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Leah Selcer

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 3 Genomics· 1

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

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Dominique T. Nguyen· 4 shared Suyash ShringarpureiD· 4 shared Adam AutoniD· 3 shared Alan M. KwongiD· 3 shared Alejandro Hernandez· 3 shared Alexandra ReynosoiD· 3 shared Anjali J. Shastri· 3 shared Barry Hicks· 3 shared

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2024-2025 · peak 3/yr

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Association between polygenic risk and survival in breast cancer patients

Danielle E. Kurant, Stefan Groha, Yi Ding, Chris German, Wei Wang, Julie M. Granka, Michael Vaclav Holmes, Stella W. Aslibekyan, Adam Auton, Elizabeth Babalola, Robert K. Bell, Jessica Bielenberg, Ninad S. Chaudhary, Zayn Cochinwala, Sayantan Das, , Alexander Sasha Gusev

This study finds that higher polygenic risk scores for breast cancer are associated with longer survival in patients, suggesting a link between genetic predisposition and less aggressive tumors.

BMC Cancer · Aug 28, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Bidirectional relationship between olfaction and Parkinson's disease

Jonggeol Jeffrey Kim, Sara Bandrés‐Ciga, Karl Heilbron, Stella W. Aslibekyan, Adam Auton, Elizabeth Babalola, Robert K. Bell, Jessica Bielenberg, Jonathan Bowes, Katarzyna Bryc, Ninad S. Chaudhary, Daniella Coker, Sayantan Das, Emily DelloRusso, Sarah L. Elson, , Alastair John Noyce

This study identifies genetic correlations between hyposmia and Parkinson's disease, finding a strong causal link from PD to hyposmia but weaker evidence for the reverse.

npj Parkinson s Disease · Dec 5, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

The shared genetic architecture and evolution of human language and musical rhythm

Gökberk Alagöz, Else Eising, Yasmina Mekki, Giacomo Bignardi, Pierre Fontanillas, Stella W. Aslibekyan, Adam Auton, Elizabeth Babalola, Robert K. Bell, Jessica Bielenberg, Jonathan Bowes, Katarzyna Bryc, Ninad S. Chaudhary, Daniella Coker, Sayantan Das, , Reyna L. Gordon

This study investigates the shared genetic architecture between rhythm and dyslexia using large-scale genome-wide association studies.

Nature Human Behaviour · Nov 21, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

The Metabolic Role of MAP3K15: Genetic and Phenotypic Insights from the 23andMe Research Database and Genetics-Driven Recruitment

Brady Jennifer J, Kira Kalkus, Dominique T. Nguyen, Jingran Wen, Zachary L. Fuller, Yue Qi, Shaeloren S. Deering, Leah Selcer, Suyash Shringarpure, Michael Vaclav Holmes, Xin Wang

The paper uses the 23andMe database to study MAP3K15's metabolic role, finding LoF carriers have delayed T2D diagnosis and reduced cholesterol.

medRxiv · Jan 9, 2024 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine