List of works - Ellen W Demerath

Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

scientific article

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

scientific article

DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death

scientific article

Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

scientific article

Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking

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Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height

scientific article (publication date: February 2017)

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

scientific article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies two loci influencing age at menarche

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A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry

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Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

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Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of BMI, BMI change and waist circumference in African American adults identifies multiple replicated loci

scientific article published in May 2015

Critical periods in human growth and their relationship to diseases of aging

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Do changes in body mass index percentile reflect changes in body composition in children? Data from the Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

scientific article published in November 2015

Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

scientific article published on 24 April 2017

Early menarche and the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescent girls: the Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Anatomical patterning of visceral adipose tissue: race, sex, and age variation

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A genome-wide association study of aging

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Heritability of age at menarche in girls from the Fels Longitudinal Study

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Association of Body Mass Index with DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Blood Cells and Relations to Cardiometabolic Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach

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

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Inverse association between adiposity and telomere length: The Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on January 2011

DNA methylation signatures of chronic low-grade inflammation are associated with complex diseases

scientific article published on 12 December 2016

Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci

scientific article

Visceral adiposity and its anatomical distribution as predictors of the metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factor levels

scientific article

New saliva DNA collection method compared to buccal cell collection techniques for epidemiological studies

scientific article

Epigenome-wide study identifies novel methylation loci associated with body mass index and waist circumference

scientific article published on July 2015

Genome-wide analysis of BMI in adolescents and young adults reveals additional insight into the effects of genetic loci over the life course

scientific article published on 12 May 2013

Puberty and body composition

scientific article

The relationship of poor linear growth velocity with neonatal illness and two-year neurodevelopment in preterm infants

scientific article published on 22 March 2012

Identification, replication, and fine-mapping of Loci associated with adult height in individuals of african ancestry

scientific article

Rapid postnatal weight gain and visceral adiposity in adulthood: the Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Approximation of total visceral adipose tissue with a single magnetic resonance image

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The relationship of soluble ICAM-1, VCAM-1, P-selectin and E-selectin to cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy men and women

scientific article published on November 1, 2001

Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Body composition assessment in the infant

scientific article published on 15 January 2014

Genetic and environmental influences on infant weight and weight change: the Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Sugar-sweetened and diet beverages in relation to visceral adipose tissue

scientific article published on 8 September 2011

Concordance of the recently published body adiposity index with measured body fat percent in European-American adults

scientific article

A changing pattern of childhood BMI growth during the 20th century: 70 y of data from the Fels Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Telomeres and telomerase in the fetal origins of cardiovascular disease: a review

scientific article

Body composition at 6 months of life: comparison of air displacement plethysmography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

scientific article published on 23 April 2012

Association of adiposity genetic variants with menarche timing in 92,105 women of European descent

scientific article published on 04 April 2013

The positive association of obesity variants with adulthood adiposity strengthens over an 80-year period: a gene-by-birth year interaction

scientific article

Growing into obesity: patterns of height growth in those who become normal weight, overweight, or obese as young adults

scientific article

A genome-wide association study of early menopause and the combined impact of identified variants

scientific article published on 9 January 2013

Interaction of FTO and physical activity level on adiposity in African-American and European-American adults: the ARIC study

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Genetic analysis of self-reported physical activity and adiposity: the Southwest Ohio Family Study

scientific article

Body image concerns and reduced breastfeeding duration in primiparous overweight and obese women

scientific article published on 5 February 2012

Greater Early Gains in Fat-Free Mass, but Not Fat Mass, Are Associated with Improved Neurodevelopment at 1 Year Corrected Age for Prematurity in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

scientific article published on 4 April 2016

List of works by Ellen W Demerath

Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death

Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking

Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height

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

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies two loci influencing age at menarche

A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry

Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of BMI, BMI change and waist circumference in African American adults identifies multiple replicated loci

Critical periods in human growth and their relationship to diseases of aging

Do changes in body mass index percentile reflect changes in body composition in children? Data from the Fels Longitudinal Study

Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

Early menarche and the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescent girls: the Fels Longitudinal Study

Anatomical patterning of visceral adipose tissue: race, sex, and age variation

A genome-wide association study of aging

Heritability of age at menarche in girls from the Fels Longitudinal Study

Association of Body Mass Index with DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Blood Cells and Relations to Cardiometabolic Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach

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

Inverse association between adiposity and telomere length: The Fels Longitudinal Study

DNA methylation signatures of chronic low-grade inflammation are associated with complex diseases

Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci

Visceral adiposity and its anatomical distribution as predictors of the metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factor levels

New saliva DNA collection method compared to buccal cell collection techniques for epidemiological studies

Epigenome-wide study identifies novel methylation loci associated with body mass index and waist circumference

Genome-wide analysis of BMI in adolescents and young adults reveals additional insight into the effects of genetic loci over the life course

Puberty and body composition

The relationship of poor linear growth velocity with neonatal illness and two-year neurodevelopment in preterm infants

Identification, replication, and fine-mapping of Loci associated with adult height in individuals of african ancestry

Rapid postnatal weight gain and visceral adiposity in adulthood: the Fels Longitudinal Study

Approximation of total visceral adipose tissue with a single magnetic resonance image

The relationship of soluble ICAM-1, VCAM-1, P-selectin and E-selectin to cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy men and women

Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity

Body composition assessment in the infant

Genetic and environmental influences on infant weight and weight change: the Fels Longitudinal Study

Sugar-sweetened and diet beverages in relation to visceral adipose tissue

Concordance of the recently published body adiposity index with measured body fat percent in European-American adults

A changing pattern of childhood BMI growth during the 20th century: 70 y of data from the Fels Longitudinal Study

Telomeres and telomerase in the fetal origins of cardiovascular disease: a review

Body composition at 6 months of life: comparison of air displacement plethysmography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Association of adiposity genetic variants with menarche timing in 92,105 women of European descent

The positive association of obesity variants with adulthood adiposity strengthens over an 80-year period: a gene-by-birth year interaction

Growing into obesity: patterns of height growth in those who become normal weight, overweight, or obese as young adults

A genome-wide association study of early menopause and the combined impact of identified variants

Interaction of FTO and physical activity level on adiposity in African-American and European-American adults: the ARIC study

Genetic analysis of self-reported physical activity and adiposity: the Southwest Ohio Family Study

Body image concerns and reduced breastfeeding duration in primiparous overweight and obese women

Greater Early Gains in Fat-Free Mass, but Not Fat Mass, Are Associated with Improved Neurodevelopment at 1 Year Corrected Age for Prematurity in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants