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Dara G. Torgerson

University of California, San Francisco

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Organism:human· 6 Approach:statistical model· 6 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 5 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Recent fluctuations in Mexican American genomes have altered the genetic architecture of biomedical traits

Melissa L. Spear, Alex Diaz-Papkovich, Elad Ziv, Joseph Yracheta, Simon Gravel, Dara G. Torgerson, Ryan D. Hernandez

The paper shows that increased Amerindigenous ancestry in Mexican Americans over time has altered the genetic architecture of traits like height and polygenic risk scores.

eLife · Dec 29, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

A Genome-wide Association and Admixture Mapping Study of Bronchodilator Drug Response in African Americans with Asthma

Melissa L. Spear, Donglei Hu, Maria del Mar Pino-Yanes, Scott Huntsman, Celeste S. Eng, Albert M. Levin, Victor E. Ortega, Marquitta J. White, Meghan E. McGarry, Neeta Thakur, Joshua Galanter, Angel C. Y. Mak, Sam S. Oh, Elizabeth J. Ampleford, Stephen P. Peters, , Esteban G. Burchard

This study identifies genetic variants associated with bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma, finding both population-specific and shared genetic factors across African American and Latino populations.

The Pharmacogenomics Journal · Sep 10, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics

Ancestry and Genetic Associations with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants

Dara G. Torgerson, Philip L. Ballard, Roberta L. Keller, Sam S. Oh, Scott Huntsman, Donglei Hu, Celeste S. Eng, Esteban G. Burchard, Roberta A. Ballard, TOLSURF Study Group

This study identifies genetic variants and pathways associated with reduced risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants, highlighting racial/ethnic differences in response to nitric oxide treatment.

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology · Aug 16, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

Whole Genome Sequencing of Pharmacogenetic Drug Response in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children with Asthma

Angel C. Y. Mak, Marquitta J. White, Zachary A. Szpiech, Walter L. Eckalbar, Sam S. Oh, Maria del Mar Pino-Yanes, Donglei Hu, Pagé C. Goddard, Scott Huntsman, Joshua Galanter, Dara G. Torgerson, Ann Chen Wu, Blanca E. Himes, Søren Germer, Julia Moore Vogel, , Esteban G. Burchard

This study identifies pharmacogenetic variants associated with albuterol bronchodilator response in minority children with asthma using whole genome sequencing.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · Mar 6, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

Identifying tagging SNPs for African specific genetic variation from the African Diaspora Genome

H. Richard Johnston, Yi‐Juan Hu, Jingjing Gao, Timothy D. O’Connor, Gonçalo R. Abecasis, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Christopher R. Gignoux, Pierre‐Antoine Gourraud, Antoine Lizée, Mark Hansen, Rob Genuario, Dave Bullis, Cindy Lawley, Eimear E. Kenny, Carlos D. Bustamante, , Hector Ramos

The paper designs a genotyping array (ADPC) for African-specific genetic variation using whole genome sequences from the CAAPA consortium, improving GWAS for African ancestry populations.

Scientific Reports · Apr 21, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome-wide association study of asthma in individuals of African ancestry reveals novel asthma susceptibility loci

Michelle Daya, Nicholas M. Rafaels, Sameer Chavan, H. Richard Johnston, Aniket Shetty, Christopher R. Gignoux, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Monica Campbell, Pissamai Maul, Trevor Maul, Candelaria Vergara, Albert M. Levin, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Dara G. Torgerson, Victor E. Ortega, , Maria Yazdanbakhsh

This study identifies novel asthma susceptibility loci in individuals of African ancestry through genome-wide association analysis and admixture mapping.

bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2017 · PreprintBioinformatics