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Nancy L. Heard-Costa

Nancy L. Heard-Costa

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Genetics

D-Index
58
Citations
35243
World Ranking
3283
National Ranking
1430

Overview

Nancy L. Heard-Costa is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also made in Medicine.

The scientist's work includes extensive study in subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Cancer Research. The main topics covered in their research include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Rare Diseases, RNA modifications and cancer, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

The publication record includes papers in frequent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Nature Communications, and Alzheimer's & Dementia.

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program (2021) in Nature
  • Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data (2022) in Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention (2022) in Nature Genetics
  • De novo mutations across 1,465 diverse genomes reveal mutational insights and reductions in the Amish founder population (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Determinants of penetrance and variable expressivity in monogenic metabolic conditions across 77,184 exomes (2021) in Nature Communications

The collaboration network for this researcher includes frequent coauthors such as Myriam Fornage, Stephen S. Rich, Jerome I. Rotter, Eric Boerwinkle, and Laura M. Raffield, with the number of shared publications ranging from 37 to 44.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

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

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

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

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women.

    Caroline S. Fox;Caroline S. Fox;Yongmei Liu;Charles C. White;Charles C. White;Mary Feitosa

  • Genetic Variation in White Matter Hyperintensity Volume in the Framingham Study

    Larry D. Atwood;Philip A. Wolf;Nancy L. Heard-Costa;Joseph M. Massaro

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltan Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

  • 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

L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Kari E. North
Kari E. North University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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