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Anthony G. Comuzzie

Anthony G. Comuzzie

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
17866
World Ranking
8139
National Ranking
3683

Overview

Anthony G. Comuzzie is affiliated with the Obesity Society in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields such as Genetics, Physiology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Nephrology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily related to nutrition, genetics, and disease. These topics include:

  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Several recent papers highlight the focus and scope of their research. These include:

  • Towards precision medicine: defining and characterizing adipose tissue dysfunction to identify early immunometabolic risk in symptom-free adults from the GEMM family study, 2020, published in Adipocyte
  • Heritability and genetic correlations of obesity indices with ambulatory and office beat-to-beat blood pressure in the Oman Family Study, 2020, published in Journal of Hypertension
  • Genetic variants in ALDH1L1 and GLDC influence the serine-to-glycine ratio in Hispanic children, 2022, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Hepatic transcript signatures predict atherosclerotic lesion burden prior to a 2-year high cholesterol, high fat diet challenge, 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • Genetic variants and physical activity interact to affect bone density in Hispanic children, 2021, published in BMC Pediatrics

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as UNC Libraries, Adipocyte, Journal of Hypertension, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and PLoS ONE.

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors, including:

  • Shelley A. Cole
  • V. Saroja Voruganti
  • Karin Haack
  • Nancy F. Butte
  • Sandra Laston

Best Publications

  • Quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 3 and 17 influence phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome

    Ahmed H. Kissebah;Gabriele E. Sonnenberg;Joel Myklebust;Michael Goldstein

  • Discovery of expression QTLs using large-scale transcriptional profiling in human lymphocytes.

    Harald H H Göring;Joanne E Curran;Matthew P Johnson;Thomas D Dyer

  • A major quantitative trait locus determining serum leptin levels and fat mass is located on human chromosome 2

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;James E. Hixson;Laura Almasy;Braxton D. Mitchell

  • Genetic variation in selenoprotein S influences inflammatory response.

    Joanne E Curran;Jeremy B M Jowett;Kate S Elliott;Yuan Gao

  • A comprehensive linkage analysis for myocardial infarction and its related risk factors.

    Ulrich Broeckel;Christian Hengstenberg;Björn Mayer;Stephan Holmer

  • The genetic basis of plasma variation in adiponectin, a global endophenotype for obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Tohru Funahashi;Gabriele Sonnenberg;Lisa J. Martin

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican Americans: The San Antonio Family Heart Study

    Braxton D. Mitchell;Candace M. Kammerer;John Blangero;Michael C. Mahaney

  • Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Shelley A. Cole;Sandra L. Laston;V. Saroja Voruganti

  • Plasma lipid profiling in a large population-based cohort

    Jacquelyn M. Weir;Gerard Wong;Christopher K. Barlow;Melissa A. Greeve

  • Chemerin Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Phenotypes in a Mexican-American Population

    Kiymet Bozaoglu;David Segal;Katherine A. Shields;Nick Cummings

  • Genetic Analysis of the IRS Pleiotropic Effects of Genes Influencing Insulin Levels on Lipoprotein and Obesity Measures

    Braxton D. Mitchell;Candace M. Kammerer;Michael C. Mahaney;John Blangero

  • Gallstones: Genetics versus environment

    Attila Nakeeb;Anthony G. Comuzzie;Anthony G. Comuzzie;Lisa Martin;Lisa Martin;Gabriele E. Sonnenberg

  • Global metabolomic profiling targeting childhood obesity in the Hispanic population

    Nancy F Butte;Yan Liu;Issa F Zakeri;Robert P Mohney

  • Viva la Familia Study: genetic and environmental contributions to childhood obesity and its comorbidities in the Hispanic population

    Nancy F Butte;Guowen Cai;Shelley A Cole;Anthony G Comuzzie

  • Metabolic and behavioral predictors of weight gain in Hispanic children: the Viva la Familia Study

    Nancy F Butte;Guowen Cai;Shelley A Cole;Theresa A Wilson

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage studies in BMI and obesity.

    Catherine L. Saunders;Benedetta D. Chiodini;Benedetta D. Chiodini;Pak Sham;Cathryn M. Lewis

  • Normal Variation in Leptin Levels Is Associated with Polymorphisms in the Proopiomelanocortin Gene, POMC*

    James E. Hixson;Laura Almasy;Shelley Cole;Shifra Birnbaum

  • Heritability of Hyperphagic Eating Behavior and Appetite-Related Hormones among Hispanic Children

    Jennifer O. Fisher;Guowen Cai;Sandra J. Jaramillo;Shelly A. Cole

  • Pancreatic islet amyloidosis, β-cell apoptosis, and α-cell proliferation are determinants of islet remodeling in type-2 diabetic baboons

    Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza;Alberto M. Davalli;Alberto O. Chavez;Gene B. Hubbard

  • The baboon as a nonhuman primate model for the study of the genetics of obesity

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Shelley A. Cole;Lisa Martin;K. Dee Carey

Frequent Co-Authors

John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Shelley A. Cole
Shelley A. Cole Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Michael C. Mahaney
Michael C. Mahaney The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Laura Almasy
Laura Almasy University of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Dyer
Thomas D. Dyer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Harald H H Göring
Harald H H Göring The University of Texas at Austin
Lisa J. Martin
Lisa J. Martin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ravindranath Duggirala
Ravindranath Duggirala Texas A&M University – San Antonio
John L. VandeBerg
John L. VandeBerg The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Barbara V. Howard
Barbara V. Howard MedStar Health

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