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The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… of Texas, Health Science Center Houston Multi-omics for obesity-associated liver disease discovery in …
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… on genetic epidemiology of metabolic disorders especially obesity and obesity-related traits in populations of African ancestry. … markers/ adipokines and lipids in the development of obesity co-morbidities. She has used different strategies to …
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Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… KS, Huang H, Zhou J, Chen G, et al. Relations among obesity, inflammation, and Insulin Resistance in African Americans and West Africans. Obesity. 2010 Mar. PMID: 19798069 Shriner D, Adyemo A, Chen … D, et al. FTO genetic variation and association with Obesity in West Africans and African Americans. Diabetes 2010 …
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Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… A, Rotimi CN. The roles of IL-6, IL-10, and IL-1RA in obesity and insulin resistance in African-Americans. J Clin … A, Rotimi C. Circulating adiponectin is associated with obesity and serum lipids in West Africans. J Clin Endocrinol … H, Rotimi C. FTO genetic variation and association with obesity in West Africans and African Americans. Diabetes. …
Genetic Disorders
Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth and the most common form of disproportionate short stature.
… for short periods (apnea). Other health issues include obesity and recurrent ear infections. Adults with … curves standardized for achondroplasia. Measures to avoid obesity at an early age are recommended. A magnetic resonance …
Research Funding
The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… variant annotation, and specific traits (lipids, diabetes/obesity, CHD/ECG, cancer, hypertension/kidney, inflammation), … Groups focused on cancer, cardiovascular disease, lipids, obesity, type 2 diabetes, menopause/menarche, the Metabochip …
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Antwi-Boasiako Oteng is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… the downstream effects on systemic glucose homeostasis in obesity and diabetes. … Biography … Related Content … …
News Release
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… genomic tools to understand metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in different populations, … selection and health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. His group is exploring how genomic …
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Dr. Meeks is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… genetic epidemiology of cardiometabolic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, in diverse …