Search Results - "Lashley, Kerrie"
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A genome-wide association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2009)“…The evidence for the existence of genetic susceptibility variants for the common form of hypertension ("essential hypertension") remains weak and inconsistent…”
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A Possible Accessory Muscle of the Serratus Posterior Superior Muscle
Published in Reports (MDPI) (01-01-2021)“…Anatomical variation is defined as the normal range of possibilities in the topography and morphology of body structures. In contrast, an anomaly is any…”
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Successful use of whole genome amplified DNA from multiple source types for high-density Illumina SNP microarrays
Published in BMC genomics (06-03-2018)“…The recommended genomic DNA input requirements for whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism microarrays can limit the scope of molecular epidemiological…”
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Relationships Among Obesity, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance in African Americans and West Africans
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-03-2010)“…Several research studies in different populations indicate that inflammation may be the link between obesity and insulin resistance (IR). However, this…”
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A Genome-Wide Search for Linkage to Renal Function Phenotypes in West Africans With Type 2 Diabetes
Published in American journal of kidney diseases (01-03-2007)“…Background Reduced renal function often is a major consequence of diabetes and hypertension. Although several indices of renal function (eg, creatinine…”
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Rare Case of an Accessory Left Vertebral Artery on the Aortic Arch
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2018)“…Vascular variations of the head and neck are common, but often go unnoticed because they generally do not present clear clinical symptoms. Unawareness of the…”
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Case Study: A Possible Accessory Muscle of the Serratus Posterior Superior Muscle
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2018)“…Anatomical variation is defined as the normal range of possibilities in the topography and morphology of body structures. In contrast, congenital anomaly is…”
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A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2007)“…We conducted a genome-wide association study for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Icelandic cases and controls, and we found that a previously described variant in the…”
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Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome caused by a germline mutation in the TEL patch of the telomere protein TPP1
Published in Genes & development (01-10-2014)“…Germline mutations in telomere biology genes cause dyskeratosis congenita (DC), an inherited bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition syndrome. DC is a…”
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Novel FANCI mutations in Fanconi anemia with VACTERL association
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-02-2016)“…Fanconi anemia (FA) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome caused by mutations in DNA repair genes; some of these patients may have features of the…”
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Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson Syndrome due to PARN Mutations: Fourteen Years of Follow-Up
Published in Pediatric neurology (01-03-2016)“…Abstract Background Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome is a dyskeratosis congenita–related telomere biology disorder that presents in infancy with intrauterine…”
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Polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with diabetic retinopathy in a cohort of West Africans
Published in Molecular vision (26-11-2007)“…In addition to chronic hyperglycemia, there is increasing evidence that genetic factors may be important in the development of diabetes retinopathy (DR)…”
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A Genome-Wide Association Study of Hypertension and Blood Pressure in African Americans: e1000564
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2009)“…The evidence for the existence of genetic susceptibility variants for the common form of hypertension ("essential hypertension") remains weak and inconsistent…”
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Genome-wide search for susceptibility genes to type 2 diabetes in West Africans: Potential role of C-peptide
Published in Diabetes research and clinical practice (01-12-2007)“…Abstract C-peptide is a substance that the pancreas releases into the circulation in equimolar amounts to insulin and has demonstrated important physiological…”
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A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes
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Comparative study of matrix metalloproteinase expression between African American and Caucasian Women
Published in Journal of carcinogenesis (29-10-2004)“…To date there are 26 human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) which are classified according to their substrate specificity and structural similarities. The four…”
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