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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by Brandon L. Pierce and Habibul Ahsan.
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12.656
  1. Correction: A missense variant in FTCD is associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet. 2019 May; 15(5):e1008172.
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    Score: 0.711
  2. A missense variant in FTCD is associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet. 2019 03; 15(3):e1007984.
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    Score: 0.702
  3. Co-occurring expression and methylation QTLs allow detection of common causal variants and shared biological mechanisms. Nat Commun. 2018 02 23; 9(1):804.
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    Score: 0.652
  4. Mediation analysis demonstrates that trans-eQTLs are often explained by cis-mediation: a genome-wide analysis among 1,800 South Asians. PLoS Genet. 2014 Dec; 10(12):e1004818.
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    Score: 0.522
  5. Arsenic metabolism efficiency has a causal role in arsenic toxicity: Mendelian randomization and gene-environment interaction. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Dec; 42(6):1862-71.
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    Score: 0.486
  6. Unidentified genetic variants influence pancreatic cancer risk: an analysis of polygenic susceptibility in the PanScan study. Genet Epidemiol. 2012 Jul; 36(5):517-24.
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    Score: 0.438
  7. Genome-wide association study identifies chromosome 10q24.32 variants associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(2):e1002522.
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    Score: 0.430
  8. Genome-wide "pleiotropy scan" identifies HNF1A region as a novel pancreatic cancer susceptibility locus. Cancer Res. 2011 Jul 01; 71(13):4352-8.
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    Score: 0.405
  9. Association study of type 2 diabetes genetic susceptibility variants and risk of pancreatic cancer: an analysis of PanScan-I data. Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Jun; 22(6):877-83.
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    Score: 0.404
  10. Arsenic exposure, dietary patterns, and skin lesion risk in bangladesh: a prospective study. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Feb 01; 173(3):345-54.
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    Score: 0.397
  11. Clinical assessment incorporating a personal genome. Lancet. 2010 Sep 11; 376(9744):869; author reply 869-70.
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    Score: 0.389
  12. Genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced prostate cancer risk. Hum Hered. 2010; 69(3):193-201.
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    Score: 0.375
  13. Case-only genome-wide interaction study of disease risk, prognosis and treatment. Genet Epidemiol. 2010 Jan; 34(1):7-15.
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    Score: 0.371
  14. A prospective study of body mass index and mortality in Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug; 39(4):1037-45.
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    Score: 0.370
  15. Returning personal genetic information on susceptibility to arsenic toxicity to research participants in Bangladesh. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 2):117482.
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    Score: 0.241
  16. Somatic loss of the Y chromosome is associated with arsenic exposure among Bangladeshi men. Int J Epidemiol. 2023 08 02; 52(4):1035-1046.
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    Score: 0.238
  17. Sequencing-based fine-mapping and in silico functional characterization of the 10q24.32 arsenic metabolism efficiency locus across multiple arsenic-exposed populations. PLoS Genet. 2023 01; 19(1):e1010588.
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    Score: 0.229
  18. DNA methylation QTL mapping across diverse human tissues provides molecular links between genetic variation and complex traits. Nat Genet. 2023 01; 55(1):112-122.
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    Score: 0.227
  19. Inherited genetic effects on arsenic metabolism: A comparison of effects on arsenic species measured in urine and in blood. Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Dec; 6(6):e230.
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    Score: 0.226
  20. Erratum: "Rare, protein-altering variants in AS3MT and arsenic metabolism efficiency: a multi-population association study". Environ Health Perspect. 2021 May; 129(5):59003.
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    Score: 0.204
  21. Rare, Protein-Altering Variants in AS3MT and Arsenic Metabolism Efficiency: A Multi-Population Association Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 04; 129(4):47007.
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    Score: 0.202
  22. Genetic Determinants of Reduced Arsenic Metabolism Efficiency in the 10q24.32 Region Are Associated With Reduced AS3MT Expression in Multiple Human Tissue Types. Toxicol Sci. 2020 08 01; 176(2):382-395.
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    Score: 0.193
  23. Assessing the impact of arsenic metabolism efficiency on DNA methylation using Mendelian randomization. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Apr; 4(2):e083.
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    Score: 0.189
  24. Research Participants' Attitudes towards Receiving Information on Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic Toxicity in Rural Bangladesh. Public Health Genomics. 2020; 23(1-2):69-76.
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    Score: 0.187
  25. The effect of age on DNA methylation in whole blood among Bangladeshi men and women. BMC Genomics. 2019 Sep 10; 20(1):704.
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    Score: 0.181
  26. The contribution of parent-to-offspring transmission of telomeres to the heritability of telomere length in humans. Hum Genet. 2019 Jan; 138(1):49-60.
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    Score: 0.172
  27. A study of telomere length, arsenic exposure, and arsenic toxicity in a Bangladeshi cohort. Environ Res. 2018 07; 164:346-355.
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    Score: 0.164
  28. Screening for gene-environment (G×E) interaction using omics data from exposed individuals: an application to gene-arsenic interaction. Mamm Genome. 2018 02; 29(1-2):101-111.
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    Score: 0.163
  29. Genome-wide association study of telomere length among South Asians identifies a second RTEL1 association signal. J Med Genet. 2018 01; 55(1):64-71.
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    Score: 0.160
  30. The association between telomere length and mortality in Bangladesh. Aging (Albany NY). 2017 06 15; 9(6):1537-1551.
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    Score: 0.155
  31. Novel Luminex Assay for Telomere Repeat Mass Does Not Show Well Position Effects Like qPCR. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0155548.
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    Score: 0.144
  32. Telomere length measurement by a novel Luminex-based assay: a blinded comparison to Southern blot. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2016; 7(1):18-23.
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    Score: 0.143
  33. Determinants and Consequences of Arsenic Metabolism Efficiency among 4,794 Individuals: Demographics, Lifestyle, Genetics, and Toxicity. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Feb; 25(2):381-90.
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    Score: 0.140
  34. The Genetic Architecture of Arsenic Metabolism Efficiency:A SNP-Based Heritability Study of Bangladeshi Adults. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 10; 123(10):985-92.
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    Score: 0.133
  35. Genome-wide association study of parity in Bangladeshi women. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0118488.
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    Score: 0.133
  36. Drinking Water Arsenic Contamination, Skin Lesions, and Malignancies: A Systematic Review of the Global Evidence. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2015 Mar; 2(1):52-68.
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    Score: 0.133
  37. Measurement of telomere length: a new assay using QuantiGene chemistry on a Luminex platform. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Dec; 23(12):2667-72.
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    Score: 0.130
  38. Arsenic exposure, telomere length, and expression of telomere-related genes among Bangladeshi individuals. Environ Res. 2015 Jan; 136:462-9.
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    Score: 0.130
  39. Gene-specific differential DNA methylation and chronic arsenic exposure in an epigenome-wide association study of adults in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jan; 123(1):64-71.
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    Score: 0.129
  40. Genome-wide association studies and heritability estimates of body mass index related phenotypes in Bangladeshi adults. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e105062.
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    Score: 0.128
  41. Arsenic and lung disease mortality in Bangladeshi adults. Epidemiology. 2014 Jul; 25(4):536-43.
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    Score: 0.127
  42. Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours among Bangladeshi adults. J Med Genet. 2014 May; 51(5):327-33.
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    Score: 0.124
  43. A genome-wide association study of early-onset breast cancer identifies PFKM as a novel breast cancer gene and supports a common genetic spectrum for breast cancer at any age. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Apr; 23(4):658-69.
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    Score: 0.123
  44. Urinary and dietary analysis of 18,470 bangladeshis reveal a correlation of rice consumption with arsenic exposure and toxicity. PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e80691.
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    Score: 0.121
  45. Intakes of several nutrients are associated with incidence of arsenic-related keratotic skin lesions in Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2012 Dec; 142(12):2128-34.
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    Score: 0.113
  46. A prospective study of arsenic exposure from drinking water and incidence of skin lesions in Bangladesh. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jul 15; 174(2):185-94.
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    Score: 0.102
  47. A prospective study of the synergistic effects of arsenic exposure and smoking, sun exposure, fertilizer use, and pesticide use on risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladeshi men. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jan 15; 173(2):183-91.
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    Score: 0.099
  48. Power and instrument strength requirements for Mendelian randomization studies using multiple genetic variants. Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Jun; 40(3):740-52.
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    Score: 0.097
  49. Arsenic exposure from drinking water, and all-cause and chronic-disease mortalities in Bangladesh (HEALS): a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2010 Jul 24; 376(9737):252-8.
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    Score: 0.096
  50. Dietary B vitamin intakes and urinary total arsenic concentration in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) cohort, Bangladesh. Eur J Nutr. 2010 Dec; 49(8):473-81.
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    Score: 0.095
  51. Relative Telomere Length Change in Colorectal Carcinoma and Its Association with Tumor Characteristics, Gene Expression and Microsatellite Instability. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Apr 30; 14(9).
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    Score: 0.054
  52. Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression. Nat Genet. 2021 09; 53(9):1300-1310.
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    Score: 0.052
  53. Determinants of telomere length across human tissues. Science. 2020 09 11; 369(6509).
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    Score: 0.049
  54. Tobacco and marijuana use and their association with serum prostate-specific antigen levels among African American men in Chicago. Prev Med Rep. 2020 Dec; 20:101174.
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    Score: 0.048
  55. Association of Arsenic Exposure with Whole Blood DNA Methylation: An Epigenome-Wide Study of Bangladeshi Adults. Environ Health Perspect. 2019 05; 127(5):57011.
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    Score: 0.044
  56. A novel pooled-sample multiplex luminex assay for high-throughput measurement of relative telomere length. Am J Hum Biol. 2018 07; 30(4):e23118.
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    Score: 0.041
  57. A meta-analysis approach with filtering for identifying gene-level gene-environment interactions. Genet Epidemiol. 2018 07; 42(5):434-446.
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    Score: 0.041
  58. Height and Breast Cancer Risk: Evidence From Prospective Studies and Mendelian Randomization. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2015 Nov; 107(11).
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    Score: 0.034
  59. Genetic determinants of telomere length and risk of common cancers: a Mendelian randomization study. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Sep 15; 24(18):5356-66.
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    Score: 0.034
  60. Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic polymorphisms on cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a prospective case-cohort study. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 May; 123(5):451-7.
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    Score: 0.033
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