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Jingxian Tang

Boston University

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Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 5 Organism:human· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 4 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1

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Gene-by-Sleep Duration Interaction for Glycemic Traits in over 480,000 Individuals

H. Wang, Pavithra Nagarajan, Clint L. Miller, Amy R. Bentley, Raymond Noordam, Kenneth E. Westerman, Michael F. Brown, Aldi T. Kraja, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Karen Schwander, Changwei Li, Mihir M. Sanghvi, Yipei Song, Traci M. Bartz, Vincent Braunack-Mayer, , Caroline Hayward

The paper identifies 16 genetic loci interacting with sleep duration to influence glycemic traits in over 480,000 individuals, revealing distinct biological mechanisms for short and long sleep.

Diabetes · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Large-Scale Gene-Smoking Interactions and Fine Mapping Study Identifies Multiple Novel Blood Pressure Loci in over 1 Million Individuals

Mengyu Zhang, Michael R. Brown, Amy R. Bentley, Thomas W. Winkler, Raymond Noordam, Pavithra Nagarajan, Bohong Guo, Songmi Lee, Karen Schwander, Wenyi Wang, Kenneth E. Westerman, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Farah Ammous, Anna D. Argoty-Pantoja, Traci M. Bartz, , Bertha Hidalgo

This study identifies twelve novel blood pressure loci and shows smoking modifies genetic effects on BP through immune-related pathways in over 1 million individuals.

medRxiv · Oct 6, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Robust Mixed Model Association Test for Gene-Environment Interactions

Mengyu Zhang, Jingxian Tang, Michael R. Brown, Alanna C. Morrison, Eric Boerwinkle, Alisa Knodle Manning, Ching‐Ti Liu, Han Chen

The paper introduces a robust mixed model association test (RoM) for gene-environment interactions in related samples, showing improved type I error control compared to existing methods.

medRxiv · Oct 1, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Study of Gene-Sleep Duration Interactions for Blood Pressure in 811,405 Individuals from Diverse Populations

Pavithra Nagarajan, Thomas W. Winkler, Amy R. Bentley, Clint L. Miller, Aldi T. Kraja, Karen Schwander, Songmi Lee, Wenyi Wang, Michael R. Brown, John L. Morrison, Ayush Giri, Jeffrey R. O’Connell, Traci M. Bartz, Lisa de las Fuentes, Valborg Guðmundsdóttir, , Stephen S. Rich

This study identifies 22 novel gene-sleep duration interaction loci for blood pressure traits across 811,405 individuals, highlighting distinct genetic influences of short and long sleep on cardiovascular health.

Molecular Psychiatry · Apr 4, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Gene-Sleep Interaction Study in 732,564 Participants Identifies Lipid Loci Explaining Sleep-Associated Lipid Disturbances

Raymond Noordam, Wenyi Wang, Pavithra Nagarajan, Heming Wang, Michael R Brown, Amy R. Bentley, Qin Hui, Aldi T. Kraja, John L. Morrison, Jeffrey R. O’Connel, Songmi Lee, Karen Schwander, Traci M. Bartz, Lisa de las Fuentes, Mary Furlan Feitosa, , Rima Destya Triatin

This study identifies 17 genetic loci associated with sleep duration and lipid levels, offering potential druggable targets for dyslipidemia in individuals with sleep disturbances.

medRxiv · Sep 2, 2024 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine