Hemang M. Parikh

Polymorphisms in Intron 1 of HLA-DRA Differentially Associate with Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease and Implicate Involvement of Complement System Genes C4A and C4B

The paper identifies tri-SNP haplotypes in HLA-DRA associated with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, and links them to differences in complement system genes C4A and C4B.

Reproducible integration of multiple sequencing datasets to form high-confidence SNP, indel, and reference calls for five human genome reference materials

The paper develops a reproducible pipeline to integrate sequencing datasets for high-confidence SNP, indel, and reference calls in five human genomes, showing improved variant detection compared to prior methods.

Inflammatory and JAK-STAT Pathways as Shared Molecular Targets for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Nephrotic Syndrome

The paper identifies shared molecular pathways between ANCA-associated vasculitis and nephrotic syndrome, highlighting JAK-STAT signaling as a potential therapeutic target.