Digna R. Velez - Concepedia

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Digna R. Velez

Vanderbilt University

Also Known As

D R Velez, D Velez, D. R. Velez, DIGNA R. VELEZ, Digna R Velez, Digna R. Velez, Digna Rosa Velez, Velez, D.R.

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Vanderbilt University Center for Human Genetics Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Yale University Aarhus University

About

Digna R. Velez is an author at Vanderbilt University specializing in medicine, genetic epidemiology, and immunology.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	10	10	848
2	Public Health	6	6	405
3	Natural Sciences	1	1	19
4	Biology	1	1	19
5	Epidemiology	1	1	80

Digna R. Velez

Publications

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	Year	Citations
A balanced accuracy function for epistasis modeling in imbalanced datasets using multifactor dimensionality reduction Digna R. Velez, Bill C. White, Alison A. Motsinger‐Reif, Genetic Epidemiology	2007	378
DC-SIGN (CD209), pentraxin 3 and vitamin D receptor gene variants associate with pulmonary tuberculosis risk in West Africans Rikke Olesen, Christian Wejse, Digna R. Velez, Genes and Immunity Disease SusceptibilityPulmonary TuberculosisPulmonary Tuberculosis RiskTuberculosis PreventionGenetic Epidemiology	2007	185
Variants in toll-like receptors 2 and 9 influence susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in Caucasians, African-Americans, and West Africans Digna R. Velez, Christian Wejse, Martín E. Stryjewski, Human Genetics InflammationToll-like ReceptorsToll-like Receptors 2Pulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis Prevention	2009	160
Multilocus interactions at maternal tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor necrosis factor receptors, interleukin-6 and interleukin-6 receptor genes predict spontaneous preterm labor in European-American women Ramkumar Menon, Digna R. Velez, Hyagriv N. Simhan, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Multilocus InteractionsImmunologyReproductive HealthGynecologyPathology	2006	92
Preterm Birth in Caucasians Is Associated with Coagulation and Inflammation Pathway Gene Variants Digna R. Velez, Stephen J. Fortunato, Poul Thorsen, PLoS ONE Weeks Gestation-ptbGeneticsGenetic EpidemiologyImmunologyGynecology	2008	80
Patterns of cytokine profiles differ with pregnancy outcome and ethnicity Digna R. Velez, Stephen J. Fortunato, Nicole Morgan, Human Reproduction	2008	80
NOS2A, TLR4, and IFNGR1 interactions influence pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility in African-Americans Digna R. Velez, William Hulme, Jamie L. Myers, Human Genetics Pulmonary TuberculosisInflammatory Lung DiseaseLung InflammationImmunologyRespiratory Infection	2009	79
Spontaneous preterm birth in African Americans is associated with infection and inflammatory response gene variants Digna R. Velez, Stephen J. Fortunato, Poul Thorsen, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal ImmunizationPreterm LaborPathogenesisImmunologyGenetic Epidemiology	2008	69
Racial disparity in pathophysiologic pathways of preterm birth based on genetic variants Ramkumar Menon, Brad D. Pearce, Digna R. Velez, Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology	2009	67
DATA SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR WHOLE-GENOME ASSOCIATION AND OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN GENETICS Scott Dudek, Alison A. Motsinger‐Reif, Digna R. Velez,	2005	65

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