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Dara G. Torgerson

University of California, San Francisco · US
Area of research
Genetics · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Asthma and respiratory diseases, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways.
h-index
42
citations
6,144
works
111
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Recent shifts in the genomic ancestry of Mexican Americans may alter the genetic architecture of biomedical traits
eLife 2020cited by 35position: middledoi
Rare Protein-Altering Telomere-related Gene Variants in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2019cited by 122position: middledoi
Association study in African-admixed populations across the Americas recapitulates asthma risk loci in non-African populations
Nature Communications 2019cited by 101position: middledoi
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Pharmacogenetic Drug Response in Racially Diverse Children with Asthma
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018cited by 134position: middledoi
Genetic contributions to lupus nephritis in a multi-ethnic cohort of systemic lupus erythematous patients
PLoS ONE 2018cited by 69position: middledoi
A genome-wide association and admixture mapping study of bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma
The Pharmacogenomics Journal 2018cited by 67position: middledoi
An admixture mapping meta-analysis implicates genetic variation at 18q21 with asthma susceptibility in Latinos
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2018cited by 39position: middledoi
Update on the State of the Science for Analytical Methods for Gene-Environment Interactions
American Journal of Epidemiology 2017cited by 116position: middledoi
Identifying tagging SNPs for African specific genetic variation from the African Diaspora Genome
Scientific Reports 2017cited by 34position: middledoi
Microbial Disease Spectrum Linked to a Novel IL-12Rβ1 N-Terminal Signal Peptide Stop-Gain Homozygous Mutation with Paradoxical Receptor Cell-Surface Expression
Frontiers in Microbiology 2017cited by 17position: middledoi
A continuum of admixture in the Western Hemisphere revealed by the African Diaspora genome
Nature Communications 2016cited by 184position: middledoi
The TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity
Science 2016cited by 91position: middledoi
Challenges and disparities in the application of personalized genomic medicine to populations with African ancestry
Nature Communications 2016cited by 80position: middledoi
Air Pollution and Lung Function in Minority Youth with Asthma in the GALA II (Genes–Environments and Admixture in Latino Americans) and SAGE II (Study of African Americans, Asthma, Genes, and Environments) Studies
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2016cited by 66position: middledoi
Genetic and socioeconomic study of mate choice in Latinos reveals novel assortment patterns
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 52position: middledoi
Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014cited by 123position: middledoi
A genome-wide association study of susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adolescents and young adults
Blood 2014cited by 113position: middledoi
Genome-wide association study and admixture mapping identify different asthma-associated loci in Latinos: The Genes-environments & Admixture in Latino Americans study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014cited by 110position: middledoi
Genome-wide interaction studies reveal sex-specific asthma risk alleles
Human Molecular Genetics 2014cited by 81position: middledoi
Integrated genome-wide association, coexpression network, and expression single nucleotide polymorphism analysis identifies novel pathway in allergic rhinitis
BMC Medical Genomics 2014cited by 75position: middledoi
Genome-wide association study and admixture mapping reveal new loci associated with total IgE levels in Latinos
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014cited by 62position: middledoi
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Individuals from a Founder Population Identifies Candidate Genes for Asthma
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 38position: middledoi
Identification of a Variant in <i>KDR</i> Associated with Serum VEGFR2 and Pharmacodynamics of Pazopanib
Clinical Cancer Research 2014cited by 30position: middledoi
Inherited GATA3 variants are associated with Ph-like childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and risk of relapse
Nature Genetics 2013cited by 308position: middledoi
Novel Susceptibility Variants at 10p12.31-12.2 for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Ethnically Diverse Populations
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2013cited by 232position: middledoi
A genome-wide association study of bronchodilator response in Latinos implicates rare variants
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2013cited by 110position: middledoi
Integration of Mouse and Human Genome-Wide Association Data Identifies KCNIP4 as an Asthma Gene
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 31position: middledoi
Fast and accurate inference of local ancestry in Latino populations
Bioinformatics 2012cited by 264position: middledoi
Genome-wide association studies of asthma indicate opposite immunopathogenesis direction from autoimmune diseases
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2012cited by 144position: middledoi
Adaptive Evolution of the FADS Gene Cluster within Africa
PLoS ONE 2012cited by 113position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Esteban G. Burchard · Harbor–UCLA Medical Center4 papers (2012–2016)Celeste Eng · ID Genomics (United States)3 papers (2012–2016)Kathleen C. Barnes · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital2 papers (2012–2012)Carole Ober · University of Chicago2 papers (2012–2012)William Rodríguez-Cintrón · University of California System2 papers (2012–2012)Jean G. Ford · Johns Hopkins University2 papers (2012–2012)Eugene R. Bleecker · University of Arizona2 papers (2012–2012)Sriram Sankararaman · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2012–2015)Eran Halperin · University of California, Los Angeles2 papers (2012–2015)Deborah A. Meyers · University of Arizona2 papers (2012–2012)Rasika A. Mathias · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2 papers (2012–2012)Dan L. Nicolae · University of Chicago2 papers (2012–2012)Rocío Chapela · University of California System2 papers (2012–2012)Scott Huntsman · University of California, San Francisco2 papers (2012–2016)Christopher R. Gignoux · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus2 papers (2012–2012)Pedro C. Avila · University of California System2 papers (2012–2012)José Rodríguez‐Santana · University of Alabama at Birmingham2 papers (2012–2012)W. James Gauderman · University of Southern California1 papers (2017–2017)Wenqing Fu · First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University1 papers (2012–2012) · 1 papers (2017–2017)