Publications
Published Articles
$^\star$Lebeau, B., $^\star$ Zhao, K., Jangal, M., Zhao, T., Guerra, M., Greenwood, C.M.T. & Witcher, M. Single base-pair resolution analysis of DNA binding motif with MoMotif reveals an oncogenic function of CTCF zinc-finger 1 mutation. Nucleic Acids Research (2022). $^\star$ co-first authorship. Link to paper & R package
Zhao K., Oualkacha, K., Zeng, Y., Shen, C., Lakhal-Chaieb, L., Labbe, A., Klein, K., Hudson, M., Colmegna, I., Pastinen, T., Bernatsky, S., & Greenwood, C.M.T. A hierarchical quasi-binomial varying coefficient mixed model for detecting differentially methylated regions in bisulfite sequencing data: applications to a preclinical study on rheumatoid arthritis. Submitted (2022+). Link to paper & R package
Zhao, K., Oualkacha, K., Lakhal-Chaieb, L., Labbe, A., Klein, K., Ciampi, A., Hudson, M., Colmegna, I., Pastinen, T., Zhang, T., Daley, D. & Greenwood, C.M. A novel statistical method for modeling covariate effects in bisulfite sequencing derived measures of DNA methylation. Biometrics (2020). Link to paper & R package
Alqahtani, M., Garfinkle, R., Zhao, K., Vasilevsky, C.A., Morin, N., Ghitulescu, G., Faria, J. & Boutros, M. Can we better predict readmission for dehydration following creation of a diverting loop ileostomy: development and validation of a prediction model and web-based risk calculator. Surgical Endoscopy (2020). Link to paper & Software
Zeng, Y., Zhao, K., Oros Klein, K., Shao, X., Fritzler, M.J., Hudson, M., Colmegna, I., Pastinen, T., Bernatsky, S. & Greenwood, C.M.T. Thousands of CpGs Show DNA Methylation Differences in ACPA-Positive Individuals. Genes (2021). Link to paper
Caillon, A., Zhao, K., Klein, K., Greenwood, C.M., Lu, Z., Paradis, P. & Schiffrin, E. High systolic blood pressure at hospital admission is an important risk factor in models predicting outcome of COVID-19 patients. American Journal of Hypertension (2021). Link to paper
Zhou, S., Butler-Laporte, G., Nakanishi, T., Morrison, D., Afilalo, J., Afilalo, M., Laurent, L., Pietzner, M., Kerrison, N., Zhao, K., …, Richards, M. A Neanderthal OAS1 Isoform Protects Against COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity: Results from Mendelian Randomization and Case-Control Studies. Nature Medicine (2021). Link to paper.
Caminsky, N., Hamad, D., He, H.B., Zhao, K., Boutros, M., Feldman, L.S., Lee, L. & Fiore, J.F. Optimizing discharge decision-making in colorectal surgery: a prospective cohort study of discharge practices in a recently implemented enhanced recovery pathway. Colorectal Dis (2021). Link to paper
Manousaki, D., Forgetta, V., Keller‐Baruch, J., Zhao, K., Greenwood, C.M., Mooser, V., Bassett, J.D., Leslie, W.D. & Richards, J.B. A polygenic risk score as a risk factor for medication‐associated fractures. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (2020). Link to paper
Al-Masrouri, S., Garfinkle, R., Al-Rashid, F., Zhao, K., Morin, N., Ghitulescu, G.A., Vasilevsky, C.A. & Boutros, M. Readmission for Treatment Failure After Nonoperative Management of Acute Diverticulitis: A Nationwide Readmissions Database Analysis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (2020). Link to paper
Zhao, K., Jiang, L., Klein, K., Greenwood, C. M. & Oualkacha, K. CpG-set association assessment of lipid concentration changes and DNA methylation. BMC proceedings (2018). Link to paper
Jiang, L., Zhao, K., Klein, K., Canty, A. J., Oualkacha, K. & Greenwood, C. M. Investigating potential causal relationships between SNPs, DNA methylation and HDL. BMC proceedings (2018). Link to paper
Lakhal-Chaieb, L., Greenwood, C. M., Ouhourane, M., Zhao, K., Abdous, B. & Oualkacha, K. A smoothed EM-algorithm for DNA methylation profiles from sequencing-based methods in cell lines or for a single cell type. Statistical applications in genetics and molecular biology (2017). Link to paper
Ye, X., Zhao, K., Wu, C., Hu, P. & Fu, H. Associations between genetic variants in immunoregulatory genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a Chinese population. Oncotarget (2017). Link to paper
Patton, M. J., McCorrister, S., Grant, C., Westmacott, G., Fariss, R., Hu, P., Zhao, K., Blake, M., Whitmire, B., Yang, C., Caldwell, H.J. & McClarty, G. Chlamydial Protease-like Activity Factor and Type III Secreted Effectors Cooperate Cooperate in the Inhibition of p65 Nuclear Translocation. mBio (2016). Link to paper
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