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Merry-Lynn N. McDonald

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h-index: 34
Works: 117
Citations: 4,817

Most-cited papers

Risk loci for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis
M. Cho, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Xiao-Bo Zhou, M. Mattheisen +25 more
2014The Lancet Respiratory Medicine333 citations Open access
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Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell type and phenotype associations
Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, D. Prokopenko, M. Lamontagne, N. Reeve +153 more
2019Nature Genetics319 citations Open access
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Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole genome sequence data
Pierrick Wainschtein, D. Jain, Zhili Zheng, L. Cupples +46 more
2022Nature Genetics279 citations Open access
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Recovery of trait heritability from whole genome sequence data
Pierrick Wainschtein, D. Jain, Zhili Zheng, L. Cupples +46 more
2019bioRxiv222 citations Open access
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Clonal hematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease
Wai-Hay J. Wong, C. Emdin, A. Bick, S. Zekavat +435 more
2023Nature174 citations Open access
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Obesity Is Associated With Increased Morbidity in Moderate to Severe COPD
A. Lambert, N. Putcha, B. Drummond, A. Boriek +8 more
2017Chest156 citations Open access
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COPDGene® 2019: Redefining the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Katherine E. Lowe, E. Regan, A. Anzueto, E. Austin +108 more
2019Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases155 citations Open access
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A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry
S. Lutz, M. Cho, K. Young, C. Hersh +20 more
2015BMC Genetics152 citations Open access
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Reduced Bone Density and Vertebral Fractures in Smokers. Men and COPD Patients at Increased Risk.
Joshua D. Jaramillo, C. Wilson, D. Stinson, D. Lynch +18 more
2015Annals of the American Thoracic Society113 citations Open access
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It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD
Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, E. Wouters, E. Rutten, R. Casaburi +9 more
2019Respiratory Research98 citations Open access
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Sarcopenic Obesity, Functional Outcomes, and Systemic Inflammation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
P. Joppa, R. Tkacova, F. Franssen, C. Hanson +9 more
2016Journal of the American Medical Directors Association97 citations
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Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals
K. Hatzikotoulas, L. Southam, L. Stefánsdóttir, C. Boer +169 more
2025Nature95 citations Open access
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Recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research: Experiences from the NHLBI TOPMed program
Alyna T. Khan, S. Gogarten, Caitlin P. McHugh, A. Stilp +12 more
2022Cell Genomics91 citations Open access
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Handgrip Strength in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Associations with Acute Exacerbations and Body Composition
C. Martinez, A. Díaz, C. Meldrum, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald +8 more
2017Annals of the American Thoracic Society70 citations Open access
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Chest CT Derived Low Fat-Free Mass Index and Mortality in COPD
Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, A. Díaz, E. Rutten, S. Lutz +12 more
2017European Respiratory Journal65 citations Open access
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Pectoralis muscle area and mortality in smokers without airflow obstruction
A. Díaz, C. Martinez, R. Harmouche, Thomas P. Young +13 more
2018Respiratory Research61 citations Open access
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Chest CT measures of muscle and adipose tissue in COPD: gender-based differences in content and in relationships with blood biomarkers
A. Díaz, Lin-Fu Zhou, Thomas P. Young, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald +11 more
2014Academic Radiology61 citations Open access
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Powerful, scalable and resource-efficient meta-analysis of rare variant associations in large whole-genome sequencing studies
Xi-Hao Li, Corbin Quick, Hufeng Zhou, Sheila M. Gaynor +420 more
2022Nature Genetics55 citations Open access
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Lobar Emphysema Distribution Is Associated With 5‐Year Radiological Disease Progression
Adel Boueiz, Ya-Le Chang, M. Cho, G. Washko +154 more
2018Chest55 citations Open access
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Deep neural network analyses of spirometry for structural phenotyping of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
S. Bodduluri, Arie Nakhmani, J. Reinhardt, C. Wilson +9 more
2020JCI Insight42 citations Open access
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Genetic susceptibility for chronic bronchitis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J. H. Lee, M. Cho, C. Hersh, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald +8 more
2014Respiratory Research41 citations Open access
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Respiratory exacerbations are associated with muscle loss in current and former smokers
S. Mason, R. Moreta-Martínez, W. Labaki, M. Strand +15 more
2021Thorax38 citations Open access
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Longitudinal association between muscle loss and mortality in ever-smokers.
S. Mason, R. Moreta-Martínez, W. Labaki, M. Strand +16 more
2021Chest37 citations Open access
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Sex‐Based Genetic Association Study Identifies CELSR1 as a Possible Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Risk Locus among Women
M. Hardin, M. Cho, Sunita Sharma, K. Glass +20 more
2017American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology36 citations Open access
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IREB2 and GALC are associated with pulmonary artery enlargement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
J. H. Lee, Michael H. Cho, C. Hersh, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald +7 more
2015American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology35 citations Open access
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Clinical, physiologic, and radiographic factors contributing to development of hypoxemia in moderate to severe COPD: a cohort study
J. Wells, Raúl San José Estépar, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, S. Bhatt +13 more
2016BMC Pulmonary Medicine33 citations Open access
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A Genome-wide analysis of the response to inhaled beta2-agonists in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
M. Hardin, M. Cho, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Emily S. Wan +21 more
2015The Pharmacogenomics Journal31 citations Open access
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Novel genetic loci associated with osteoarthritis in multi-ancestry analyses in the Million Veteran Program and UK Biobank
Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Preeti Lakshman Kumar, V. Srinivasasainagendra, Ashwathy Nair +12 more
2022Nature Genetics30 citations
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Serum amino acid concentrations and clinical outcomes in smokers: SPIROMICS metabolomics study
W. Labaki, Tian Gu, S. Murray, J. Curtis +20 more
2019Scientific Reports30 citations Open access
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Sequencing in over 50,000 cases identifies coding and structural variation underlying atrial fibrillation risk
S. Choi, S. Jurgens, Ling Xiao, M. Hill +496 more
2025Nature Genetics29 citations Open access
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Skeletal Muscle Transcriptional Networks Linked to Type I Myofiber Grouping in Parkinson's Disease.
K. Lavin, S. Sealfon, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Brandon M. Roberts +6 more
2019Journal of applied physiology28 citations Open access
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Susceptibility to Childhood Pneumonia: A Genome‐Wide Analysis
L. Hayden, M. Cho, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, J. Crapo +3 more
2017American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology28 citations Open access
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Increased chest CT derived bone and muscle measures capture markers of improved morbidity and mortality in COPD
A. Wilson, J. Bon, S. Mason, A. Díaz +13 more
2022Respiratory Research27 citations Open access
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Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the expression of COVID-19-relevant genes in the large airway epithelium
S. Kasela, V. Ortega, M. Martorella, Suresh Garudadri +41 more
2020Genome Medicine27 citations Open access
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Whole‐Genome Sequencing in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
D. Prokopenko, Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, H. Fier, D. Qiao +12 more
2018American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology26 citations Open access
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Update on the Etiology, Assessment, and Management of COPD Cachexia: Considerations for the Clinician
J. de Brandt, R. Beijers, J. Chiles, M. Maddocks +3 more
2022International Journal of COPD25 citations Open access
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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory symptoms and airway wall thickening in smokers with and without COPD: a prospective cohort study
Auyon J. Ghosh, M. Moll, L. Hayden, J. Bon +136 more
2020BMC Pulmonary Medicine20 citations Open access
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Rehabilitative Impact of Exercise Training on Human Skeletal Muscle Transcriptional Programs in Parkinson’s Disease
K. Lavin, Yongchao Ge, S. Sealfon, V. Nair +6 more
2020Frontiers in Physiology20 citations Open access
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Gene polymorphisms associated with heterogeneity and senescence characteristics of sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. Attaway, A. Bellar, N. Welch, Jinendiran Sekar +11 more
2023Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle19 citations Open access
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Continuous fat-free mass decline in COPD: fact or fiction?
E. Rutten, M. Spruit, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, S. Rennard +10 more
2015European Respiratory Journal18 citations Open access
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The Value of Rare Genetic Variation in the Prediction of Common Obesity in European Ancestry Populations
Zhe Wang, Shing Choi, Nathalie Chami, E. Boerwinkle +37 more
2022Frontiers in Endocrinology17 citations Open access
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A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry
S. Lutz, M. Cho, K. Young, C. Hersh +20 more
2015BMC Genetics15 citations Open access
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Genetic variation in genes regulating skeletal muscle regeneration and tissue remodelling associated with weight loss in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Preeti Lakshman Kumar, A. Wilson, A. Rocco, M. Cho +24 more
2021Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle12 citations Open access
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis identifies established and novel TGFβ1-regulated genes modulated by anti-fibrotic drugs
A. Wilson, J. Chiles, S.M. Ashish, Diptiman Chanda +5 more
2022Scientific Reports11 citations Open access
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A comparative analysis of family-based and population-based association tests using whole genome sequence data
Jin J. Zhou, Wai-Ki Yip, M. Cho, D. Qiao +2 more
2014BMC Proceedings11 citations Open access
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Comparative transcriptomics in human COPD reveals dysregulated genes uniquely expressed in ferrets
Shah S. Hussain, Y. J. Edwards, E. F. Libby, D. Stanford +5 more
2022Respiratory Research10 citations Open access
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Common and Rare Variants Genetic Association Analysis of Cigarettes per Day Among Ever-Smokers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls.
S. Lutz, B. Frederiksen, Ferdouse Begum, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald +18 more
2019Nicotine & Tobacco Research9 citations Open access
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Lung, Fat and Bone: Increased Adiponectin Associates with the Combination of Smoking-Related Lung Disease and Osteoporosis.
Young-Ju Suh, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, G. Washko, Brendan J. Carolan +7 more
2018Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases9 citations Open access
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Body mass index change in gastrointestinal cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with Dedicator of Cytokinesis 1
Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Sungho Won, M. Mattheisen, P. Castaldi +13 more
2017Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle9 citations Open access
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A statistical framework for multi-trait rare variant analysis in large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies
Xi-Hao Li, Han Chen, M. Selvaraj, Eric Van Buren +438 more
2025Nature Computational Science8 citations Open access
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