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Jennie Z Ma

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1 A placebo-controlled trial of pioglitazone in subjects with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. N Engl J Med 2006 10.97
2 Oral topiramate for treatment of alcohol dependence: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2003 4.79
3 A generalized combinatorial approach for detecting gene-by-gene and gene-by-environment interactions with application to nicotine dependence. Am J Hum Genet 2007 4.46
4 A meta-analysis of estimated genetic and environmental effects on smoking behavior in male and female adult twins. Addiction 2003 4.37
5 Multiple independent loci at chromosome 15q25.1 affect smoking quantity: a meta-analysis and comparison with lung cancer and COPD. PLoS Genet 2010 3.91
6 Ethnic- and gender-specific association of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha4 subunit gene (CHRNA4) with nicotine dependence. Hum Mol Genet 2005 2.80
7 Blood pressure and mortality in U.S. veterans with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2013 2.74
8 Single- and multilocus allelic variants within the GABA(B) receptor subunit 2 (GABAB2) gene are significantly associated with nicotine dependence. Am J Hum Genet 2005 2.18
9 Comparative survival of dialysis patients in the United States after coronary angioplasty, coronary artery stenting, and coronary artery bypass surgery and impact of diabetes. Circulation 2002 1.91
10 Outcomes associated with microalbuminuria: effect modification by chronic kidney disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.89
11 Preoperative statin administration is associated with lower mortality and decreased need for postoperative hemodialysis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2009 1.88
12 The associations between race and geographic area and quality-of-care indicators in patients approaching ESRD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.87
13 Hyponatremia, hypernatremia, and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease with and without congestive heart failure. Circulation 2012 1.86
14 Long-term survival of dialysis patients in the United States with prosthetic heart valves: should ACC/AHA practice guidelines on valve selection be modified? Circulation 2002 1.63
15 A combinatorial approach to detecting gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in family studies. Am J Hum Genet 2008 1.57
16 Significant association of BDNF haplotypes in European-American male smokers but not in European-American female or African-American smokers. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005 1.55
17 A genome-wide scan to identify loci for smoking rate in the Framingham Heart Study population. BMC Genet 2003 1.50
18 Association and interaction analysis of variants in CHRNA5/CHRNA3/CHRNB4 gene cluster with nicotine dependence in African and European Americans. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2010 1.48
19 Significant association of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) haplotypes with nicotine dependence in male and female smokers of two ethnic populations. Neuropsychopharmacology 2006 1.36
20 Smoking and genetic risk variation across populations of European, Asian, and African American ancestry--a meta-analysis of chromosome 15q25. Genet Epidemiol 2012 1.34
21 Significant association of DRD1 with nicotine dependence. Hum Genet 2007 1.33
22 The relationship of age, race, and ethnicity with survival in dialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.32
23 Significant association of ANKK1 and detection of a functional polymorphism with nicotine dependence in an African-American sample. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008 1.31
24 A genomewide search finds major susceptibility loci for nicotine dependence on chromosome 10 in African Americans. Am J Hum Genet 2006 1.31
25 Significant association of the neurexin-1 gene (NRXN1) with nicotine dependence in European- and African-American smokers. Hum Mol Genet 2008 1.29
26 Breast milk parasite-specific antibodies and protection from amebiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi infants: a prospective cohort study. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.27
27 Oral topiramate reduces the consequences of drinking and improves the quality of life of alcohol-dependent individuals: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004 1.26
28 Methods for Estimating and Interpreting Provider-Specific Standardized Mortality Ratios. Health Serv Outcomes Res Methodol 2003 1.24
29 Associations of variants in CHRNA5/A3/B4 gene cluster with smoking behaviors in a Korean population. PLoS One 2010 1.21
30 Large-scale genome-wide association study of Asian population reveals genetic factors in FRMD4A and other loci influencing smoking initiation and nicotine dependence. Hum Genet 2011 1.19
31 Convergent evidence that choline acetyltransferase gene variation is associated with prospective smoking cessation and nicotine dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010 1.17
32 Can serotonin transporter genotype predict serotonergic function, chronicity, and severity of drinking? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2007 1.15
33 Gene-gene interactions among CHRNA4, CHRNB2, BDNF, and NTRK2 in nicotine dependence. Biol Psychiatry 2008 1.13
34 REG1B as a predictor of childhood stunting in Bangladesh and Peru. Am J Clin Nutr 2013 1.09
35 Survival advantage in black versus white men with CKD: effect of estimated GFR and case mix. Am J Kidney Dis 2013 1.07
36 Association of specific haplotypes of neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 2 gene (NTRK2) with vulnerability to nicotine dependence in African-Americans and European-Americans. Biol Psychiatry 2006 1.05
37 A multi-level two-part random effects model, with application to an alcohol-dependence study. Stat Med 2008 1.03
38 Gene-based analysis suggests association of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta1 subunit (CHRNB1) and M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRM1) with vulnerability for nicotine dependence. Hum Genet 2006 1.01
39 Fine mapping functional sites or regions from case-control data using haplotypes of multiple linked SNPs. Ann Hum Genet 2005 1.01
40 Association and interaction analyses of GABBR1 and GABBR2 with nicotine dependence in European- and African-American populations. PLoS One 2009 1.00
41 Normalization of cDNA microarray data using wavelet regressions. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2004 0.99
42 Long-term outcome of renal transplant recipients in the United States after coronary revascularization procedures. Circulation 2004 0.99
43 Nonparametric disequilibrium mapping of functional sites using haplotypes of multiple tightly linked single-nucleotide polymorphism markers. Genetics 2003 0.97
44 Long-term survival of incident hemodialysis patients who are hospitalized for congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, or fluid overload. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 0.97
45 Nicotine coregulates multiple pathways involved in protein modification/degradation in rat brain. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2004 0.95
46 Susceptibility locus in neurokinin-1 receptor gene associated with alcohol dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009 0.94
47 A functional polymorphism, rs6280, in DRD3 is significantly associated with nicotine dependence in European-American smokers. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008 0.94
48 Joint analysis of multi-level repeated measures data and survival: an application to the end stage renal disease (ESRD) data. Stat Med 2008 0.93
49 Loss of GSTM1, a NRF2 target, is associated with accelerated progression of hypertensive kidney disease in the African American Study of Kidney Disease (AASK). Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012 0.92
50 Febrile illness and pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with lower neurodevelopmental scores in Bangladeshi infants living in poverty. BMC Pediatr 2014 0.92
51 Transcriptome sequencing of gene expression in the brain of the HIV-1 transgenic rat. PLoS One 2013 0.91
52 Prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis by central and peripheral bone mineral density in men with prostate cancer during androgen-deprivation therapy. Urology 2006 0.91
53 Time-dependent changes in transcriptional profiles within five rat brain regions in response to nicotine treatment. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2004 0.89
54 DOPA decarboxylase gene is associated with nicotine dependence. Pharmacogenomics 2006 0.89
55 Determination of Methylated CpG Sites in the Promoter Region of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) and their Involvement in the Etiology of Tobacco Smoking. Front Psychiatry 2010 0.87
56 Detection of genetic association and a functional polymorphism of dynamin 1 gene with nicotine dependence in European and African Americans. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008 0.85
57 Obesity and survival in a cohort of predominantly Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2006 0.85
58 Serotonin transporter and receptor genes significantly impact nicotine dependence through genetic interactions in both European American and African American smokers. Drug Alcohol Depend 2013 0.84
59 Depressive symptoms among heavy cigarette smokers: the influence of daily rate, gender, and race. Nicotine Tob Res 2013 0.84
60 Regulation of platelet-derived growth factor signaling pathway by ethanol, nicotine, or both in mouse cortical neurons. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2007 0.84
61 Fine mapping of a linkage region on chromosome 17p13 reveals that GABARAP and DLG4 are associated with vulnerability to nicotine dependence in European-Americans. Hum Mol Genet 2006 0.84
62 Association of amyloid precursor protein-binding protein, family B, member 1 with nicotine dependence in African and European American smokers. Hum Genet 2008 0.84
63 Ondansetron reduces mood disturbance among biologically predisposed, alcohol-dependent individuals. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 0.83
64 Long-term survival of dialysis patients with bacterial endocarditis in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis 2004 0.83
65 Significant associations of CHRNA2 and CHRNA6 with nicotine dependence in European American and African American populations. Hum Genet 2013 0.83
66 Association of depression and antidepressant use with mortality in a large cohort of patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2012 0.83
67 Replication and extension of association of choline acetyltransferase with nicotine dependence in European and African American smokers. Hum Genet 2010 0.82
68 Improvement of mapping accuracy by unifying linkage and association analysis. Genetics 2005 0.82
69 Higher doses of erythropoietin-stimulating agents and hyporesponsiveness to their effects are associated with increased mortality among prevalent hemodialysis patients. Blood Purif 2013 0.82
70 Duration of red blood cell storage and outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2012 0.81
71 Survival comparison between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis based on matched doses of delivered therapy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002 0.81
72 Acute kidney injury (AKI) outcome, a predictor of long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Clin Nephrol 2016 0.80
73 ACSL6 is associated with the number of cigarettes smoked and its expression is altered by chronic nicotine exposure. PLoS One 2011 0.80
74 Introduction to deep sequencing and its application to drug addiction research with a focus on rare variants. Mol Neurobiol 2013 0.79
75 Association, interaction, and replication analysis of genes encoding serotonin transporter and 5-HT3 receptor subunits A and B in alcohol dependence. Hum Genet 2013 0.79
76 Facility size, race and ethnicity, and mortality for in-center hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 0.78
77 Reductions in and relations between "craving" and drinking in a prospective, open-label trial of ondansetron in adolescents with alcohol dependence. Addict Behav 2005 0.78
78 Application of a customized pathway-focused microarray for gene expression profiling of cellular homeostasis upon exposure to nicotine in PC12 cells. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2004 0.78
79 A prospective, open-label trial of ondansetron in adolescents with alcohol dependence. Addict Behav 2004 0.78
80 Association analysis of the protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 1B (PPP1R1B) gene with nicotine dependence in European- and African-American smokers. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2007 0.77
81 Beck Depression Inventory and survival in elderly hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011 0.75
82 The Influence of Hemodialysis on T Regulatory Cells: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Blood Purif 2016 0.75
83 Comments on 'A hierarchical zero-inflated log-normal model for skewed responses'. Stat Methods Med Res 2011 0.75
84 Generative Retrieval Improves Learning and Retention of Cardiac Anatomy Using Transesophageal Echocardiography. Anesth Analg 2017 0.75
85 Long-Term Outcomes and Associated Risk Factors of Post-Hospitalization Dialysis-Dependent Acute Kidney Injury Patients. Nephron 2017 0.75
86 The 15-item geriatric depression scale as a predictor of mortality in older adults undergoing hemodialysis. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 0.75
87 Dialysis Requirement and Long-Term Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Superimposed Acute Kidney Injury. Nephron 2017 0.75
88 Changing Default Ventilator Settings on Anesthesia Machines Improves Adherence to Lung-Protective Ventilation Measures. Anesth Analg 2017 0.75
89 Major Depression and Long-Term Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury. Nephron 2016 0.75
90 Predictors and Outcomes of Post-Hospitalization Dialysis Dependent Acute Kidney Injury. Nephron 2015 0.75