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Alison E. Fohner

University of WashingtonORCID 0000-0003-4231-3331Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 2 Genetics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Adam J. SantanastoiD· 1 shared Alexander TeumeriD· 1 shared Alice B. PopejoyiD· 1 shared André Gerardus UitterlindeniD· 1 shared Aron S. BuchmaniD· 1 shared Beverly Gwen WindhamiD· 1 shared Bruce M. PsatyiD· 1 shared C.P.G.M. de GrootiD· 1 shared

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineGenetic EpidemiologyPeer-reviewedJun 23, 2026

Polygenic risk scores for incident dementia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Diane Xue, Elizabeth Blue, Tamar Sofer…·Alison E. Fohner

The paper evaluates polygenic risk scores for dementia prediction in diverse populations, finding that a model with fewer SNPs outperforms one with more SNPs in multiple ethnic groups.

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humanGWAS summary statistics

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJan 28, 2021

Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women

Garan Jones, Katerina Trajanoska, Adam J. Santanasto…·Luke C. Pilling

This study identifies 15 genetic loci associated with muscle weakness in older adults through a large meta-analysis, revealing new pathways linked to aging and health outcomes.

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GeneticsClinical Pharmacology & TherapeuticsPeer-reviewedDec 1, 2018

Standardized biogeographic grouping system for annotating populations in pharmacogenetic research

Rachel Huddart, Alison E. Fohner, Michelle Whirl‐Carrillo…·Teri E. Klein

The paper introduces a standardized biogeographic grouping system for pharmacogenetic research to improve consistency in reporting allele frequency variability across populations.

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