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Fernández-Rhodes L, Gong J, Haessler J, Franceschini N, Graff M, Nishimura KK, Wang Y, Highland HM, Yoneyama S, Bush WS et al..  2017.  Trans-ethnic fine-mapping of genetic loci for body mass index in the diverse ancestral populations of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study reveals evidence for multiple signals at established loci.. Hum Genet. 136(6):771-800.
Downie CG, Dimos SF, Bien SA, Hu Y, Darst BF, Polfus LM, Wang Y, Wojcik GL, Tao R, Raffield LM et al..  2022.  Multi-ethnic GWAS and fine-mapping of glycaemic traits identify novel loci in the PAGE Study.. Diabetologia. 65(3):477-489.
Li Y, Wong KYau, Howard AGreen, Gordon-Larsen P, Highland HM, Graff M, North KE, Downie CG, Avery CL, Yu B et al..  2024.  Mendelian randomization with incomplete measurements on the exposure in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. HGG Adv. 5(1):100245.
Méndez-Giráldez R, Gogarten SM, Below JE, Yao J, Seyerle AA, Highland HM, Kooperberg C, Soliman EZ, Rotter JI, Kerr KF et al..  2017.  GWAS of the electrocardiographic QT interval in Hispanics/Latinos generalizes previously identified loci and identifies population-specific signals.. Sci Rep. 7(1):17075.
Downie CG, Highland HM, Alotaibi M, Welch BM, Howard AGreen, Cheng S, Miller N, Jain M, Kaplan RC, Lilly AG et al..  2024.  Genome-wide association study reveals shared and distinct genetic architecture underlying fatty acid and bioactive oxylipin metabolites in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. HGG Adv. :100390.
Justice AE, Young K, Gogarten SM, Sofer T, Graff M, Love SAnn M, Wang Y, Klimentidis YC, Cruz M, Guo X et al..  2021.  Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution traits in Hispanics/Latinos from the HCHS/SOL.. Hum Mol Genet. 30(22):2190-2204.
Napier MD, Franceschini N, Gondalia R, Stewart JD, Méndez-Giráldez R, Sitlani CM, Seyerle AA, Highland HM, Li Y, Wilhelmsen KC et al..  2018.  Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis identify loci associated with ventricular and supraventricular ectopy.. Sci Rep. 8(1):5675.
Avery CL, Wassel CL, Richard MA, Highland HM, Bien S, Zubair N, Soliman EZ, Fornage M, Bielinski SJ, Tao R et al..  2017.  Fine mapping of QT interval regions in global populations refines previously identified QT interval loci and identifies signals unique to African and Hispanic descent populations.. Heart Rhythm. 14(4):572-580.
Fernández-Rhodes L, Howard AGreen, Graff M, Isasi CR, Highland HM, Young KL, Parra E, Below JE, Qi Q, Kaplan RC et al..  2018.  Complex patterns of direct and indirect association between the transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, body mass index and type 2 diabetes diagnosis in adulthood in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. BMC Obes. 5:26.
Fernández-Rhodes L, Graff M, Buchanan VL, Justice AE, Highland HM, Guo X, Zhu W, Chen H-H, Young KL, Adhikari K et al..  2022.  Ancestral diversity improves discovery and fine-mapping of genetic loci for anthropometric traits-The Hispanic/Latino Anthropometry Consortium.. HGG Adv. 3(2):100099.