Publications
Association Between Whole Blood-Derived Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 ;12(20):e029090.
. Genome-wide studies reveal factors associated with circulating uromodulin and its relationships to complex diseases. JCI Insight. 2022 ;7(10).
. Insights From a Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Study of Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Hypertension. Hypertension. 2022 ;79(8):1656-1667.
. Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel blood pressure loci. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 ;26(6):2111-2125.
. Lifestyle Risk Score: handling missingness of individual lifestyle components in meta-analysis of gene-by-lifestyle interactions. Eur J Hum Genet. 2021 ;29(5):839-850.
. Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-sleep interactions identify novel loci for blood pressure. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 ;26(11):6293-6304.
. A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study supports causal effects of kidney function on blood pressure. Kidney Int. 2020 ;98(3):708-716.
. Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals. Nat Genet. 2020 ;52(12):1314-1332.
. HFE H63D Polymorphism and the Risk for Systemic Hypertension, Myocardial Remodeling, and Adverse Cardiovascular Events in the ARIC Study. Hypertension. 2019 ;73(1):68-74.
. Hypertensive APOL1 risk allele carriers demonstrate greater blood pressure reduction with angiotensin receptor blockade compared to low risk carriers. PLoS One. 2019 ;14(9):e0221957.
. A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene-smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 ;28(15):2615-2633.
. Blood pressure signature genes and blood pressure response to thiazide diuretics: results from the PEAR and PEAR-2 studies. BMC Med Genomics. 2018 ;11(1):55.
. Contributions of rare coding variants in hypotension syndrome genes to population blood pressure variation. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 ;97(33):e11865.
. Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits. Nat Genet. 2018 ;50(10):1412-1425.
. Genetic Variants Influencing Plasma Renin Activity in Hypertensive Patients From the PEAR Study (Pharmacogenomic Evaluation of Antihypertensive Responses). Circ Genom Precis Med. 2018 ;11(4):e001854.
. Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries. PLoS One. 2018 ;13(6):e0198166.
. Targeted sequencing identifies a missense variant in the BEST3 gene associated with antihypertensive response to hydrochlorothiazide. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2018 ;28(11):251-255.
. MicroRNAs in the miR-17 and miR-15 families are downregulated in chronic kidney disease with hypertension. PLoS One. 2017 ;12(8):e0176734.
. . Genetic Variants in LRP1 and ULK4 Are Associated with Acute Aortic Dissections. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 ;99(3):762-769.
. Loss-of-function variants influence the human serum metabolome. Sci Adv. 2016 ;2(8):e1600800.
. Rare Exome Sequence Variants in CLCN6 Reduce Blood Pressure Levels and Hypertension Risk. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2016 ;9(1):64-70.
. Whole-exome sequencing reveals an inherited R566X mutation of the epithelial sodium channel β-subunit in a case of early-onset phenotype of Liddle syndrome. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2016 ;2(6):a001255.
. TET2 and CSMD1 genes affect SBP response to hydrochlorothiazide in never-treated essential hypertensives. J Hypertens. 2015 ;33(6):1301-9.
. Transethnic meta-analysis suggests genetic variation in the HEME pathway influences potassium response in patients treated with hydrochlorothiazide. Pharmacogenomics J. 2015 ;15(2):153-7.
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