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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2020-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Genetics)
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Laura Raffield

University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2015-07 to 2020-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Genetics)
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Wake Forest School of Medicine: Winston-Salem, NC, US

2011-08 to 2015-06 | PhD (Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
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Laura Raffield

University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2007-08 to 2011-05 | BS (Biology)
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Characterization of the phenotypic consequences of the Duffy-null genotype

Blood Advances
2025-03-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Micah R. Hysong; Megan M. Shuey; Jennifer E. Huffman; Paul Auer; Alexander Reiner; Laura M. Raffield
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Cross-Ancestry Comparison of Aptamer and Antibody Proteomics Measures

2025-02-13 | Preprint
Contributors: Laura Raffield; Jayna Nicholas; Daniel Katz; Usman Tahir; Catherine Debban; Francois Aguet; Tom Blackwell; Russell Bowler; Kelsy Broadaway; Jingsha Chen et al.
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Variational Autoencoder-based Model Improves Polygenic Prediction in Blood Cell Traits

2025-01-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Xiaoqi Li; Minxing Pang; Jia Wen; Laura Y. Zhou; Laura M. Raffield; Haibo Zhou; Huaxiu Yao; Can Chen; Quan Sun; Yun Li
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Epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis of BMI in African American Adults

2025-01-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Kendra Ferrier; Mariaelisa Graff; Iain R. Konigsberg; Maggie Stanislawski; Heather M. Highland; Laura M. Raffield; April P. Carson; Eric Boerwinkle; Jill M. Norris; Chris R. Gignoux et al.
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Whole-genome analysis of plasma fibrinogen reveals population-differentiated genetic regulators with putative liver roles

Blood
2024-11-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Jennifer E. Huffman; Jayna Nicholas; Julie Hahn; Adam S. Heath; Laura M. Raffield; Lisa R. Yanek; Jennifer A. Brody; Florian Thibord; Laura Almasy; Traci M. Bartz et al.
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EndoPRS: Incorporating Endophenotype Information to Improve Polygenic Risk Scores for Clinical Endpoints

2024-05-24 | Preprint
Contributors: Elena V. Kharitonova; Quan Sun; Frank Ockerman; Brian Chen; Laura Y. Zhou; Hongyuan Cao; Rasika A. Mathias; Paul L. Auer; Carole Ober; Laura M. Raffield et al.
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A genetic association study of circulating coagulation factor VIII and von Willebrand factor levels

Blood
2024-05-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Paul S. de Vries; Paula Reventun; Michael R. Brown; Adam S. Heath; Jennifer E. Huffman; Ngoc-Quynh Le; Allison Bebo; Jennifer A. Brody; Gerard Temprano-Sagrera; Laura M. Raffield et al.
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Association analysis of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmic variants: methods and application

2024-01-13 | Preprint
Contributors: Xianbang Sun; Katia Bulekova; Jian Yang; Meng Lai; Achilleas N. Pitsillides; Xue Liu; Yuankai Zhang; Xiuqing Guo; Qian Yong; Laura M. Raffield et al.
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Branched chain amino acids harbor distinct and often opposing effects on health and disease

Communications Medicine
2023-11-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Christy L. Avery; Annie Green Howard; Harold H. Lee; Carolina G. Downie; Moa P. Lee; Sarah H. Koenigsberg; Anna F. Ballou; Michael H. Preuss; Laura M. Raffield; Rina A. Yarosh et al.
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Association Between Whole Blood–Derived Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Journal of the American Heart Association
2023-10-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Xue Liu; Xianbang Sun; Yuankai Zhang; Wenqing Jiang; Meng Lai; Kerri L. Wiggins; Laura M. Raffield; Lawrence F. Bielak; Wei Zhao; Achilleas Pitsillides et al.
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Gene Expression and Splicing QTL Analysis of Blood Cells in African American Participants from the Jackson Heart Study

2023-04-29 | Preprint
Contributors: Jia Wen; Quan Sun; Le Huang; Lingbo Zhou; Margaret F. Doyle; Lynette Ekunwe; Nels C. Olson; Alexander P. Reiner; Yun Li; Laura M. Raffield
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Circulating Soluble CD163, Associations With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality, and Identification of Genetic Variants in Older Individuals: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Journal of the American Heart Association
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Peter Durda; Laura M. Raffield; Ethan M. Lange; Nels C. Olson; Nancy Swords Jenny; Mary Cushman; Pia Deichgraeber; Niels Grarup; Anna Jonsson; Torben Hansen et al.
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The association between mitochondrial DNA copy number, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease risk

2022-10-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Xue Liu; Xianbang Sun; Yuankai Zhang; Wenqing Jiang; Lai Meng; Kerri L. Wiggins; Laura M. Raffield; Lawrence F. Bielak; Wei Zhao; Achilleas Pitsillides et al.
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Non-linear machine learning models incorporating SNPs and PRS improve polygenic prediction in diverse human populations

Communications Biology
2022-08-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Elgart; Genevieve Lyons; Santiago Romero-Brufau; Nuzulul Kurniansyah; Jennifer A. Brody; Xiuqing Guo; Henry J. Lin; Laura Raffield; Yan Gao; Han Chen et al.
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Whole genome sequence association analysis of fasting glucose and fasting insulin levels in diverse cohorts from the NHLBI TOPMed program

Communications Biology
2022-07-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel DiCorpo; Sheila M. Gaynor; Emily M. Russell; Kenneth E. Westerman; Laura M. Raffield; Timothy D. Majarian; Peitao Wu; Chloé Sarnowski; Heather M. Highland; Anne Jackson et al.
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Clonal Hematopoiesis Is Associated With Higher Risk of Stroke

Stroke
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Romit Bhattacharya; Seyedeh M. Zekavat; Jeffrey Haessler; Myriam Fornage; Laura Raffield; Md Mesbah Uddin; Alexander G. Bick; Abhishek Niroula; Bing Yu; Christopher Gibson et al.
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Multi-ethnic GWAS and fine-mapping of glycaemic traits identify novel loci in the PAGE Study

Diabetologia
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Carolina G. Downie; Sofia F. Dimos; Stephanie A. Bien; Yao Hu; Burcu F. Darst; Linda M. Polfus; Yujie Wang; Genevieve L. Wojcik; Ran Tao; Laura M. Raffield et al.
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Association Analyses of Stroke and Its Subtypes in Ancestrally Diverse Populations From Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Project

Stroke
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Yao Hu; Jeffrey W. Haessler; Regina Manansala; Kerri L. Wiggins; Arden Moscati; Alexa Beiser; Nancy L. Heard-Costa; Chloe Sarnowski; Laura M. Raffield; Jaeyoon Chung et al.
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Genetic determinants of telomere length from 109,122 ancestrally diverse whole-genome sequences in TOPMed

Cell Genomics
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Margaret A. Taub; Matthew P. Conomos; Rebecca Keener; Kruthika R. Iyer; Joshua S. Weinstock; Lisa R. Yanek; John Lane; Tyne W. Miller-Fleming; Jennifer A. Brody; Laura M. Raffield et al.
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Super interactive promoters provide insight into cell type-specific regulatory networks in blood lineage cell types

PLOS Genetics
2022-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Jia Wen; Mingyao Li; Taylor M. Lagler; Quan Sun; Yuchen Yang; Jiawen Chen; Yuriko Harigaya; Vijay G. Sankaran; Ming Hu; Alexander P. Reiner et al.
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DNAm-based signatures of accelerated aging and mortality in blood are associated with low renal function

Clinical Epigenetics
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Pamela R. Matías-García; Cavin K. Ward-Caviness; Laura M. Raffield; Xu Gao; Yan Zhang; Rory Wilson; Xīn Gào; Jana Nano; Andrew Bostom; Elena Colicino et al.
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Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor: Genetic Variation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Black Adults

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Nels C. Olson; Laura M. Raffield; Anne H. Moxley; Tyne W. Miller-Fleming; Paul L. Auer; Nora Franceschini; Debby Ngo; Timothy A. Thornton; Ethan M. Lange; Yun Li et al.
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Obesity Duration, Severity, and Distribution Trajectories and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Journal of the American Heart Association
2021-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura M. Raffield; Annie Green Howard; Misa Graff; Dan‐Yu Lin; Susan Cheng; Ellen Demerath; Chiadi Ndumele; Priya Palta; Casey M. Rebholz; Sara Seidelmann et al.
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Whole genome sequence analysis of platelet traits in the NHLBI trans-omics for precision medicine initiative.

Human molecular genetics
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Little A; Hu Y; Sun Q; Jain D; Broome J; Chen MH; Thibord F; McHugh C; Surendran P; Blackwell TW et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Analyses of biomarker traits in diverse UK biobank participants identify associations missed by European-centric analysis strategies.

Journal of human genetics
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sun Q; Graff M; Rowland B; Wen J; Huang L; Miller-Fleming TW; Haessler J; Preuss MH; Chai JF; Lee MP et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Genetic underpinnings of regional adiposity distribution in African Americans: Assessments from the Jackson Heart Study.

PloS one
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Anwar MY; Raffield LM; Lange LA; Correa A; Taylor KC
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Multiethnic Genome-Wide Association Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Yingchang Lu; Latchezar Dimitrov; Shyh-Huei Chen; Lawrence F. Bielak; Joshua C. Bis; Mary F. Feitosa; Lingyi Lu; Maryam Kavousi; Laura M. Raffield; Albert V. Smith et al.
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Transcriptome-wide association study in UK Biobank Europeans identifies associations with blood cell traits

2021-08 | Preprint
Contributors: Rowland B; Venkatesh S; Tardaguila M; Wen J; Rosen JD; Tapia AL; Sun Q; Graff M; Vuckovic D; Lettre G et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

CUE: CpG impUtation ensemble for DNA methylation levels across the human methylation450 (HM450) and EPIC (HM850) BeadChip platforms

Epigenetics
2021-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Gang Li; Laura Raffield; Mark Logue; Mark W. Miller; Hudson P. Santos, Jr; T. Michael O’Shea; Rebecca C. Fry; Yun Li
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Presence and transmission of mitochondrial heteroplasmic mutations in human populations of European and African ancestry.

Mitochondrion
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Liu C; Fetterman JL; Qian Y; Sun X; Blackwell TW; Pitsillides A; Cade BE; Wang H; Raffield LM; Lange LA et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Supplemental Association of Clonal Hematopoiesis With Incident Heart Failure.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Yu B; Roberts MB; Raffield LM; Zekavat SM; Nguyen NQH; Biggs ML; Brown MR; Griffin G; Desai P; Correa A et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Transcriptome-Wide Association Study of Blood Cell Traits in African Ancestry and Hispanic/Latino Populations.

Genes
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Wen J; Xie M; Rowland B; Rosen JD; Sun Q; Chen J; Tapia AL; Qian H; Kowalski MH; Shan Y et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Polygenic Risk Prediction using Gradient Boosted Trees Captures Non-Linear Genetic Effects and Allele Interactions in Complex Phenotypes

2021-07-16 | Other
Contributors: Michael Elgart; Genevieve Lyons; Santiago Romero-Brufau; Nuzulul Kurniansyah; Jennifer A. Brody; Xiuqing Guo; Henry J Lin; Laura Raffield; Yan Gao; Han Chen et al.
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Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging.

Genome biology
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: McCartney DL; Min JL; Richmond RC; Lu AT; Sobczyk MK; Davies G; Broer L; Guo X; Jeong A; Jung J et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Large trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies AKR1C4 as a novel gene associated with age at menarche.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarnowski C; Cousminer DL; Franceschini N; Raffield LM; Jia G; Fernández-Rhodes L; Grant SFA; Hakonarson H; Lange LA; Long J et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Multi-ethnic genome-wide association analyses of white blood cell and platelet traits in the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study.

BMC genomics
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Hu Y; Bien SA; Nishimura KK; Haessler J; Hodonsky CJ; Baldassari AR; Highland HM; Wang Z; Preuss M; Sitlani CM et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Soluble CD14 Levels in the Jackson Heart Study: Associations With Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Genetic Variants

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Maggie A. Stanislawski; Leslie A. Lange; Laura M. Raffield; Neil A. Zakai; Mariah Meyer; Kendra Ferrier; Mindy D. Szeto; Colton Leavitt; Jonathan A. Shortt; Timothy A. Thornton et al.
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Whole-genome sequencing association analysis of quantitative red blood cell phenotypes: The NHLBI TOPMed program.

American journal of human genetics
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Hu Y; Stilp AM; McHugh CP; Rao S; Jain D; Zheng X; Lane J; Méric de Bellefon S; Raffield LM; Chen MH et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Assay-related Differences in SuPAR Levels: Implications for Measurement and Data Interpretation

2021-06-28 | Other
Contributors: Salim S. Hayek; Laura M. Raffield; Yan Gao; Gunnar Engstrom; Arshed A. Quyyumi; Alexander P. Reiner; Jochen Reiser
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Clonal hematopoiesis associated with epigenetic aging and clinical outcomes.

Aging cell
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Nachun D; Lu AT; Bick AG; Natarajan P; Weinstock J; Szeto MD; Kathiresan S; Abecasis G; Taylor KD; Guo X et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

FGL1 as a modulator of plasma D-dimer levels: Exome-wide marker analysis of plasma tPA, PAI-1, and D-dimer.

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Thibord F; Song C; Pattee J; Rodriguez BAT; Chen MH; O'Donnell CJ; Kleber ME; Delgado GE; Guo X; Yao J et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits.

Nature genetics
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen J; Spracklen CN; Marenne G; Varshney A; Corbin LJ; Luan J; Willems SM; Wu Y; Zhang X; Horikoshi M et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

A System for Phenotype Harmonization in the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program.

American journal of epidemiology
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Stilp AM; Emery LS; Broome JG; Buth EJ; Khan AT; Laurie CA; Wang FF; Wong Q; Chen D; D'Augustine CM et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Development and Validation of Machine Learning-Based Race-Specific Models to Predict 10-Year Risk of Heart Failure: A Multicohort Analysis.

Circulation
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Segar MW; Jaeger BC; Patel KV; Nambi V; Ndumele CE; Correa A; Butler J; Chandra A; Ayers C; Rao S et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Epigenome-wide association study of kidney function identifies trans-ethnic and ethnic-specific loci.

Genome medicine
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Breeze CE; Batorsky A; Lee MK; Szeto MD; Xu X; McCartney DL; Jiang R; Patki A; Kramer HJ; Eales JM et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Super interactive promoters provide insight into cell type-specific regulatory networks in blood lineage cell types

2021-03-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Taylor M. Lagler; Yuchen Yang; Yuriko Harigaya; Vijay G. Sankaran; Ming Hu; Alexander P. Reiner; Laura M. Raffield; Jia Wen; Yun Li
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A large-scale transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) of ten blood cell phenotypes reveals complexities of TWAS fine-mapping

2021-02 | Preprint
Contributors: Tapia AL; Rowland BT; Rosen JD; Preuss M; Young K; Graff M; Choquet H; Couper DJ; Buyske S; Bien SA et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

From GWAS Variant to Function: a Study of ~148,000 Variants for Blood Cell Traits

2021-02 | Preprint
Contributors: Sun Q; Crowley CA; Huang L; Wen J; Chen J; Bao EL; Auer PL; Lettre G; Reiner AP; Sankaran VG et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Malaria is a cause of iron deficiency in African children.

Nature medicine
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Muriuki JM; Mentzer AJ; Mitchell R; Webb EL; Etyang AO; Kyobutungi C; Morovat A; Kimita W; Ndungu FM; Macharia AW et al.
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Laura Raffield via Europe PubMed Central

Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA copy number and associated traits identifies loci implicated in nucleotide metabolism, platelet activation, and megakaryocyte proliferation, and reveals a causal association of mitochondrial function with mortality

2021-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Longchamps R; Yang S; Castellani C; Shi W; Lane J; Grove M; Bartz T; Sarnowski C; Burrows K; Guyatt A et al.
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