2020
Discovery and Mediation Analysis of Cross-Phenotype Associations Between Asthma and Body Mass Index in 12q13.2
Salinas YD, Wang Z, DeWan AT. Discovery and Mediation Analysis of Cross-Phenotype Associations Between Asthma and Body Mass Index in 12q13.2. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 190: 85-94. PMID: 32700739, PMCID: PMC7784522, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMass indexComorbidity of asthmaWhite British subjectsCross-phenotype associationsAdult asthmaAsthma diagnosisAsthmaConfounder adjustmentAsthma associationsBMI associationsMediation analysisLimited evidenceCandidate gene studiesBMIObesityUK BiobankAssociationDiagnosisTwin studiesAgeFurther characterizationComorbiditiesConfounders
2016
Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans
Salinas YD, Wang L, DeWan AT. Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans. BMC Genomic Data 2016, 17: 78. PMID: 27296613, PMCID: PMC4907283, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0387-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWomen's Health InitiativeEthnic-specific associationsMass indexSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHealth initiativesAfrican AmericansGreater body mass indexLower body mass indexMulti-Ethnic StudyP-valueAfrican American subjectsAmerican subjectsSuggestive single-nucleotide polymorphismsEuropean-American subjectsGene-based therapiesMultiethnic populationSNP rs12255372Ethnic-specific effectsSignificant associationObesityMESA HispanicsRs12255372BackgroundGenome-wide association studiesConfidence intervals