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Burkart KM, Sofer T, London SJ, Manichaikul A, Hartwig FP, Yan Q, Artigas MSoler, Avila L, Chen W, Thomas SDavis et al..  2018.  A Genome-Wide Association Study in Hispanics/Latinos Identifies Novel Signals for Lung Function. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 198(2):208-219.
Moon J-Y, Louie TL, Jain D, Sofer T, Schurmann C, Below JE, Lai C-Q, M Avilés-Santa L, Talavera GA, Smith CE et al..  2019.  A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Blood Disorder-Related Variants Influencing Hemoglobin A With Implications for Glycemic Status in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos.. Diabetes Care. 42(9):1784-1791.
Dunn EC, Wiste A, Radmanesh F, Almli LM, Gogarten SM, Sofer T, Faul JD, Kardia SLR, Smith JA, Weir DR et al..  2016.  GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY (GWAS) AND GENOME-WIDE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION STUDY (GWEIS) OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC/LATINA WOMEN.. Depress Anxiety. 33(4):265-80.
Feofanova EV, Chen H, Dai Y, Jia P, Grove ML, Morrison AC, Qi Q, Daviglus M, Cai J, North KE et al..  2020.  A Genome-wide Association Study Discovers 46 Loci of the Human Metabolome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Am J Hum Genet. 107(5):849-863.
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.
Jain D, Hodonsky CJ, Schick UM, Morrison JV, Minnerath S, Brown L, Schurmann C, Liu Y, Auer PL, Laurie CA et al..  2017.  Genome-wide association of white blood cell counts in Hispanic/Latino Americans: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Hum Mol Genet. 26(6):1193-1204.
Qian H, Kowalski MH, Kramer HJ, Tao R, Lash JP, Stilp AM, Cai J, Li Y, Franceschini N.  2020.  Genome-Wide Association of Kidney Traits in Hispanics/Latinos Using Dense Imputed Whole-Genome Sequencing Data: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Circ Genom Precis Med. 13(4):e002891.
Wang Z, Emmerich A, Pillon NJ, Moore T, Hemerich D, Cornelis MC, Mazzaferro E, Broos S, Ahluwalia TS, Bartz TM et al..  2022.  Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention.. Nat Genet. 54(9):1332-1344.
Shungin D, Haworth S, Divaris K, Agler CS, Kamatani Y, Lee MKeun, Grinde K, Hindy G, Alaraudanjoki V, Pesonen P et al..  2019.  Genome-wide analysis of dental caries and periodontitis combining clinical and self-reported data.. Nat Commun. 10(1):2773.
Horimoto ARVR, Xue D, Cai J, Lash JP, Daviglus ML, Franceschini N, Thornton TA.  2022.  Genome-Wide Admixture Mapping of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Chronic Kidney Disease Identifies European and African Ancestry-of-Origin Loci in Hispanic and Latino Individuals in the United States.. J Am Soc Nephrol. 33(1):77-87.
Qi Q, Stilp AM, Sofer T, Moon J-Y, Hidalgo B, Szpiro AA, Wang T, C Y Ng M, Guo X, Chen Y-DIda et al..  2017.  Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. Diabetes. 66(5):1419-1425.
Qi Q, Gogarten SM, Emery LS, Louie T, Stilp A, Cai J, Schneiderman N, M Avilés-Santa L, Kaplan RC, North KE et al..  2016.  Genetic variation near IRS1 is associated with adiposity and a favorable metabolic profile in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos.. Obesity (Silver Spring). 24(11):2407-2413.
Fernández-Rhodes L, Malinowski JR, Wang Y, Tao R, Pankratz N, Jeff JM, Yoneyama S, Carty CL, V Setiawan W, Le Marchand L et al..  2018.  The genetic underpinnings of variation in ages at menarche and natural menopause among women from the multi-ethnic Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study: A trans-ethnic meta-analysis.. PLoS One. 13(7):e0200486.
Guo Y, Moon J-Y, Laurie CC, North KE, Sanchez-Johnsen LAP, Davis S, Yu B, Nyenhuis SM, Kaplan R, Rastogi D et al..  2018.  Genetic predisposition to obesity is associated with asthma in US Hispanics/Latinos: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Allergy. 73(7):1547-1550.
Granot-Hershkovitz E, Spitzer B, Yang Y, Tarraf W, Yu B, Boerwinkle E, Fornage M, Mosley TH, DeCarli C, Kristal BS et al..  2023.  Genetic loci of beta-aminoisobutyric acid are associated with aging-related mild cognitive impairment.. Transl Psychiatry. 13(1):140.
Nolte IM, M Munoz L, Tragante V, Amare AT, Jansen R, Vaez A, von der Heyde B, Avery CL, Bis JC, Dierckx B et al..  2017.  Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk.. Nat Commun. 8:15805.
Conomos MP, Laurie CA, Stilp AM, Gogarten SM, McHugh CP, Nelson SC, Sofer T, Fernández-Rhodes L, Justice AE, Graff M et al..  2016.  Genetic Diversity and Association Studies in US Hispanic/Latino Populations: Applications in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Am J Hum Genet. 98(1):165-84.
Zhang Y, Elgart M, Kurniansyah N, Spitzer BW, Wang H, Kim D, Shah N, Daviglus M, Zee PC, Cai J et al..  2022.  Genetic determinants of cardiometabolic and pulmonary phenotypes and obstructive sleep apnoea in HCHS/SOL.. EBioMedicine. 84:104288.
Cade BE, Chen H, Stilp AM, Gleason KJ, Sofer T, Ancoli-Israel S, Arens R, Bell GI, Below JE, Bjonnes AC et al..  2016.  Genetic Associations with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Traits in Hispanic/Latino Americans.. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 194(7):886-897.
Zhang Y, Elgart M, Granot-Hershkovitz E, Wang H, Tarraf W, Ramos AR, Stickel AM, Zeng D, Garcia TP, Testai FD et al..  2023.  Genetic associations between sleep traits and cognitive ageing outcomes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. EBioMedicine. 87:104393.
Lin D-Y, Tao R, Kalsbeek WD, Zeng D, Gonzalez F, Fernández-Rhodes L, Graff M, Koch GG, North KE, Heiss G.  2014.  Genetic association analysis under complex survey sampling: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Am J Hum Genet. 95(6):675-88.
Graff M, Emery LS, Justice AE, Parra E, Below JE, Palmer ND, Gao C, Duan Q, Valladares-Salgado A, Cruz M et al..  2017.  Genetic architecture of lipid traits in the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos.. Lipids Health Dis. 16(1):200.
Preudhomme LK, Gellman MD, Franceschini N, Perreira KM, Fernández-Rhodes LE, Gallo LC, Isasi CR, Smoller S, Castañeda SF, Daviglus M et al..  2022.  Genetic and stress influences on the prevalence of hypertension among hispanics/latinos in the hispanic community health study/study of latinos (HCHS/SOL).. Blood Press. 31(1):155-163.
Grinde KE, Qi Q, Thornton TA, Liu S, Shadyab AH, Chan KHang K, Reiner AP, Sofer T.  2019.  Generalizing polygenic risk scores from Europeans to Hispanics/Latinos.. Genet Epidemiol. 43(1):50-62.
Zhang Y, Chen G-C, Sotres-Alvarez D, Perreira KM, Daviglus ML, Pirzada A, Gallo LC, Llabre MM, Cai J, Xue X et al..  2024.  General or Central Obesity and Mortality Among US Hispanic and Latino Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 7(1):e2351070.

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