Carmen R. Isasi

The paper examines the relationship between self-reported race, genetic ancestry, and hypertension prevalence among Hispanics/Latinos using the HCHS/SOL dataset.

This study identifies metabolites linked to insomnia symptoms and develops risk scores predicting cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino adults.

The paper identifies founder populations in New York City using genomic data and finds 202 likely disease-causing variants enriched in these under-represented groups, many of which are new discoveries.

This study performs genome-wide association analysis on composite sleep health scores, identifying 28 novel loci and confirming 341 previously reported loci, with insights into genetic mechanisms and pathways.

This study evaluates polygenic risk scores for coronary heart disease in Hispanic/Latino subgroups, finding better performance in Mainland compared to Caribbean subgroups.

The paper validates novel telomere length regulation genes POP5 and KBTBD6 identified through trans-ancestry GWAS using functional experiments in blood cells.

This study identifies novel genetic loci for BMI, height, and WHRadjBMI in Hispanic/Latino populations and shows the benefits of ancestral diversity in GWAS.

The paper estimates heritability for height and BMI using whole-genome sequence data and finds that rare variants contribute significantly to the missing heritability.

The paper estimates genetic and environmental correlations between complex phenotypes across different racial/ethnic groups and sexes using data from the TOPMed program.

This study identifies genetic variants associated with body fat distribution traits in Hispanics/Latinos and finds ancestry-specific associations.