Featured Publications
Set‐based tests for genetic association in longitudinal studies
He Z, Zhang M, Lee S, Smith J, Guo X, Palmas W, Kardia S, Diez Roux A, Mukherjee B. Set‐based tests for genetic association in longitudinal studies. Biometrics 2015, 71: 606-615. PMID: 25854837, PMCID: PMC4601568, DOI: 10.1111/biom.12310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisGenome-wide association studiesJoint effect of multiple variantsLinkage disequilibriumAssociation studiesEffects of multiple variantsMarkers of chronic diseaseGenetic variantsSet-based testGene-based testsLongitudinal outcomesMulti-Ethnic StudyGenetic association studiesStudy of AtherosclerosisChronic diseasesPhenotypic variationGenetic associationObservational studyLongitudinal analysisWithin-subject correlationMultiple variantsScore type testsJoint testJoint effectsMarker tests
2017
Rare‐variant association tests in longitudinal studies, with an application to the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
He Z, Lee S, Zhang M, Smith J, Guo X, Palmas W, Kardia S, Ionita‐Laza I, Mukherjee B. Rare‐variant association tests in longitudinal studies, with an application to the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Genetic Epidemiology 2017, 41: 801-810. PMID: 29076270, PMCID: PMC5696115, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisMulti-Ethnic StudyStudy of AtherosclerosisType I error rateRare-variant association testsRare variantsGene-based association testsRare-variant associationsAssociation TestLongitudinal outcomesLongitudinal studyExome sequencing dataMeasurement of blood pressureGenomic regionsSequence dataTrait heritabilitySequencing studiesMeasured outcomesGenetic variantsVariant analysisModerate sample sizesIndividual variantsRobust to misspecificationWithin-subject correlationStatistical power