American Journal of Human Genetics

Papers
(The TQCC of American Journal of Human Genetics is 17. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
This month in The Journal542
Alternative polyadenylation quantitative trait methylation mapping in human cancers provides clues into the molecular mechanisms of APA335
This month in The Journal328
The genomic signatures of natural selection in admixed human populations324
Evaluating large language models on medical, lay-language, and self-reported descriptions of genetic conditions256
Plasma DNA Profile Associated with DNASE1L3 Gene Mutations: Clinical Observations, Relationships to Nuclease Substrate Preference, and In Vivo Correction190
Potential corporate uses of polygenic indexes: Starting a conversation about the associated ethics and policy issues184
Genomes and epigenomes of matched normal and tumor breast tissue reveal diverse evolutionary trajectories and tumor-host interactions177
Polygenic transcriptome risk scores for COPD and lung function improve cross-ethnic portability of prediction in the NHLBI TOPMed program149
Bayesian model comparison for rare-variant association studies138
2022 Curt Stern Award introduction: Heidi Rehm130
AXIN1 bi-allelic variants disrupting the C-terminal DIX domain cause craniometadiaphyseal osteosclerosis with hip dysplasia120
Allele-specific epigenetic activity in prostate cancer and normal prostate tissue implicates prostate cancer risk mechanisms117
Genomic medicine year in review: 2021109
Functional analysis of the 1p34.3 risk locus implicates GNL2 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer109
Variants in ZFX are associated with an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder with recurrent facial gestalt107
“Choice of law” in precision medicine research96
Haploinsufficiency of ZFHX3, encoding a key player in neuronal development, causes syndromic intellectual disability93
Exome copy number variant detection, analysis, and classification in a large cohort of families with undiagnosed rare genetic disease92
Whole-exome sequencing reveals common and rare variants in immunologic and neurological genes implicated in achalasia90
mBAT-combo: A more powerful test to detect gene-trait associations from GWAS data87
Fast and accurate Bayesian polygenic risk modeling with variational inference73
Genetic determinants of IgG antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination73
Genome-wide aggregated trans-effects on risk of type 1 diabetes: A test of the “omnigenic” sparse effector hypothesis of complex trait genetics69
Optical genome mapping enables constitutional chromosomal aberration detection67
This month in The Journal66
This month in The Journal65
Hypometric genetics: Improved power in genetic discovery by incorporating quality control flags65
Human leukocyte antigen variation is associated with cytomegalovirus serostatus in healthy individuals65
Natural selection acting on complex traits hampers the predictive accuracy of polygenic scores in ancient samples64
shaPRS: Leveraging shared genetic effects across traits or ancestries improves accuracy of polygenic scores63
This Month in The Journal63
Biallelic Mutations in ADPRHL2, Encoding ADP-Ribosylhydrolase 3, Lead to a Degenerative Pediatric Stress-Induced Epileptic Ataxia Syndrome63
Neurodevelopmental copy-number variants: A roadmap to improving outcomes by uniting patient advocates, researchers, and clinicians for collective impact61
Sequence variants in HECTD1 result in a variable neurodevelopmental disorder59
Subcutaneous adipose tissue splice quantitative trait loci reveal differences in isoform usage associated with cardiometabolic traits59
Clustered mutations in the GRIK2 kainate receptor subunit gene underlie diverse neurodevelopmental disorders58
Actionable genetic variants in 4,198 Scottish participants from the Orkney and Shetland founder populations and implementation of return of results55
Bi-allelic premature truncating variants in LTBP1 cause cutis laxa syndrome54
Improved detection of aberrant splicing with FRASER 2.0 and the intron Jaccard index54
Common variants increase risk for congenital diaphragmatic hernia within the context of de novo variants54
2022 ASHG presidential address—One human race: Billions of genomes54
A spectrum of recessiveness among Mendelian disease variants in UK Biobank53
The impact of inversions across 33,924 families with rare disease from a national genome sequencing project53
Accounting for age of onset and family history improves power in genome-wide association studies53
2022 Curt Stern Award: Advancing genomic medicine through collaboration and data sharing52
Genetic variants in DDX53 contribute to autism spectrum disorder associated with the Xp22.11 locus52
2024 ASHG Scientific Achievement Award51
Response to anti-IL17 therapy in inflammatory disease is not strongly impacted by genetic background49
Epigenetic regulation of plastin 3 expression by the macrosatellite DXZ4 and the transcriptional regulator CHD448
Literature-based predictions of Mendelian disease therapies48
Genetics of cell-type-specific post-transcriptional gene regulation during human neurogenesis47
To boldly go: Unpacking the NHGRI’s bold predictions for human genomics by 203047
The association of cigarette smoking with DNA methylation and gene expression in human tissue samples47
Addressing underrepresentation in genomics research through community engagement47
Familial long-read sequencing increases yield of de novo mutations47
This month in The Journal46
The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena’s liberated Africans45
Robust genetic nurture effects on education: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on 38,654 families across 8 cohorts44
2021 ASHG presidential address—Imagination and daring: Past, present, and future44
Accurate long-read sequencing allows assembly of the duplicated RHD and RHCE genes harboring variants relevant to blood transfusion44
A new annual feature of AJHG: All of Us Research Program year in review44
A syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by rare variants in PPFIA343
Genome-wide analysis of common and rare variants via multiple knockoffs at biobank scale, with an application to Alzheimer disease genetics43
Transcriptome-wide association study of the plasma proteome reveals cis and trans regulatory mechanisms underlying complex traits43
H3K27ac HiChIP in prostate cell lines identifies risk genes for prostate cancer susceptibility43
Reduced penetrance of MODY-associated HNF1A/HNF4A variants but not GCK variants in clinically unselected cohorts42
Structural biology in variant interpretation: Perspectives and practices from two studies42
SpliceVarDB: A comprehensive database of experimentally validated human splicing variants42
Closing the gap: Systematic integration of multiplexed functional data resolves variants of uncertain significance in BRCA1, TP53, and PTEN41
Mosaic human preimplantation embryos and their developmental potential in a prospective, non-selection clinical trial41
Benchmarking Mendelian randomization methods for causal inference using genome-wide association study summary statistics40
Evolving use of ancestry, ethnicity, and race in genetics research—A survey spanning seven decades40
This month in The Journal39
Tissue- and cell-type-specific molecular and functional signatures of 16p11.2 reciprocal genomic disorder across mouse brain and human neuronal models39
Bi-allelic variants in neuronal cell adhesion molecule cause a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmental delay, hypotonia, neuropathy/spasticity39
A regulatory variant impacting TBX1 expression contributes to basicranial morphology in Homo sapiens38
2023 ASHG presidential address—Reflecting on our 75 years: Acknowledging our past, embracing our present, and dreaming about our future38
Etiological involvement of KCND1 variants in an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder with variable expressivity37
Extremely early genomic events and temporal order of esophageal squamous cell carcinogenesis: Longitudinal self-comparison of progressors and non-progressors36
Genome-wide association study of esophageal squamous cell cancer identifies shared and distinct risk variants in African and Chinese populations36
Whole-exome sequencing uncovers the genetic complexity of bicuspid aortic valve in families with early-onset complications36
The CGG repeat expansion in RILPL1 is associated with oculopharyngodistal myopathy type 436
This month in The Journal36
Bi-allelic variants in COQ8B, a gene involved in the biosynthesis of coenzyme Q10, lead to non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa36
Whole-exome sequencing identifies rare genetic variants associated with human plasma metabolites36
Pathogen exposure misclassification can bias association signals in GWAS of infectious diseases when using population-based common control subjects35
The association of GNB5 with Alzheimer disease revealed by genomic analysis restricted to variants impacting gene function35
Identification and functional evaluation of GRIA1 missense and truncation variants in individuals with ID: An emerging neurodevelopmental syndrome35
2022 William Allan Award introduction: Peter Donnelly35
This Month in The Journal35
A powerful approach to identify replicable variants in genome-wide association studies35
PLS3 missense variants affecting the actin-binding domains cause X-linked congenital diaphragmatic hernia and body-wall defects35
Inferring population structure in biobank-scale genomic data35
The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena’s liberated Africans34
Significance tests for R2 of out-of-sample prediction using polygenic scores34
Assortative mating and parental genetic relatedness contribute to the pathogenicity of variably expressive variants34
Demographic history and genetic variation of the Armenian population34
Identification and single-base gene-editing functional validation of a cis-EPO variant as a genetic predictor for EPO-increasing therapies34
This month in The Journal33
Leveraging health systems data to characterize a large effect variant conferring risk for liver disease in Puerto Ricans33
Discovery of a DNA methylation profile in individuals with Sifrim-Hitz-Weiss syndrome33
Bi-allelic UGGT1 variants cause a congenital disorder of glycosylation33
Inherited HTT CAG repeat length does not have a major impact on Huntington disease duration32
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De novo variants in CDKL1 and CDKL2 are associated with neurodevelopmental symptoms32
Epilepsies of presumed genetic etiology show enrichment of rare variants that occur in the general population31
GLA-modified RNA treatment lowers GB3 levels in iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes from Fabry-affected individuals31
Prequalification of genome-based newborn screening for severe childhood genetic diseases through federated training based on purifying hyperselection30
Dissecting the high-resolution genetic architecture of complex phenotypes by accurately estimating gene-based conditional heritability30
Trio RNA sequencing in a cohort of medically complex children30
RAB1A haploinsufficiency phenocopies the 2p14–p15 microdeletion and is associated with impaired neuronal differentiation30
Investigating the potential of single-cell DNA methylation data to detect allele-specific methylation and imprinting29
Aspiring toward equitable benefits from genomic advances to individuals of ancestrally diverse backgrounds29
Haplotype analysis reveals pleiotropic disease associations in the HLA region29
De novo missense variants in phosphatidylinositol kinase PIP5KIγ underlie a neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with altered phosphoinositide signaling29
Position effects at the FGF8 locus are associated with femoral hypoplasia29
Implementing a training resource for large-scale genomic data analysis in the All of Us Researcher Workbench28
Web-accessible application for identifying pathogenic transcripts with RNA-seq: Increased sensitivity in diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders28
Biobank-scale inference of multi-individual identity by descent and gene conversion28
eXclusionarY: 10 years later, where are the sex chromosomes in GWASs?28
Genome sequencing and comprehensive rare-variant analysis of 465 families with neurodevelopmental disorders28
Response to Li and Hopper27
A multi-tissue, splicing-based joint transcriptome-wide association study identifies susceptibility genes for breast cancer27
This month in The Journal27
Identification of genes associated with testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility through a transcriptome-wide association study27
A massively parallel assay accurately discriminates between functionally normal and abnormal variants in a hotspot domain of KCNH227
Population structure and migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a region impacted by the kuru epidemic27
75 years of The American Journal of Human Genetics27
Misattributed paternity discovery: A critique of medical organizations’ recommendations27
Consequences of chromosome gain: A new view on trisomy syndromes26
Bi-allelic MED16 variants cause a MEDopathy with intellectual disability, motor delay, and craniofacial, cardiac, and limb malformations26
Bi-allelic variants in POPDC2 cause an autosomal recessive syndrome presenting with cardiac conduction defects and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy25
Genotype error due to low-coverage sequencing induces uncertainty in polygenic scoring25
Understanding changes in genetic literacy over time and in genetic research participants25
Analysis of missense variants in the human genome reveals widespread gene-specific clustering and improves prediction of pathogenicity25
Genetics-informed precision treatment formulation in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder25
High-throughput functional dissection of noncoding SNPs with biased allelic enhancer activity for insulin resistance-relevant phenotypes25
High-throughput characterization of functional variants highlights heterogeneity and polygenicity underlying lung cancer susceptibility25
Frequencies of pharmacogenomic alleles across biogeographic groups in a large-scale biobank25
CAG repeat mosaicism is gene specific in spinocerebellar ataxias25
The 2023 Distinguished Speakers Symposium: The future of human genetics and genomics24
An allelic-series rare-variant association test for candidate-gene discovery24
A form of inherited hyperferritinemia associated with bi-allelic pathogenic variants of STAB124
2022 Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award24
Implications of family history and polygenic risk scores for causation24
ACMG/AMP interpretation of BRCA1 missense variants: Structure-informed scores add evidence strength granularity to the PP3/BP4 computational evidence24
Improved pathogenicity prediction for rare human missense variants24
CIROZ is dispensable in ancestral vertebrates but essential for left-right patterning in humans24
The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans24
Integrating transcriptomics, metabolomics, and GWAS helps reveal molecular mechanisms for metabolite levels and disease risk24
An RNA-informed dosage sensitivity map reflects the intrinsic functional nature of genes23
Prospective, multi-site study of healthcare utilization after actionable monogenic findings from clinical sequencing23
This month in The Journal23
Leveraging drug perturbation to reveal genetic regulators of hepatic gene expression in African Americans23
Genetic architecture of gene regulation in Indonesian populations identifies QTLs associated with global and local ancestries23
MSL2 variants lead to a neurodevelopmental syndrome with lack of coordination, epilepsy, specific dysmorphisms, and a distinct episignature23
Overcoming constraints on the detection of recessive selection in human genes from population frequency data23
Toward clinical exomes in diagnostics and management of male infertility23
An intronic GAA repeat expansion in FGF14 causes the autosomal-dominant adult-onset ataxia SCA27B/ATX-FGF1422
Response to Bassett et al.22
Response to Wyckelsma et al.: Loss of α-actinin-3 during human evolution provides superior cold resilience and muscle heat generation22
STIGMA: Single-cell tissue-specific gene prioritization using machine learning22
Will variants of uncertain significance still exist in 2030?22
Local genetic correlation via knockoffs reduces confounding due to cross-trait assortative mating22
MARK2 variants cause autism spectrum disorder via the downregulation of WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway22
This month in The Journal22
Opportunities and challenges of local ancestry in genetic association analyses22
Altered regulation of DPF3, a member of the SWI/SNF complexes, underlies the 14q24 renal cancer susceptibility locus22
A novel CCDC91 isoform associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine works as a non-coding RNA to regulate osteogenic genes22
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International policies guiding the selection, analysis, and clinical management of secondary findings from genomic sequencing: A systematic review21
Evidence of epistasis in regions of long-range linkage disequilibrium across five complex diseases in the UK Biobank and eMERGE datasets21
Envisioning a new era: Complete genetic information from routine, telomere-to-telomere genomes21
Data sharing in the PRIMED Consortium: Design, implementation, and recommendations for future policymaking21
Human iPSC-derived neurons reveal early developmental alteration of neurite outgrowth in the late-occurring neurodegenerative Wolfram syndrome21
Pathogenic variants in KMT2C result in a neurodevelopmental disorder distinct from Kleefstra and Kabuki syndromes21
Neither cardiac mitochondrial DNA variation nor copy number contribute to congenital heart disease risk21
Bi-allelic genetic variants in the translational GTPases GTPBP1 and GTPBP2 cause a distinct identical neurodevelopmental syndrome21
GABBR1 monoallelic de novo variants linked to neurodevelopmental delay and epilepsy21
Bi-allelic pathogenic variants in TRMT1 disrupt tRNA modification and induce a neurodevelopmental disorder21
Mapping chromatin interactions at melanoma susceptibility loci uncovers distant cis-regulatory gene targets21
Distinct explanations underlie gene-environment interactions in the UK Biobank20
Genomic partitioning of inbreeding depression in humans20
Closing the loop: Editors' feedback on the ASHG readership survey20
Rare germline heterozygous missense variants in BRCA1-associated protein 1, BAP1, cause a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder20
Homozygous variants in WDR83OS lead to a neurodevelopmental disorder with hypercholanemia20
KnockoffTrio: A knockoff framework for the identification of putative causal variants in genome-wide association studies with trio design20
Fast, accurate local ancestry inference with FLARE20
Rare variants in long non-coding RNAs are associated with blood lipid levels in the TOPMed whole-genome sequencing study20
CHARR efficiently estimates contamination from DNA sequencing data19
Variants in ATRIP are associated with breast cancer susceptibility in the Polish population and UK Biobank19
De novo variants in FRMD5 are associated with developmental delay, intellectual disability, ataxia, and abnormalities of eye movement19
First steps toward building natural history of diseases computationally: Lessons learned from the Noonan syndrome use case19
Public preferences for the value and implementation of genomic newborn screening: Insights from two discrete choice experiments in Australia19
Addressing the challenges of polygenic scores in human genetic research19
Exploring the noncoding genome with chromosomal structural rearrangements19
FBXO22 deficiency defines a pleiotropic syndrome of growth restriction and multi-system anomalies associated with a unique epigenetic signature19
Combined CRISPRi and proteomics screening reveal a cohesin-CTCF-bound allele contributing to increased expression of RUVBL1 and prostate cancer progression19
Monoallelic variation in DHX9, the gene encoding the DExH-box helicase DHX9, underlies neurodevelopment disorders and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease19
Beyond factor H: The impact of genetic-risk variants for age-related macular degeneration on circulating factor-H-like 1 and factor-H-related protein concentrations18
Declining autozygosity over time: An exploration in over 1 million individuals from three diverse cohorts18
The National Academies’ Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health: Where we have been and where we are heading18
Using implementation science to evaluate a population-wide genomic screening program: Findings from the first 20,000 In Our DNA SC participants18
Variants in EP400, encoding a chromatin remodeler, cause epilepsy with neurodevelopmental disorders18
Impact of genome build on RNA-seq interpretation and diagnostics18
Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause an autosomal-recessive progressive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy18
Family secrets: Experiences and outcomes of participating in direct-to-consumer genetic relative-finder services18
Deciphering the digenic architecture of congenital heart disease using trio exome sequencing data17
Variants in BSN, encoding the presynaptic protein Bassoon, result in a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder with a broad phenotypic range17
Comprehensive evaluation and efficient classification of BRCA1 RING domain missense substitutions17
Stratification of risk of progression to colectomy in ulcerative colitis via measured and predicted gene expression17
Using the ACMG/AMP framework to capture evidence related to predicted and observed impact on splicing: Recommendations from the ClinGen SVI Splicing Subgroup17
An integrated approach to identify environmental modulators of genetic risk factors for complex traits17
Role of X chromosome and dosage-compensation mechanisms in complex trait genetics17
Comprehensive SMN1 and SMN2 profiling for spinal muscular atrophy analysis using long-read PacBio HiFi sequencing17
Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals17
Natural Selection Shapes Codon Usage in the Human Genome17
High-throughput identification of regulatory elements and functional assays to uncover susceptibility genes for nasopharyngeal carcinoma17
Leveraging local ancestry and cross-ancestry genetic architecture to improve genetic prediction of complex traits in admixed populations17
Monoallelic pathogenic ALG5 variants cause atypical polycystic kidney disease and interstitial fibrosis17
GWAS of longitudinal trajectories at biobank scale17
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