Victor E. Ortega

This study identifies genetic variants associated with sputum mucin concentrations and links one variant to COPD phenotypes like chronic bronchitis and acute exacerbations.

This study identifies eight novel genetic signals associated with asthma-COPD overlap through a genome-wide association analysis involving multiple cohorts.

This study identifies genetic variants associated with bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma, finding both population-specific and shared genetic factors across African American and Latino populations.

The paper designs a genotyping array (ADPC) for African-specific genetic variation using whole genome sequences from the CAAPA consortium, improving GWAS for African ancestry populations.

This study identifies novel asthma susceptibility loci in individuals of African ancestry through genome-wide association analysis and admixture mapping.