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Carole Ober to Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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  1. Integration of functional genomics and statistical fine-mapping systematically characterizes adult-onset and childhood-onset asthma genetic associations. Genome Med. 2025 Apr 10; 17(1):35.
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    Score: 0.476
  2. Leveraging gene-environment interactions and endotypes for asthma gene discovery. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Mar; 137(3):667-79.
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    Score: 0.253
  3. Asthma Genetics in the Post-GWAS Era. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Mar; 13 Suppl 1:S85-90.
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    Score: 0.253
  4. Integrated analyses of gene expression and genetic association studies in a founder population. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 05 15; 25(10):2104-2112.
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    Score: 0.253
  5. IFNG genotype and sex interact to influence the risk of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Sep; 128(3):524-31.
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    Score: 0.184
  6. A genomewide screen for chronic rhinosinusitis genes identifies a locus on chromosome 7q. Laryngoscope. 2008 Nov; 118(11):2067-72.
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    Score: 0.152
  7. A genome-wide screen for hyposmia susceptibility Loci. Chem Senses. 2008 Apr; 33(4):319-29.
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    Score: 0.145
  8. Fine mapping and positional candidate studies on chromosome 5p13 identify multiple asthma susceptibility loci. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Aug; 118(2):396-402.
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    Score: 0.129
  9. The sex-specific genetic architecture of quantitative traits in humans. Nat Genet. 2006 Feb; 38(2):218-22.
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    Score: 0.126
  10. Rethinking genetic models of asthma: the role of environmental modifiers. Curr Opin Immunol. 2005 Dec; 17(6):670-8.
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    Score: 0.123
  11. Genetic risk for adult obstructive lung function and its early life associations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Oct; 156(4):937-947.
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    Score: 0.121
  12. Genetic contributions to epigenetic-defined endotypes of allergic phenotypes in children. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Jul 03; 112(7):1610-1624.
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    Score: 0.121
  13. EndoPRS: Incorporating endophenotype information to improve polygenic risk scores for clinical endpoints-A study in asthma. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 May 01; 112(5):1199-1214.
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    Score: 0.119
  14. Fine mapping and positional candidate studies identify HLA-G as an asthma susceptibility gene on chromosome 6p21. Am J Hum Genet. 2005 Feb; 76(2):349-57.
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    Score: 0.117
  15. Are common disease susceptibility alleles the same in outbred and founder populations? Eur J Hum Genet. 2004 Jul; 12(7):584-90.
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    Score: 0.113
  16. African-specific alleles modify risk for asthma at the 17q12-q21 locus in African Americans. Genome Med. 2022 09 29; 14(1):112.
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    Score: 0.100
  17. Genome-wide association and multi-omics studies identify MGMT as a novel risk gene for Alzheimer's disease among women. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 03; 19(3):896-908.
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    Score: 0.098
  18. Fine-mapping studies distinguish genetic risks for childhood- and adult-onset asthma in the HLA region. Genome Med. 2022 05 24; 14(1):55.
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    Score: 0.098
  19. Multi-omics colocalization with genome-wide association studies reveals a context-specific genetic mechanism at a childhood onset asthma risk locus. Genome Med. 2021 10 10; 13(1):157.
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    Score: 0.093
  20. A second-generation genomewide screen for asthma-susceptibility alleles in a founder population. Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Nov; 67(5):1154-62.
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    Score: 0.087
  21. Expression quantitative trait locus fine mapping of the 17q12-21 asthma locus in African American children: a genetic association and gene expression study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 05; 8(5):482-492.
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    Score: 0.085
  22. Advances in asthma and allergic disease genetics: Is bigger always better? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 12; 144(6):1495-1506.
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    Score: 0.082
  23. Shared and distinct genetic risk factors for childhood-onset and adult-onset asthma: genome-wide and transcriptome-wide studies. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 06; 7(6):509-522.
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    Score: 0.079
  24. Ethnic-specific associations of rare and low-frequency DNA sequence variants with asthma. Nat Commun. 2015 Jan 16; 6:5965.
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    Score: 0.059
  25. Whole-genome sequencing of individuals from a founder population identifies candidate genes for asthma. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e104396.
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    Score: 0.057
  26. Genome-wide interaction studies reveal sex-specific asthma risk alleles. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Oct 01; 23(19):5251-9.
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    Score: 0.056
  27. Genome-wide association study of lung function phenotypes in a founder population. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Jan; 133(1):248-55.e1-10.
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    Score: 0.053
  28. The maternal HLA-G 1597?C null mutation is associated with increased risk of pre-eclampsia and reduced HLA-G expression during pregnancy in African-American women. Mol Hum Reprod. 2013 Mar; 19(3):144-52.
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    Score: 0.050
  29. Increased protein-coding mutations in the mitochondrial genome of African American women with preeclampsia. Reprod Sci. 2012 Dec; 19(12):1343-51.
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    Score: 0.050
  30. Resequencing candidate genes implicates rare variants in asthma susceptibility. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Feb 10; 90(2):273-81.
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    Score: 0.048
  31. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in ethnically diverse North American populations. Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 31; 43(9):887-92.
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    Score: 0.046
  32. The genetics of asthma and allergic disease: a 21st century perspective. Immunol Rev. 2011 Jul; 242(1):10-30.
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    Score: 0.046
  33. Gene-environment interactions in human disease: nuisance or opportunity? Trends Genet. 2011 Mar; 27(3):107-15.
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    Score: 0.044
  34. Sequencing the IL4 locus in African Americans implicates rare noncoding variants in asthma susceptibility. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Dec; 124(6):1204-9.e9.
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    Score: 0.041
  35. Genome-wide association study of plasma lipoprotein(a) levels identifies multiple genes on chromosome 6q. J Lipid Res. 2009 May; 50(5):798-806.
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    Score: 0.039
  36. Sex-specific genetic architecture of human disease. Nat Rev Genet. 2008 Dec; 9(12):911-22.
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    Score: 0.038
  37. Effect of variation in CHI3L1 on serum YKL-40 level, risk of asthma, and lung function. N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 17; 358(16):1682-91.
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    Score: 0.037
  38. Allele-specific targeting of microRNAs to HLA-G and risk of asthma. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Oct; 81(4):829-34.
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    Score: 0.035
  39. Integrin beta 3 genotype influences asthma and allergy phenotypes in the first 6 years of life. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Jun; 119(6):1423-9.
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    Score: 0.035
  40. Sex-specific genetic architecture of asthma-associated quantitative trait loci in a founder population. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2006 May; 6(3):241-6.
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    Score: 0.032
  41. Variation in conserved non-coding sequences on chromosome 5q and susceptibility to asthma and atopy. Respir Res. 2005 Dec 10; 6:145.
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    Score: 0.031
  42. Prediction and characterization of genetically regulated expression of asthma tissues from African-ancestry populations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2026 Jan; 157(1):253-261.
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    Score: 0.031
  43. Genetic characterization of preschool wheeze phenotypes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Dec; 156(6):1537-1546.
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    Score: 0.030
  44. Association of 17q12-q21 Asthma Risk Locus with Clinical Severity of Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Biomolecules. 2025 Jul 22; 15(8).
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    Score: 0.030
  45. Variation in ITGB3 is associated with asthma and sensitization to mold allergen in four populations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Jul 01; 172(1):67-73.
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    Score: 0.030
  46. Gene-environment interaction effects on the development of immune responses in the 1st year of life. Am J Hum Genet. 2005 Apr; 76(4):696-704.
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    Score: 0.030
  47. Novel case-control test in a founder population identifies P-selectin as an atopy-susceptibility locus. Am J Hum Genet. 2003 Sep; 73(3):612-26.
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    Score: 0.027
  48. New Insights Relating Gasdermin B to the Onset of Childhood Asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Oct; 67(4):430-437.
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    Score: 0.025
  49. Genome-wide study of early and severe childhood asthma identifies interaction between CDHR3 and GSDMB. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 09; 150(3):622-630.
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    Score: 0.024
  50. 17q12-q21 variants interact with early-life exposures to modify asthma risk in Black children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2022 04; 52(4):565-568.
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    Score: 0.024
  51. Asthma-associated genetic variants induce IL33 differential expression through an enhancer-blocking regulatory region. Nat Commun. 2021 10 21; 12(1):6115.
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    Score: 0.023
  52. Multiethnic genome-wide and HLA association study of total serum IgE level. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 12; 148(6):1589-1595.
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    Score: 0.023
  53. Genome-wide association study identifies TNFSF15 associated with childhood asthma. Allergy. 2022 01; 77(1):218-229.
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    Score: 0.023
  54. Inducible expression quantitative trait locus analysis of the MUC5AC gene in asthma in urban populations of children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 12; 148(6):1505-1514.
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    Score: 0.023
  55. FUT2-ABO epistasis increases the risk of early childhood asthma and Streptococcus pneumoniae respiratory illnesses. Nat Commun. 2020 12 16; 11(1):6398.
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    Score: 0.022
  56. Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks. Nat Genet. 2018 01; 50(1):42-53.
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    Score: 0.018
  57. Expression Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Studies in Mid-secretory Phase Endometrial Cells Identifies HLA-F and TAP2 as Fecundability-Associated Genes. PLoS Genet. 2016 07; 12(7):e1005858.
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    Score: 0.016
  58. Rhinovirus wheezing illness and genetic risk of childhood-onset asthma. N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 11; 368(15):1398-407.
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    Score: 0.013
  59. Further replication studies of the EVE Consortium meta-analysis identifies 2 asthma risk loci in European Americans. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1294-301.
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    Score: 0.013
  60. The combination of a genome-wide association study of lymphocyte count and analysis of gene expression data reveals novel asthma candidate genes. Hum Mol Genet. 2012 May 01; 21(9):2111-23.
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    Score: 0.012
  61. ITGB3 shows genetic and expression interaction with SLC6A4. Hum Genet. 2006 Aug; 120(1):93-100.
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    Score: 0.008
  62. Variation in ITGB3 is associated with whole-blood serotonin level and autism susceptibility. Eur J Hum Genet. 2006 Aug; 14(8):923-31.
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    Score: 0.008
  63. Cutting edge: polymorphisms in the ICOS promoter region are associated with allergic sensitization and Th2 cytokine production. J Immunol. 2005 Aug 15; 175(4):2061-5.
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    Score: 0.008
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