User profiles for Aaron Kleinman

Aaron Kleinman

Computational Biologist, 23andMe
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Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

…, NA Furlotte, PK Joshi, KE Kemper, A Kleinman… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in
a sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome-…

An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice

…, RC Chai, NA Vulpescu, V Forgetta, A Kleinman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Osteoporosis is a common aging-related disease diagnosed primarily using bone mineral
density (BMD). We assessed genetic determinants of BMD as estimated by heel quantitative …

Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

…, JR Gonzalez, PK Joshi, V Karhunen, A Kleinman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

Whole‐genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture

…, KH Park‐Min, JH Tobias, C Kooperberg, A Kleinman… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The extent to which low‐frequency (minor allele frequency (MAF) between 1–5%) and rare (MAF
≤ 1%) variants contribute to complex traits and disease in the general population is …

Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

MR Robinson, A Kleinman, M Graff… - Nature Human …, 2017 - nature.com
In human populations, assortative mating is almost universally positive, with similarities
between partners for quantitative phenotypes 1 – 6 , common disease risk 1 , 3 , 7 – 10 , …

Resource profile and user guide of the Polygenic Index Repository

…, R Karlsson Linnér, R Ahlskog, A Kleinman… - Nature human …, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic indexes (PGIs) are DNA-based predictors. Their value for research in many
scientific disciplines is growing rapidly. As a resource for researchers, we used a consistent …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of novel risk loci for restless legs syndrome in genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry: a meta-analysis

…, BS Hromatka, KE Huber, A Kleinman… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent chronic neurological disorder with
potentially severe mental and physical health consequences. Clearer understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] A genetic investigation of sex bias in the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

…, DA Hinds, BS Hromatka, KE Huber, A Kleinman… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) shows substantial heritability
and is two to seven times more common in male individuals than in female individuals. We …

Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells

…, NA Furlotte, DA Hinds, KE Huber, A Kleinman… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are blood cancers that are characterized by the
excessive production of mature myeloid cells and arise from the acquisition of somatic driver …

[HTML][HTML] Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a 1.1-million-person GWAS of educational attainment

…, NA Furlotte, PK Joshi, KE Kemper, A Kleinman… - Nature …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We conduct a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in a sample
of~ 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome-wide-significant SNPs. …