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Shuwei Liu

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-4089-8359Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:imputation· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Daniel E. WeeksiD· 2 shared Heather M. HighlandiD· 2 shared Kari E. NorthiD· 2 shared Mariaelisa GraffiD· 2 shared Mohanraj KrishnaniD· 2 shared Myriam FornageiD· 2 shared Penny Gordon‐LarseniD· 2 shared Alyssa ScartozziiD· 1 shared

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Integration of metabolomic and genetic data reveals novel variants underpinning the human metabolome: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

Mohanraj Krishnan, Blake R. Rushing, Annie Green Howard, Heather M. Highland, Victoria L. Buchanan, Samson Okello, Yao Tu, Shuwei Liu, DU Xiuxia, Susan McRitchie, Myriam Fornage, Cora Elizabeth Lewis, Jared P. Reis, Susan Sumner, Christy L. Avery, , Kari E. North

This study integrates metabolomic and genetic data from the CARDIA study to identify novel variants associated with metabolite levels across diverse populations.

medRxiv · Jan 30, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide association study provides novel insight into the genetic architecture of severe obesity.

Mohanraj Krishnan, Mohammad Yaser Anwar, Anne E. Justice, Geetha Chittoor, Hung‐Hsin Chen, Rashedeh Roshani, Alyssa Scartozzi, Rachel R. Dickerson, Roelof A. J. Smit, Michael H Preuss, Nathalie Chami, Benjamin S Hadad, Esteban Juan Parra, Miguel Cruz, Qin Hui, , Mariaelisa Graff

This study identifies novel genetic signals associated with severe obesity through GWAS and shows strong genetic overlap with BMI, highlighting shared comorbidities and lifestyle interactions.

PLoS Genetics · Sep 12, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Associations between DNA methylation and cognitive function in early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients

Shuwei Liu, Dongjing Liu, Catherine M. Bender, Kirk I. Erickson, Susan M. Sereika, John R. Shaffer, Daniel E. Weeks, Yvette P. Conley

This study identifies DNA methylation sites associated with cognitive function in early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients using epigenome-wide association analyses.

medRxiv · Nov 17, 2024 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

The Soifua Manuia reference panel with 2,570 Samoan haplotypes improve genotype imputation quality among Samoans

Jenna C. Carlson, Mohanraj Krishnan, Shuwei Liu, Kevin J. Anderson, Jerry Z. Zhang, Lauren M. Spor, Toni-Ann J. Yapp, Elizabeth A. Chiyka, Devin A. Dikec, Hong Cheng, Take K. Naseri, Muagututi‘a Sefuiva Reupena, Satupaitea Viali, Ranjan Deka, Nicola L. Hawley, , Ryan L. Minster

The paper constructs a Samoan-specific imputation reference panel, showing improved genotype imputation quality compared to existing panels for Samoan populations.

medRxiv · Oct 31, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine