Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DK032767-12
Application #
2138866
Study Section
Epidemiology and Disease Control Subcommittee 2 (EDC)
Project Start
1983-07-01
Project End
1999-03-31
Budget Start
1996-04-01
Budget End
1997-03-31
Support Year
12
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Alabama Birmingham
Department
Microbiology/Immun/Virology
Type
Schools of Dentistry
DUNS #
004514360
City
Birmingham
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
35294

  Publications

Giger, Joyce Newman; Strickland, Ora L; Weaver, Michael et al. (2005) Genetic predictors of coronary heart disease risk factors in premenopausal African-American women. Ethn Dis 15:221-32
Barton, E H; West, P A; Rivers, C A et al. (2001) Transferrin receptor-2 (TFR2) mutation Y250X in Alabama Caucasian and African American subjects with and without primary iron overload. Blood Cells Mol Dis 27:279-84
Acton, R T; Barton, J C; Bell, D S et al. (2001) HFE mutations in African-American women with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Ethn Dis 11:578-84
Go, R C; Desmond, R; Roseman, J M et al. (2001) Prevalence and risk factors of microalbuminuria in a cohort of African-American women with gestational diabetes. Diabetes Care 24:1764-9
Rivers, C A; Barton, J C; Acton, R T (2001) A rapid PCR-SSP assay for the hemochromatosis-associated Tyr250Stop mutation in the TFR2 gene. Genet Test 5:131-4
Barton, J C; Sawada-Hirai, R; Rothenberg, B E et al. (1999) Two novel missense mutations of the HFE gene (I105T and G93R) and identification of the S65C mutation in Alabama hemochromatosis probands. Blood Cells Mol Dis 25:147-55
Barton, J C; Shih, W W; Sawada-Hirai, R et al. (1997) Genetic and clinical description of hemochromatosis probands and heterozygotes: evidence that multiple genes linked to the major histocompatibility complex are responsible for hemochromatosis. Blood Cells Mol Dis 23:135-45; discussion 145a-b
Acton, R T; Bell, D S; Collins, J et al. (1997) Genes within and flanking the major histocompatibility region are risk factors for diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and microalbuminuria in African-American women. Transplant Proc 29:3710-2
Acton, R T (1997) Molecular genetic testing for adult-onset disorders: the evolving laboratory, physician, patient interface. J Clin Lab Anal 11:23-7
Barton, J C; Harmon, L; Rivers, C et al. (1996) Hemochromatosis: association of severity of iron overload with genetic markers. Blood Cells Mol Dis 22:195-204

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