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Overview

Melissa A. Austin is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, with a focus on key subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Genetics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The main topics addressed in Austin's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, Diabetes Management and Research, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, Health Policy Implementation Science, and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Austin include the following:

  • Insulin Stabilization Designs for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy and Accessibility (2024), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Electronic health record reveals community-level cardiometabolic health benefits associated with 10 years of community-based participatory research (2024), published in Public Health
  • PSXI-11 Oxidation Analysis on Chicken Meat Meals Composition, Aromatics, and Palatability: A Novel Aromatic Palatability Trial Utilizing Labrador Retrievers, Hercules Enose Ufgc, Spme, and Broad Spectrum Gcms (2022), published in Journal of Animal Science
  • Heritability of Longitudinal Changes in Coronary-Heart-Disease Risk Factors in Women Twins (2020), published by UNC Libraries
  • Analysis of Heritability and Shared Heritability Based on Genome-Wide Association Studies for Thirteen Cancer Types (2020), published by UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Austin include:

  • Beth Newman
  • Karen L. Edwards
  • Michael A. Nalls
  • Santhi K. Ganesh
  • Guillaume Lettre

Austin has published regularly in various venues, notably:

  • UNC Libraries (6 publications)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2 publications)
  • Accounts of Chemical Research (1 publication)
  • Public Health (1 publication)
  • Journal of Animal Science (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Plasma triglyceride level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level: a meta-analysis of population-based prospective studies.

    John E. Hokanson;Melissa A. Austin

  • Low-Density Lipoprotein Subclass Patterns and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Melissa A. Austin;Jan L. Breslow;Charles H. Hennekens;Julie E. Buring

  • Atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype. A proposed genetic marker for coronary heart disease risk.

    Melissa A. Austin;Mary Claire King;Karen M. Vranizan;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Hypertriglyceridemia as a cardiovascular risk factor.

    Melissa A Austin;John E Hokanson;Karen L Edwards

  • Plasma triglyceride and coronary heart disease.

    Melissa A. Austin

  • Genetic Causes of Monogenic Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A HuGE Prevalence Review

    Melissa A. Austin;Carolyn M. Hutter;Ron L. Zimmern;Steve E. Humphries

  • Inheritance of human breast cancer: evidence for autosomal dominant transmission in high-risk families.

    Beth Newman;Melissa A. Austin;Ming Lee;Mary-Claire King

  • DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RESPONDENTS AND NON-RESPONDENTS IN A POPULATION-BASED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY

    Michael H. Criqui;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor;Melissa Austin

  • Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Coronary Heart Disease: A HuGE Association Review

    Melissa A. Austin;Carolyn M. Hutter;Ron L. Zimmern;Steve E. Humphries

  • Family History as a Risk Factor for Primary Cardiac Arrest

    Yechiel Friedlander;David S. Siscovick;Sheila Weinmann;Melissa A. Austin

  • Inheritance of low density lipoprotein subclass patterns in familial combined hyperlipidemia

    Melissa A. Austin;John D. Brunzell;Wendy L. Fitch;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer

    Brian M. Wolpin;Cosmeri Rizzato;Peter Kraft;Charles Kooperberg

  • LDL subclass phenotypes and the insulin resistance syndrome in women.

    J V Selby;M A Austin;B Newman;D Zhang

  • Inheritance of low-density lipoprotein subclass patterns: results of complex segregation analysis.

    M A Austin;M C King;K M Vranizan;B Newman

  • Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Familial Forms of Hypertriglyceridemia: A 20-Year Prospective Study

    Melissa A. Austin;Barbara McKnight;Karen L. Edwards;Cynthia M. Bradley

  • Differences in Survival by Histologic Type of Pancreatic Cancer

    Megan Dann Fesinmeyer;Melissa A. Austin;Christopher I. Li;Anneclaire J. De Roos

  • Effect of hepatic lipase on LDL in normal men and those with coronary artery disease.

    A Zambon;M A Austin;B G Brown;J E Hokanson

  • Triglyceride, High-Density Lipoprotein, and Coronary Heart Disease

    E. Rapaport;D. W. Bilheimer;A. V. Chobanian;D. P. Hajjar

  • Characterization of low-density lipoprotein subclasses: methodologic approaches and clinical relevance.

    Melissa A. Austin;John E. Hokanson;John D. Brunzell

  • A PROPOSED GENETIC MARKER FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK

    Austin;M C King;K M Vranizan;R M Krauss

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Brunzell
John D. Brunzell University of Washington
John E. Hokanson
John E. Hokanson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kenneth E. Thummel
Kenneth E. Thummel University of Washington
Arno G. Motulsky
Arno G. Motulsky University of Washington
Janet L. Stanford
Janet L. Stanford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Patricia Hartge
Patricia Hartge National Institutes of Health
Barbara V. Howard
Barbara V. Howard MedStar Health

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