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Impact of DISC1 variation on neuroanatomical and neurocognitive phenotypes by Carless, M A, Glahn, D C, Johnson, M P, Curran, J E, Bozaoglu, K, Dyer, T D, Winkler, A M, Cole, S A, Almasy, L, MacCluer, J W, Duggirala, R, Moses, E K, Göring, H H H, Blangero, J

“…Although disrupted in schizophrenia 1 ( DISC1 ) has been implicated in many psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective…”
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A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 16q Influences Variation in Plasma HDL-C Levels in Mexican Americans by Mahaney, M C, Almasy, L, Rainwater, D L, VandeBerg, J L, Cole, S A, Hixson, J E, Blangero, J, MacCluer, J W

“…OBJECTIVE—We conducted a whole-genome, multipoint linkage screen to localize a previously reported major locus accounting for 56% to 67% of the additive…”
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Association studies of vascular phenotypes: how and why? by Almasy, L, MacCluer, J W

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Quantitative genetics of serum sex hormone—binding globulin levels in participants in the San Antonio Family Heart Study by Jaquish, C.E., Blangero, J., Haffner, S.M., Stern, M.P., MacCluer, J.W.

“…Sex hormone—binding globulin (SHBG) is a steroid-binding plasma protein with a high affinity for testosterone that has been inversely associated with…”
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The association of genetic variants of type 2 diabetes with kidney function by Franceschini, Nora, Shara, Nawar M, Wang, Hong, Voruganti, V Saroja, Laston, Sandy, Haack, Karin, Lee, Elisa T, Best, Lyle G, Maccluer, Jean W, Cochran, Barbara J, Dyer, Thomas D, Howard, Barbara V, Cole, Shelley A, North, Kari E, Umans, Jason G

“…Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent and is the major cause of progressive chronic kidney disease in American Indians. Genome-wide association studies…”
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A major quantitative trait locus determining serum leptin levels and fat mass is located on human chromosome 2 by Comuzzie, A.G. (Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX.), Hixson, J.E, Almasy, L, Mitchell, B.D, Mahaney, M.C, Dyer, T.D, Stern, M.P, MacCluer, J.W, Blangero, J

“…Obesity is a major predisposing factor for the development of several chronic diseases including non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and coronary…”
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Localization of a major susceptibility locus influencing preterm birth by Chittoor, G, Farook, V S, Puppala, S, Fowler, S P, Schneider, J, Dyer, T D, Cole, S A, Lynch, J L, Curran, J E, Almasy, L, Maccluer, J W, Comuzzie, A G, Hale, D E, Ramamurthy, R S, Dudley, D J, Moses, E K, Arya, R, Lehman, D M, Jenkinson, C P, Bradshaw, B S, Defronzo, R A, Blangero, J, Duggirala, R

“…Preterm birth (PTB) is a complex trait, but little is known regarding its major genetic determinants. The objective of this study is to localize genes that…”
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Quantitative trait locus determining dietary macronutrient intakes is located on human chromosome 2p22. [Erratum: 2006 Oct., v. 84, no. 4, p. 950.] by Cai, G, Cole, S.A, Bastarrachea, R.A, MacCluer, J.W, Blangero, J, Comuzzie, A.G

“…Background: Obesity is generally accompanied by increased food intake. Objective: We sought to identify the genes influencing variation in dietary…”
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Linkage analysis of LDL cholesterol in American Indian populations: the Strong Heart Family Study by North, K. E, Goring, H. H. H, Cole, S. A, Diego, V. P, Almasy, L, Laston, S, Cantu, T, Howard, B. V, Lee, E. T, Best, L. G, Fabsitz, R. R, MacCluer, J. W

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration is influenced by both genes and environment. Although rare…”
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Linkage analysis of LDL cholesterol in American Indian populations: the Strong Heart Family Studys by K.E. North, H.H.H. Göring, S.A. Cole, V.P. Diego, L. Almasy, S. Laston, T. Cantu, B.V. Howard, E.T. Lee, L.G. Best, R.R. Fabsitz, J.W. MacCluer

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration is influenced by both genes and environment. Although rare…”
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Bivariate linkage between acylation-stimulating protein and BMI and high-density lipoproteins by Martin, L.J, Cianflone, K, Zakarian, R, Nagrani, G, Almasy, L, Rainwater, D.L, Cole, S, Hixson, J.E, MacCluer, J.W, Blangero, J

“…Objective: Given the importance of visceral adiposity in the metabolic syndrome, whether levels of adipokines have shared genetic effects (pleiotropy) with…”
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Evidence for joint action of genes on diabetes status and CVD risk factors in American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study by North, K.E, Williams, J.T, Welty, T.K, Best, L.G, Lee, E.T, Fabsitz, R.R, Howard, B.V, MacCluer, J.W

“…OBJECTIVES: Previous research among American Indians of the strong heart family study (SHFS) has demonstrated significant heritabilities for CVD risk factors…”
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A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 5p Influences D-Dimer Levels in the San Antonio Family Heart Study by Diego, V. P., Almasy, L., Rainwater, D. L., Mahaney, M. C., Comuzzie, A. G., Cole, S. A., Tracy, Russell P., Stern, M. P., MacCluer, J. W., Blangero, J.

“…Background. D-dimer is associated with increasing severity of atherosclerosis and with increased risk of a cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and Results…”
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Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 12q14.1 Influences Variation in Plasma Plasminogen Levels in the San Antonio Family Heart Study by Santamaría, A., Diego, V. P., Almasy, L., Rainwater, D. L., Mahaney, M. C., Comuzzie, A. G., Cole, S. A., Dyer, T. D., Tracy, R. P., Stern, M. P., Maccluer, J. W., Blangero, J.

“…Plasminogen is a hemostasis-related phenotype and is commonly implicated in thrombotic and bleeding disorders. In the San Antonio Family Heart Study (SAFHS),…”
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A quantitative trait locus for vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 levels on chromosome 19 by Mahaney, M.C., Almasy, L., Comuzzie, A.G., Cole, S.A., Hixson, J.E., MacCluer, J.W., Stern, M.P., Blangero, J.

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A Locus on Chromosome 13 Influences Levels of TAFI Antigen in Healthy Mexican Americans by Warren, D. M., Cole, S. A., Dyer, T. D., Soria, J. M., Souto, J. C., Fontcuberta, J., Blangero, J., Maccluer, J. W., Almasy, L.

“…When activated, thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) inhibits fibrinolysis by modifying fibrin, depressing its plasminogen binding potential…”
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Linkage exclusion analysis of the chromosome 11 region containing UCP2 and UCP3 with obesity-related phenotypes in Mexican Americans by Gomuzzie, A.G, Almasy, L, Cole, S.A, Boss, O, Giacobino, J.P, Muzzin, P, Stern, M.P, MacCluer, J.W, Blangero, J, Hixson, J.E

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the region of chromosome 11 (11q13) containing the genes UCP2 and UCP3 could be excluded for linkage with a variety of…”
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1.P.281 Two major genes influence levels of unesterified cholesterol in an HDL subfraction, HDL2a by Almasy, L., Blangero, J., Rainwater, D.L., VandeBerg, J.L., Mahaney, M.C., Stern, M.P., MacCluer, J.W., Hixson, J.E.

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Linkage Mapping in Papio Baboons: Conservation of a Syntenic Group of Six Markers on Human Chromosome 1 by Rogers, J., Witte, S.M., Kammerer, C.M., Hixson, J.E., MacCluer, J.W.

“…We have established multipoint genetic linkage among six loci in baboons (Papio hamadryas). Published PCR primers designed to amplify five human microsatellite…”
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Quantitative genetics of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and its relation to possible cardiovascular disease risk factors in Mexican Americans by Jaquish, C E, Blangero, J, Haffner, S M, Stern, M P, Maccluer, J W

“…Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is an adrenal steroid which has been inversely associated with development of atherosclerosis. We estimated heritability…”
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