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Joshua C. Randall

Researcher Next ID · RN-019931

Researcher · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

American Society For Engineering Education

Washington D.C., Turkey

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Works count
61
Citation count
25,743
H-index
29
i10-index
30

Research interests

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

Publications

  • New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

    Nature · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14132

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Nature · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14177

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Nature Genetics · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3097

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    PLoS Genetics · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003500

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Nature Genetics · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2606

  • The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

    PLoS Genetics · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002793

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Nature · 2010 · 10.1038/nature09410

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.685

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.520

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.686

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.287

  • Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · 10.1038/ng.140

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · 10.1038/ng.290

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