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Joseph D. Terwilliger

Joseph D. Terwilliger

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Genetics

D-Index
69
Citations
21223
World Ranking
2330
National Ranking
1051

Overview

Joseph D. Terwilliger is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular contributions in several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ophthalmology, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their main research topics cover a range of areas such as Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Joseph D. Terwilliger has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Total Plasma Homocysteine and Depressive Symptoms in Older Hispanics" (2021, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease)
  • "Normal-tension glaucomatous optic neuropathy is related to blood pressure variability in the Maracaibo Aging Study" (2021, Hypertension Research)
  • "Whole-Genome Sequencing and Genomic Variant Analysis of Kazakh Individuals" (2022, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • "Open-Angle Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Is Related to Dips Rather Than Increases in the Mean Arterial Pressure Over 24-H" (2022, American Journal of Hypertension)
  • "Substantial Fat Loss in Physique Competitors Is Characterized by Increased Levels of Bile Acids, Very-Long Chain Fatty Acids, and Oxylipins" (2022, Metabolites)

The frequent co-authors in their work include Jesús D. Melgarejo, Gladys E. Maestre, Luis J. Mena, Joseph H. Lee, and Carlos Chávez. This collaboration network reflects multidisciplinary research endeavors.

Joseph D. Terwilliger's work has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • American Journal of Hypertension
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Best Publications

  • Identification of a DNA variant associated with adult type hypolactasia

    Leena Peltonen;Nabil Enattah;Irma Jarvela;Timo Sahi

  • Handbook of Human Genetic Linkage

    Joseph Douglas Terwilliger;Jurg Ott

  • Linkage of a prion protein missense variant to Gerstmann–Sträussler syndrome

    Karen Hsiao;Harry F. Baker;Tim J. Crow;Mark Poulter

  • Two stage genome-wide search in inflammatory bowel disease provides evidence for susceptibility loci on chromosomes 3, 7 and 12.

    J Satsangi;M Parkes;E Louis;L Hashimoto

  • Roles of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 in mouse postnatal growth.

    Floria Lupu;Joseph D. Terwilliger;Kaechoong Lee;Gino V. Segre

  • How many diseases does it take to map a gene with SNPs

    Kenneth M. Weiss;Joseph D. Terwilliger

  • A haplotype-based 'haplotype relative risk' approach to detecting allelic associations.

    Joseph D. Terwilliger;Jurg Ott

  • Identification of a Major Susceptibility Locus on Chromosome 6p and Evidence for Further Disease Loci Revealed by a Two Stage Genome-Wide Search in Psoriasis

    Richard C. Trembath;R. Lee Clough;Jane L. Rosbotham;Jane L. Rosbotham;Andrew B. Jones

  • A powerful likelihood method for the analysis of linkage disequilibrium between trait loci and one or more polymorphic marker loci.

    J D Terwilliger

  • Large upward bias in estimation of locus-specific effects from genomewide scans

    Harald H.H. Göring;Joseph D. Terwilliger;Joseph D. Terwilliger;John Blangero

  • Linkage disequilibrium mapping of complex disease: fantasy or reality?

    Joseph D Terwilliger;Kenneth M Weiss

  • Candidate Endophenotypes for Genetic Studies of Suicidal Behavior

    J. John Mann;Victoria A. Arango;Shelli Avenevoli;David A. Brent

  • Integrative Annotation of 21,037 Human Genes Validated by Full-Length cDNA Clones

    Tadashi Imanishi;Takeshi Itoh;Yutaka Suzuki;Claire O'Donovan

  • Genomewide Scan of Multiple Sclerosis in Finnish Multiplex Families

    Satu Kuokkanen;Michele Gschwend;John D. Rioux;Mark J. Daly

  • A Genomewide Screen for Schizophrenia Genes in an Isolated Finnish Subpopulation, Suggesting Multiple Susceptibility Loci

    Iiris Hovatta;Teppo Varilo;Jaana Suvisaari;Joseph D. Terwilliger

  • A genomewide screen of 345 families for autism-susceptibility loci.

    Amanda L. Yonan;Maricela Alarcón;Rong Cheng;Patrik K.E. Magnusson

  • Gene Mapping in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, and Experimental Design

    Joseph D. Terwilliger;Harald H. H. Göring

  • Linkage of familial combined hyperlipidaemia to chromosome 1q21-q23

    Päivi Pajukanta;Ilpo Nuotio;Joseph D. Terwilliger;Kimmo V.K. Porkka

  • A gene for maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) maps to chromosome 12q.

    M. Vaxillaire;V. Boccio;V. Boccio;A. Philippi;A. Philippi;C. Vigouroux;C. Vigouroux

  • Linkage analysis in the presence of errors IV: joint pseudomarker analysis of linkage and/or linkage disequilibrium on a mixture of pedigrees and singletons when the mode of inheritance cannot be accurately specified.

    Harald H.H. Göring;Joseph D. Terwilliger;Joseph D. Terwilliger

Frequent Co-Authors

Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Iiris Hovatta
Iiris Hovatta University of Helsinki
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jurg Ott
Jurg Ott Rockefeller University
Jouko Lönnqvist
Jouko Lönnqvist Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Harald H H Göring
Harald H H Göring The University of Texas at Austin
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Nikolaos Scarmeas
Nikolaos Scarmeas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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