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Ferhaan Ahmad

University of IowaORCID 0000-0003-2877-4641Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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GeneticsGenome MedicinePeer-reviewedMay 10, 2021

Rare variant analysis of 4,241 pulmonary arterial hypertension cases from an international consortium implicate FBLN2, PDGFD and rare de novo variants in PAH

Na Zhu, Emilia M. Swietlik, Carrie L. Welch…·National Cohort Study of Idiopathic and Heritable PAH

This study identifies two new PAH risk genes, FBLN2 and PDGFD, through rare variant analysis of 4,241 PAH cases, with de novo variants contributing to ~15% of pediatric IPAH.

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GeneticsGenome MedicinePeer-reviewedNov 14, 2019

Novel risk genes and mechanisms implicated by exome sequencing of 2,572 individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Na Zhu, Michael W. Pauciulo, Carrie L. Welch…·William C. Nichols

The paper identifies two new risk genes for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension through exome sequencing of 2,572 individuals.

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GeneticsThe Lancet Respiratory MedicinePeer-reviewedDec 5, 2018

Genetic determinants of risk and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Christopher J. Rhodes, Ken Batai, Marta Bleda…·Quinten Waisfisz

This study identifies common genetic variants associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension risk and survival, focusing on HLA-DPA1/DPB1 and a SOX17 enhancer locus.

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humanGWAS summary statistics

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