Ge Zhang, MD, PhD

Haplotype-based analysis distinguishes maternal-fetal genetic contribution to pregnancy-related outcomes. Srivastava, AK; Juodakis, J; Sole-Navais, P; Chen, J; Bacelis, J; Teramo, K; Hallman, M; Njølstad, PR; Evans, DM; Jacobsson, B; Muglia, LJ; Zhang, G. PLoS Genetics. 2025; 21(3):e1011575.

High rates of placental inflammation among samples collected by the Multi-Omics for Mothers and Infants consortium. Robinson, JF; Das, S; Khan, W; Khanam, R; Price, JT; Rahman, A; Ahmed, S; Ali, SM; Deb, S; Deveale, B; Jehan, F; Sazawal, S; Stringer, JSA; Fisher, SJ. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025; 232(2):230.e1-230.e19.

Association between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: cohort analysis from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Sebastião, YV; Thiruvengadam, R; Khanam, R; Mehmood, U; Pervin, J; Desiraju, BK; Kabole, F; Ahmed, S; Aktar, S; Chowdhury, NH; Jehan, F; Baqui, AH; Stringer, JSA; Bhatnagar, S. BMJ Public Health. 2025; 3(1):e000900.

Genome-wide analyses of neonatal jaundice reveal a marked departure from adult bilirubin metabolism. Solé-Navais, P; Juodakis, J; Ytterberg, K; Wu, X; Bradfield, JP; Vaudel, M; Labella, AL; Helgeland, Ø; Flatley, C; Geller, F; Muglia, LJ; Johansson, S; Zhang, G; Jacobsson, B. Nature Communications. 2024; 15(1):7550.

A novel method for cell deconvolution using DNA methylation in PCA space. Xu, H; Zhang, G; Chen, J. BMC Genomics. 2024; 25(1):798.

Recent Advances in Genomic Studies of Gestational Duration and Preterm Birth. Srivastava, AK; Monangi, N; Ravichandran, V; Solé-Navais, P; Jacobsson, B; Muglia, LJ; Zhang, G. Clinics in Perinatology. 2024; 51(2):313-329.

A common allele increases endometrial Wnt4 expression, with antagonistic implications for pregnancy, reproductive cancers, and endometriosis. Pavličev, M; Mcdonough-Goldstein, CE; Zupan, AM; Muglia, L; Hu, Y-C; Kong, F; Monangi, N; Dagdas, G; Zupančič, N; Maziarz, J; Sinner, D; Zhang, G; Wagner, G; Muglia, L. Nature Communications. 2024; 15(1):1152.

Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis. Monangi, NK; Xu, H; Fan, Y-M; Khanam, R; Khan, W; Deb, S; Pervin, J; Price, JT; Kaur, L; Al Mahmud, A; Stringer, JSA; Ashorn, P; Zhang, G; Muglia, LJ. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024; 119(1):221-231.

Genome-wide association study of placental weight identifies distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth. Beaumont, RN; Flatley, C; Vaudel, M; Wu, X; Chen, J; Moen, G-H; Skotte, L; Helgeland, Ø; Solé-Navais, P; Banasik, K; Johansson, S; Freathy, RM; Feenstra, B; Njølstad, PR. Nature Genetics. 2023; 55(11):1807-1819.

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of gestational duration and spontaneous preterm birth identifies new maternal risk loci. Pasanen, A; Karjalainen, MK; Zhang, G; Tiensuu, H; Haapalainen, AM; Ojaniemi, M; Feenstra, B; Jacobsson, B; Palotie, A; Laivuori, H; Muglia, LJ; Rämet, M; Hallman, M. PLoS Genetics. 2023; 19(10):e1010982.