2022
A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program
Al‐Ali S, Jeffries L, Faustino EVS, Ji W, Mis E, Konstantino M, Zerillo C, Jiang Y, Spencer‐Manzon M, Bale A, Zhang H, McGlynn J, McGrath JM, Tremblay T, Brodsky NN, Lucas CL, Pierce R, Deniz E, Khokha MK, Lakhani SA. A retrospective cohort analysis of the Yale pediatric genomics discovery program. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2022, 188: 2869-2878. PMID: 35899841, PMCID: PMC9474639, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesGenetic TestingGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansPhenotypeRetrospective StudiesConceptsRetrospective cohort analysisNext-generation sequencingCohort analysisSystem abnormalitiesImmune system abnormalitiesCardiovascular system abnormalitiesFunctional molecular analysesNovel genesPrecise molecular diagnosisClinical characteristicsFurther genetic evaluationDiscovery programsComplex patientsMultisystem diseaseDisease genesPediatric providersRare genetic diseaseNew diagnosisPhenotype relationshipsPatientsGenetic diseasesMolecular analysisDiagnosisParticipant demographicsNGS results
2008
Rare independent mutations in renal salt handling genes contribute to blood pressure variation
Ji W, Foo JN, O'Roak BJ, Zhao H, Larson MG, Simon DB, Newton-Cheh C, State MW, Levy D, Lifton RP. Rare independent mutations in renal salt handling genes contribute to blood pressure variation. Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 592-599. PMID: 18391953, PMCID: PMC3766631, DOI: 10.1038/ng.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionBlood PressureCohort StudiesFemaleHeterozygoteHumansHypertensionKidneyMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPrevalenceReceptors, DrugSodium ChlorideSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 1Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3SymportersConceptsIndependent mutationsCommon complex traitsCommon complex diseasesRare recessive diseaseBlood pressure variationComparative genomicsGenetic architectureComplex traitsFramingham Heart StudyTrait lociEffects of allelesRare allelesSignificant blood pressure reductionComplex diseasesBlood pressure reductionCommon variantsDevelopment of hypertensionMutationsAllelesGenesBlood pressureRisk allelesRenal saltRecessive diseaseGeneral population