[HTML][HTML] Primary open-angle African American glaucoma genetics (POAAGG) study: Gender and risk of POAG in African Americans

…, W Murphy, JD Henderer, A Lehman, Q Cui, V Addis… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between gender and primary
open-angle glaucoma (POAG) among African Americans and to assess demographic, systemic…

[HTML][HTML] Association of primary open-angle glaucoma with mitochondrial variants and haplogroups common in African Americans

…, P Sankar, E Miller-Ellis, A Lehman, V Addis… - Molecular …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To estimate the population frequencies of all common mitochondrial variants and
ancestral haplogroups among 1,999 subjects recruited for the Primary Open-Angle African …

A rhlI 5′ UTR-Derived sRNA Regulates RhlR-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

MK Thomason, M Voichek, D Dar, V Addis, D Fitzgerald… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
N-Acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) quorum sensing (QS) controls expression of over 200
genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . There are two AHL regulatory systems: the LasR-LasI …

[PDF][PDF] A multi-cohort genome-wide association study in African ancestry individuals reveals risk loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

…, T Aung, JL Wiggs, AG Ross, QN Cui, V Addis… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide,
disproportionately affects individuals of African ancestry. We conducted a genome-wide …

Learning from Black/African American participants: applying the integrated behavioral model to assess recruitment strategies for a glaucoma genetic study

…, M Lewis, AG Ross, QN Cui, V Addis… - Health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The underrepresentation of African American (AA) participants in medical research
perpetuates racial health disparities in the United States. Open-ended phone interviews were …

Increased D allele frequency of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in pulmonary fibrosis

CD Morrison, AC Papp, AQ Hejmanowski, VM Addis… - Human pathology, 2001 - Elsevier
An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme has previously
been studied extensively in relationship to cardiovascular and renal disease. The deletion/…

[HTML][HTML] Netarsudil-associated epithelial keratopathy

MS Ramakrishnan, VM Addis, AY Lehman… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To report 2 cases with a novel finding of bullous epithelial keratopathy associated
with netarsudil use. Observations A 72-year-old man with history of primary open angle …

[HTML][HTML] The MT-CO1 V83I polymorphism is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma in African American men

…, E Miller-Ellis, A Lehman, V Addis… - … & Visual Science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: We investigate the function of the V83I polymorphism (m. 6150G> A, rs879053914)
in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (MT-CO1) gene and its role in African …

Association between primary open-angle glaucoma and cognitive impairment as measured by the Montreal cognitive assessment

M McCoskey, V Addis, K Goodyear… - Neurodegenerative …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: It is currently unclear whether primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) affects
neurological functions outside of vision, such as cognition. Objective: This study examined the …

Using Natural Language Processing to Identify Different Lens Pathology in Electronic Health Records

JD Stein, Y Zhou, CA Andrews, JE Kim, V Addis… - American journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
PURPOSE Nearly all published ophthalmology-related Big Data studies rely exclusively on
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) billing codes to identify patients with particular …