2022
Population genetics meets single-cell sequencing
Sumida TS, Hafler DA. Population genetics meets single-cell sequencing. Science 2022, 376: 134-135. PMID: 35389792, DOI: 10.1126/science.abq0426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Epigenetic fine-mapping: identification of causal mechanisms for autoimmunity
Lincoln MR, Axisa PP, Hafler DA. Epigenetic fine-mapping: identification of causal mechanisms for autoimmunity. Current Opinion In Immunology 2020, 67: 50-56. PMID: 32977183, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2020.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesMolecular mechanismsSusceptibility lociIndividual susceptibility lociFundamental genetic basisCausal molecular mechanismsPathogenic cell typesSpecific molecular mechanismsGenetic susceptibility lociEpigenetic techniquesGenetic basisGenetic lociAssociation studiesCell typesLociRecent advancesMechanismGeneticsAutoimmune diseasesSpectrum of autoimmunityCausal mechanismsEtiological mechanismsInflammatory diseasesTranslationAutoimmunity
2015
Genetic basis of autoimmunity
Marson A, Housley WJ, Hafler DA. Genetic basis of autoimmunity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 2234-2241. PMID: 26030227, PMCID: PMC4497748, DOI: 10.1172/jci78086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic basisInterpretation of GWASMultiple genomic datasetsWide association studyCommon human autoimmune diseasesRelevant cell typesCellular conditionsCellular phenotypesGenomic datasetsGene expressionDense genotypingBiological pathwaysAssociation studiesHuman autoimmune diseasesNucleotide variantsCell typesAutoimmune diseasesPrimary immune cellsUnbiased viewMonogenic mutationsPolygenic risk factorsEssential mechanismComplex disorderEnvironmental factorsNovel diagnostics