Publications

Li C, et al. Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Average Blood Pressure in East Asians. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2017 Apr;10(2):e001527. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.116.001527. PubMed PMID: 28348047.

Spracklen CN, et al. Association analyses of East Asian individuals and trans-ancestry analyses with European individuals reveal new loci associated with cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Hum Mol Genet. 2017 Feb 21. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddx062. PubMed PMID: 28334899.

Wen W, et al. Genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new loci for waist-hip ratio and waist circumference. Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 20;6:17958. doi: 10.1038/srep17958. PubMed PMID: 26785701; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4726286.

Kato N, et al. Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation. Nat Genet. 2015 Nov;47(11):1282-93. doi: 10.1038/ng.3405. PubMed PMID: 26390057; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4719169.

He M, et al. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of adult height in East Asians identifies 17 novel loci. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Mar 15;24(6):1791-800. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddu583. PubMed PMID: 25429064; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4351379.

Hwang JY, et al. Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies novel variants associated with fasting plasma glucose in East Asians. Diabetes. 2015 Jan;64(1):291-8. doi:10.2337/db14-0563. PubMed PMID: 25187374; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4274808.

Wen W, et al. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in East Asian-ancestry populations identifies four new loci for body mass index. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Oct 15;23(20):5492-504. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddu248. PubMed PMID: 24861553; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4168820.

Chen P, et al. Multiple nonglycemic genomic loci are newly associated with blood level of glycated hemoglobin in East Asians. Diabetes. 2014 Jul;63(7):2551-62. doi: 10.2337/db13-1815. PubMed PMID: 24647736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4284402.

DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium.; Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network Type 2 Diabetes (AGEN-T2D) Consortium.; South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium.; Mexican American Type 2 Diabetes (MAT2D) Consortium.; Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Nex-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium., et al. Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Genet. 2014 Mar;46(3):234-44. doi:10.1038/ng.2897. PubMed PMID: 24509480; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3969612.

Wu Y, et al. A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for adiponectin levels in East Asians identifies a novel locus near WDR11-FGFR2. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Feb 15;23(4):1108-19. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddt488. PubMed PMID: 24105470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3900106.

Kelly TN, et al. Genome-wide association study meta-analysis reveals transethnic replication of mean arterial and pulse pressure loci. Hypertension. 2013 Nov;62(5):853-9. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01148. PubMed PMID: 24001895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3972802.

Okada Y, et al. Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function-related traits in east Asian populations. Nat Genet. 2012 Jul 15;44(8):904-9. doi:10.1038/ng.2352. PubMed PMID: 22797727; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4737645.

Wen W, et al. Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians. Nat Genet. 2012 Feb 19;44(3):307-11. doi:10.1038/ng.1087. PubMed PMID: 22344219; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3288728.

Cho YS, et al. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians. Nat Genet. 2011 Dec 11;44(1):67-72. doi:10.1038/ng.1019. PubMed PMID: 22158537; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3582398.

Kato N, et al. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians. Nat Genet. 2011 Jun;43(6):531-8. doi:10.1038/ng.834. PubMed PMID: 21572416; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3158568.

Yasuda K, et al. Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nat Genet. 2008 Sep;40(9):1092-7. doi:10.1038/ng.207. PubMed PMID: 18711367.

Unoki H, et al. SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations. Nat Genet. 2008 Sep;40(9):1098-102. doi:10.1038/ng.208. PubMed PMID: 18711366.