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Your Environment. Your Health.

Person Details: Farzana Jasmine

Superfund Research Program

Farzana Jasmine

University of Chicago
924 E 57th Street
Knapp Bldg, R102
Chicago, Illinois 60637-0000
Phone: 773-834-9822
Email: fjasmine@health.bsd.uchicago.edu

Projects

Publications

2023

  • Chernoff M, Delgado DA, Tong L, Chen LS, Oliva M, Tamayo LI, Best LG, Cole SA, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Nelson H, Huang L, Haack K, Kent J, Umans JG, Graziano JH, Navas-Acien A, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2023. Sequencing-based fine-mapping and in silico functional characterization of the 10q24.32 arsenic metabolism efficiency locus across multiple arsenic-exposed populations. PLoS Genet 19(1):e1010588. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1010588 PMID:36668670 PMCID:PMC9891528

2022

  • Demanelis K, Delgado DA, Tong L, Jasmine F, Ahmed A, Islam M, Parvez F, Kibriya MG, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2022. Somatic loss of the Y chromosome is associated with arsenic exposure among Bangladeshi men. Int J Epidemiol doi:10.1093/ije/dyac176 PMID:36130227
  • Loh M, Zhang W, Ng HK, Schmid K, Lamri A, Tong L, Ahmad M, Lee J, Ng MC, Petty LE, Spracklen CN, Takeuchi F, Islam T, Jasmine F, Kasturiratne A, Kibriya MG, Mohlke KL, Pare G, Prasad G, Shahriar M, Chee ML, de Silva H, Engert JC, Gerstein HC, Mani K, Sabanayagam C, Vujkovic M, Wickremasinghe AR, Wong T, Yajnik CS, Yusuf S, Ahsan H, Bharadwaj D, Anand SS, Below JE, Boehnke M, Bowden DW, Chandak GR, Cheng C, Kato N, Mahajan A, Sim X, McCarthy M, Morris AP, Kooner JS, Saleheen D, Chambers JC. 2022. Identification of genetic effects underlying type 2 diabetes in South Asian and European populations. Commun Biol 5:doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03248-5

2021

  • Delgado DA, Chernoff M, Huang L, Tong L, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Shinkle J, Cole SA, Kent J, Umans JG, Best LG, Nelson HH, Griend DV, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Navas-Acien A, Karagas MR, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2021. Rare, protein-altering variants in AS3MT and arsenic metabolism efficiency: a multi-population association study . Environ Health Perspect 129(4):47007. doi:10.1289/EHP9488 PMID:34038222 PMCID:PMC8153690
  • Shih Y, Howe CG, Scannell Bryan M, Shahriar M, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Sarwar G, Graziano JH, Persky V, Jackson BP, Ahsan H, Farzan S, Argos M. 2021. Exposure to metal mixtures in relation to blood pressure among children 5 7 years old, An observational study in Bangladesh. Environ Epidemiol 5:doi:10.1097/EE9.0000000000000135

2020

  • Demanelis K, Jasmine F, Chen LS, Chernoff M, Tong L, Delgado DA, Zhang C, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Lin H, Ramirez E, Oliva M, Kim-Hellmuth S, Stranger BE, Lai T, Aviv A, Ardlie K, Aguet F, Ahsan H, Doherty JA, Kibriya MG, Pierce BL. 2020. Determinants of telomere length across human tissues. Science 369(6509):doi:10.1126/science.aaz6876 PMID:32913074
  • DiGiovanni A, Demanelis K, Tong L, Argos M, Shinkle J, Jasmine F, Sabarinathan M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Islam MT, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Gamble MV, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2020. Assessing the impact of arsenic metabolism efficiency on DNA methylation using Mendelian randomization. Environ Epidemiol 4:e083. doi:10.1097/EE9.0000000000000083 PMID:32337471 PMCID:PMC7147391
  • Nolan-Kennedy R, Wu F, Hu J, Yang L, Kelly D, Li H, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2020. The association between smoking and gut microbiome in Bangladesh. Nicotine Tob Res 22(8):doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz220 PMID:31794002 PMCID:PMC7364824 (ahead of print)

2019

  • Demanelis K, Argos M, Tong L, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Broberg K, Engstrom K, Jasmine F, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2019. Association of arsenic exposure with whole blood DNA methylation: An epigenome-wide study of Bangladeshi adults. Environ Health Perspect 127:PMCID:PMC6791539
  • Osborne G, Wu F, Yang L, Kelly D, Hu J, Li H, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Shaheen I, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2019. The association between gut microbiome and anthropometric measurements in Bangladesh. Gut Microbes 11(1):63-76. doi:10.1080/19490976.2019.1614394 PMID:31138061 PMCID:PMC6973329
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Dean S, Argos M, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Islam M, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Lynch VJ, Oglesbee D, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Gamble MV, Ahsan H. 2019. A missense variant in FTCD is associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet 15:18. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007984 PMID:30893314 PMCID:PMC6443193
  • Wu F, Yang L, Islam M, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Nahar J, Barmon B, Parvez F, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Eunus M, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Hu J, Li H, Graziano JH, Pei Z, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2019. The role of gut microbiome and its interaction with arsenic exposure in carotid intima-media thickness in a Bangladesh population. Environ Int 123:104-113. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.049 PMID:30503971 PMCID:PMC6371773

2018

  • Argos M, Tong L, Roy S, Sabarinathan M, Ahmed A, Islam M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Zhou X, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. Screening for gene-environment (GxE) interaction using omics data from exposed individuals: an application to gene-arsenic interaction. Mamm Genome 29:109-111. doi:10.1007/s00335-018-9737-8 PMID:29453499
  • Delgado DA, Zhang C, Chen LS, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. Genome-wide association study of telomere length among South Asians identifies a second RTEL1 association signal. J Med Genet 55:64-71. doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104922 PMID:29151059
  • Delgado DA, Zhang C, Gleason K, Demanelis K, Chen LS, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Doherty JA, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. The contribution of parent-to-offspring transmission of telomeres to the heritability of telomere length in humans. Hum Genet 1-12. doi:10.1007/s00439-018-1964-2 PMID:30536049
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Argos M, Demanelis K, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Islam M, Shahriar H, Islam T, Rahman M, Yunus M, Kibriya MG, Chen LS, Ahsan H. 2018. Co-occurring expression and methylation QTLs allow detection of common causal variants and shared biological mechanisms. Nat Commun 9:doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03209-9 PMID:29476079 PMCID:PMC5824840
  • Zhang C, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Roy S, Gao J, Sabarinathan M, Shinkle J, Delgado DA, Ahmed A, Islam T, Eunus M, Islam M, Hasan R, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2018. A study of telomere length, arsenic exposure, and arsenic toxicity in a Bangladeshi cohort. Environ Res 164:346-355. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.005 PMID:29567420

2017

  • Dean S, Zhang C, Gao J, Roy S, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Argos M, Tong L, Ahmed A, Islam MT, Islam T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, Shahriar H, Rahman M, Yunus M, Graziano JH, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2017. The association between telomere length and mortality in Bangladesh. Aging-US 9(6):1537-1551. doi:10.18632/aging.101246 PMID:28630379 PMCID:PMC5509454
  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Parvez F, Argos M, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Shinkle J, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2017. Association between genome-wide copy number variation and arsenic-induced skin lesions: a prospective study. Environ Health 16:75. doi:10.1186/s12940-017-0283-8 PMID:28720099 PMCID:PMC5516382

2015

  • Argos M, Chen LS, Jasmine F, Tong L, Pierce BL, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Gamble MV, Harper KN, Parvez F, Rahman M, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Slavkovich VN, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2015. Gene-specific differential DNA methylation and chronic arsenic exposure in an epigenome-wide association study of adults in Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 123(1):64-71. doi:10.1289/ehp.1307884 PMID:25325195 PMCID:PMC4286273
  • Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Argos M, Pierce BL, Tong L, Jasmine F, Roy S, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Islam T, Kibriya MG. 2015. Genome-wide association study of parity in Bangladeshi women. PLoS One 10(3):e0118488. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118488 PMID:25742292 PMCID:PMC4350917
  • Farzan S, Karagas MR, Jiang JY, Wu F, Liu M, Newman JD, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Paul-Brutus R, Parvez F, Argos M, Eunus M, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Hasan R, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y, Scannell Bryan M, Islam T. 2015. Gene-arsenic interaction in longitudinal changes of blood pressure: findings from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 288(1):95-105. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2015.07.017 PMID:26220686 PMCID:PMC4606937
  • Gao J, Roy S, Tong L, Argos M, Jasmine F, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Hore SK, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL. 2015. Arsenic exposure, telomere length, and expression of telomere-related genes among Bangladeshi individuals. Environ Res 136:462-469. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.040 PMID:25460668 PMCID:PMC4264833
  • Gao J, Tong L, Argos M, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Slavkovich VN, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Pierce BL, Scannell Bryan M. 2015. The genetic architecture of arsenic metabolism efficiency: a SNP-based heritability study of Bangladeshi adults. Environ Health Perspect 123(10):985-992. doi:10.1289/ehp.1408909 PMID:25768001 PMCID:PMC4590755
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Cheng X, Parvez F, Islam T, Ahmed A, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Jiang JY, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Slavkovich VN, Levy D, VanderWeele TJ, Pierce BL, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2015. Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic polymorphisms on cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a prospective case-cohort study. Environ Health Perspect 123(5):451-457. doi:10.1289/ehp.1307883 PMID:25575156 PMCID:PMC4421763

2014

  • Argos M, Tong L, Pierce BL, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Islam T, Rahman M, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Roy S, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours among Bangladeshi adults. J Med Genet 51(5):327-333. doi:10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-102151 PMID:24665060 PMCID:PMC4126189
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Chen LS, Rahaman R, Argos M, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Westra H, Franke L, Esko T, Zaman R, Islam T, Rahman M, Baron JA, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Mediation analysis demonstrates that trans-eQTLs are often explained by cis-mediation: a genome-wide analysis among 1,800 South Asians. PLoS Genet 10(12):e1004818. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004818 PMID:25474530 PMCID:PMC4256471
  • Scannell Bryan M, Argos M, Pierce BL, Tong L, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Rahman M, Islam T, Yunus M, Parvez F, Jasmine F, Baron JA, Kibriya MG, Ahsan H. 2014. Genome-wide association studies and heritability estimates of body mass index related phenotypes in Bangladeshi adults. PLoS One 9(8):e105062. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105062 PMID:25133637 PMCID:PMC4136799
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Cheng X, Parvez F, Paul-Brutus R, Islam T, Paul RR, Sarwar G, Ahmed A, Jiang JY, Slavkovich VN, Rundek T, Demmer RT, Desvarieux M, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2014. Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic susceptibility in carotid intima-media thickness in Bangladesh. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 276(3):195-203. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2014.02.014 PMID:24593923 PMCID:PMC4080412

2013

  • Argos M, Rahman M, Parvez F, Dignam J, Islam T, Quasem I, Hore SK, Haider AT, Hossain Z, Patwary T, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Sarwar G, La Porte P, Harjes J, Anton K, Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Khan R, Kamal M, Shea CR, Yunus M, Baron JA, Ahsan H. 2013. Baseline comorbidities in a skin cancer prevention trial in Bangladesh. Eur J Clin Invest 43(6):579-588. doi:10.1111/eci.12085 PMID:23590571 PMCID:PMC3953314
  • Pierce BL, Tong L, Argos M, Gao J, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Quasem I, Hore SK, Alam S, Islam T, Harjes J, Sarwar G, Slavkovich VN, Gamble MV, Chen Y, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2013. Arsenic metabolism efficiency has a causal role in arsenic toxicity: Mendelian randomization and gene-environment interaction. Int J Epidemiol 42(6):1862-1872. doi:10.1093/ije/dyt182 PMID:24536095 PMCID:PMC3887566

2012

  • Pierce BL, Kibriya MG, Tong L, Jasmine F, Argos M, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Rahaman R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Parvez F, Ahmed A, Quasem I, Hore SK, Alam S, Islam T, Slavkovich VN, Gamble MV, Yunus M, Rahman M, Baron JA, Graziano JH, Ahsan H. 2012. Genome-wide association study identifies chromosome 10q24.32 variants associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh. PLoS Genet 8(2):e1002522. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002522 PMID:22383894 PMCID:PMC3285587
  • Wu F, Jasmine F, Kibriya MG, Liu M, Wojcik O, Parvez F, Rahaman R, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Segers S, Slavkovich VN, Islam T, Levy D, Mey JL, van Geen AF, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Chen Y. 2012. Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and plasma levels of cardiovascular markers. Am J Epidemiol 175(12):1252-1261. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr464 PMID:22534204 PMCID:PMC3372314

2011

2010

  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Roy S, Paul-Brutus R, Argos M, Ahsan H. 2010. Analyses and interpretation of whole-genome gene expression from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue: An illustration with breast cancer tissues. BMC Genomics 11:622. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-622 PMID:21059268 PMCID:PMC3091761

2007

  • Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Argos M, Verret WJ, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, Parvez F, Ahsan H. 2007. Changes in gene expression profiles in response to selenium supplementation among individuals with arsenic-induced pre-malignant skin lesions. Toxicol Lett 169(2):162-176. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.01.006 PMID:17293063 PMCID:PMC1924917

2006

  • Argos M, Kibriya MG, Parvez F, Jasmine F, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahsan H. 2006. Gene expression profiles in peripheral lymphocytes by arsenic exposure and skin lesion status in a Bangladeshi population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15(7):1367-1375. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0106 PMID:16835338
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