Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
2015 · Nature · 4,845 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14177
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Alexander Drong is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology & Epigenetics and DNA Methylation & Endometriosis Research and Treatment. The author has an h-index of 21, co-authored 40 publications.
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worksNew genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution
2015 · Nature · 1,702 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14132
Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity
2016 · Nature · 1,011 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20784
New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk
2016 · Nature Communications · 314 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10495
Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations
2015 · Nature · 200 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14618
Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels
2016 · Nature Communications · 186 citations
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10494
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