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1 Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans. Nat Genet 2008 20.73
2 Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature 2011 13.25
3 SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations. Nat Genet 2008 8.63
4 The rise of chronic non-communicable diseases in southeast Asia: time for action. Lancet 2011 5.77
5 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians. Nat Genet 2011 4.50
6 Common missense variant in the glucokinase regulatory protein gene is associated with increased plasma triglyceride and C-reactive protein but lower fasting glucose concentrations. Diabetes 2008 4.20
7 Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Genet 2014 4.13
8 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians. Nat Genet 2011 4.04
9 Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children. PLoS Med 2011 3.94
10 Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2011 3.46
11 A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population identifies susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes at UBE2E2 and C2CD4A-C2CD4B. Nat Genet 2010 2.81
12 Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians. Nat Genet 2012 2.70
13 A genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma identifies three new susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2010 2.62
14 Identification of new genetic risk variants for type 2 diabetes. PLoS Genet 2010 2.62
15 Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Ophthalmology 2008 2.11
16 A genome-wide association study in Han Chinese identifies new susceptibility loci for ankylosing spondylitis. Nat Genet 2011 2.05
17 Rationale and methodology for a population-based study of eye diseases in Malay people: The Singapore Malay eye study (SiMES). Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2007 1.68
18 Methodology of the Singapore Indian Chinese Cohort (SICC) eye study: quantifying ethnic variations in the epidemiology of eye diseases in Asians. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2009 1.64
19 Four novel Loci (19q13, 6q24, 12q24, and 5q14) influence the microcirculation in vivo. PLoS Genet 2010 1.57
20 Collagen-related genes influence the glaucoma risk factor, central corneal thickness. Hum Mol Genet 2010 1.52
21 Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus. Nat Genet 2013 1.49
22 Polymorphisms identified through genome-wide association studies and their associations with type 2 diabetes in Chinese, Malays, and Asian-Indians in Singapore. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 1.46
23 Peripheral artery disease and glaucoma: the singapore malay eye study. Arch Ophthalmol 2009 1.42
24 Retinal vascular fractal and blood pressure in a multiethnic population. J Hypertens 2013 1.39
25 Genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus contributing to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in Sikhs of Punjabi origin from India. Diabetes 2013 1.36
26 Retinal arteriolar narrowing increases the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in hypertension. J Hypertens 2009 1.30
27 Genetic variation in KCNQ1 associates with fasting glucose and beta-cell function: a study of 3,734 subjects comprising three ethnicities living in Singapore. Diabetes 2009 1.24
28 The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. Br J Nutr 2005 1.24
29 Ethnic disparities in prevalence and impact of risk factors of chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010 1.23
30 Is there a clear threshold for fasting plasma glucose that differentiates between those with and without neuropathy and chronic kidney disease?: the Singapore Prospective Study Program. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.23
31 Candidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 1.22
32 Perilipin gene variation determines higher susceptibility to insulin resistance in Asian women when consuming a high-saturated fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Diabetes Care 2006 1.17
33 Modification of the NCEP ATP III definitions of the metabolic syndrome for use in Asians identifies individuals at risk of ischemic heart disease. Atherosclerosis 2005 1.16
34 Insights into the genetic architecture of early stage age-related macular degeneration: a genome-wide association study meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013 1.16
35 C-reactive protein, body mass index, and diabetic retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010 1.14
36 Intragenic linkage disequilibrium structure of the human perilipin gene (PLIN) and haplotype association with increased obesity risk in a multiethnic Asian population. J Mol Med (Berl) 2005 1.13
37 Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an urban malay population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Arch Ophthalmol 2008 1.13
38 Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics: viewpoints on the current status and applications in nutrition research and practice. J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics 2011 1.12
39 Retinal microvascular caliber and chronic kidney disease in an Asian population. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.10
40 Risk factors associated with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in a multi-ethnic Asian population. J Hypertens 2009 1.09
41 Association between body mass index and chronic kidney disease in men and women: population-based study of Malay adults in Singapore. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 1.09
42 Prevalence of and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in a multiethnic Asian cohort. Arch Ophthalmol 2011 1.07
43 Genome-wide association study meta-analysis reveals transethnic replication of mean arterial and pulse pressure loci. Hypertension 2013 1.03
44 Why study gene-environment interactions? Curr Opin Lipidol 2008 1.03
45 Myopia-related fundus changes in Singapore adults with high myopia. Am J Ophthalmol 2013 1.02
46 The Singapore impaired glucose tolerance follow-up study: does the ticking clock go backward as well as forward? Diabetes Care 2003 1.01
47 Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Singapore Prospective Study Program physical activity questionnaire in a multiethnic urban Asian population. BMC Med Res Methodol 2011 0.99
48 Macro-thyrotropin: a case report and review of literature. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 0.99
49 Patterns of physical activity in different domains and implications for intervention in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2010 0.99
50 Clinical features and treatment of maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY). Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2012 0.98
51 The metabolic syndrome in Chinese, Malays and Asian Indians. Factor analysis of data from the 1998 Singapore National Health Survey. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2005 0.96
52 Television screen time, but not computer use and reading time, is associated with cardio-metabolic biomarkers in a multiethnic Asian population: a cross-sectional study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2013 0.96
53 Retinal vascular caliber, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk factors in an Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008 0.96
54 Structural changes in the retinal microvasculature and renal function. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013 0.96
55 The association between socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity in a Malay population in Singapore. Asia Pac J Public Health 2009 0.95
56 Impact of diabetic retinopathy on vision-specific function. Ophthalmology 2010 0.95
57 Relationships between cholesterol efflux and high-density lipoprotein particles in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Clin Lipidol 2011 0.95
58 Racial differences in the prevalence of diabetes but not diabetic retinopathy in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 0.95
59 Early retinal arteriolar changes and peripheral neuropathy in diabetes. Diabetes Care 2012 0.94
60 Adverse Associations between Visceral Adiposity, Brain Structure, and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Elderly. Front Aging Neurosci 2011 0.94
61 Genetic variation in CDH13 is associated with lower plasma adiponectin levels but greater adiponectin sensitivity in East Asian populations. Diabetes 2013 0.93
62 C-reactive protein and microalbuminuria in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 0.91
63 The V227A polymorphism at the PPARA locus is associated with serum lipid concentrations and modulates the association between dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and serum high density lipoprotein concentrations in Chinese women. Atherosclerosis 2005 0.91
64 A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for adiponectin levels in East Asians identifies a novel locus near WDR11-FGFR2. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.91
65 Fractal analysis of the retinal vasculature and chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010 0.91
66 Metabolic syndrome components and age-related cataract: the Singapore Malay eye study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 0.91
67 Retinal vascular caliber and diabetes in a multiethnic Asian population. Microcirculation 2009 0.90
68 Associations of diabetes mellitus and ethnicity with mortality in a multiethnic Asian population: data from the 1992 Singapore National Health Survey. Am J Epidemiol 2003 0.89
69 C-reactive protein and retinal microvascular caliber in a multiethnic asian population. Am J Epidemiol 2009 0.89
70 Socioeconomic status and microalbuminuria in an Asian population. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 0.89
71 The relevance of the metabolic syndrome. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2009 0.89
72 Genome-wide association study identifies ZFHX1B as a susceptibility locus for severe myopia. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.88
73 Lack of awareness amongst community patients with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: the Singapore Malay eye study. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2009 0.88
74 The CKD-EPI equation and MDRD study equation find similar prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asian populations. Ann Intern Med 2009 0.88
75 Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus using HbA1c in Asians: relationship between HbA1c and retinopathy in a multiethnic Asian population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 0.88
76 A family history of type 2 diabetes is associated with glucose intolerance and obesity-related traits with evidence of excess maternal transmission for obesity-related traits in a South East Asian population. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2008 0.87
77 Automated segmentation of visceral and subcutaneous (deep and superficial) adipose tissues in normal and overweight men. J Magn Reson Imaging 2014 0.86
78 Retinal vessel caliber and peripheral neuropathy in diabetic participants. Microcirculation 2010 0.85
79 Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013 0.85
80 Relationship of smoking and cardiovascular risk factors with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and age-related macular degeneration in Chinese persons. Ophthalmology 2010 0.85
81 Body fat partitioning does not explain the interethnic variation in insulin sensitivity among Asian ethnicity: the Singapore adults metabolism study. Diabetes 2013 0.85
82 Metabolic syndrome and risk of age-related macular degeneration. Retina 2015 0.84
83 The impact of central obesity as a prerequisite for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007 0.84
84 Socio-demographic factors and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among filipinos from the LIFECARE cohort. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014 0.83
85 Minimal difference between aerobic and progressive resistance exercise on metabolic profile and fitness in older adults with diabetes mellitus: a randomised trial. J Physiother 2010 0.83
86 Prevalence of diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and associated factors in a Malay population in Singapore. Asia Pac J Public Health 2009 0.83
87 Metabolic syndrome and mortality in the elderly: a time-dependent association. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2012 0.83
88 Uncoupling protein 2 promoter polymorphism -866G/A, central adiposity, and metabolic syndrome in Asians. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006 0.83
89 Trends in the incidence and mortality of coronary heart disease in asian pacific region: the Singapore experience. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014 0.83
90 Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in the Multiethnic Singapore Population - A National Cohort Study. PLoS One 2013 0.82
91 Corneal arcus is a sign of cardiovascular disease, even in low-risk persons. Am J Ophthalmol 2011 0.81
92 Effect of blood pressure on the retinal vasculature in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Hypertens Res 2009 0.81
93 A natural polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha hinge region attenuates transcription due to defective release of nuclear receptor corepressor from chromatin. Mol Endocrinol 2008 0.81
94 Associations of genetic variants in/near body mass index-associated genes with type 2 diabetes: a systematic meta-analysis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014 0.81
95 Understanding diet-gene interactions: lessons from studying nutrigenomics and cardiovascular disease. Mutat Res 2007 0.81
96 Hypertension, hypertension control, and chronic kidney disease in a Malay population in Singapore. Asia Pac J Public Health 2010 0.81
97 Cardio-metabolic risk factors and prehypertension in persons without diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. BMC Public Health 2013 0.81
98 Distribution of ankle--brachial index and the risk factors of peripheral artery disease in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Vasc Med 2011 0.80
99 Genetic loci for retinal arteriolar microcirculation. PLoS One 2013 0.80
100 Coffee and tea consumption in relation to inflammation and basal glucose metabolism in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cross-sectional study. Nutr J 2011 0.80
101 Ethnic differences in the association between blood pressure components and chronic kidney disease in middle aged and older Asian adults. BMC Nephrol 2013 0.80
102 Cardiovascular risk factors, inflammation, and corneal arcus: the singapore malay eye study. Am J Ophthalmol 2010 0.80
103 Recalibration of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events risk score in a multiethnic Asian population. Am Heart J 2011 0.80
104 Genetic variation in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1 (PGC1) gene families and type 2 diabetes. Ann Hum Genet 2014 0.80
105 Genome-wide association study for refractive astigmatism reveals genetic co-determination with spherical equivalent refractive error: the CREAM consortium. Hum Genet 2014 0.79
106 Health status of older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus after aerobic or resistance training: a randomised trial. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2011 0.79
107 New measure of insulin sensitivity predicts cardiovascular disease better than HOMA estimated insulin resistance. PLoS One 2013 0.79
108 Is chronic kidney disease associated with diabetic retinopathy in Asian adults? J Diabetes 2014 0.79
109 Cholesterol-raising diterpenes in types of coffee commonly consumed in Singapore, Indonesia and India and associations with blood lipids: a survey and cross sectional study. Nutr J 2011 0.79
110 C-reactive protein and age-related macular degeneration and cataract: the singapore malay eye study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009 0.79
111 Associations of physical activity and television viewing time with retinal vascular caliber in a multiethnic Asian population. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 0.78
112 Glycemic and blood pressure control in an asian malay population with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. Arch Ophthalmol 2010 0.78
113 Ethnic variation in the impact of metabolic syndrome components and chronic kidney disease. Maturitas 2013 0.78
114 Prevalence and control of hypercholesterolaemia as defined by NCEP-ATPIII guidelines and predictors of LDL-C goal attainment in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2013 0.78
115 Metabolic syndrome and risk of age-related cataract over time: an analysis of interval-censored data using a random-effects model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013 0.78
116 Differential association of retinal arteriolar and venular caliber with diabetes and retinopathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011 0.77
117 Genetic associations of type 2 diabetes with islet amyloid polypeptide processing and degrading pathways in asian populations. PLoS One 2013 0.76
118 The ARIC predictive model reliably predicted risk of type II diabetes in Asian populations. BMC Med Res Methodol 2012 0.75
119 Corrigendum: New loci and coding variants confer risk for age-related macular degeneration in East Asians. Nat Commun 2015 0.75
120 The babel of the ABCs: novel transporters involved in the regulation of sterol absorption and excretion. Nutr Rev 2002 0.75
121 A hybrid framework for genome wide epistasis discovery. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2011 0.75
122 Validity of a Revised Short Form-12 Health Survey Version 2 in Different Ethnic Populations. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2016 0.75
123 Diabetes Health Profile-18 is Reliable, Valid and Sensitive in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2016 0.75
124 Polymorphisms Identified through Genome-Wide Association Studies and Their Associations with Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese, Malays, and Asian-Indians in Singapore. Endocr Rev 2009 0.75
125 Corrigendum: Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk. Nat Genet 2017 0.75