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Kari E North is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research encompasses extensive work in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. They have contributed to 358 publications in these fields.

Their subfields of study include Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work touches on topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

Notable recent publications include:

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes (2020, Nature)
  • Large-scale genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in genetically diverse populations (2022, Nature Medicine)
  • Genomics and phenomics of body mass index reveals a complex disease network (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Serum metabolites reflecting gut microbiome alpha diversity predict type 2 diabetes (2020, Gut Microbes)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Charles Kooperberg
  • Mariaelisa Graff
  • Ruth J. F. Loos
  • Laura M. Raffield
  • Myriam Fornage

The venues where Kari E North has most frequently published include UNC Libraries, Circulation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits

    Genevieve L. Wojcik;Mariaelisa Graff;Katherine K. Nishimura;Ran Tao

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

    Michael V. Holmes;Folkert W. Asselbergs;Tom M. Palmer;Fotios Drenos

  • Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function

    Dana B. Hancock;Mark Eijgelsheim;Jemma B. Wilk;Sina A. Gharib

  • Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.

    Alexander G Bick;Joshua S Weinstock;Satish K Nandakumar;Satish K Nandakumar;Charles P Fulco;Charles P Fulco

  • Genetic polymorphisms and the progression of liver fibrosis: a critical appraisal.

    Ramón Bataller;Kari E. North;David A. Brenner

  • Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

    Brian D. Hobbs;Kim De Jong;Maxime Lamontagne;Yohan Bossé

  • Genetic Diversity and Association Studies in US Hispanic/Latino Populations: Applications in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

    Matthew P. Conomos;Cecelia A. Laurie;Adrienne M. Stilp;Stephanie M. Gogarten

  • A DNA methylation biomarker of alcohol consumption.

    C Liu;R E Marioni;R E Marioni;Åsa K Hedman;L Pfeiffer

  • Epigenome-wide Association Study (EWAS) of BMI, BMI Change, and Waist Circumference in African American Adults Identifies Multiple Replicated Loci

    Ellen W. Demerath;Weihua Guan;Megan L. Grove;Stella Aslibekyan

  • Use of >100,000 NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium whole genome sequences improves imputation quality and detection of rare variant associations in admixed African and Hispanic/Latino populations

    Madeline H Kowalski;Huijun Qian;Ziyi Hou;Jonathan D Rosen

  • NRXN3 is a novel locus for waist circumference: a genome-wide association study from the CHARGE Consortium.

    Nancy L. Heard-Costa;M. Carola Zillikens;Keri L. Monda;Åsa Johansson

  • Fifteen new risk loci for coronary artery disease highlight arterial-wall-specific mechanisms.

    Joanna M M Howson;Wei Zhao;Daniel R Barnes;Weang-Kee Ho

  • Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in American Indians The Strong Heart Family Study

    Kari E. North;Barbara V. Howard;Thomas K. Welty;Lyle G. Best

  • A Bivariate Genome-Wide Approach to Metabolic Syndrome: STAMPEED Consortium

    Aldi T. Kraja;Dhananjay Vaidya;James S. Pankow;Mark O. Goodarzi

  • Generalization and Dilution of Association Results from European GWAS in Populations of Non-European Ancestry: The PAGE Study

    Christopher S. Carlson;Tara C. Matise;Kari E. North;Christopher A. Haiman

  • Genome-wide analysis of dental caries and periodontitis combining clinical and self-reported data.

    Dmitry Shungin;Dmitry Shungin;Simon Haworth;Kimon Divaris;Cary S. Agler

  • Multivariate analysis of diet among three-year-old children and associations with socio-demographic characteristics

    K North;P Emmett

  • Causal effects of body mass index on cardiometabolic traits and events: a Mendelian randomization analysis.

    Michael V. Holmes;Michael V. Holmes;Leslie A. Lange;Tom M. Palmer;Matthew B. Lanktree

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mary F. Feitosa
Mary F. Feitosa Washington University in St. Louis
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London

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