Evaluating the promise of inclusion of African ancestry populations in genomics

AR Bentley, SL Callier, CN Rotimi - NPJ genomic medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The lack of representation of diverse ancestral backgrounds in genomic research is well-
known, and the resultant scientific and ethical limitations are becoming increasingly …

Proteomic profiling platforms head to head: leveraging genetics and clinical traits to compare aptamer-and antibody-based methods

DH Katz, JM Robbins, S Deng, UA Tahir, AG Bick… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
High-throughput proteomic profiling using antibody or aptamer-based affinity reagents is
used increasingly in human studies. However, direct analyses to address the relative …

The accuracy of D-dimer in the diagnosis of periprosthetic infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Wang, H Zhang, P Ding, Q Jiao - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication after total hip
arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is scarce and contradicting evidence …

Whole genome association study of the plasma metabolome identifies metabolites linked to cardiometabolic disease in black individuals

UA Tahir, DH Katz, J Avila-Pachecho, AG Bick… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Integrating genetic information with metabolomics has provided new insights into genes
affecting human metabolism. However, gene-metabolite integration has been primarily …

Whole genome sequence analysis of the plasma proteome in black adults provides novel insights into cardiovascular disease

DH Katz, UA Tahir, AG Bick, A Pampana, D Ngo… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Plasma proteins are critical mediators of cardiovascular processes and are the
targets of many drugs. Previous efforts to characterize the genetic architecture of the plasma …

Association of clonal hematopoiesis and mosaic chromosomal alterations with solid malignancy incidence and mortality

P Desai, Y Zhou, J Grenet, SK Handelman… - Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Understanding the impact of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential
(CHIP) and mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs) on solid tumor risk and mortality can …

Protein-metabolite association studies identify novel proteomic determinants of metabolite levels in human plasma

MD Benson, AS Eisman, UA Tahir, DH Katz, S Deng… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Although many novel gene-metabolite and gene-protein associations have been identified
using high-throughput biochemical profiling, systematic studies that leverage human …

Coagulation status and venous thromboembolism risk in African Americans: a potential risk factor in COVID-19

GH Frydman, EW Boyer, RM Nazarian… - Clinical and Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (COVID-19) is known to induce
severe inflammation and activation of the coagulation system, resulting in a prothrombotic …

Relationships between D-dimer levels and stroke risk as well as adverse clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a systematic review …

B Yuan, T Yang, T Yan, W Cheng, X Bu - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Abnormal elevation of D-dimer levels is an important indicator of disseminated
intravascular clotting. Therefore, we hypothesized that high D-dimer levels were associated …

COVID severity test (CoST sensor)—An electrochemical immunosensing approach to stratify disease severity

S Madhurantakam, JB Karnam… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the evolution of the COVID‐19 pandemic, there is now a need for point‐of‐care devices
for the quantification of disease biomarkers toward disease severity assessment. Disease …