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Kerry Roe Schaffer

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-0097-1574Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 3

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Christopher A. HaimaniD· 3 shared David V. ContiiD· 3 shared Hans G. LiljaiD· 3 shared John P. ShelleyiD· 3 shared John S. WitteiD· 3 shared Jonathan D. MosleyiD· 3 shared Linda KachuriiD· 3 shared Mitchell J. MachielaiD· 3 shared

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2023-2024 · peak 2/yr

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Transcriptome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Novel Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels in Men Without Prostate Cancer

Dorothy M. Chen, Ruocheng Dong, Linda Kachuri, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Yu Jiang, Sonja I. Berndt, John P. Shelley, Kerry Roe Schaffer, Mitchell J. Machiela, Neal D. Freedman, Wen‐Yi Huang, Shengchao A. Li, Hans G. Lilja, Amy C. Justice, Ravi Madduri, , Rebecca E. Graff

Human Genetics and Genomics Advances · Jun 6, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide association study of prostate-specific antigen levels in 392,522 men identifies new loci and improves cross-ancestry prediction

Thomas J. Hoffmann, Rebecca E. Graff, Ravi Madduri, Alex A Rodriguez, Clinton L. Cario, Kun-Jiang Feng, Yu Jiang, Anqi Wang, Robert J. Klein, Brandon L. Pierce, Scott E. Eggener, Tong Lin, William J. Blot, Jirong Long, Louisa B. Goss, , John S. Witte

This study identifies 447 new genetic variants associated with prostate-specific antigen levels across multiple ancestries and shows improved cross-ancestry prediction of PSA, with implications for personalized prostate cancer screening.

medRxiv · Oct 27, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genetically Adjusted PSA Levels for Prostate Cancer Screening

Linda Kachuri, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Yu Jiang, Sonja I. Berndt, John P. Shelley, Kerry Roe Schaffer, Mitchell J. Machiela, Neal D. Freedman, Wen‐Yi Huang, Shengchao A. Li, Ryder Easterlin, Phyllis J. Goodman, Cathee Till, Ian Murchie Thompson, Hans G. Lilja, , John S. Witte

This study develops a polygenic score to adjust PSA levels, improving the detection of aggressive prostate cancer while reducing unnecessary biopsies.

Nature Medicine · Jun 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine