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 …

Multiancestry genome-wide association study of aortic stenosis identifies multiple novel loci in the Million Veteran Program

AM Small, GM Peloso, J Linefsky, J Aragam… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Calcific aortic stenosis (CAS) is the most common valvular heart disease in
older adults and has no effective preventive therapies. Genome-wide association studies …

Trans-ethnic meta-regression of genome-wide association studies accounting for ancestry increases power for discovery and improves fine-mapping resolution

R Mägi, M Horikoshi, T Sofer, A Mahajan… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Trans-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) across diverse
populations can increase power to detect complex trait loci when the underlying causal …

The future of genomic studies must be globally representative: perspectives from PAGE

SA Bien, GL Wojcik, CJ Hodonsky… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The past decade has seen a technological revolution in human genetics that has
empowered population-level investigations into genetic associations with phenotypes …

Importance of genetic studies of cardiometabolic disease in diverse populations

L Fernández-Rhodes, KL Young, AG Lilly… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Genome-wide association studies have revolutionized our understanding of the genetic
underpinnings of cardiometabolic disease. Yet, the inadequate representation of individuals …

Type 2 diabetes modifies the association of CAD genomic risk variants with subclinical atherosclerosis

NR Hasbani, KE Westerman, SH Kwak… - Circulation: Genomic …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased risk of coronary
artery disease (CAD), but questions remain about the underlying pathology. Identifying …

Arrhythmias and ion channelopathies causing sudden cardiac death in Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous populations

S Zaveri, M Chahine, M Boutjdir - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The limited literature and increasing interest in studies on cardiac electrophysiology,
explicitly focusing on cardiac ion channelopathies and sudden cardiac death in diverse …

GWAS of the electrocardiographic QT interval in Hispanics/Latinos generalizes previously identified loci and identifies population-specific signals

R Méndez-Giráldez, SM Gogarten, JE Below, J Yao… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
QT interval prolongation is a heritable risk factor for ventricular arrhythmias and can
predispose to sudden death. Most genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of QT were …

Discovery, fine-mapping, and conditional analyses of genetic variants associated with C-reactive protein in multiethnic populations using the Metabochip in the …

JM Kocarnik, M Richard, M Graff… - Human molecular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a circulating biomarker indicative of systemic inflammation. We
aimed to evaluate genetic associations with CRP levels among non-European-ancestry …

Systematic meta-analysis of the association between a common NOS1AP genetic polymorphism, the QTc interval, and sudden death

X Zang, S Li, Y Zhao, K Chen, X Wang… - International Heart …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Contemporary studies have identified rs10494366 in the nitric oxide synthase 1 adaptor
protein (NOS1AP) gene as a new genetic marker in modulating the QT interval and sudden …