Published in Atherosclerosis on December 30, 2010
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Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease. Nat Genet (2008) 25.83
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Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nat Genet (2008) 22.35
Resveratrol improves health and survival of mice on a high-calorie diet. Nature (2006) 20.91
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia. Nat Genet (2008) 20.66
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height. Nature (2010) 20.01
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet (2010) 17.89
Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth. Nat Genet (2008) 16.25
Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. Nat Genet (2008) 15.94
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Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nat Genet (2009) 12.44
Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels. Nat Genet (2008) 10.85
Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity. Nat Genet (2010) 8.55
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The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome. Nature (2005) 6.97
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Genome-wide association study shows BCL11A associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of beta-thalassemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 5.27
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Variants within the immunoregulatory CBLB gene are associated with multiple sclerosis. Nat Genet (2010) 4.69
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Accelerated longitudinal decline of aerobic capacity in healthy older adults. Circulation (2005) 4.61
PKC-alpha regulates cardiac contractility and propensity toward heart failure. Nat Med (2004) 4.50
DNA polymorphisms at the BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB, and beta-globin loci associate with fetal hemoglobin levels and pain crises in sickle cell disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 4.46
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Genetic loci influencing kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 3.75
Genome-wide association study of PR interval. Nat Genet (2010) 3.73
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels. Circulation (2011) 3.68
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Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Nat Genet (2010) 3.37
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The GLUT9 gene is associated with serum uric acid levels in Sardinia and Chianti cohorts. PLoS Genet (2007) 3.21
Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma. Nat Genet (2011) 3.18
New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation. Nature (2011) 3.14
Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations. Nat Genet (2012) 3.04
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Sex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits. PLoS Genet (2013) 2.83
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Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell. Nature (2012) 2.77
FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index. Nature (2012) 2.77
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