Godfrey Okafor
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Ekoru K, Doumatey A, Bentley A, Chen G, Zhou J, Shriner D, et al.
EClinicalMedicine
. 2019 Dec;
16:30-41.
PMID: 31832618
Background: Context-specific evidence of the spectrum of type 2 diabetes (T2D) burden is essential for setting priorities and designing interventions to reduce associated morbidity and mortality. However, there are currently...
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Adeyemo A, Zaghloul N, Chen G, Doumatey A, Leitch C, Hostelley T, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2019 Jul;
10(1):3195.
PMID: 31324766
Genome analysis of diverse human populations has contributed to the identification of novel genomic loci for diseases of major clinical and public health impact. Here, we report a genome-wide analysis...
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Chen G, Doumatey A, Zhou J, Lei L, Bentley A, Tekola-Ayele F, et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
. 2017 Mar;
25(4):794-800.
PMID: 28296344
Objective: The prevalence of obesity varies between ethnic groups. No genome-wide association study (GWAS) for body mass index (BMI) has been conducted in continental Africans. Methods: We performed a GWAS...
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Adebamowo S, Adeyemo A, Tekola-Ayele F, Doumatey A, Bentley A, Chen G, et al.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
. 2016 Jun;
7:50.
PMID: 27303364
Background: Diabetes is a leading risk factor for impaired kidney function, an indicator of chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to examine the association between type 2...
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Adeyemo A, Tekola-Ayele F, Doumatey A, Bentley A, Chen G, Huang H, et al.
Front Genet
. 2015 Dec;
6:335.
PMID: 26635871
Genome wide association studies (GWAS) for type 2 diabetes (T2D) undertaken in European and Asian ancestry populations have yielded dozens of robustly associated loci. However, the genomics of T2D remains...
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Tekola-Ayele F, Doumatey A, Shriner D, Bentley A, Chen G, Zhou J, et al.
Mol Genet Metab
. 2015 Oct;
116(4):305-13.
PMID: 26507551
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic disorders that increase the risk of developing several diseases including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...
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Bentley A, Doumatey A, Chen G, Huang H, Zhou J, Shriner D, et al.
Int J Nephrol
. 2012 Sep;
2012:748984.
PMID: 22973513
Low levels of high-density cholesterol (HDLc) accompany chronic kidney disease, but the association between HDLc and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in the general population is unclear. We investigated...
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Doumatey A, Chen G, Tekola Ayele F, Zhou J, Erdos M, Shriner D, et al.
Hum Mol Genet
. 2012 Apr;
21(13):3063-72.
PMID: 22492993
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant protein produced primarily by the liver. Circulating CRP levels are influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors, including infection and obesity. Genome-wide association...
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Tekola Ayele F, Doumatey A, Huang H, Zhou J, Charles B, Erdos M, et al.
Immunogenetics
. 2011 Dec;
64(5):351-9.
PMID: 22205395
Interleukins (ILs) are key mediators of the immune response and inflammatory process. Plasma levels of IL-10, IL-1Ra, and IL-6 are associated with metabolic conditions, show large inter-individual variations, and are...
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Chen Y, Huang H, Zhou J, Doumatey A, Lashley K, Chen G, et al.
Mol Vis
. 2007 Dec;
13:2142-7.
PMID: 18079690
Purpose: In addition to chronic hyperglycemia, there is increasing evidence that genetic factors may be important in the development of diabetes retinopathy (DR). Specifically, polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide...