Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD

Professor
Cardiovascular Research Institute
+1 415 271-7832
Research Overview: 

The overall goal of our research is to develop the tools for genetic analysis of whole genomes and to apply these tools to elucidate the genetic factors associated with common human traits. We are actively involved in three areas of research. First, we are developing efficient methods for single DNA molecule analysis with the goals of mapping whole genomes and determining the haplotypes of diploid individuals unambiguously. Second, we are applying state-of-the-art genetic tools to search for genetic factors associated with complex human traits. Third, we are studying genes involved in drug transport and metabolism in different ethnic populations to identify gene variants that affect drug response or lead to adverse reactions.

On-going collaborative projects include studies of genetic susceptibility to psoriasis, narcolepsy, systemic lupus erythematosus, hemorrhagic risk in brain arteriovenous malformations, and sudden cardiac arrest; identification of functional variants in genes that affect drug response; search for genetic determinants for longevity; prediction of kidney transplantation outcomes based on the genetic, proteomic, and expression patterns of the recipients and the grafts; and the elucidation of the structure-function relationship of collagen genes, especially in the context of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
None
Research Summary: 
Analysis of Complex Genetic Traits

Websites

Publications: 

Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Damaging Gene Variants Associated with Hypoalphalipoproteinemia.

Journal of lipid research

Dong W, Wong KH, Liu Y, Levy-Sakin M, Hung WC, Li M, Li B, Jin SC, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Vaka D, Poon A, Chu C, Lao R, Balamir M, Movsesyan I, Malloy MJ, Zhao H, Kwok PY, Kane JP, Lifton RP, Pullinger CR

Publisher Correction: Application of full-genome analysis to diagnose rare monogenic disorders.

NPJ genomic medicine

Shieh JT, Penon-Portmann M, Wong KHY, Levy-Sakin M, Verghese M, Slavotinek A, Gallagher RC, Mendelsohn BA, Tenney J, Beleford D, Perry H, Chow SK, Sharo AG, Brenner SE, Qi Z, Yu J, Klein OD, Martin D, Kwok PY, Boffelli D

Integrated Genomic Analyses of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas Reveal the Molecular Bases for Disease Heterogeneity.

Blood

Park J, Daniels J, Wartewig T, Ringbloom KG, Martinez-Escala ME, Choi S, Thomas JJ, Doukas PG, Yang J, Snowden C, Law C, Lee Y, Lee K, Zhang Y, Conran C, Tegtmeyer K, Mo SH, Pease DR, Jothishankar B, Kwok PY, Abdulla FR, Pro B, Louissaint A, Boggon T, Sosman J, Guitart J, Rao DA, Ruland J, Choi J

Application of full-genome analysis to diagnose rare monogenic disorders.

NPJ genomic medicine

Shieh JT, Penon-Portmann M, Wong KHY, Levy-Sakin M, Verghese M, Slavotinek A, Gallagher RC, Mendelsohn BA, Tenney J, Beleford D, Perry H, Chow SK, Sharo AG, Brenner SE, Qi Z, Yu J, Klein OD, Martin D, Kwok PY, Boffelli D

Correction: Investigating rare pathogenic/likely pathogenic exonic variation in bipolar disorder.

Molecular psychiatry

Jia X, Goes FS, Locke AE, Palmer D, Wang W, Cohen-Woods S, Genovese G, Jackson AU, Jiang C, Kvale M, Mullins N, Nguyen H, Pirooznia M, Rivera M, Ruderfer DM, Shen L, Thai K, Zawistowski M, Zhuang Y, Abecasis G, Akil H, Bergen S, Burmeister M, Chapman S, DelaBastide M, Juréus A, Kang HM, Kwok PY, Li JZ, Levy SE, Monson ET, Moran J, Sobell J, Watson S, Willour V, Zöllner S, Adolfsson R, Blackwood D, Boehnke M, Breen G, Corvin A, Craddock N, DiFlorio A, Hultman CM, Landen M, Lewis C, McCarroll SA, Richard McCombie W, McGuffin P, McIntosh A, McQuillin A, Morris D, Myers RM, O'Donovan M, Ophoff R, Boks M, Kahn R, Ouwehand W, Owen M, Pato C, Pato M, Posthuma D, Potash JB, Reif A, Sklar P, Smoller J, Sullivan PF, Vincent J, Walters J, Neale B, Purcell S, Risch N, Schaefer C, Stahl EA, Zandi PP, Scott LJ