Abstract

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Public Health Relevance

Using no more than two or three sentences, describe the relevance of this research to public health. In this section, be succinct and use plain language that can be understood by a general, lay audience. Best regards, Zephaun Harvey Grants Management Specialist NIH/NHGRI 5635 Fishers Lane, Ste 4076, MSC 9306 Bethesda, MD 20892-9306 Courier services should use: Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-435-7859 Fax: 301-451-5434 Email: harveyz@mail.nih.gov

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
4U01HG007416-04
Application #
9115214
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHG1)
Program Officer
Hindorff, Lucia
Project Start
2013-09-01
Project End
2017-05-31
Budget Start
2016-06-01
Budget End
2017-05-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599

  Publications

Gong, J; Nishimura, K K; Fernandez-Rhodes, L et al. (2018) Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI. Int J Obes (Lond) 42:384-390
Kocarnik, Jonathan M; Richard, Melissa; Graff, Misa et al. (2018) Discovery, fine-mapping, and conditional analyses of genetic variants associated with C-reactive protein in multiethnic populations using the Metabochip in the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study. Hum Mol Genet 27:2940-2953
Fernández-Rhodes, Lindsay; Malinowski, Jennifer R; Wang, Yujie et al. (2018) The genetic underpinnings of variation in ages at menarche and natural menopause among women from the multi-ethnic Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study: A trans-ethnic meta-analysis. PLoS One 13:e0200486
Turcot, Valérie (see original citation for additional authors) (2018) Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity. Nat Genet 50:26-41
Fernández-Rhodes, Lindsay; Robinson, Whitney R; Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela et al. (2017) Accuracy of Self-reported Weight in Hispanic/Latino Adults of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Epidemiology 28:847-853
Wain, Louise V (see original citation for additional authors) (2017) Novel Blood Pressure Locus and Gene Discovery Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Data Sets From Blood and the Kidney. Hypertension :
Belbin, Gillian Morven; Odgis, Jacqueline; Sorokin, Elena P et al. (2017) Genetic identification of a common collagen disease in puerto ricans via identity-by-descent mapping in a health system. Elife 6:
Fernández-Rhodes, Lindsay; Gong, Jian; Haessler, Jeffrey et al. (2017) Trans-ethnic fine-mapping of genetic loci for body mass index in the diverse ancestral populations of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study reveals evidence for multiple signals at established loci. Hum Genet 136:771-800
Evans, Daniel S; Avery, Christy L; Nalls, Mike A et al. (2016) Fine-mapping, novel loci identification, and SNP association transferability in a genome-wide association study of QRS duration in African Americans. Hum Mol Genet 25:4350-4368
Ehret, Georg B (see original citation for additional authors) (2016) The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. Nat Genet 48:1171-1184

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