Richard H. Myers

Parental history is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease: The Framingham Study

The Genetic Defect Causing Familial Alzheimer's Disease Maps on Chromosome 21

Alzheimer's disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Several families have been described in which Alzheimer's disease is caused by an autosomal ...

A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes

The Huntington's disease candidate region exhibits many different haplotypes

A clinical genetic study of Parkinson's disease

We used a family history questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and personal examination of secondary cases to collect data on the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in r...

Genetic linkage studies suggest that Alzheimer's disease is not a single homogeneous disorder

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

Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity susceptibility, we examined a...