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William Wentworth-Sheilds

University of Chicago

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Shared loci but distinct variants underlie genetic architecture of allergic diseases

Isabella M. Salamone, Xiaoyuan Zhong, Noboru J. Sakabe, Robert Mitchell, William Wentworth-Sheilds, Li Zhang, Emma E. Thompson, Donna C. Decker, Clayton H. Rische, Xuanyao Liu, Nathan Schoettler, Carole Ober, Xin He, Marcelo A. Nóbrega

The paper identifies disease-specific risk variants and shared effector genes in allergic diseases using functional fine-mapping and expression quantitative trait loci.

medRxiv · Jun 6, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Multi-omic association study identifies DNA methylation-mediated genotype and smoking exposure effects on lung function in children living in urban settings

Matthew Dapas, Emma E. Thompson, William Wentworth-Sheilds, Selene M. Clay, Cynthia M. Visness, Agustin Calatroni, Joanne E. Sordillo, Diane R. Gold, Robert A. Wood, Melanie Makhija, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Michael G. Sherenian, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Michelle Ann Gill, Andrew H. Liu, , Carole Ober

This study identifies a genetic variant associated with reduced lung function in urban children and shows its mediation by DNA methylation linked to smoking exposure.

PLoS Genetics · Jan 13, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine