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Neha S. Raghavan

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 3 Genetics· 3

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Organism:human· 6 Approach:statistical model· 6 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 5 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 4 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 1

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6 papers

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Large-scale genome-wide analyses with proteomics integration reveal novel loci and biological insights into frailty

Jonathan K. L. Mak, Chenxi Qin, Moritz Krüger, Anna Kuukka, FinnGen, Aarno V. Palotie, Mark J. Daly, Bridget Riley-Gillis, Howard J. Jacob, Dirk S. Paul, Slavé Petrovski, Heiko Runz, Sally John, George Okafo, Robert M. Plenge, , Ekaterina A. Khramtsova

This study identifies 1,242 novel genetic variants and 31 novel genes associated with frailty through genome-wide association and proteomics integration.

Nature Aging · Aug 5, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide meta-analysis conducted in three large biobanks expands the genetic landscape of lumbar disc herniations

Ville Salo, Juhani H. Määttä, Eeva Sliz, FinnGen, Aarno V. Palotie, Mark J. Daly, Bridget Riley-Gills, Howard J. Jacob, Dirk S. Paul, Slavé Petrovski, Heiko Runz, Sally John, George Okafo, Nathan Lawless, Heli Salminen‐Mankonen, , Jukka T. Koskela

This study conducts a genome-wide meta-analysis across three biobanks to identify new genetic loci associated with lumbar disc herniation, expanding the known genetic landscape.

Nature Communications · Nov 7, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

GWAS of preeclampsia and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy uncovers genes related to cardiometabolic, endothelial and placental function

Jaakko S. Tyrmi, Tea Kaartokallio, Anna Inkeri Lokki, Tiina J. Jääskeläinen, Eija Kortelainen, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Juha M Karjalainen, Samuli Ripatti, Anna Kivioja, Triin Laisk, Johannes Kettunen, Anneli M. Pouta, Katja Kivinen, Eero Kajantie, Seppo T Heinonen, , Arto Mannermaa

This study conducts a GWAS of preeclampsia and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, identifying 18 genome-wide significant loci, including novel associations with blood pressure and placental function.

JAMA Cardiology · Jun 7, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genetic Variants and Functional Pathways Associated with Resilience to Alzheimer's Disease

Logan C. Dumitrescu, Emily R. Mahoney, Shubhabrata Mukherjee, Michael L. Lee, William S. Bush, Corinne D. Engelman, Qiongshi Lu, David W. Fardo, Emily H. Trittschuh, Jesse B Mez, Catherine Cook Kaczorowski, Hector Hernandez Saucedo, Keith F. Widaman, Rachel F. Buckley, Michael J Properzi, , Timothy J. Hohman

This study identifies genetic variants and pathways associated with cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease, finding a novel locus linked to bile acid metabolism and methylation changes.

Brain · Jun 16, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genomic variation in educational attainment modifies Alzheimer’s disease risk

Neha S. Raghavan, Badri Narayan Vardarajan, Richard P Mayeux

This study uses Mendelian randomization to show educational attainment reduces Alzheimer's disease risk, identifying genes like NEGR1 involved in neuronal development.

Neurology Genetics · Feb 11, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

Whole Exome Sequencing in 20,197 Persons for Rare Variants in Alzheimer Disease

Neha S. Raghavan, Adam M. Brickman, Howard Andrews, Jennifer Jaie Manly, Nicole Schupf, Rafael Lantigua, The Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project, Charles J. Wolock, Sitharthan Kamalakaran, Slavé Petrovski, Giuseppe Tosto, Badri Narayan Vardarajan, David B. Goldstein, Richard P Mayeux

The paper uses whole exome sequencing in 20,197 individuals to identify rare variants associated with Alzheimer's disease, finding significant associations with SORL1 loss-of-function variants.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2018 · PreprintGenetics