehl A, Åsvold BO, DeWan AT, Damås JK. Body mass index and risk of dying from a bloodstream infection: A Mendelian randomization study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003413. PMID: 33196656, PMCID: PMC7668585, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexBloodstream infectionsBSI incidenceBSI mortalityHazard ratioMass indexGeneral populationPopulation-based cohortAnalysis of patientsTerms of mortalityMendelian randomization studyTraditional epidemiological studiesMendelian randomization analysisObesity paradoxMean ageObservational studyEpidemiological studiesRandomization studyCausal associationSepsisMortalityPatientsInfectionRandomization analysisDiscovery 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
2010
PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan
DeWan AT, Triche EW, Xu X, Hsu LI, Zhao C, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Willis-Owen SA, Moffatt M, Cookson WO, Himes BE, Weiss ST, Gauderman WJ, Baurley JW, Gilliland F, Wilk JB, O’Connor G, Strachan DP, Hoh J, Bracken MB. PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2010, 126: 871-873.e9. PMID: 20920776, PMCID: PMC3133448, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
A second kindred linked to DFNA20 (17q25.3) reduces the genetic interval
DeWan A, Parrado A, Leal S. A second kindred linked to DFNA20 (17q25.3) reduces the genetic interval. Clinical Genetics 2002, 63: 39-45. PMID: 12519370, PMCID: PMC6143177, DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2003.630106.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research