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Overview

Ingrid B. Borecki is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific focus on genetics, epidemiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, and cell biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Borecki has published extensively in various scientific venues. Among the most frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries (17 publications)
  • Journal of Hepatology (1 publication)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)

Several notable papers include:

  • rs641738C>T near MBOAT7 is associated with liver fat, ALT and fibrosis in NAFLD: A meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Genome-Wide Association Studies Identify CHRNA5/3 and HTR4 in the Development of Airflow Obstruction, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering GLP1R variant protective for coronary heart disease, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants influencing blood pressure and overlapping with metabolic trait loci, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of observational studies shows common genetic variants associated with macronutrient intake, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators in Borecki's research include:

  • Mary F. Feitosa
  • Mary K. Wojczynski
  • Kari E. North
  • Jerome I. Rotter
  • L. Adrienne Cupples

The scientist's work in genetics and epidemiology links molecular mechanisms to clinical traits, addressing complex diseases such as liver disease and diabetes. Their contributions provide insights into metabolic and genetic factors influencing these conditions.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

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

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

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

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

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

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

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

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

    Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

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

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies variants associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that have distinct effects on metabolic traits

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong;Jun Wu;Ruben Hernaez;Ruben Hernaez

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

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

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary F. Feitosa
Mary F. Feitosa Washington University in St. Louis
Michael A. Province
Michael A. Province Washington University in St. Louis
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jose M. Ordovas
Jose M. Ordovas Tufts University
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington

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