Under Development
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
- HLA-DRB1 and Susceptibility or Resistance to TB
Charlene Bryan
- IL-10 Haplotypes and Mycobacterioses
Antonio Guilherme F. Pacheco (University of Pittsburgh), Milton Ozório Moraes and Adalberto Rezende Santos (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
- CCR2 gene and HIV Infection
Lily Nguyen and Snehal Ruparelia (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Neoplasms
- BRCA1 and breast cancer
- Melanoma and CDKN2A
- NF1 Gene and Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- N-Acetyltransferase Polymorphisms and Colorectal Cancer
- IGF-I Receptor Gene and Prostate Cancer
Rovshan Ismailov
- CYP1A1 and Lung Cancer
Kris Peterson, Lindsay Hannan (Emory University), Jeffrey Schragin (University of Pittsburgh)
- p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene and Lung Cancer in Smokers
Fran Whalen
- hPMS2 and Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer
Malak B. Bokhari (University of Pittsburgh)
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases
- CFTR and Cystic Fibrosis
- Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene and Adolescent Obesity
John Dube (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- Insulin Gene and Type 1 Diabetes
Aiman El-Saed (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- IRS-1 Gene and Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes
Andy Katsiaras
- Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1a and maturity onset diabetes of the young type III (HNF-1a and MODY3)
Roberta C. Wines (U of Washington), Karen Edwards (U of Washington)
- Leptin Receptor Gene and Obesity
Wendy King
- HLA-DRB1 and Type 1 Diabetes
Nicole Scott (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- Beta 3-Adrenergic Receptor and Obesity
Pat Wehman (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- TYRP1 and Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 3
Lisa Myers
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
- Hemoglobin S Allele and Sickle Cell Disease
- P47-Phox Gene (NCF1) and Chronic Granulomatosis Disease
Philana Lin
Mental Disorders
- ADH2 and Alcoholism
Marilyn Wagener
- 5-HT2C and Bipolar Disorder
Faina Linkov (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- GABA Receptor Subunit Genes and Alcoholism
Nathan Huskey (Univ of Pittsburgh)
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
- ApoE-E4 and Alzheimer disease
- Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and Alzheimer's Disease
Jan Cipkala-Gaffin (Univ of Pittsburgh)
Diseases of the Circulatory System
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and primary hypertension
Faisel Yunus (Univ of Kuopio)
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor II Gene and Pulmonary Hypertension
Allison Morris-Gimbell
- ACE and Early Coronary Heart Disease
Irene Shtivelman
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
CYP11a and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Catherine Wright
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
- Angiotensinogen Gene and Preeclampsia
Janet Cantov
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
- TGM1 and Lamellar Ichthyosis
Marilyn Ridenour
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
- CTLA-4 and SLE
Natalya Danchenko (Univ of Pittsburgh)
Congenital Anomalies
- Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and birth defects
Helen Dorra (Univ of Pittsburgh)
- GL 13 and Greig Syndrome
Marshall Boak
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
(None at this time)
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Definded Conditions
(None at this time)
Injury and Poisoning
(None at this time)