2019
Expression of socially sensitive genes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Brown K, Diez-Roux A, Smith J, Needham B, Mukherjee B, Ware E, Liu Y, Cole S, Seeman T, Kardia S. Expression of socially sensitive genes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0214061. PMID: 30973896, PMCID: PMC6459532, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionSocial factorsAdult socioeconomic statusPopulation-based cohortMulti-Ethnic StudyMarginal significant associationPercentage of genesInfluence gene expressionLinear regressionExpression of genesLifetime discriminationSocioeconomic statusChronic burdenOverall healthInvestigate associationsGene approachGene setsLinear regression analysisSignificant associationGenesExpression patternsMultiple testingSensitive to social factorsCell typesRegression analysis
2015
Association between Stress Response Genes and Features of Diurnal Cortisol Curves in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: A New Multi-Phenotype Approach for Gene-Based Association Tests
He Z, Payne E, Mukherjee B, Lee S, Smith J, Ware E, Sánchez B, Seeman T, Kardia S, Roux A. Association between Stress Response Genes and Features of Diurnal Cortisol Curves in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: A New Multi-Phenotype Approach for Gene-Based Association Tests. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0126637. PMID: 25993632, PMCID: PMC4439141, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisMarker association testsCortisol featuresMulti-Ethnic StudySingle marker association testsStudy of AtherosclerosisAssociation TestGene level association testsGene-based association testsEthnic-specific resultsMeta-analysisGenetic contribution to variabilityGene-level analysisStress-responsive genesSample of European AmericansGenotype-phenotype associationsDiurnal cortisol curveHispanic AmericansChronic diseasesMultiple physiological systemsDaily cortisol profilesAfrican AmericansGene approachGene-basedMultiple testing