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Chi George Zhao

University of Massachusetts AmherstORCID 0000-0002-1051-8386Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 2 Genomics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineDiabetesPeer-reviewedApr 20, 2026

Associations of Combined Genetic and Lifestyle Risks with Incident Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Biobank

Chi George Zhao, Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas, Raji Balasubramanian…·Cassandra Nichole Spracklen

This study examines how genetic and lifestyle factors together influence the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank population.

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 10, 2025

The effect of type 2 diabetes genetic predisposition on non-cardiovascular comorbidities

Ana Luiza Arruda, Ozvan Bocher, Henry J. Taylor…·Eleftheria Zeggini

This study investigates causal links between T2D genetic clusters and non-cardiovascular comorbidities, identifying potential drug repurposing opportunities.

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintFeb 17, 2024

Comparative Multi-omic Mapping of Human Pancreatic Islet Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cytokine Stress Responses Provides Insights into Type 2 Diabetes Genetics

Eishani Kumar Sokolowski, Romy Kursawe, Vijay Selvam…·Michael L. Stitzel

This study investigates how human pancreatic islet cells respond to ER and cytokine stress and identifies T2D-associated genetic variants that modulate these responses.

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