Published in Ethn Dis on January 01, 2003
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Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet (2007) 12.65
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A genome-wide association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. PLoS Genet (2009) 4.28
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TGM6 identified as a novel causative gene of spinocerebellar ataxias using exome sequencing. Brain (2010) 3.66
Identification of poxvirus CD8+ T cell determinants to enable rational design and characterization of smallpox vaccines. J Exp Med (2004) 3.43
Crystal structure of the polymerase PA(C)-PB1(N) complex from an avian influenza H5N1 virus. Nature (2008) 3.06
Autophagy in cancer associated fibroblasts promotes tumor cell survival: Role of hypoxia, HIF1 induction and NFκB activation in the tumor stromal microenvironment. Cell Cycle (2010) 2.80
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Crystal structure and association behaviour of the GluR2 amino-terminal domain. EMBO J (2009) 2.19
Nitric oxide impairs normoxic degradation of HIF-1alpha by inhibition of prolyl hydroxylases. Mol Biol Cell (2003) 2.11
microRNA 17/20 inhibits cellular invasion and tumor metastasis in breast cancer by heterotypic signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.97
Genome sequencing of 161 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from China identifies genes and intergenic regions associated with drug resistance. Nat Genet (2013) 1.95
Study design for genetic analysis in the Jackson Heart Study. Ethn Dis (2005) 1.93
Oncogenic Ras sensitizes normal human cells to tumor necrosis factor-alpha-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-induced apoptosis. Cancer Res (2004) 1.90
p21CIP1 attenuates Ras- and c-Myc-dependent breast tumor epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell-like gene expression in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.89
Caveolin-1-/- null mammary stromal fibroblasts share characteristics with human breast cancer-associated fibroblasts. Am J Pathol (2009) 1.87
RNA-seq differential expression studies: more sequence or more replication? Bioinformatics (2013) 1.87
A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet (2013) 1.82
OsPTF1, a novel transcription factor involved in tolerance to phosphate starvation in rice. Plant Physiol (2005) 1.76
Transferability and fine-mapping of genome-wide associated loci for adult height across human populations. PLoS One (2009) 1.68
Collagen/chitosan porous scaffolds with improved biostability for skin tissue engineering. Biomaterials (2003) 1.67
A susceptibility locus at chromosome 3p21 linked to familial nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Res (2004) 1.65
Breast cancer genetics in African Americans. Cancer (2003) 1.65
Botulinum neurotoxin is shielded by NTNHA in an interlocked complex. Science (2012) 1.62
The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib sensitizes cells to killing by death receptor ligand TRAIL via BH3-only proteins Bik and Bim. Mol Cancer Ther (2005) 1.61
DNA-based vaccines protect against zoonotic schistosomiasis in water buffalo. Vaccine (2008) 1.60
Identification and subcellular localization of the RP1 protein in human and mouse photoreceptors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.58
Polarized type 1 cytokine response and cell-mediated immunity determine genetic resistance to mousepox. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.56
Genome-wide association analysis of blood-pressure traits in African-ancestry individuals reveals common associated genes in African and non-African populations. Am J Hum Genet (2013) 1.55
The Drakensberg declaration on the control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Africa. S Afr Med J (2006) 1.53
Nucleotide, c-di-GMP, c-di-AMP, cGMP, cAMP, (p)ppGpp signaling in bacteria and implications in pathogenesis. Chem Soc Rev (2012) 1.53
Regulation of lipogenesis by cyclin-dependent kinase 8-mediated control of SREBP-1. J Clin Invest (2012) 1.52
Research as a part of public health emergency response. N Engl J Med (2013) 1.52
Distribution and characterization of over 1000 T-DNA tags in rice genome. Plant J (2003) 1.50
Biliary tract injury caused by different relative warm ischemia time in liver transplantation in rats. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int (2009) 1.50
Facile synthesis of spiroisoquinolines based on photocycloaddition of isoquinoline-1,3,4-trione with oxazoles. Org Biomol Chem (2011) 1.49
Automatic image analysis for gene expression patterns of fly embryos. BMC Cell Biol (2007) 1.47
Microsurgical anatomy of the greater superficial petrosal nerve. World Neurosurg (2011) 1.45
Parathyroid hormone-related protein induction in focal stroke: a neuroprotective vascular peptide. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2002) 1.43
A novel neurotrophic property of glucagon-like peptide 1: a promoter of nerve growth factor-mediated differentiation in PC12 cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther (2002) 1.43
Exendin-4 improves glycemic control, ameliorates brain and pancreatic pathologies, and extends survival in a mouse model of Huntington's disease. Diabetes (2008) 1.42
Reconstructing orientation field from fingerprint minutiae to improve minutiae-matching accuracy. IEEE Trans Image Process (2009) 1.42
A defined subset of adenylyl cyclases is regulated by bicarbonate ion. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.42
Intraventricular craniopharyngioma: morphological analysis and outcome evaluation of 17 cases. Acta Neurochir (Wien) (2011) 1.40
Metabolic changes in schizophrenia and human brain evolution. Genome Biol (2008) 1.39
Medicine. Environmental biology and human disease. Science (2007) 1.39
SARS-related virus predating SARS outbreak, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.38
Origin of mitochondrial DNA diversity of domestic yaks. BMC Evol Biol (2006) 1.35
A genome-wide search for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in West Africans: the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study. Diabetes (2004) 1.34
Low HDL-Cholesterol with Normal Triglyceride Levels is the Most Common Lipid Pattern in West Africans and African Americans with Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. CVD Prev Control (2010) 1.34
Practical considerations for imputation of untyped markers in admixed populations. Genet Epidemiol (2010) 1.33
Re: Intracaval migration: an uncommon complication of ureteral double-J stent placement. (From: Falahatkar S, Hemmati H, Gholamjani Moghaddam K. J Endourol 2012;26:119-121). J Endourol (2012) 1.32
Metformin is associated with survival benefit in cancer patients with concurrent type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Oncologist (2013) 1.32
Expansion of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells dampens T cell function in HIV-1-seropositive individuals. J Virol (2012) 1.32
Voluntary participation and informed consent to international genetic research. Am J Public Health (2006) 1.32
Structural and functional analysis of VQ motif-containing proteins in Arabidopsis as interacting proteins of WRKY transcription factors. Plant Physiol (2012) 1.32
Variation in APOL1 Contributes to Ancestry-Level Differences in HDLc-Kidney Function Association. Int J Nephrol (2012) 1.31