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Juan P. Casas is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers main fields of study including:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their subfields of study highlight focus areas such as:

  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Immunology

Juan P. Casas has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines in U.S. Veterans," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19," 2021, Nature Medicine
  • "Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program," 2024, Science
  • "Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Genetic architecture of host proteins involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2020, Nature Communications

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kelly Cho
  • Philip S. Tsao
  • J. Michael Gaziano
  • Sumitra Muralidhar
  • Peter W.F. Wilson

Juan P. Casas has published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    L. Bellamy;J.P. Casas;A.D. Hingorani;D. Williams

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci and an Interaction Between HLA-C and ERAP1

    Amy Strange;Francesca Capon;Chris C A Spencer

  • The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

    D I Swerdlow;M V Holmes;K B Kuchenbaecker

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • Effect of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system and other antihypertensive drugs on renal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Juan P Casas;Weiliang Chua;Stavros Loukogeorgakis;Patrick Vallance

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

    Michael V. Holmes;Folkert W. Asselbergs;Tom M. Palmer;Fotios Drenos

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D.M. Evans;C.C.A. Spencer;J.J. Pointon;Z. Su

  • Preeclampsia and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer in Later Life: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    L. Bellamy;J.P. Casas;A.D. Hingorani;D.J. Williams

  • A genome-wide asociation study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction betwEn HLA-C and ERAP1

    A. Strange;F. Capon;C. C. A. Spencer;J. Knight

Frequent Co-Authors

Aroon D. Hingorani
Aroon D. Hingorani University College London
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari University of Essex
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Steve E. Humphries
Steve E. Humphries University College London
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
John C. Whittaker
John C. Whittaker Grinnell College
Michael V. Holmes
Michael V. Holmes University of Oxford
Liam Smeeth
Liam Smeeth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Shah Ebrahim
Shah Ebrahim London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jenefer M. Blackwell
Jenefer M. Blackwell Telethon Kids Institute

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