Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on August 14, 2013
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Energy intake and leukocyte telomere length in young adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2012) 1.18
Measurement of telomere DNA content by dot blot analysis. Nucleic Acids Res (2011) 1.08
Risk of renal cell carcinoma in relation to blood telomere length in a population-based case-control study. Br J Cancer (2011) 1.02
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Gait speed and survival in older adults. JAMA (2011) 15.01
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Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures. N Engl J Med (2006) 12.09
Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension. Nat Genet (2009) 11.54
Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis. N Engl J Med (2014) 11.30
A high-density admixture map for disease gene discovery in african americans. Am J Hum Genet (2004) 10.87
Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease. JAMA (2010) 9.52
Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study. Lancet (2010) 8.89
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Association of usual sleep duration with hypertension: the Sleep Heart Health Study. Sleep (2006) 6.98
Association of long-distance corridor walk performance with mortality, cardiovascular disease, mobility limitation, and disability. JAMA (2006) 6.93
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Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 6.61
Cystatin C and prognosis for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in elderly persons without chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med (2006) 6.58
Prognostic value of usual gait speed in well-functioning older people--results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 6.54
Muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle fat infiltration as predictors of incident mobility limitations in well-functioning older persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2005) 6.42
Intra-individual change over time in DNA methylation with familial clustering. JAMA (2008) 6.17
Strength, but not muscle mass, is associated with mortality in the health, aging and body composition study cohort. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 6.08
African genetic diversity: implications for human demographic history, modern human origins, and complex disease mapping. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet (2008) 6.06
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New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 5.58
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture. Nat Genet (2012) 5.48
Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 5.39
Leukocyte telomere length and cardiovascular disease in the cardiovascular health study. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 5.28
Association of plasma beta-amyloid level and cognitive reserve with subsequent cognitive decline. JAMA (2011) 5.21
Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. JAMA (2010) 5.20
Comparison of 2 frailty indexes for prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and death in older women. Arch Intern Med (2008) 5.14
Comparisons of percentage body fat, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-stature ratio in adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 5.01
High-trauma fractures and low bone mineral density in older women and men. JAMA (2007) 5.00
Using clinical factors and mammographic breast density to estimate breast cancer risk: development and validation of a new predictive model. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.81
Microcephalin, a gene regulating brain size, continues to evolve adaptively in humans. Science (2005) 4.79
Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2009) 4.78
A genome-wide association study identifies protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs). PLoS Genet (2008) 4.75
The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline. JAMA (2004) 4.73
Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways. Nat Genet (2012) 4.73
GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment. Science (2013) 4.71
Inflammatory markers and onset of cardiovascular events: results from the Health ABC study. Circulation (2003) 4.67
BMD at multiple sites and risk of fracture of multiple types: long-term results from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. J Bone Miner Res (2003) 4.64
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Cystatin C concentration as a risk factor for heart failure in older adults. Ann Intern Med (2005) 4.57
Leg muscle mass and composition in relation to lower extremity performance in men and women aged 70 to 79: the health, aging and body composition study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2002) 4.55
A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance. Nat Genet (2012) 4.37
Daily activity energy expenditure and mortality among older adults. JAMA (2006) 4.36
The 6-min walk test: a quick measure of functional status in elderly adults. Chest (2003) 4.29
Personalizing mammography by breast density and other risk factors for breast cancer: analysis of health benefits and cost-effectiveness. Ann Intern Med (2011) 4.28
Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium. Nat Genet (2009) 4.28
Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 4.25
Association between regional adipose tissue distribution and both type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in elderly men and women. Diabetes Care (2003) 4.23
The effect of 3 versus 6 years of zoledronic acid treatment of osteoporosis: a randomized extension to the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture Trial (PFT). J Bone Miner Res (2012) 4.15
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Continuing outcomes relevant to Evista: breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal osteoporotic women in a randomized trial of raloxifene. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 4.09
Effects of estrogen plus progestin on risk of fracture and bone mineral density: the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial. JAMA (2003) 4.07
Sarcopenia: alternative definitions and associations with lower extremity function. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 4.02
Relationship of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha with muscle mass and muscle strength in elderly men and women: the Health ABC Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2002) 4.00
Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation. Nat Genet (2010) 3.97
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
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies variants associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that have distinct effects on metabolic traits. PLoS Genet (2011) 3.92
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Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry. Nat Genet (2009) 3.80
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Genome-wide association study of PR interval. Nat Genet (2010) 3.73
Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation. Nat Genet (2012) 3.71
The association between physical activity in leisure time and leukocyte telomere length. Arch Intern Med (2008) 3.68
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels. Circulation (2011) 3.68
Association of plasma leptin levels with incident Alzheimer disease and MRI measures of brain aging. JAMA (2009) 3.62
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Reduced neutrophil count in people of African descent is due to a regulatory variant in the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene. PLoS Genet (2009) 3.60