2016
Post-GWAS Prioritization Through Data Integration Provides Novel Insights on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lu Q, Jin C, Sun J, Bowler R, Kechris K, Kaminski N, Zhao H. Post-GWAS Prioritization Through Data Integration Provides Novel Insights on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Statistics In Biosciences 2016, 9: 605-621. PMID: 27812370, PMCID: PMC5087812, DOI: 10.1007/s12561-016-9151-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesFunctional annotationGenome-wide significance thresholdNovel insightsComplex human diseasesGWAS summary statisticsPotential risk locusComplex disease studiesEpigenomic annotationsGWAS signalsCOPD geneticsEnrichment analysisRisk lociIntegrative analysisAssociation studiesHuman diseasesGenetic contributionSignal prioritizationSignificance thresholdAnnotationUnprecedented opportunityBiological findingsData integrationLociSummary statistics
2011
Evolving Genomic Approaches to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Moving Beyond Genes
Kass DJ, Kaminski N. Evolving Genomic Approaches to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Moving Beyond Genes. Clinical And Translational Science 2011, 4: 372-379. PMID: 22029812, PMCID: PMC3229869, DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2011.00287.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic technologiesIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPathogenesis of diseaseGenomic discoveriesSystems biology approachGene expression profilingContribution of microRNAsMost human diseasesGenomic approachesGene networksBiology approachHuman genomeEpigenetic researchGenomic dataExpression profilingHuman diseasesPulmonary fibrosisDiagnosis of IPFGenesLarge collaborative studiesProgressive scarringPeripheral bloodClinical severityLung parenchymaTherapeutic goals
2009
Chronic lung diseases
Wu W, Kaminski N. Chronic lung diseases. WIREs Mechanisms Of Disease 2009, 1: 298-308. PMID: 20835999, DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biology approachBiology approachChronic lung diseaseComplex human diseasesHigh-throughput technologiesLung diseaseSystems biologyHuman diseasesTraditional experimental approachesComplex lung diseaseBiomedical researchExperimental approachSerious economic burdenHigh morbiditySerious threatHuman healthEconomic burdenMortality rateDiseaseBiologyMicroarrayPromising findings