Veronica Wendy Setiawan

Novel Genetic Risk Loci for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Identified in a Genome-wide Study of African Ancestry Individuals

This study identifies novel genetic risk loci for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in African ancestry individuals through admixture mapping and GWAS.

A Pro-Diabetogenic mtDNA Polymorphism in the Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide, MOTS-c

The paper identifies a mtDNA polymorphism in MOTS-c associated with increased T2D risk in males, interacting with physical activity.

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies novel GP2 gene risk variants for pancreatic cancer in the Japanese population

Combining genome-wide studies of breast, prostate, ovarian and endometrial cancers maps cross-cancer susceptibility loci and identifies new genetic associations

This study combines genome-wide association data from four cancers to identify shared and novel genetic associations and pleiotropic effects.

Population specific reference panels are crucial for the genetic analyses of Native Hawai’ians: an example of the CREBRF locus

The paper shows that lack of Polynesian representation in genetic reference panels hinders discovery of population-specific variants, but accurate imputation is possible with a small number of Polynesian references.