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Sarnowski C, Cousminer D, Franceschini N, Raffield L, Jia G, Fernandez-Rhodes L, et al.
Hum Reprod . 2021 May; 36(7):1999-2010. PMID: 34021356
Study Question: Does the expansion of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to a broader range of ancestries improve the ability to identify and generalise variants associated with age at menarche (AAM)...
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Eudy A, Siega-Riz A, Engel S, Franceschini N, Howard A, Clowse M, et al.
Lupus . 2016 Oct; 26(6):623-632. PMID: 27703053
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus meeting Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain and determine correlates...
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Franceschini N, Fry R, Balakrishnan P, Navas-Acien A, Oliver-Williams C, Howard A, et al.
J Hum Hypertens . 2016 Sep; 31(3):225-230. PMID: 27629244
Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental pollutant that has been associated with cardiovascular disease in populations, but the relationship of Cd with hypertension has been inconsistent. We studied the association between...
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Olfson E, Saccone N, Johnson E, Chen L, Culverhouse R, Doheny K, et al.
Mol Psychiatry . 2015 Aug; 21(5):601-7. PMID: 26239294
The common nonsynonymous variant rs16969968 in the α5 nicotinic receptor subunit gene (CHRNA5) is the strongest genetic risk factor for nicotine dependence in European Americans and contributes to risk in...
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Ferrara L, Wang H, Umans J, Franceschini N, Jolly S, Lee E, et al.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis . 2014 Jul; 24(12):1360-4. PMID: 25063537
Aim: To evaluate whether uric acid (UA) predicts 4-yr incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in non-diabetic participants of the Strong Heart Study (SHS) cohort. Methods And Results: In this population-based...
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Franceschini N, Haack K, Goring H, Voruganti V, Laston S, Almasy L, et al.
Diabetologia . 2013 Jul; 56(10):2194-202. PMID: 23851660
Aims/hypothesis: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, heterogeneous disease and a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The underlying mechanisms leading to progression to type 2 diabetes are not fully...
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Carty C, Spencer K, Setiawan V, Fernandez-Rhodes L, Malinowski J, Buyske S, et al.
Hum Reprod . 2013 Mar; 28(6):1695-706. PMID: 23508249
Study Question: Do genetic associations identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of age at menarche (AM) and age at natural menopause (ANM) replicate in women of diverse race/ancestry from the...
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David S, Hamidovic A, Chen G, Bergen A, Wessel J, Kasberger J, et al.
Transl Psychiatry . 2012 Jul; 2:e119. PMID: 22832964
The identification and exploration of genetic loci that influence smoking behaviors have been conducted primarily in populations of the European ancestry. Here we report results of the first genome-wide association...
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Dreyfus J, Lutsey P, Huxley R, Pankow J, Selvin E, Fernandez-Rhodes L, et al.
Diabetologia . 2012 Jul; 55(9):2371-80. PMID: 22760786
Aims/hypothesis: We examined race differences in the association between age at menarche and type 2 diabetes before and after adjustment for adiposity. Methods: We analysed baseline and 9-year follow-up data...
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Broer L, Demerath E, Garcia M, Homuth G, Kaplan R, Lunetta K, et al.
Age (Dordr) . 2012 May; 35(4):1367-76. PMID: 22555621
Experimental mild heat shock is widely known as an intervention that results in extended longevity in various models along the evolutionary lineage. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are highly upregulated immediately...