Andrew Johnson
adjomics.bsky.social
Andrew Johnson
@adjomics.bsky.social
Framingham Heart Study + NHLBI / NIH Scientist / PI; research on Platelets in CVD; bleeding; using population approaches: genetics, epidemiology, RNA biology, bioinformatics.

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/science/hemostasis-and-platelet-biology
Now online in Blood, the largest genetic study to date of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, reveals 36 Risk Loci. Most loci are not related to coagulation/hemostasis and instead other biological processes like hormone regulation and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40324064/
Genome-wide Meta-Analysis of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Reveals 36 Risk Loci - PubMed
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a widespread occurrence among women of reproductive age and inflicts a substantial impact on well-being and healthcare expenses. To better characterize the genetic ar...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM