2016
Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans
Salinas YD, Wang L, DeWan AT. Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans. BMC Genomic Data 2016, 17: 78. PMID: 27296613, PMCID: PMC4907283, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0387-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWomen's Health InitiativeEthnic-specific associationsMass indexSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHealth initiativesAfrican AmericansGreater body mass indexLower body mass indexMulti-Ethnic StudyP-valueAfrican American subjectsAmerican subjectsSuggestive single-nucleotide polymorphismsEuropean-American subjectsGene-based therapiesMultiethnic populationSNP rs12255372Ethnic-specific effectsSignificant associationObesityMESA HispanicsRs12255372BackgroundGenome-wide association studiesConfidence intervals
2000
A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study
DeWan A, Arnett D, Atwood L, Province M, Lewis C, Hunt S, Eckfeldt J. A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 136-144. PMID: 11115379, PMCID: PMC1234906, DOI: 10.1086/316927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleBody Mass IndexChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6CreatineFemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionKidneyKidney Function TestsLod ScoreMaleMiddle AgedModels, GeneticNuclear FamilyPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableSoftwareWhite PeopleConceptsCreatinine clearanceRenal functionAfrican American subjectsWhite subjectsHypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN) studyLarge biracial sampleResidual creatinine clearanceComplications of hypertensionCreatinine clearance measurementsGood evidenceHypertensive individualsKidney functionMean ageAmerican subjectsBiracial sampleHypertensive siblingsApolipoprotein DHyperGEN studyClearanceClearance measurementsHypertensionCandidate genesSpecific genetic regionsUnderlying genetic componentSubjects