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Shannon L. Ballard

National Institutes of Health

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintJul 8, 2025

The Global Landscape of Genetic Variation in Parkinson's disease: Multi-Ancestry Insights into Established Disease Genes and their Translational Relevance

Lara Mariah Lange, Zih‐Hua Fang, Mary B. Makarious…·the Global Parkinson’s Genetic Program (GP2)

This paper analyzes genetic variation in Parkinson's disease across multiple ancestries, revealing ancestry-specific patterns and highlighting the importance of diverse populations in genetic research.

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humanGWAS summary statistics

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintJun 2, 2025

An α-1,3-fucosyltransferase influences thermal nocifensive escape behaviors in Drosophila larvae

Shannon L. Ballard, Lauren Holt, Elizabeth Stant…·Troy R. Shirangi

This study identifies a mutation in the FucTA gene affecting thermal nocifensive escape behaviors in Drosophila larvae.

DOI 10.1101/2025.06.02.657458

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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NeuroscienceCell stem cellPeer-reviewedDec 1, 2022

A reference induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies

Caroline B. Pantazis, Andrian Yang, Erika Lara…·Florian T. Merkle

The paper identifies and characterizes a reference iPSC line, KOLF2.1J, for standardized use in collaborative studies across multiple differentiation protocols and assays.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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