2022
Analytical Approaches to Uncover Genetic Associations for Rare Outcomes: Lessons from West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease
Cahill M, Montgomery R. Analytical Approaches to Uncover Genetic Associations for Rare Outcomes: Lessons from West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease. Methods In Molecular Biology 2022, 2585: 193-203. PMID: 36331775, PMCID: PMC9867870, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2760-0_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile neuroinvasive diseaseNeuroinvasive diseaseViral infectionWest Nile viral infectionSevere neuroinvasive diseaseMore severe outcomesGenetic factorsRare outcomesLimited cohort sizeSevere West Nile neuroinvasive diseaseWest Nile infectionVector-borne viral infectionSevere outcomesImmune responseSevere diseaseHigh riskFatal diseaseVaccine developmentInfectionDiseaseInfected humansWest NileSerious diseaseOutcomesCohort size
2018
Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cahill ME, Conley S, DeWan AT, Montgomery RR. Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2018, 18: 282. PMID: 29929468, PMCID: PMC6014009, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus diseaseSevere diseaseVirus diseaseWest Nile virus infectionGenetic factorsGenetic variantsSevere disease outcomesPotential therapeutic interventionsGenetic risk factorsAdditional genetic factorsWest Nile virusMinority of individualsSymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic infectionMechanisms of resistanceRisk factorsImmune mechanismsInitial symptomsDisease outcomeVirus infectionImmune responseDengue diseaseDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic interventionsSystematic review