Francesca Luca, PhD

Living in poverty is associated with gene expression changes in immune cells.
Living in poverty is associated with gene expression changes in immune cells. Genetics. 2025 Jul 09; 230(3).
PMID: 40211598

Multi-INTACT: integrative analysis of the genome, transcriptome, and proteome identifies causal mechanisms of complex traits.
Multi-INTACT: integrative analysis of the genome, transcriptome, and proteome identifies causal mechanisms of complex traits. Genome Biol. 2025 Feb 03; 26(1):19.
PMID: 39901160

Functional characterization of eQTLs and asthma risk loci with scATAC-seq across immune cell types and contexts.
Functional characterization of eQTLs and asthma risk loci with scATAC-seq across immune cell types and contexts. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Feb 06; 112(2):301-317.
PMID: 39814021

Comprehensive analysis of the functional impact of single nucleotide variants of human CHEK2.
Comprehensive analysis of the functional impact of single nucleotide variants of human CHEK2. PLoS Genet. 2024 Aug; 20(8):e1011375.
PMID: 39146382

Genotype?×?environment interactions in gene regulation and complex traits.
Genotype?×?environment interactions in gene regulation and complex traits. Nat Genet. 2024 Jun; 56(6):1057-1068.
PMID: 38858456

Characterization of caffeine response regulatory variants in vascular endothelial cells.
Characterization of caffeine response regulatory variants in vascular endothelial cells. Elife. 2024 Feb 09; 13.
PMID: 38334359

Correction: The heart of Detroit study: a window into urban middle-aged and older African Americans' daily lives to understand psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk.
Correction: The heart of Detroit study: a window into urban middle-aged and older African Americans' daily lives to understand psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 16; 23(1):846.
PMID: 37974109

The heart of Detroit study: a window into urban middle-aged and older African Americans' daily lives to understand psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk.
The heart of Detroit study: a window into urban middle-aged and older African Americans' daily lives to understand psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 10 18; 23(1):766.
PMID: 37853373

Single nucleus transcriptomics of ventral midbrain identifies glial activation associated with chronic opioid use disorder.
Single nucleus transcriptomics of ventral midbrain identifies glial activation associated with chronic opioid use disorder. Nat Commun. 2023 09 12; 14(1):5610.
PMID: 37699936

Dissecting human population variation in single-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2.
Dissecting human population variation in single-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2. Nature. 2023 09; 621(7977):120-128.
PMID: 37558883

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