Publications

  1. Fortis S, Guo J, Nagpal P, Chaudhary MFA, Newell JD Jr, Gerard SE, Han MK, Kazerooni EA, Martinez FJ, Barjaktarevic IZ, Barr RG, Bodduluri S, Paine Iii R, Awan HA, Schroeder JD, Gravens-Mueller LD, Ortega VE, Anderson WH, Cooper CB, Couper D, Woodruff PG, Bowler RP, Bhatt SP, Hoffman EA, Reinhardt JM, Comellas AP. Association of Ground Glass Opacities with Systemic Inflammation and Progression of Emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jun 6 Epub 2024 June 06
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  2. Oelsner EC, Sun Y, Balte PP, Allen NB, Andrews H, Carson A, Cole SA, Coresh J, Couper D, Cushman M, Daviglus M, Demmer RT, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gutierrez JD, Howard VJ, Isasi CR, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaplan RC, Kinney GL, Kucharska-Newton AM, Lackland DT, Lee JS, Make BJ, Min YI, Murabito JM, Norwood AF, Ortega VE, Pettee Gabriel K, Psaty BM, Regan EA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schwartz D, Shikany JM, Thyagarajan B, Tracy RP, Umans JG, Vasan RS, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Xanthakis V, Zhang Y, Post WS. Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3; 7 (6):e2417440 Epub 2024 June 03
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  3. Zamora AC, Ortega VE, Carmona EM. When the Third Time Is Not the Charm-Trial Outcomes in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. JAMA. 2024 May 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Everman JL, Sajuthi SP, Liegeois MA, Jackson ND, Collet EH, Peters MC, Chioccioli M, Moore CM, Patel BB, Dyjack N, Powell R, Rios C, Montgomery MT, Eng C, Elhawary JR, Mak ACY, Hu D, Huntsman S, Salazar S, Feriani L, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Zinnen GL, Michel CR, Gomez J, Zhang X, Medina V, Chu HW, Cicuta P, Gordon ED, Zeitlin P, Ortega VE, Reisdorph N, Dunican EM, Tang M, Elicker BM, Henry TS, Bleecker ER, Castro M, Erzurum SC, Israel E, Levy BD, Mauger DT, Meyers DA, Sumino K, Gierada DS, Hastie AT, Moore WC, Denlinger LC, Jarjour NN, Schiebler ML, Wenzel SE, Woodruff PG, Rodriguez-Santana J, Pearson CG, Burchard EG, Fahy JV, Seibold MA. A common polymorphism in the Intelectin-1 gene influences mucus plugging in severe asthma. Nat Commun. 2024 May 9; 15 (1):3900 Epub 2024 May 09
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  5. Pinto E Vairo F, Kemppainen JL, Vitek CRR, Whalen DA, Kolbert KJ, Sikkink KJ, Kroc SA, Kruisselbrink T, Shupe GF, Knudson AK, Burke EM, Loftus EC, Bandel LA, Prochnow CA, Mulvihill LA, Thomas B, Gable DM, Graddy CB, Garzon GGM, Ekpoh IU, Porquera EMC, Fervenza FC, Hogan MC, El Ters M, Warrington KJ, Davis JM 3rd, Koster MJ, Orandi AB, Basiaga ML, Vella A, Kumar S, Creo AL, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Tebben PJ, Abate EG, Joshi AY, Ristagno EH, Patnaik MS, Schimmenti LA, Dhamija R, Sabrowsky SM, Wierenga KJ, Keddis MT, Samadder NJJ, Presutti RJ, Robinson SI, Stephens MC, Roberts LR, Faubion WA Jr, Driscoll SW, Wong-Kisiel LC, Selcen D, Flanagan EP, Ramanan VK, Jackson LM, Mauermann ML, Ortega VE, Anderson SA, Aoudia SL, Klee EW, McAllister TM, Lazaridis KN. Correction: Implementation of genomic medicine for rare disease in a tertiary healthcare system: Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD). J Transl Med. 2024 Apr 30; 22 (1):400
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  6. Baddour NA, Paulin LM, Gassett AJ, Woo H, Hoffman EA, Newell JD Jr, Woodruff PG, Pirozzi CS, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, O'Neal W, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Peters SP, Hastie AT, Hansel NN, Ortega VE, Kaufman JD, Sack CS. Air Pollution Exposure and Interstitial Lung Features in SPIROMICS Participants with COPD. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Apr 3 Epub 2024 Apr 03
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  7. Hastie AT, Bishop AC, Khan MS, Bleecker ER, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Israel E, Levy BD, Mauger DT, Meyers DA, Moore WC, Ortega VE, Peters SP, Wenzel SE, Steele CH. Protein-Protein interactive networks identified in bronchoalveolar lavage of severe compared to nonsevere asthma. Clin Exp Allergy. 2024 Apr; 54 (4):265-277 Epub 2024 Jan 22
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  8. Fakhry B, Chedraoui C, Sleiman J, Attaway A, Carr T, Gaston B, Hu B, Meyers D, Ortega VE, Bleecker ER, Zein J. Paradoxical bronchodilator response is associated with increased risk of asthma exacerbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Mar 26 [Epub ahead of print]
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  9. Suri R, Markovic D, Woo H, Arjomandi M, Barr RG, Bowler RP, Criner G, Curtis JL, Dransfield MT, Drummond MB, Fortis S, Han MK, Hoffman EA, Kaner RJ, Kaufman JD, Krishnan JA, Martinez FJ, Ohar J, Ortega VE, Paine Iii R, Soler X, Woodruff PG, Hansel NN, Cooper CB, Tashkin DP, Buhr RG, Barjaktarevic IZ. The Effect of Chronic Altitude Exposure on COPD Outcomes in the SPIROMICS Cohort. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 20 [Epub ahead of print]
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  10. Yeung-Luk BH, Wally A, Swaby C, Jauregui S, Lee E, Zhang R, Chen D, Luk SH, Upadya N, Tieng E, Wilmsen K, Sherman E, Sudhakar D, Luk M, Shrivastav AK, Cao S, Ghosh B, Christenson SA, Huang YJ, Ortega VE, Biswal S, Tang WY, Sidhaye VK. Epigenetic Reprogramming Drives Epithelial Disruption in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2024 Mar; 70 (3):165-177
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  11. Kim JS, Sun Y, Balte P, Cushman M, Boyle R, Tracy RP, Styer LM, Bell TD, Anderson MR, Allen NB, Schreiner PJ, Bowler RP, Schwartz DA, Lee JS, Xanthakis V, Doyle MF, Regan EA, Make BJ, Kanaya AM, Wenzel SE, Coresh J, Isasi CR, Raffield LM, Elkind MSV, Howard VJ, Ortega VE, Woodruff P, Cole SA, Henderson JM, Mantis NJ, Parker MM, Demmer RT, Oelsner EC. Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Spike 1 Antibody Response Among Vaccinated US Adults: the C4R Study. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 19; 15 (1):1492
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  12. Koch AL, Shing TL, Namen A, Couper D, Smith B, Barr RG, Bhatt S, Putcha N, Baugh A, Saha AK, Ziedler M, Comellas A, Cooper CB, Barjaktarevic I, Bowler RP, Han MK, Kim V, Paine R 3rd, Kanner RE, Krishnan JA, Martinez FJ, Woodruff PG, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Peters SP, Ortega VE, SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS) Investigators. Lung Structure and Risk of Sleep Apnea in SPIROMICS. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2024 Jan 25; 11 (1):26-36
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  13. Opron K, Begley LA, Erb-Downward JR, Li G, Alexis NE, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Boucher R, Bowler RP, Christenson SA, Comellas AP, Criner G, Cooper CB, Couper D, Galban CJ, Han MK, Hastie A, Hatt C, Hoffman EA, Kaner RJ, Kesimer M, Krishnan JA, LaFon DC, Martinez FJ, Ortega VE, Peters SP, Paine Iii R, Putcha N, Woodruff PG, Huffnagle GB, Kozik AJ, Curtis JL, Huang YJ, SPIROMICS Investigators. Loss of Airway Phylogenetic Diversity Is Associated with Clinical and Pathobiological Markers of Disease Development in COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 23 [Epub ahead of print]
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  14. Angelini ED, Yang J, Balte PP, Hoffman EA, Manichaikul AW, Sun Y, Shen W, Austin JHM, Allen NB, Bleecker ER, Bowler R, Cho MH, Cooper CS, Couper D, Dransfield MT, Garcia CK, Han MK, Hansel NN, Hughes E, Jacobs DR, Kasela S, Kaufman JD, Kim JS, Lappalainen T, Lima J, Malinsky D, Martinez FJ, Oelsner EC, Ortega VE, Paine R, Post W, Pottinger TD, Prince MR, Rich SS, Silverman EK, Smith BM, Swift AJ, Watson KE, Woodruff PG, Laine AF, Barr RG. Pulmonary emphysema subtypes defined by unsupervised machine learning on CT scans. Thorax. 2023 Nov; 78 (11):1067-1079 Epub 2023 June 02
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  15. Moll M, Peljto AL, Kim JS, Xu H, Debban CL, Chen X, Menon A, Putman RK, Ghosh AJ, Saferali A, Nishino M, Hatabu H, Hobbs BD, Hecker J, McDermott G, Sparks JA, Wain LV, Allen RJ, Tobin MD, Raby BA, Chun S, Silverman EK, Zamora AC, Ortega VE, Garcia CK, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Kaner RJ, Rich SS, Manichaikul A, Rotter JI, Dupuis J, O'Connor GT, Fingerlin TE, Hunninghake GM, Schwartz DA, Cho MH. A Polygenic Risk Score for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Oct 1; 208 (7):791-801
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  16. Shrine N, Izquierdo AG, Chen J, Packer R, Hall RJ, Guyatt AL, Batini C, Thompson RJ, Pavuluri C, Malik V, Hobbs BD, Moll M, Kim W, Tal-Singer R, Bakke P, Fawcett KA, John C, Coley K, Piga NN, Pozarickij A, Lin K, Millwood IY, Chen Z, Li L, Wijnant SRA, Lahousse L, Brusselle G, Uitterlinden AG, Manichaikul A, Oelsner EC, Rich SS, Barr RG, Kerr SM, Vitart V, Brown MR, Wielscher M, Imboden M, Jeong A, Bartz TM, Gharib SA, Flexeder C, Karrasch S, Gieger C, Peters A, Stubbe B, Hu X, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Gabriel SB, Gupta N, Smith AV, Luan J, Zhao JH, Hansen AF, Langhammer A, Willer C, Bhatta L, Porteous D, Smith BH, Campbell A, Sofer T, Lee J, Daviglus ML, Yu B, Lim E, Xu H, O'Connor GT, Thareja G, Albagha OME, Suhre K, Granell R, Faquih TO, Hiemstra PS, Slats AM, Mullin BH, Hui J, James A, Beilby J, Patasova K, Hysi P, Koskela JT, Wyss AB, Jin J, Sikdar S, Lee M, May-Wilson S, Pirastu N, Kentistou KA, Joshi PK, Timmers PRHJ, Williams AT, Free RC, Wang X, Morrison JL, Gilliland FD, Chen Z, Wang CA, Foong RE, Harris SE, Taylor A, Redmond P, Cook JP, Mahajan A, Lind L, Palviainen T, Lehtimaki T, Raitakari OT, Kaprio J, Rantanen T, Pietilainen KH, Cox SR, Pennell CE, Hall GL, Gauderman WJ, Brightling C, Wilson JF, Vasankari T, Laitinen T, Salomaa V, Mook-Kanamori DO, Timpson NJ, Zeggini E, Dupuis J, Hayward C, Brumpton B, Langenberg C, Weiss S, Homuth G, Schmidt CO, Probst-Hensch N, Jarvelin MR, Morrison AC, Polasek O, Rudan I, Lee JH, Sayers I, Rawlins EL, Dudbridge F, Silverman EK, Strachan DP, Walters RG, Morris AP, London SJ, Cho MH, Wain LV, Hall IP, Tobin MD, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group//Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium. Author Correction: Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk. Nat Genet. 2023 Oct; 55 (10):1778-1779
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  17. Forno E, Ortega VE, Celedon JC. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Clin Chest Med. 2023 Sep; 44 (3):519-530 Epub 2023 May 09
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  18. Baugh AD, Woodruff P, Shiboski S, Glidden DV, Ortega VE, Thakur N. Spirometry in Mixed-Race Civil War Veterans. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 Aug; 20 (8):1217-1219
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  19. McKleroy W, Shing T, Anderson WH, Arjomandi M, Awan HA, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Boscardin J, Bowler RP, Buhr RG, Criner GJ, Comellas AP, Curtis JL, Dransfield M, Doerschuk CM, Dolezal BA, Drummond MB, Han MK, Hansel NN, Helton K, Hoffman EA, Kaner RJ, Kanner RE, Krishnan JA, Lazarus SC, Martinez FJ, Ohar J, Ortega VE, Paine R 3rd, Peters SP, Reinhardt JM, Rennard S, Smith BM, Tashkin DP, Couper D, Cooper CB, Woodruff PG. Longitudinal Follow-Up of Participants With Tobacco Exposure and Preserved Spirometry. JAMA. 2023 Aug 1; 330 (5):442-453
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  20. Hansel NN, Woo H, Koehler K, Gassett A, Paulin LM, Alexis N, Putcha N, Lorizio W, Fawzy A, Belz D, Sack C, Barr RG, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Woodruff P, Pirozzi C, Paine Iii R, Barjaktarevic I, Cooper CB, Ortega V, Zusman M, Kaufman J. Indoor Pollution and Lung Function Decline in Current and Former Smokers: SPIROMICS AIR. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jul 31 Epub 2023 July 31
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  21. Arjomandi M, Zeng S, Chen J, Bhatt SP, Abtin F, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bleecker ER, Buhr RG, Criner GJ, Comellas AP, Couper DJ, Curtis JL, Dransfield MT, Fortis S, Han MK, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Hokanson JE, Kaner RJ, Kanner RE, Krishnan JA, Labaki WW, Lynch DA, Ortega VE, Peters SP, Woodruff PG, Cooper CB, Bowler RP, Paine R 3rd, Rennard SI, Tashkin DP, and the COPDGene and SPIROMICS Investigators. Changes in Lung Volumes with Spirometric Disease Progression in COPD. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023 Jul 26; 10 (3):270-285
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  22. Izquierdo M, Marion CR, Genese F, Newell JD, O'Neal WK, Li X, Hawkins GA, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Christenson S, Cooper CB, Couper D, Curtis J, Han MK, Hansel NN, Kanner RE, Martinez FJ, Paine R 3rd, Tejwani V, Woodruff PG, Zein JG, Hoffman EA, Peters SP, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Ortega VE, SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study (SPIROMICS) investigators. Impact of Bronchiectasis on COPD Severity and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency as a Risk Factor in Individuals with a Heavy Smoking History. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023 Jul 26; 10 (3):199-210
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  23. Pinto E Vairo F, Kemppainen JL, Vitek CRR, Whalen DA, Kolbert KJ, Sikkink KJ, Kroc SA, Kruisselbrink T, Shupe GF, Knudson AK, Burke EM, Loftus EC, Bandel LA, Prochnow CA, Mulvihill LA, Thomas B, Gable DM, Graddy CB, Garzon GGM, Ekpoh IU, Porquera EMC, Fervenza FC, Hogan MC, El Ters M, Warrington KJ, Davis JM 3rd, Koster MJ, Orandi AB, Basiaga ML, Vella A, Kumar S, Creo AL, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Tebben PJ, Abate EG, Joshi AY, Ristagno EH, Patnaik MS, Schimmenti LA, Dhamija R, Sabrowsky SM, Wierenga KJ, Keddis MT, Samadder NJJ, Presutti RJ, Robinson SI, Stephens MC, Roberts LR, Faubion WA Jr, Driscoll SW, Wong-Kisiel LC, Selcen D, Flanagan EP, Ramanan VK, Jackson LM, Mauermann ML, Ortega VE, Anderson SA, Aoudia SL, Klee EW, McAllister TM, Lazaridis KN. Implementation of genomic medicine for rare disease in a tertiary healthcare system: Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD). J Transl Med. 2023 Jun 23; 21 (1):410 Epub 2023 June 23
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  24. Hill AC, Guo C, Litkowski EM, Manichaikul AW, Yu B, Konigsberg IR, Gorbet BA, Lange LA, Pratte KA, Kechris KJ, DeCamp M, Coors M, Ortega VE, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Gerzsten RE, Clish CB, Curtis JL, Hu X, Obeidat ME, Morris M, Loureiro J, Ngo D, O'Neal WK, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Hobbs BD, Cho MH, Banaei-Kashani F, Bowler RP. Large scale proteomic studies create novel privacy considerations. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 7; 13 (1):9254 Epub 2023 June 07
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  25. Van Buren E, Radicioni G, Lester S, O'Neal WK, Dang H, Kasela S, Garudadri S, Curtis JL, Han MK, Krishnan JA, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Hastie A, Ortega VE, Lappalainen T, Nawijn MC, Berge MVD, Christenson SA, Li Y, Cho MH, Kesimer M, Kelada SNP. Genetic regulators of sputum mucin concentration and their associations with COPD phenotypes. PLoS Genet. 2023 Jun; 19 (6):e1010445 Epub 2023 June 23
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  26. DiLillo KM, Norman KC, Freeman CM, Christenson SA, Alexis NE, Anderson WH, Barjaktarevic IZ, Barr RG, Comellas AP, Bleecker ER, Boucher RC, Couper DJ, Criner GJ, Doerschuk CM, Wells JM, Han MK, Hoffman EA, Hansel NN, Hastie AT, Kaner RJ, Krishnan JA, Labaki WW, Martinez FJ, Meyers DA, O'Neal WK, Ortega VE, Paine R 3rd, Peters SP, Woodruff PG, Cooper CB, Bowler RP, Curtis JL, Arnold KB, SPIROMICS investigators. A blood and bronchoalveolar lavage protein signature of rapid FEV(1) decline in smoking-associated COPD. Sci Rep. 2023 May 22; 13 (1):8228
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  27. LaFon DC, Woo H, Fedarko N, Azar A, Hill H, Tebo AE, Martins TB, Han MK, Krishnan JA, Ortega VE, Barjaktarevic I, Kaner RJ, Hastie A, O'Neal WK, Couper D, Woodruff PG, Curtis JL, Hansel NN, Nahm MH, Dransfield MT, Putcha N, SPIROMICS investigators. Reduced quantity and function of pneumococcal antibodies are associated with exacerbations of COPD in SPIROMICS. Clin Immunol. 2023 May; 250:109324 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  28. Weinstock JS, Laurie CA, Broome JG, Taylor KD, Guo X, Shuldiner AR, O'Connell JR, Lewis JP, Boerwinkle E, Barnes KC, Chami N, Kenny EE, Loos RJF, Fornage M, Redline S, Cade BE, Gilliland FD, Chen Z, Gauderman WJ, Kumar R, Grammer L, Schleimer RP, Psaty BM, Bis JC, Brody JA, Silverman EK, Yun JH, Qiao D, Weiss ST, Lasky-Su J, DeMeo DL, Palmer ND, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Cho MH, Vasan RS, Johnson AD, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Kardia S, He J, Kaplan R, Heckbert SR, Smith NL, Wiggins KL, Arnett DK, Irvin MR, Tiwari H, Correa A, Raffield LM, Gao Y, de Andrade M, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Manichaikul AW, Konkle BA, Johnsen JM, Wheeler MM, Custer BS, Duggirala R, Curran JE, Blangero J, Gui H, Xiao S, Williams LK, Meyers DA, Li X, Ortega V, McGarvey S, Gu CC, Chen YI, Lee WJ, Shoemaker MB, Darbar D, Roden D, Albert C, Kooperberg C, Desai P, Blackwell TW, Abecasis GR, Smith AV, Kang HM, Mathias R, Natarajan P, Jaiswal S, Reiner AP, Bick AG, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium. The genetic determinants of recurrent somatic mutations in 43,693 blood genomes. Sci Adv. 2023 Apr 28; 9 (17):eabm4945 Epub 2023 Apr 26
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  29. Bhakta NR, Bime C, Kaminsky DA, McCormack MC, Thakur N, Stanojevic S, Baugh AD, Braun L, Lovinsky-Desir S, Adamson R, Witonsky J, Wise RA, Levy SD, Brown R, Forno E, Cohen RT, Johnson M, Balmes J, Mageto Y, Lee CT, Masekela R, Weiner DJ, Irvin CG, Swenson ER, Rosenfeld M, Schwartzstein RM, Agrawal A, Neptune E, Wisnivesky JP, Ortega VE, Burney P. Race and Ethnicity in Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation: An Official American Thoracic Society Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 15; 207 (8):978-995
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  30. Zein JG, Bazeley P, Meyers D, Bleecker E, Gaston B, Hu B, Attaway A, Ortega V. A Between-Sex Comparison of the Genomic Architecture of Asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2023 Apr; 68 (4):456-458
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  31. LeMaster WB, Quibrera PM, Couper D, Tashkin DP, Bleecker ER, Doerschuk CM, Ortega VE, Cooper C, Han MK, Woodruff PG, O'Neal WK, Anderson WH, Alexis NE, Bowler RP, Barr RG, Kaner RJ, Dransfield MT, Paine R 3rd, Kim V, Curtis JL, Martinez FJ, Hastie AT, Barjaktarevic I. Clinical Implications of Low Absolute Blood Eosinophil Count in the SPIROMICS COPD Cohort. Chest. 2023 Mar; 163 (3):515-528 Epub 2022 Nov 04
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  32. Shrine N, Izquierdo AG, Chen J, Packer R, Hall RJ, Guyatt AL, Batini C, Thompson RJ, Pavuluri C, Malik V, Hobbs BD, Moll M, Kim W, Tal-Singer R, Bakke P, Fawcett KA, John C, Coley K, Piga NN, Pozarickij A, Lin K, Millwood IY, Chen Z, Li L, Wijnant SRA, Lahousse L, Brusselle G, Uitterlinden AG, Manichaikul A, Oelsner EC, Rich SS, Barr RG, Kerr SM, Vitart V, Brown MR, Wielscher M, Imboden M, Jeong A, Bartz TM, Gharib SA, Flexeder C, Karrasch S, Gieger C, Peters A, Stubbe B, Hu X, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER, Gabriel SB, Gupta N, Smith AV, Luan J, Zhao JH, Hansen AF, Langhammer A, Willer C, Bhatta L, Porteous D, Smith BH, Campbell A, Sofer T, Lee J, Daviglus ML, Yu B, Lim E, Xu H, O'Connor GT, Thareja G, Albagha OME, Suhre K, Granell R, Faquih TO, Hiemstra PS, Slats AM, Mullin BH, Hui J, James A, Beilby J, Patasova K, Hysi P, Koskela JT, Wyss AB, Jin J, Sikdar S, Lee M, May-Wilson S, Pirastu N, Kentistou KA, Joshi PK, Timmers PRHJ, Williams AT, Free RC, Wang X, Morrison JL, Gilliland FD, Chen Z, Wang CA, Foong RE, Harris SE, Taylor A, Redmond P, Cook JP, Mahajan A, Lind L, Palviainen T, Lehtimaki T, Raitakari OT, Kaprio J, Rantanen T, Pietilainen KH, Cox SR, Pennell CE, Hall GL, Gauderman WJ, Brightling C, Wilson JF, Vasankari T, Laitinen T, Salomaa V, Mook-Kanamori DO, Timpson NJ, Zeggini E, Dupuis J, Hayward C, Brumpton B, Langenberg C, Weiss S, Homuth G, Schmidt CO, Probst-Hensch N, Jarvelin MR, Morrison AC, Polasek O, Rudan I, Lee JH, Sayers I, Rawlins EL, Dudbridge F, Silverman EK, Strachan DP, Walters RG, Morris AP, London SJ, Cho MH, Wain LV, Hall IP, Tobin MD, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group//Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk. Nat Genet. 2023 Mar; 55 (3):410-422 Epub 2023 Mar 13
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  33. Chaudhary MFA, Hoffman EA, Guo J, Comellas AP, Newell JD Jr, Nagpal P, Fortis S, Christensen GE, Gerard SE, Pan Y, Wang D, Abtin F, Barjaktarevic IZ, Barr RG, Bhatt SP, Bodduluri S, Cooper CB, Gravens-Mueller L, Han MK, Kazerooni EA, Martinez FJ, Menchaca MG, Ortega VE, Iii RP, Schroeder JD, Woodruff PG, Reinhardt JM. Predicting severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations using quantitative CT: a retrospective model development and external validation study. Lancet Digit Health. 2023 Feb; 5 (2):e83-e92
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  34. Esther CR Jr, O'Neal WK, Alexis NE, Koch AL, Cooper CB, Barjaktarevic I, Raffield LM, Bowler RP, Comellas AP, Peters SP, Hastie AT, Curtis JL, Ronish B, Ortega VE, Wells JM, Halper-Stromberg E, Rennard SI, Boucher RC, SPIROMICS. Prolonged, physiologically relevant nicotine concentrations in the airways of smokers. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2023 Jan 1; 324 (1):L32-L37 Epub 2022 Nov 07
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  35. Chiarella SE, Bancos I, Ortega VE. Inhaled Corticosteroid-Induced Adrenal Suppression in Patients With Asthma Detected by Metabolomic Profiling. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Oct; 10 (10):2774-2775 Epub 2022 Oct 07
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  36. Cardet JC, Kim D, Bleecker ER, Casale TB, Israel E, Mauger D, Meyers DA, Ampleford E, Hawkins GA, Tu Y, Liggett SB, Ortega VE, SARP3 investigators. Clinical and molecular implications of RGS2 promoter genetic variation in severe asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Sep; 150(3):721-726.e1. Epub 2022 Apr 08.
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  37. Baugh A, Buhr RG, Quibrera P, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bowler R, Han MK, Kaufman JD, Koch AL, Krishnan J, Labaki W, Martinez FJ, Mkorombindo T, Namen A, Ortega V, Paine R, Peters SP, Schotland H, Sundar K, Zeidler MR, Hansel NN, Woodruff PG, Thakur N. Risk of COPD exacerbation is increased by poor sleep quality and modified by social adversity. Sleep. 2022 Aug 11; 45 (8)
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  38. Izquierdo ME, Marion CR, Moore WC, Raraigh KS, Taylor-Cousar JL, Cutting GR, Ampleford E, Hawkins GA, Zein J, Castro M, Denlinger LC, Erzurum SC, Fahy JV, Israel E, Jarjour NN, Mauger D, Levy BD, Wenzel SE, Woodruff P, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Ortega VE. DNA sequencing analysis of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene identifies cystic fibrosis-associated variants in the Severe Asthma Research Program. Pediatr Pulmonol 2022 Jul; 57 (7):1782-1788 Epub 2022 May 05
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