2024
A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect
Dong Z, Zhao H, DeWan A. A mediation analysis framework based on variance component to remove genetic confounding effect. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 301-309. PMID: 38528049, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediation analysis frameworkSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMediation analysisPleiotropic single nucleotide polymorphismsUK Biobank dataConfounding effectsTrait pairsBiobank dataIndividual-levelEpidemiological studiesCausal effectsGenetic signalsEstimated effectsLinear regressionNucleotide polymorphismsStandard errorData analysisGenetic correlationsPhenotypeIndirect effectsPleiotropyVariance componentsOutcomesRegression
2023
Variants in JAZF1 are associated with asthma, type 2 diabetes, and height in the United Kingdom biobank population
DeWan A, Cahill M, Cornejo-Sanchez D, Li Y, Dong Z, Fabiha T, Sun H, Wang G, Leal S. Variants in JAZF1 are associated with asthma, type 2 diabetes, and height in the United Kingdom biobank population. Frontiers In Genetics 2023, 14: 1129389. PMID: 37377600, PMCID: PMC10291233, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1129389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex traitsGenome-wide significant variantsFine-mapping analysisGenomic regionsMajor genetic componentAssociation analysisSusceptibility variantsGenetic componentSignificant variantsGenetic variantsSuggestive associationTraitsPhenotypeVariantsBiobank dataGenesNon-overlapping regionsRegionJAZF1Univariate association analysisType 2 diabetes