Ryan L. Minster

This study examines the effect of a population-specific variant on gene expression in adipose tissue of Samoan adults, identifying 22 differentially expressed genes.

The paper imputes structural variants and SNVs in Samoans using a population-specific reference panel, showing improved imputation performance compared to multi-ancestry panels.

The paper evaluates polygenic score transferability for lipid traits in Samoan populations using genome-wide imputed genotypes and finds meaningful performance for LDL-C with a genome-wide PRS-CS score.

cellSTAAR integrates single-cell ATAC-seq with whole-genome sequencing to enhance power and interpretation of rare variant association tests in non-coding regions.

This paper identifies eleven genome-wide suggestive loci and seven transcriptome-wide significant genes associated with AMH levels in Samoan women using GWAS and TWAS.

The paper constructs a Samoan-specific imputation reference panel, showing improved genotype imputation quality compared to existing panels for Samoan populations.

The paper identifies 83 rare lncRNA variant sets associated with blood lipid levels using WGS data from the TOPMed program and validates some in UK Biobank data.

The paper validates novel telomere length regulation genes POP5 and KBTBD6 identified through trans-ancestry GWAS using functional experiments in blood cells.

The paper identifies a stop-gain variant in BTNL9 associated with lower HDL-C and higher triglycerides in Polynesian populations.

This study analyzes clonal hematopoiesis in over a million diverse individuals, identifying 72 genome-wide significant loci and linking CHIP to various phenotypes.

The paper performs whole genome sequence association analysis of fasting glucose and insulin levels in diverse cohorts, identifying 22 significant variants across 16 gene regions, including rare variants.

The paper uses bidirectional Mendelian randomization to show LTL lengthening increases CHIP risk, while CHIP accelerates LTL shortening, with modest mediation between CHIP and CAD via LTL.

The paper examines the direct and indirect effects of rs373863828 on type 2 diabetes and fasting glucose in Polynesians, finding BMI mediates part of its effect.

This study generates a murine model of the human CREBRFR457Q obesity-risk variant and finds it does not affect energy or glucose homeostasis under various nutritional stress conditions.

The paper identifies a population-specific missense variant in CETP that lowers CETP activity and improves lipid profile, similar to loss-of-function mutations.

This study investigates the association between Polynesian genetic ancestry and cardiometabolic traits in Native Hawaiians, finding increased risks for diabetes, heart failure, and BMI, but limited replication of a T2D-associated chr6 variant.

This study identifies 59 sentinel variants and two novel genes associated with telomere length using whole genome sequences from 109,122 trans-ethnic individuals.

This study conducts genome-wide association analysis in Samoans to identify genetic variants associated with fasting serum lipid levels, finding both shared and Polynesian-specific associations.

This study finds that a missense variant in CREBRF is associated with increased height in Samoan adults and children.

The paper replicates an association between the CREBRF rs373863828 minor allele and increased BMI but reduced T2D risk in New Zealand Polynesian adults, similar to findings in Samoan populations.