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Benjamin Raby, M.D.,C.M.

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Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Institution
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department
Medicine
Address
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Channing - MCP 5
181 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone
617/525-2271
Fax
617/525-0958
Email
Email Address
Publications
1. Raby BA, Weiss ST. Beta2-adrenergic receptor genetics. Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2001 Dec; 3(6):554-66.
2. Raby BA, Klimecki WT, Laprise C, Renaud Y, Faith J, Lemire M, Greenwood C, Weiland KM, Lange C, Palmer LJ, Lazarus R, Vercelli D, Kwiatkowski DJ, Silverman EK, Martinez FD, Hudson TJ, Weiss ST. Polymorphisms in toll-like receptor 4 are not associated with asthma or atopy-related phenotypes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Dec 1; 166(11):1449-56.
3. Lange C, Lyon H, DeMeo D, Raby B, Silverman EK, Weiss ST. A new powerful non-parametric two-stage approach for testing multiple phenotypes in family-based association studies. Hum Hered. 2003; 56(1-3):10-7.
4. Lazarus R, Klimecki WT, Raby BA, Vercelli D, Palmer LJ, Kwiatkowski DJ, Silverman EK, Martinez F, Weiss ST. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 9 gene (TLR9): frequencies, pairwise linkage disequilibrium, and haplotypes in three U.S. ethnic groups and exploratory case-control disease association studies. Genomics. 2003 Jan; 81(1):85-91.
5. Raby BA, Silverman EK, Lazarus R, Lange C, Kwiatkowski DJ, Weiss ST. Chromosome 12q harbors multiple genetic loci related to asthma and asthma-related phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet. 2003 Aug 15; 12(16):1973-9.
6. Silverman ES, Palmer LJ, Subramaniam V, Hallock A, Mathew S, Vallone J, Faffe DS, Shikanai T, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Shore SA. Transforming growth factor-beta1 promoter polymorphism C-509T is associated with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Jan 15; 169(2):214-9.
7. Lyon H, Lange C, Lake S, Silverman EK, Randolph AG, Kwiatkowski D, Raby BA, Lazarus R, Weiland KM, Laird N, Weiss ST. IL10 gene polymorphisms are associated with asthma phenotypes in children. Genet Epidemiol. 2004 Feb; 26(2):155-65.
8. Weiss ST, Raby BA. Asthma genetics 2003. Hum Mol Genet. 2004 Apr 1; 13 Spec No 1:R83-9.
9. Raby BA, Silverman EK, Kwiatkowski DJ, Lange C, Lazarus R, Weiss ST. ADAM33 polymorphisms and phenotype associations in childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Jun; 113(6):1071-8.
10. Celedón JC, Lange C, Raby BA, Litonjua AA, Palmer LJ, DeMeo DL, Reilly JJ, Kwiatkowski DJ, Chapman HA, Laird N, Sylvia JS, Hernandez M, Speizer FE, Weiss ST, Silverman EK. The transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFB1) gene is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hum Mol Genet. 2004 Aug 1; 13(15):1649-56.
11. Lazarus R, Raby BA, Lange C, Silverman EK, Kwiatkowski DJ, Vercelli D, Klimecki WJ, Martinez FD, Weiss ST. TOLL-like receptor 10 genetic variation is associated with asthma in two independent samples. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep 15; 170(6):594-600.
12. Phipatanakul W, Celedón JC, Raby BA, Litonjua AA, Milton DK, Sredl D, Weiss ST, Gold DR. Endotoxin exposure and eczema in the first year of life. Pediatrics. 2004 Jul; 114(1):13-8.
13. Raby BA, Weiss ST. ADAM33: where are we now? Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2004 Jul; 31(1):1-2.
14. Raby BA, Lazarus R, Silverman EK, Lake S, Lange C, Wjst M, Weiss ST. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood and adult asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Nov 15; 170(10):1057-65.
15. Tantisira K, Klimecki WT, Lazarus R, Palmer LJ, Raby BA, Kwiatkowski DJ, Silverman E, Vercelli D, Martinez FD, Weiss ST. Toll-like receptor 6 gene (TLR6): single-nucleotide polymorphism frequencies and preliminary association with the diagnosis of asthma. Genes Immun. 2004 Aug; 5(5):343-6.
16. Lange C, van Steen K, Andrew T, Lyon H, DeMeo DL, Raby B, Murphy A, Silverman EK, MacGregor A, Weiss ST, Laird NM. A family-based association test for repeatedly measured quantitative traits adjusting for unknown environmental and/or polygenic effects. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol. 2004; 3:Article17.
17. Randolph AG, Lange C, Silverman EK, Lazarus R, Silverman ES, Raby B, Brown A, Ozonoff A, Richter B, Weiss ST. The IL12B gene is associated with asthma. Am J Hum Genet. 2004 Oct; 75(4):709-15.
18. Raby BA, Celedón JC, Litonjua AA, Phipatanakul W, Sredl D, Oken E, Ryan L, Weiss ST, Gold DR. Low-normal gestational age as a predictor of asthma at 6 years of age. Pediatrics. 2004 Sep; 114(3):e327-32.
19. Tantisira KG, Hwang ES, Raby BA, Silverman ES, Lake SL, Richter BG, Peng SL, Drazen JM, Glimcher LH, Weiss ST. TBX21: a functional variant predicts improvement in asthma with the use of inhaled corticosteroids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Dec 28; 101(52):18099-104.
20. Levy H, Raby BA, Lake S, Tantisira KG, Kwiatkowski D, Lazarus R, Silverman EK, Richter B, Klimecki WT, Vercelli D, Martinez FD, Weiss ST. Association of defensin beta-1 gene polymorphisms with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Feb; 115(2):252-8.
21. Raby BA, Van Steen K, Celedón JC, Litonjua AA, Lange C, Weiss ST. Paternal history of asthma and airway responsiveness in children with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Sep 1; 172(5):552-8.
22. Van Steen K, McQueen MB, Herbert A, Raby B, Lyon H, Demeo DL, Murphy A, Su J, Datta S, Rosenow C, Christman M, Silverman EK, Laird NM, Weiss ST, Lange C. Genomic screening and replication using the same data set in family-based association testing. Nat Genet. 2005 Jul; 37(7):683-91.
23. Kelleher CM, Silverman EK, Broekelmann T, Litonjua AA, Hernandez M, Sylvia JS, Stoler J, Reilly JJ, Chapman HA, Speizer FE, Weiss ST, Mecham RP, Raby BA. A functional mutation in the terminal exon of elastin in severe, early-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2005 Oct; 33(4):355-62.
24. Raby BA, Hwang ES, Van Steen K, Tantisira K, Peng S, Litonjua A, Lazarus R, Giallourakis C, Rioux JD, Sparrow D, Silverman EK, Glimcher LH, Weiss ST. T-bet polymorphisms are associated with asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Jan 1; 173(1):64-70.
25. Jiang H, Harrington D, Raby BA, Bertram L, Blacker D, Weiss ST, Lange C. Family-based association test for time-to-onset data with time-dependent differences between the hazard functions. Genet Epidemiol. 2006 Feb; 30(2):124-32.
26. Raby BA, Van Steen K, Lazarus R, Celedón JC, Silverman EK, Weiss ST. Eotaxin polymorphisms and serum total IgE levels in children with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Feb; 117(2):298-305.
27. Hersh CP, Demeo DL, Lazarus R, Celedón JC, Raby BA, Benditt JO, Criner G, Make B, Martinez FJ, Scanlon PD, Sciurba FC, Utz JP, Reilly JJ, Silverman EK. Genetic association analysis of functional impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 May 1; 173(9):977-84.
28. Hersh CP, Demeo DL, Lazarus R, Celedón JC, Raby BA, Reilly JJ, Silverman EK. Genetic determinants of functional impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006 Aug; 3(6):476.
29. Pojoga L, Kolatkar NS, Williams JS, Perlstein TS, Jeunemaitre X, Brown NJ, Hopkins PN, Raby BA, Williams GH. Beta-2 adrenergic receptor diplotype defines a subset of salt-sensitive hypertension. Hypertension. 2006 Nov; 48(5):892-900.
30. Hersh CP, DeMeo DL, Raby BA, Litonjua AA, Sylvia JS, Sparrow D, Reilly JJ, Silverman EK. Genetic linkage and association analysis of COPD-related traits on chromosome 8p. COPD. 2006 Dec; 3(4):189-94.
31. Raby BA, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Lake SL, Murphy A, Liang C, Fournier E, Spesny M, Sylvia JS, Verner A, Hudson TJ, Klanderman BJ, Freimer NB, Silverman EK, Celedón JC. Sex-specific linkage to total serum immunoglobulin E in families of children with asthma in Costa Rica. Hum Mol Genet. 2007 Feb 1; 16(3):243-53.
32. Gumieniak O, Perlstein TS, Williams JS, Hopkins PN, Brown NJ, Raby BA, Williams GH. Ala92 type 2 deiodinase allele increases risk for the development of hypertension. Hypertension. 2007 Mar; 49(3):461-6.
33. Lyon HN, Emilsson V, Hinney A, Heid IM, Lasky-Su J, Zhu X, Thorleifsson G, Gunnarsdottir S, Walters GB, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Gulcher J, Nguyen TT, Scherag A, Pfeufer A, Meitinger T, Brönner G, Rief W, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Klanderman B, Raby BA, Silverman EK, Weiss ST, Laird N, Ding X, Groop L, Tuomi T, Isomaa B, Bengtsson K, Butler JL, Cooper RS, Fox CS, O'Donnell CJ, Vollmert C, Celedón JC, Wichmann HE, Hebebrand J, Stefansson K, Lange C, Hirschhorn JN. The association of a SNP upstream of INSIG2 with body mass index is reproduced in several but not all cohorts. PLoS Genet. 2007 Apr 27; 3(4):e61.
34. Hunninghake GM, Soto-Quirós ME, Avila L, Su J, Murphy A, Demeo DL, Ly NP, Liang C, Sylvia JS, Klanderman BJ, Lange C, Raby BA, Silverman EK, Celedón JC. Polymorphisms in IL13, total IgE, eosinophilia, and asthma exacerbations in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Jul; 120(1):84-90.
35. Fardo D, Celedón JC, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Lange C. On dichotomizing phenotypes in family-based association tests: quantitative phenotypes are not always the optimal choice. Genet Epidemiol. 2007 Jul; 31(5):376-82.
36. Raby BA, Klanderman B, Murphy A, Mazza S, Camargo CA, Silverman EK, Weiss ST. A common mitochondrial haplogroup is associated with elevated total serum IgE levels. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Aug; 120(2):351-8.
37. Hersh CP, Raby BA, Soto-Quirós ME, Murphy AJ, Avila L, Lasky-Su J, Sylvia JS, Klanderman BJ, Lange C, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. Comprehensive testing of positionally cloned asthma genes in two populations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Nov 1; 176(9):849-57.
38. Rogers AJ, Celedón JC, Lasky-Su JA, Weiss ST, Raby BA. Filaggrin mutations confer susceptibility to atopic dermatitis but not to asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Dec; 120(6):1332-7.
39. Hunninghake GM, Lasky-Su J, Soto-Quirós ME, Avila L, Liang C, Lake SL, Hudson TJ, Spesny M, Fournier E, Sylvia JS, Freimer NB, Klanderman BJ, Raby BA, Celedón JC. Sex-stratified linkage analysis identifies a female-specific locus for IgE to cockroach in Costa Ricans. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr 15; 177(8):830-6.
40. Ionita-Laza I, Perry GH, Raby BA, Klanderman B, Lee C, Laird NM, Weiss ST, Lange C. On the analysis of copy-number variations in genome-wide association studies: a translation of the family-based association test. Genet Epidemiol. 2008 Apr; 32(3):273-84.
41. Lasky-Su J, Lyon HN, Emilsson V, Heid IM, Molony C, Raby BA, Lazarus R, Klanderman B, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Silverman EK, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kronenberg F, Vollmert C, Illig T, Fox CS, Levy D, Laird N, Ding X, McQueen MB, Butler J, Ardlie K, Papoutsakis C, Dedoussis G, O'Donnell CJ, Wichmann HE, Celedón JC, Schadt E, Hirschhorn J, Weiss ST, Stefansson K, Lange C. On the replication of genetic associations: timing can be everything! Am J Hum Genet. 2008 Apr; 82(4):849-58.
42. Hunninghake GM, Soto-Quirós ME, Lasky-Su J, Avila L, Ly NP, Liang C, Klanderman BJ, Raby BA, Gold DR, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. Dust mite exposure modifies the effect of functional IL10 polymorphisms on allergy and asthma exacerbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Jul; 122(1):93-8, 98.e1-5.
43. Pistiner M, Hunninghake GM, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Murphy A, Lasky-Su J, Schuemann B, Klanderman BJ, Raby BA, Celedón JC. Polymorphisms in IL12A and cockroach allergy in children with asthma. Clin Mol Allergy. 2008; 6:6.
44. Tremblay K, Lemire M, Potvin C, Tremblay A, Hunninghake GM, Raby BA, Hudson TJ, Perez-Iratxeta C, Andrade-Navarro MA, Laprise C. Genes to diseases (G2D) computational method to identify asthma candidate genes. PLoS ONE. 2008; 3(8):e2907.
 
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