Education

Medical School

McGill University
1995 Montreal, Quebec Canada

Residency

McGill University
1998 Montreal, Quebec Canada

Fellowship

Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary Medicine Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital/McGill University
2000 Montreal, Quebec Canada

Fellowship

Research Fellow, Genomics Genome Center/McGill University
2001 Montreal, Quebec Canada

Publications

  1. A progranulin variant causing childhood interstitial lung disease responsive to anti-TNF-a biologic therapy. Med. 2025 Feb 25; 100607. View Abstract
  2. Protein biomarkers of interstitial lung abnormalities in relatives of patients with pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2025 Jan 30. View Abstract
  3. Specialized pericyte subtypes in the pulmonary capillaries. EMBO J. 2025 Feb; 44(4):1074-1106. View Abstract
  4. Development, Progression, and Mortality of Suspected Interstitial Lung Disease in COPDGene. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Dec 15; 210(12):1453-1460. View Abstract
  5. Smooth muscle Cxcl12 activation is associated with vascular remodeling in flow-induced pulmonary hypertension. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 10. View Abstract
  6. Validation of human telomere length multi-ancestry meta-analysis association signals identifies POP5 and KBTBD6 as human telomere length regulation genes. Nat Commun. 2024 May 24; 15(1):4417. View Abstract
  7. Sleeve Gastrectomy is Associated with Longitudinal Improvements in Lung Function and Patient-Reported Respiratory Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2024 Jul; 34(7):2467-2474. View Abstract
  8. Gasdermin B, an asthma-susceptibility gene, promotes MAVS-TBK1 signalling and airway inflammation. Eur Respir J. 2024 May; 63(5). View Abstract
  9. Biomarker-Based Risk Stratification Tool in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Single-Center, Longitudinal Validation in a 2014-2019 Cohort. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Jul 01; 25(7):599-608. View Abstract
  10. The Asthma Risk Gene, GSDMB, Promotes Mitochondrial DNA-induced ISGs Expression. J Respir Biol Transl Med. 2024 Mar; 1(1). View Abstract
  11. GSDMB/ORMDL3 Rare/Common Variants Are Associated with Inhaled Corticosteroid Response among Children with Asthma. Genes (Basel). 2024 03 28; 15(4). View Abstract
  12. Pericytes contribute to pulmonary vascular remodeling via HIF2a signaling. EMBO Rep. 2024 Feb; 25(2):616-645. View Abstract
  13. Detecting and dissecting signaling crosstalk via the multilayer network integration of signaling and regulatory interactions. Nucleic Acids Res. 2024 Jan 11; 52(1):e5. View Abstract
  14. European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation. Nat Commun. 2023 10 04; 14(1):6172. View Abstract
  15. A Polygenic Risk Score for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 10 01; 208(7):791-801. View Abstract
  16. Pericytes Contribute to Flow-induced Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2023 06; 68(6):705-708. View Abstract
  17. ACDC: a general approach for detecting phenotype or exposure associated co-expression. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1118824. View Abstract
  18. An intronic variant in TBX4 in a single family with variable and severe pulmonary manifestations. NPJ Genom Med. 2023 Mar 06; 8(1):7. View Abstract
  19. FGF20 and PGM2 variants are associated with childhood asthma in family-based whole-genome sequencing studies. Hum Mol Genet. 2023 01 27; 32(4):696-707. View Abstract
  20. Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Relatives of Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 01 15; 207(2):211-214. View Abstract
  21. Suspected Interstitial Lung Disease in COPDGene Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 01 01; 207(1):60-68. View Abstract
  22. Interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with decreased mean telomere length. Eur Respir J. 2022 08; 60(2). View Abstract
  23. Heterozygous variants in MYH10 associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital anomalies with evidence for primary cilia-dependent defects in Hedgehog signaling. Genet Med. 2022 10; 24(10):2065-2078. View Abstract
  24. Single Cell Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Organ Specific Pericyte Markers and Identities. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:876591. View Abstract
  25. Asthma Susceptibility Gene ORMDL3 Promotes Autophagy in Human Bronchial Epithelium. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 06; 66(6):661-670. View Abstract
  26. Progenitor potential of lung epithelial organoid cells in a transplantation model. Cell Rep. 2022 04 12; 39(2):110662. View Abstract
  27. Inflammasome activation in neutrophils of patients with severe COVID-19. Blood Adv. 2022 04 12; 6(7):2001-2013. View Abstract
  28. Early Changes in Immune Cell Count, Metabolism, and Function Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Human Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 01 18; 107(2):e619-e630. View Abstract
  29. Genetic determinants of telomere length from 109,122 ancestrally diverse whole-genome sequences in TOPMed. Cell Genom. 2022 Jan 12; 2(1). View Abstract
  30. Interferon-alpha or -beta facilitates SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary vascular infection by inducing ACE2. Angiogenesis. 2022 05; 25(2):225-240. View Abstract
  31. Regulated on Activation, NormalT cell Expressed and Secreted (RANTES) drives the resolution of allergic asthma. iScience. 2021 Oct 22; 24(10):103163. View Abstract
  32. Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2021 09 16; 385(12):1149. View Abstract
  33. A homozygous stop-gain variant in ARHGAP42 is associated with childhood interstitial lung disease, systemic hypertension, and immunological findings. PLoS Genet. 2021 07; 17(7):e1009639. View Abstract
  34. Author Correction: Discovering the genes mediating the interactions between chronic respiratory diseases in the human interactome. Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 19; 12(1):2434. View Abstract
  35. Diversity and the Splice of Life: Mapping the 17q12-21.1 Locus for Variants Associated with Early-Onset Asthma in African American Individuals. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 02 15; 203(4):401-403. View Abstract
  36. A novel locus for exertional dyspnoea in childhood asthma. Eur Respir J. 2021 02; 57(2). View Abstract
  37. Roles of Postdiagnosis Accumulation of Morbidities and Lifestyle Changes in Excess Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 02; 73(2):188-198. View Abstract
  38. Psychological impact of genetic and clinical screening for pulmonary fibrosis on asymptomatic first-degree relatives of affected individuals. Thorax. 2021 06; 76(6):621-623. View Abstract
  39. Effect of Intrauterine Smoke Exposure on microRNA-15a Expression in Human Lung Development and Subsequent Asthma Risk. Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Dec 04; 8(4). View Abstract
  40. Early changes in immune cell metabolism and function are a hallmark of sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective human study. medRxiv. 2020 Nov 03. View Abstract
  41. Lessons of the month: A breathless severe asthmatic in the genomic era: Occam's razor or Hickam's dictum? Clin Med (Lond). 2020 11; 20(6):e264-e266. View Abstract
  42. Role of nuclear factor of activated T cells 2 (NFATc2) in allergic asthma. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2020 12; 8(4):704-712. View Abstract
  43. Network study of nasal transcriptome profiles reveals master regulator genes of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 03; 147(3):879-893. View Abstract
  44. From 2D to 3D: Promising Advances in Imaging Lung Structure. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020; 7:343. View Abstract
  45. Single-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Sci Adv. 2020 07; 6(28):eaba1983. View Abstract
  46. Shorter telomere length following lung transplantation is associated with clinically significant leukopenia and decreased chronic lung allograft dysfunction-free survival. ERJ Open Res. 2020 Apr; 6(2). View Abstract
  47. Interstitial Lung Disease in Relatives of Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 05 15; 201(10):1240-1248. View Abstract
  48. Involvement of fine particulate matter exposure with gene expression pathways in breast tumor and adjacent-normal breast tissue. Environ Res. 2020 07; 186:109535. View Abstract
  49. Pulmonary Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Has IgG4 Plasma Cells and Immunoregulatory Features. Am J Pathol. 2020 07; 190(7):1438-1448. View Abstract
  50. Discovering the genes mediating the interactions between chronic respiratory diseases in the human interactome. Nat Commun. 2020 02 10; 11(1):811. View Abstract
  51. Pharmacogenetic investigation of efficacy response to mepolizumab in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Rheumatol Int. 2020 Aug; 40(8):1301-1307. View Abstract
  52. Expression of SMARCD1 interacts with age in association with asthma control on inhaled corticosteroid therapy. Respir Res. 2020 Jan 28; 21(1):31. View Abstract
  53. Biobanking and cryopreservation of human lung explants for omic analysis. Eur Respir J. 2020 01; 55(1). View Abstract
  54. An RNA-seq primer for pulmonologists. Eur Respir J. 2020 01; 55(1). View Abstract
  55. Targeted deletion of NFAT-Interacting-Protein-(NIP) 45 resolves experimental asthma by inhibiting Innate Lymphoid Cells group 2 (ILC2). Sci Rep. 2019 10 30; 9(1):15695. View Abstract
  56. The role of the 17q21 genotype in the prevention of early childhood asthma and recurrent wheeze by vitamin D. Eur Respir J. 2019 10; 54(4). View Abstract
  57. Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies CRISPLD2 as a Lung Function Gene in Children With Asthma. Chest. 2019 12; 156(6):1068-1079. View Abstract
  58. Unique Effect of Aspirin Therapy on Biomarkers in Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease. A Prospective Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 09 15; 200(6):704-711. View Abstract
  59. DNA methylation is associated with inhaled corticosteroid response in persistent childhood asthmatics. Clin Exp Allergy. 2019 09; 49(9):1225-1234. View Abstract
  60. Asthma severity, nature or nurture: genetic determinants. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 06; 31(3):340-348. View Abstract
  61. The Genetics of Pneumothorax. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 06 01; 199(11):1344-1357. View Abstract
  62. Sex differences in gene expression in response to ischemia in the human left ventricular myocardium. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 05 15; 28(10):1682-1693. View Abstract
  63. A bronchial-airway gene-expression classifier to improve the diagnosis of lung cancer: Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness analysis. Int J Cancer. 2020 02 01; 146(3):781-790. View Abstract
  64. DNA methylation is associated with improvement in lung function on inhaled corticosteroids in pediatric asthmatics. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2019 04; 29(3):65-68. View Abstract
  65. Asthma severity, nature or nurture: genetic determinants. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Mar 20. View Abstract
  66. TFutils: Data structures for transcription factor bioinformatics. F1000Res. 2019; 8:152. View Abstract
  67. Genetic-Epigenetic Interactions in Asthma Revealed by a Genome-Wide Gene-Centric Search. Hum Hered. 2018; 83(3):130-152. View Abstract
  68. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency as an Incidental Finding in Clinical Genetic Testing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 01 15; 199(2):246-248. View Abstract
  69. Current Status and Future Opportunities in Lung Precision Medicine Research with a Focus on Biomarkers. An American Thoracic Society/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 12 15; 198(12):e116-e136. View Abstract
  70. Novel eosinophilic gene expression networks associated with IgE in two distinct asthma populations. Clin Exp Allergy. 2018 12; 48(12):1654-1664. View Abstract
  71. Childhood asthma is associated with COPD and known asthma variants in COPDGene: a genome-wide association study. Respir Res. 2018 Oct 29; 19(1):209. View Abstract
  72. Gene Coexpression Networks in Whole Blood Implicate Multiple Interrelated Molecular Pathways in Obesity in People with Asthma. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 12; 26(12):1938-1948. View Abstract
  73. An admixture mapping meta-analysis implicates genetic variation at 18q21 with asthma susceptibility in Latinos. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 03; 143(3):957-969. View Abstract
  74. Integrative epigenomic analysis in differentiated human primary bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke. Sci Rep. 2018 08 24; 8(1):12750. View Abstract
  75. TREM-1 Response Signatures Common to Expression Profiles of Both Asthma Affection and Asthma Control. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 08 01; 198(3):401-404. View Abstract
  76. A Nasal Brush-based Classifier of Asthma Identified by Machine Learning Analysis of Nasal RNA Sequence Data. Sci Rep. 2018 06 11; 8(1):8826. View Abstract
  77. A trial of type 12 purinergic (P2Y12) receptor inhibition with prasugrel identifies a potentially distinct endotype of patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 01; 143(1):316-324.e7. View Abstract
  78. Publisher Correction: A PRDX1 mutant allele causes a MMACHC secondary epimutation in cblC patients. Nat Commun. 2018 02 02; 9(1):554. View Abstract
  79. Role of local CpG DNA methylation in mediating the 17q21 asthma susceptibility gasdermin B (GSDMB)/ORMDL sphingolipid biosynthesis regulator 3 (ORMDL3) expression quantitative trait locus. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 06; 141(6):2282-2286.e6. View Abstract
  80. APRDX1 mutant allele causes a MMACHC secondary epimutation in cblC patients. Nat Commun. 2018 01 04; 9(1):67. View Abstract
  81. Familial pneumothorax: towards precision medicine. Thorax. 2018 03; 73(3):270-276. View Abstract
  82. Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks. Nat Genet. 2018 01; 50(1):42-53. View Abstract
  83. Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma among women: A marginal structural model analysis in the Nurses' Health Study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2018 04; 47(5):639-648. View Abstract
  84. The MUC5B promoter polymorphism is associated with specific interstitial lung abnormality subtypes. Eur Respir J. 2017 09; 50(3). View Abstract
  85. Cover Image, Volume 173A, Number 8, August 2017. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Aug; 173(8):i. View Abstract
  86. A new diagnosis of Williams-Beuren syndrome in a 49-year-old man with severe bullous emphysema. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Aug; 173(8):2235-2239. View Abstract
  87. MUC1 inhibition leads to decrease in PD-L1 levels via upregulation of miRNAs. Leukemia. 2017 12; 31(12):2780-2790. View Abstract
  88. A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in Puerto Ricans. Eur Respir J. 2017 05; 49(5). View Abstract
  89. Detecting disease-associated genomic outcomes using constrained mixture of Bayesian hierarchical models for paired data. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0174602. View Abstract
  90. Limited statistical evidence for shared genetic effects of eQTLs and autoimmune-disease-associated loci in three major immune-cell types. Nat Genet. 2017 Apr; 49(4):600-605. View Abstract
  91. Gene Expression Profiling in Blood Provides Reproducible Molecular Insights into Asthma Control. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 01 15; 195(2):179-188. View Abstract
  92. Genetics and Genomics of Longitudinal Lung Function Patterns in Individuals with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 12 15; 194(12):1465-1474. View Abstract
  93. Whole genome prediction and heritability of childhood asthma phenotypes. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2016 12; 4(4):487-496. View Abstract
  94. Gene expression network analyses in response to air pollution exposures in the trucking industry. Environ Health. 2016 11 03; 15(1):101. View Abstract
  95. Lung Metabolic Activation as an Early Biomarker of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Local Gene Expression Heterogeneity. Anesthesiology. 2016 11; 125(5):992-1004. View Abstract
  96. Association of Donor and Recipient Telomere Length with Clinical Outcomes following Lung Transplantation. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162409. View Abstract
  97. A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Susceptibility Gene, FAM13A, Regulates Protein Stability of ß-Catenin. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 07 15; 194(2):185-97. View Abstract
  98. Patterns of Growth and Decline in Lung Function in Persistent Childhood Asthma. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 12; 374(19):1842-1852. View Abstract
  99. Increased expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells 1 drives IL-9-mediated allergic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 06; 137(6):1898-1902.e7. View Abstract
  100. Noninvasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Mar; 13 Suppl 1:S104-5. View Abstract
  101. Cigarette Smoking Induces Changes in Airway Epithelial Expression of Genes Associated with Monogenic Lung Disorders. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan 15; 193(2):215-7. View Abstract
  102. Gene expression profiling of asthma phenotypes demonstrates molecular signatures of atopy and asthma control. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 05; 137(5):1390-1397.e6. View Abstract
  103. Impaired E Prostanoid2 Expression and Resistance to Prostaglandin E2 in Nasal Polyp Fibroblasts from Subjects with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2016 Jan; 54(1):34-40. View Abstract
  104. Anticholinergic vs Long-Acting ß-Agonist in Combination With Inhaled Corticosteroids in Black Adults With Asthma: The BELT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2015 Oct 27; 314(16):1720-30. View Abstract
  105. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nat Genet. 2015 Dec; 47(12):1449-1456. View Abstract
  106. Expression Quantitative Trait Loci Information Improves Predictive Modeling of Disease Relevance of Non-Coding Genetic Variation. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0140758. View Abstract
  107. A prevalent caveolin-1 gene variant is associated with the metabolic syndrome in Caucasians and Hispanics. Metabolism. 2015 Dec; 64(12):1674-81. View Abstract
  108. A Genome-Wide Association Study of Post-bronchodilator Lung Function in Children with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep 01; 192(5):634-7. View Abstract
  109. Nuclear bioavailability of the glucocorticoid receptor in a pediatric asthma cohort with variable corticosteroid responsiveness. Pediatr Res. 2015 Nov; 78(5):505-12. View Abstract
  110. Integrated microRNA and mRNA responses to acute human left ventricular ischemia. Physiol Genomics. 2015 Oct; 47(10):455-62. View Abstract
  111. Stress and Bronchodilator Response in Children with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul 01; 192(1):47-56. View Abstract
  112. CTNNA3 and SEMA3D: Promising loci for asthma exacerbation identified through multiple genome-wide association studies. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec; 136(6):1503-1510. View Abstract
  113. Short telomeres, telomeropathy, and subclinical extrapulmonary organ damage in patients with interstitial lung disease. Chest. 2015 Jun; 147(6):1549-1557. View Abstract
  114. Noninvasive analysis of the sputum transcriptome discriminates clinical phenotypes of asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 May 15; 191(10):1116-25. View Abstract
  115. The metabolomics of asthma control: a promising link between genetics and disease. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2015 Sep; 3(3):224-38. View Abstract
  116. Glucocorticoid genes and the developmental origins of asthma susceptibility and treatment response. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2015 May; 52(5):543-53. View Abstract
  117. Ethnic-specific associations of rare and low-frequency DNA sequence variants with asthma. Nat Commun. 2015 Jan 16; 6:5965. View Abstract
  118. A disease module in the interactome explains disease heterogeneity, drug response and captures novel pathways and genes in asthma. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Jun 01; 24(11):3005-20. View Abstract
  119. Genome-wide association study and admixture mapping reveal new loci associated with total IgE levels in Latinos. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jun; 135(6):1502-10. View Abstract
  120. Joint GWAS Analysis: Comparing similar GWAS at different genomic resolutions identifies novel pathway associations with six complex diseases. Genom Data. 2014 Dec 01; 2:202-211. View Abstract
  121. Genetic control of gene expression at novel and established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease loci. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Feb 15; 24(4):1200-10. View Abstract
  122. Circadian rhythm reprogramming during lung inflammation. Nat Commun. 2014 Sep 11; 5:4753. View Abstract
  123. Integrated genome-wide association, coexpression network, and expression single nucleotide polymorphism analysis identifies novel pathway in allergic rhinitis. BMC Med Genomics. 2014 Aug 02; 7:48. View Abstract
  124. Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure is associated with childhood DNA CpG methylation. PLoS One. 2014; 9(6):e99716. View Abstract
  125. Analyzing networks of phenotypes in complex diseases: methodology and applications in COPD. BMC Syst Biol. 2014 Jun 25; 8:78. View Abstract
  126. A genome-wide survey of CD4(+) lymphocyte regulatory genetic variants identifies novel asthma genes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Nov; 134(5):1153-62. View Abstract
  127. Genome-wide interaction studies reveal sex-specific asthma risk alleles. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Oct 01; 23(19):5251-9. View Abstract
  128. Classification of childhood asthma phenotypes and long-term clinical responses to inhaled anti-inflammatory medications. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 May; 133(5):1289-300, 1300.e1-12. View Abstract
  129. Pharmacogenomics: novel loci identification via integrating gene differential analysis and eQTL analysis. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Sep 15; 23(18):5017-24. View Abstract
  130. Metabolomic derangements are associated with mortality in critically ill adult patients. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e87538. View Abstract
  131. ß-2 adrenergic receptor gene methylation is associated with decreased asthma severity in inner-city schoolchildren: asthma and rhinitis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014; 44(5):681-9. View Abstract
  132. Gene expression profiling in asthma. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014; 795:157-81. View Abstract
  133. ITGB5 and AGFG1 variants are associated with severity of airway responsiveness. BMC Med Genet. 2013 Aug 28; 14:86. View Abstract
  134. Copy number variation genotyping using family information. BMC Bioinformatics. 2013 May 09; 14:157. View Abstract
  135. Copy number variation prevalence in known asthma genes and their impact on asthma susceptibility. Clin Exp Allergy. 2013 Apr; 43(4):455-62. View Abstract
  136. Gene expression analysis uncovers novel hedgehog interacting protein (HHIP) effects in human bronchial epithelial cells. Genomics. 2013 May; 101(5):263-72. View Abstract
  137. Integration of mouse and human genome-wide association data identifies KCNIP4 as an asthma gene. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56179. View Abstract
  138. HLA-DQ strikes again: genome-wide association study further confirms HLA-DQ in the diagnosis of asthma among adults. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012 Dec; 42(12):1724-33. View Abstract
  139. A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for serum total IgE in diverse study populations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Apr; 131(4):1176-84. View Abstract
  140. Further replication studies of the EVE Consortium meta-analysis identifies 2 asthma risk loci in European Americans. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1294-301. View Abstract
  141. Very important pharmacogene summary for VDR. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2012 Oct; 22(10):758-63. View Abstract
  142. Salt sensitivity of blood pressure is associated with polymorphisms in the sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter. Hypertension. 2012 Nov; 60(5):1359-66. View Abstract
  143. Maternal allergen exposure reprograms the developmental lung transcriptome in atopic and normoresponsive rat pups. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2012 Nov 15; 303(10):L899-911. View Abstract
  144. Different polymorphisms of the mineralocorticoid receptor gene are associated with either glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid levels in hypertension. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Sep; 97(9):E1825-9. View Abstract
  145. Genome-wide association study of the age of onset of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul; 130(1):83-90.e4. View Abstract
  146. On your marks, get set, go! Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 May 01; 185(9):904-6. View Abstract
  147. Lysine-specific demethylase 1: an epigenetic regulator of salt-sensitive hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2012 Jul; 25(7):812-7. View Abstract
  148. A database of annotated promoters of genes associated with common respiratory and related diseases. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2012 Jul; 47(1):112-9. View Abstract
  149. Resequencing candidate genes implicates rare variants in asthma susceptibility. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Feb 10; 90(2):273-81. View Abstract
  150. Gene-by-environment effect of house dust mite on purinergic receptor P2Y12 (P2RY12) and lung function in children with asthma. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012 Feb; 42(2):229-37. View Abstract
  151. Identification of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease genetic determinant that regulates HHIP. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 Mar 15; 21(6):1325-35. View Abstract
  152. Finding disease variants in Mendelian disorders by using sequence data: methods and applications. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Dec 09; 89(6):701-12. View Abstract
  153. Identifying causal rare variants of disease through family-based analysis of Genetics Analysis Workshop 17 data set. BMC Proc. 2011 Nov 29; 5 Suppl 9:S21. View Abstract
  154. Cystic fibrosis mutations for p.F508del compound heterozygotes predict sweat chloride levels and pancreatic sufficiency. Clin Genet. 2012 Dec; 82(6):546-51. View Abstract
  155. Replication and meta-analysis of the gene-environment interaction between body mass index and the interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism with higher insulin resistance. Metabolism. 2012 May; 61(5):667-71. View Abstract
  156. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in ethnically diverse North American populations. Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 31; 43(9):887-92. View Abstract
  157. Quantifying differential gene connectivity between disease states for objective identification of disease-relevant genes. BMC Syst Biol. 2011 May 31; 5:89. View Abstract
  158. Variants of the caveolin-1 gene: a translational investigation linking insulin resistance and hypertension. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Aug; 96(8):E1288-92. View Abstract
  159. Renin gene polymorphism: its relationship to hypertension, renin levels and vascular responses. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2011 Dec; 12(4):564-71. View Abstract
  160. The CD4+ T-cell transcriptome and serum IgE in asthma: IL17RB and the role of sex. BMC Pulm Med. 2011 Apr 07; 11:17. View Abstract
  161. Association of SERPINE2 with asthma. Chest. 2011 Sep; 140(3):667-674. View Abstract
  162. Comprehensive genetic assessment of a functional TLR9 promoter polymorphism: no replicable association with asthma or asthma-related phenotypes. BMC Med Genet. 2011 Feb 15; 12:26. View Abstract
  163. The association of the angiotensinogen gene with insulin sensitivity in humans: a tagging single nucleotide polymorphism and haplotype approach. Metabolism. 2011 Aug; 60(8):1150-7. View Abstract
  164. The impact of self-identified race on epidemiologic studies of gene expression. Genet Epidemiol. 2011 Feb; 35(2):93-101. View Abstract
  165. Global analysis of the impact of environmental perturbation on cis-regulation of gene expression. PLoS Genet. 2011 Jan 20; 7(1):e1001279. View Abstract
  166. TSLP polymorphisms are associated with asthma in a sex-specific fashion. Allergy. 2010 Dec; 65(12):1566-75. View Abstract
  167. Mapping of numerous disease-associated expression polymorphisms in primary peripheral blood CD4+ lymphocytes. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Dec 01; 19(23):4745-57. View Abstract
  168. On the genome-wide analysis of copy number variants in family-based designs: methods for combining family-based and population-based information for testing dichotomous or quantitative traits, or completely ascertained samples. Genet Epidemiol. 2010 Sep; 34(6):582-90. View Abstract
  169. Asthma-susceptibility variants identified using probands in case-control and family-based analyses. BMC Med Genet. 2010 Aug 10; 11:122. View Abstract
  170. In utero smoke exposure and impaired response to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Sep; 126(3):491-7. View Abstract
  171. The relationship between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and renin: a human genetics study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Sep; 95(9):E75-9. View Abstract
  172. Risk factors and predictive clinical scores for asthma exacerbations in childhood. Chest. 2010 Nov; 138(5):1156-65. View Abstract
  173. Using canonical correlation analysis to discover genetic regulatory variants. PLoS One. 2010 May 13; 5(5):e10395. View Abstract
  174. Pulmonary function and emphysema in Williams-Beuren syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Mar; 152A(3):653-6. View Abstract
  175. Genetic influences on asthma susceptibility in the developing lung. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2010 Dec; 43(6):720-30. View Abstract
  176. Stronger evidence for replication of NPPA using genome-wide genotyping data. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jan 01; 181(1):96. View Abstract
  177. MMP12, lung function, and COPD in high-risk populations. N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 31; 361(27):2599-608. View Abstract
  178. Parsing the effects of individual SNPs in candidate genes with family data. Hum Hered. 2010; 69(2):91-103. View Abstract
  179. A role for Wnt signaling genes in the pathogenesis of impaired lung function in asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb 15; 181(4):328-36. View Abstract
  180. A genome-wide association study on African-ancestry populations for asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb; 125(2):336-346.e4. View Abstract
  181. The interaction of glutathione S-transferase M1-null variants with tobacco smoke exposure and the development of childhood asthma. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Nov; 39(11):1721-9. View Abstract
  182. Asthma and genes encoding components of the vitamin D pathway. Respir Res. 2009 Oct 24; 10:98. View Abstract
  183. Allele-specific chromatin remodeling in the ZPBP2/GSDMB/ORMDL3 locus associated with the risk of asthma and autoimmune disease. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Sep; 85(3):377-93. View Abstract
  184. Genome-wide association study implicates chromosome 9q21.31 as a susceptibility locus for asthma in mexican children. PLoS Genet. 2009 Aug; 5(8):e1000623. View Abstract
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