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Adam Maihofer

University of California San Diego

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Caroline M. NievergeltiD· 2 shared Adam X. MaihoferiD· 1 shared Anjali SrinivasaniD· 1 shared Ann SwilleniD· 1 shared Anne S. BassettiD· 1 shared Beverly S. EmanueliD· 1 shared Bhooma ThiruvahindrapuramiD· 1 shared Bryan Gorman· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Combinatorial effects of gene dosage, polygenic background and environment on complex traits

Molly Sacks, Marieke Klein, Tim Bigdeli, Mart Kals, Matthew T. Oetjens, Florian Bénitière, Jacquelyn Johnson, Adam Maihofer, Margit Nõukas, Michael Francis, Bryan Gorman, Iskander Said, Giulio Genovese, Georgios Voloudakis, Kyriacos Markianos, , Jonathan L. Sebat

The paper examines how gene dosage, polygenic background, and environment influence complex traits like height and BMI using large-scale data from multiple cohorts.

medRxiv · May 1, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Tractor Workflow Pipeline: A Scalable Nextflow Framework for Local Ancestry-Aware Genome-Wide Association Studies

Nirav Shah, Taotao Tan, Jessica Mauer, Yi-Sian Lin, Adam X. Maihofer, Clement C.H. Zai, PGC-PTSD ancestry working group, Elizabeth G. Atkinson, Marcos Santoro, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Adam Maihofer, Clement Zai, M du Plessis, Jessica Honorato Mauer, Shareefa Dalvie, , Liriel Almodobar

The paper introduces a Nextflow workflow for local ancestry-aware GWAS, demonstrating its utility in analyzing admixed individuals and identifying ancestry-specific genetic associations.

Bioinformatics · Mar 14, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics