Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research focused on Genetics and Genome-wide association study, with related work in Telomere, Gene, Single-nucleotide polymorphism. Notable publications include 'Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-analysis across 32 Studies Identifies Multiple Lipid Loci', 'Genome-wide meta-analysis points to CTC1 and ZNF676 as genes regulating telomere homeostasis in humans', and 'Genome-wide Association Analysis of Blood-Pressure Traits in African-Ancestry Individuals Reveals Common Associated Genes in African and Non-African Populations'.
Progression of conventional cardiovascular risk factors and vascular disease risk in individuals: insights from the PROG-IMT consortium
Predictive value for cardiovascular events of common carotid intima media thickness and its rate of change in individuals at high cardiovascular risk – Results from the PROG-IMT collaboration
Telomeres and the natural lifespan limit in humans
Association of DNA Methylation at CPT1A Locus with Metabolic Syndrome in the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network (GOLDN) Study
Normative values for carotid intima media thickness and its progression: Are they transferrable outside of their cohort of origin?
Fine-mapping, novel loci identification, and SNP association transferability in a genome-wide association study of QRS duration in African Americans
<i>DCAF4</i>, a novel gene associated with leucocyte telomere length
DCAF4, a novel gene associated with leucocyte telomere length
2015cited by 5position: middle
Impact of Long-Term Burden of Excessive Adiposity and Elevated Blood Pressure From Childhood on Adulthood Left Ventricular Remodeling Patterns
Gene-centric Meta-analysis in 87,736 Individuals of European Ancestry Identifies Multiple Blood-Pressure-Related Loci
Genome-wide Association Analysis of Blood-Pressure Traits in African-Ancestry Individuals Reveals Common Associated Genes in African and Non-African Populations
Tracking and fixed ranking of leukocyte telomere length across the adult life course
Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array
Do leukocyte telomere length dynamics depend on baseline telomere length? An analysis that corrects for ‘regression to the mean’
DNA mismatch repair gene MSH6 implicated in determining age at natural menopause
Gene-centric meta-analyses for central adiposity traits in up to 57 412 individuals of European descent confirm known loci and reveal several novel associations
Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-analysis across 32 Studies Identifies Multiple Lipid Loci
Genome-wide meta-analysis points to CTC1 and ZNF676 as genes regulating telomere homeostasis in humans
A Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome in Youth That Resolves by Adult Life Is Associated With a Normalization of High Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk
Genotype Prediction of Adult Type 2 Diabetes From Adolescence in a Multiracial Population
Impact of Ancestry and Common Genetic Variants on QT Interval in African Americans
Common genetic variation near the connexin-43 gene is associated with resting heart rate in African Americans: A genome-wide association study of 13,372 participants