David Lester Morris

The paper investigates the association between menopause and XCI-skew in females, finding early surgical menopause and low testosterone polygenic scores increase XCI-skew risk.

The paper identifies five SNPs in the DDX6-CXCR5 locus associated with autoimmune diseases and shows their functional effects on gene regulation in immune and epithelial cells.

This study identifies 38 novel SLE loci and shows genetic heterogeneity across ancestral groups, highlighting antibody production as a potential mechanism for disease disparities.

This study evaluates genetic risk scores for predicting SLE susceptibility and severity using GWAS data from European and Chinese populations, finding moderate predictive performance and associations with renal disease and age of onset.

This study identifies C4 genes in the MHC locus as sex-specific contributors to risk for lupus, Sjogrens syndrome, and schizophrenia, with stronger effects in men than women.

This study identifies de novo mutations and rare variant burdens in SLE candidate genes, supporting their role in disease pathogenesis.