Ashley Budu‐Aggrey

This study conducts a multi-ancestry GWAS of rheumatoid arthritis using the VA Million Veteran Program, identifying 152 genome-wide significant loci and improving fine-mapping resolution.

The paper develops polygenic transcriptome risk scores (PTRSs) for atopic dermatitis using transcriptome-wide association studies and shows improved predictive accuracy when combined with traditional polygenic risk scores.

The paper examines geographical stratification of genetic variants in UK Biobank data and its impact on genetic association analyses, finding that genetic risk scores show geographic structure and may introduce bias.

This study uses Mendelian Randomization to show that higher BMI causally increases the risk of psoriasis and eczema, with a stronger effect on psoriasis.