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Max Breyer

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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Aldi T. Kraja· 2 shared Amy R. BentleyiD· 2 shared Anh N. DoiD· 2 shared Anna D. Argoty-PantojaiD· 2 shared Ayush GiriiD· 2 shared Botong Shen· 2 shared Brian E. CadeiD· 2 shared C. Charles GuiD· 2 shared

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Aldi T. Kraja

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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

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

Analysis of Genetically Determined Gene Expression Suggests Role of Inflammatory Processes in Exfoliation Syndrome

Jibril B Hirbo, Francesca Pasutto, Eric R. Gamazon, Patrick D. Evans, Priyanka Prabhakar Pawar, Daniel Berner, Julia Sealock, Ran Tao, Péter Straub, Anuar I. Konkashbaev, Max Breyer, Ursula M. Schlötzer-Schrehardt, André Reis, Milam A. Brantley, Chiea Chuen Khor, , Nancy Jean Cox

This study identifies gene expression changes linked to exfoliation syndrome using TWAS and finds enrichment for inflammatory genes, suggesting inflammation's role in the disease.

BMC Genomics · Feb 16, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics