Helen N. Lyon - Researcher Profile | RDL Research Database

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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels

Richa Saxena , Benjamin F. Voight , Valeriya Lyssenko +64 more

New strategies for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) require improved insight into disease etiology. We analyzed 386,731 common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (...

2007 Science 2875 citations

Fine mapping of the association with obesity at the FTO locus in African-derived populations

Mohamed Hassanein , Helen N. Lyon , Thutrang Nguyen +19 more

Genome-wide association studies have identified many common genetic variants that are associated with polygenic traits, and have typically been performed with individuals of rec...

2010 Human Molecular Genetics 90 citations

Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

Cristen J. Willer , Elizabeth K. Speliotes , Ruth J. F. Loos +97 more

2008 Nature Genetics 1695 citations

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Researcher Info

h-index: 3
Publications: 3
Citations: 4,660
Institution: Boston Children's Hospital

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h-index 3

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