• Author: Ke Xu
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Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, biomarkers of inflammation and immune activation, and risk of diabetes in Veterans with and without human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract: Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We previously reported that DM risk was greater in women of …

A multi-ancestry genetic study of pain intensity in 598,339 Veterans

Abstract: Chronic pain is a common problem, with more than one-fifth of adult Americans reporting pain daily or on most days. It adversely affects the quality of life and imposes …

Predicting wound complications following lower extremity revascularization

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To create a simple risk score to identify factors associated with wound complications after infrainguinal revascularization. METHOD: The Veterans Affairs …

Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program

Abstract: Smoking behaviors and alcohol use disorder (AUD), both moderately heritable traits, commonly co-occur in the general population. Single-trait genome-wide association …