Selected Publications
Below is a curated list of notable publications from our lab since 2015.
- Srivastava AK, Monangi N, Ravichandran V, Solé-Navais P, Jacobsson B, Muglia LJ, Zhang G* (2024). “Recent Advances in Genomic Studies of Gestational Duration and Preterm Birth.” Clin Perinatol 51(2):313-329. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2024.02.010
- Pavličev M, McDonough-Goldstein CE, Zupan AM, et al., Zhang G, Wagner G, Muglia L. (2024). “A common allele increases endometrial Wnt4 expression, with antagonistic implications for pregnancy, reproductive cancers, and endometriosis.” Nat Commun 15:1152. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45338-4
- Monangi NK, Xu H, Fan YM, et al., Zhang G*, Muglia LJ. (2024). “Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis.” Am J Clin Nutr 119(1):221-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.011
- Beaumont RN, Flatley C, Vaudel M, et al., Jacobsson B, Järvelin MR, Zhang G, Hivert MF, Johansson S, Freathy RM, Feenstra B, Njølstad PR. (2023). “Genome-wide association study of placental weight identifies distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth.” Nat Genet 55(11):1807-1819. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01520-w
- Wang L, Rossi RM, Chen X, et al., Zhang G, Muglia LJ. (2023). “A functional mechanism for a non-coding variant near AGTR2 associated with risk for preterm birth.” BMC Med 21:258. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02973-w
- Solé-Navais P, Flatley C, Steinthorsdottir V, et al., Zhang G*, Jacobsson B. (2023). “Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight.” Nat Genet 55(4):559-567. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01343-9
- Chen J, Bacelis J, Sole-Navais P, et al., Muglia LJ, Zhang G* (2020). “Dissecting maternal and fetal genetic effects underlying the associations between maternal phenotypes, birth outcomes, and adult phenotypes: A mendelian-randomization and haplotype-based genetic score analysis in 10,734 mother–infant pairs.” PLoS Med 17(8):e1003305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003305
- Zhang G*, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, et al., Muglia LJ. (2017). “Genetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth.” N Engl J Med 377(12):1156-1167. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1612665
- Zhang G*, Bacelis J, Lengyel C, et al., Jacobsson B, Muglia L. (2015). “Assessing the Causal Relationship of Maternal Height on Birth Size and Gestational Age at Birth: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.” PLoS Med 12(8):e1001865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001865