Mohammed F Saad

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1 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: objectives and design. Am J Epidemiol 2002 35.63
2 Hypovitaminosis D is associated with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 9.01
3 Ethnic differences in coronary calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation 2005 6.80
4 Feasibility of automating insulin delivery for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2006 6.52
5 LDL particle subclasses, LDL particle size, and carotid atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2007 3.08
6 Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in 4 racial/ethnic groups in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Ophthalmology 2006 2.95
7 Ankle-brachial index and subclinical cardiac and carotid disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol 2005 2.75
8 Genetic epidemiology of insulin resistance and visceral adiposity. The IRAS Family Study design and methods. Ann Epidemiol 2003 2.51
9 Insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and abdominal fat: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS) Family Study. Diabetes 2003 2.22
10 Urine albumin excretion and subclinical cardiovascular disease. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Hypertension 2005 2.18
11 Hypertension and smoking are associated with reduced regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic: individuals the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 1.98
12 Minimal model-based insulin sensitivity has greater heritability and a different genetic basis than homeostasis model assessment or fasting insulin. Diabetes 2003 1.81
13 Genome-wide scans for diabetic nephropathy and albuminuria in multiethnic populations: the family investigation of nephropathy and diabetes (FIND). Diabetes 2007 1.79
14 Associations of adiponectin with body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity in nondiabetic Hispanics and African-Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 1.76
15 Determination of plasma glucose during rapid glucose excursions with a subcutaneous glucose sensor. Diabetes Technol Ther 2003 1.62
16 Genome-wide scan for estimated glomerular filtration rate in multi-ethnic diabetic populations: the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND). Diabetes 2007 1.61
17 Metabolic and inflammation variable clusters and prediction of type 2 diabetes: factor analysis using directly measured insulin sensitivity. Diabetes 2004 1.55
18 Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 2007 1.53
19 Differences in insulin resistance in nondiabetic subjects with isolated impaired glucose tolerance or isolated impaired fasting glucose. Diabetes 2004 1.51
20 Change in body size and the risk of colorectal adenomas. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 1.49
21 Associations of inflammatory markers with coronary artery calcification: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2009 1.44
22 Ethnic differences in the relationship of carotid atherosclerosis to coronary calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2007 1.43
23 Modeling beta-cell insulin secretion--implications for closed-loop glucose homeostasis. Diabetes Technol Ther 2003 1.43
24 Smoking, diabetes, and blood cholesterol differ in their associations with subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2005 1.42
25 Factor analysis of metabolic syndrome using directly measured insulin sensitivity: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes 2002 1.42
26 Diabetic cardiomyopathy and subclinical cardiovascular disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care 2006 1.40
27 Increased proinsulin levels and decreased acute insulin response independently predict the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study. Diabetes 2002 1.38
28 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) influences substrate utilization for hepatic glucose production. J Biol Chem 2002 1.29
29 Heritability of the severity of diabetic retinopathy: the FIND-Eye study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008 1.29
30 Peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor alpha deficiency diminishes insulin-responsiveness of gluconeogenic/glycolytic/pentose gene expression and substrate cycle flux. Endocrinology 2003 1.25
31 Identification of quantitative trait loci for glucose homeostasis: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS) Family Study. Diabetes 2004 1.25
32 Inflammation, complement factor h, and age-related macular degeneration: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Ophthalmology 2008 1.22
33 Genetic analysis of adiponectin and obesity in Hispanic families: the IRAS Family Study. Hum Genet 2005 1.21
34 Lipin deficiency impairs diurnal metabolic fuel switching. Diabetes 2006 1.19
35 Genome-wide linkage of plasma adiponectin reveals a major locus on chromosome 3q distinct from the adiponectin structural gene: the IRAS family study. Diabetes 2006 1.14
36 Insulin sensitivity, insulinemia, and coronary artery disease: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care 2004 1.04
37 Insulin sensitivity and the risk of incident hypertension: insights from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care 2003 1.03
38 Evaluation of insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function indexes obtained from minimal model analysis of a meal tolerance test. Diabetes 2004 1.02
39 Decreased hepatic futile cycling compensates for increased glucose disposal in the Pten heterodeficient mouse. Diabetes 2006 1.01
40 Subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and early age-related macular degeneration in a multiracial cohort: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arch Ophthalmol 2007 1.01
41 Low insulin sensitivity (S(i) = 0) in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects in the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study: is it associated with components of the metabolic syndrome and nontraditional risk factors? Diabetes Care 2003 0.96
42 Association of proopiomelanocortin gene polymorphisms with obesity in the IRAS family study. Obes Res 2005 0.96
43 A genome scan for fasting insulin and fasting glucose identifies a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 17p: the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study (IRAS) family study. Diabetes 2005 0.92
44 Association between levels of blood pressure and measures of subclinical disease multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Hypertens 2006 0.91
45 Association of leptin receptor polymorphism with insulin resistance. Eur J Endocrinol 2004 0.88
46 Genome-wide linkage scans for type 2 diabetes mellitus in four ethnically diverse populations-significant evidence for linkage on chromosome 4q in African Americans: the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes Research Group. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2009 0.86
47 Insulin sensitivity, body fat distribution, and family diabetes history: the IRAS Family Study. Obes Res 2004 0.85
48 The uncoupling protein 1 gene, UCP1, is expressed in mammalian islet cells and associated with acute insulin response to glucose in African American families from the IRAS Family Study. BMC Endocr Disord 2007 0.84
49 Ethnicity and sex modify the association of serum c-reactive protein with microalbuminuria. Ethn Dis 2008 0.82
50 Association analysis of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism in Hispanics and African Americans: the IRAS family study. Hum Hered 2004 0.77
51 Cosegregation of albuminuria and blood pressure: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis (IRAS) family study. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.76
52 New insulin sensitivity adjusted beta cell indices: validation according to a genetic study. Pancreas 2003 0.75