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Alan Kuang

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7991-2835Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 4 Organism:human· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 1, 2026

Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects

Caroline Brito Nunes, Valentina Rukins, Aminata Hallimat Cissé…·Gunn-Helen Moen

The paper conducts a multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycemic traits, identifying novel loci and highlighting limited pregnancy-specific genetic effects.

1 citation

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineBMJ Open Diabetes Research & CarePeer-reviewedNov 1, 2025

Examining the impact of gestational diabetes genetic susceptibility variants on maternal glucose levels during and post-pregnancy

Aminata Hallimat Cissé, Alan Kuang, Catherine Allard…·Rachel M. Freathy

This study examines how genetic variants linked to gestational diabetes affect maternal glucose levels during and after pregnancy, finding consistent associations with fasting glucose but varying effects on postprandial glucose.

DOI 10.1136/bmjdrc-2025-005382

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GeneticsHuman Molecular GeneticsPeer-reviewedDec 9, 2021

Fetal alleles predisposing to metabolically favourable adiposity are associated with higher birth weight

William Thompson, Robin N. Beaumont, Alan Kuang…·Rachel M. Freathy

The paper examines the effect of fetal genetic predispositions to metabolically favourable adult adiposity and BMI on birth weight and other anthropometric traits, finding stronger associations with birth weight for the adiposity alleles.

7 citations

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineDiabetologiaPeer-reviewedSep 20, 2021

Higher maternal adiposity reduces offspring birth weight if associated with a metabolically favourable profile

William Thompson, Robin N. Beaumont, Alan Kuang…·Rachel M. Freathy

This study uses Mendelian Randomisation to show that maternal metabolically favourable adiposity is associated with lower offspring birth weight compared to general adiposity indexed by BMI.

17 citations

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