2020
Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden
Qing T, Mohsen H, Marczyk M, Ye Y, O’Meara T, Zhao H, Townsend JP, Gerstein M, Hatzis C, Kluger Y, Pusztai L. Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 2438. PMID: 32415133, PMCID: PMC7228928, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16293-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overGerm-Line MutationHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOpen Reading FramesSignal TransductionConceptsAge groupsGermline variantsSomatic mutationsLate-onset cancerEarly-onset cancersCancer hallmark genesSomatic mutation burdenMutation burdenMalignant transformationCancer genesYounger ageGermline alterationsCancerVariant burdenBurdenAverage numberHallmark genesAgeNegative correlationStrong negative correlationMutationsPatientsGroup
2017
Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence
Zhao ZM, Campbell MC, Li N, Lee DSW, Zhang Z, Townsend JP. Detection of Regional Variation in Selection Intensity within Protein-Coding Genes Using DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2017, 34: 3006-3022. PMID: 28962009, PMCID: PMC5850860, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msx213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoisson random fieldRandom fieldsEnsemble of modelsRandom field frameworkField frameworkClustering modelHistorical demographic trendsAmino acid-altering substitutionsSelection intensityEnsembleHigh powerUniform selectionProtein-coding genesProtein coding genesHeterogeneity of selectionDNA sequence polymorphismsComparison of polymorphisms
2003
Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays
Townsend JP. Multifactorial experimental design and the transitivity of ratios with spotted DNA microarrays. BMC Genomics 2003, 4: 41. PMID: 14525623, PMCID: PMC239860, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-4-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression
Townsend JP, Cavalieri D, Hartl DL. Population Genetic Variation in Genome-Wide Gene Expression. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2003, 20: 955-963. PMID: 12716989, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression levelsGene expressionNatural populationsGenetic variationNatural isolatesExpression levelsGenome-wide gene expressionPopulation genetic variationGenome-wide scaleComparative gene expressionDifferential gene expressionDNA microarray technologyAmino acid metabolismWine yeast SaccharomycesSulfur assimilationEvolutionary biologistsGenomic scaleYeast SaccharomycesNatural selectionS. cerevisiaeProtein degradationSuch traitsDifferential reproductionMicroarray technologyOrganic evolution