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Elizabeth K. Speliotes | Researchclopedia

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Elizabeth K. Speliotes

University of Michigan ORCID

186

Works

38,590

Citations

64

h-index

104

i10-index

Research Topics

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Affiliations

Pennington Biomedical Research Center2008–2008

Broad Institute2007–2017

Boston University2013–2015

Northwestern University2017–2017

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2008–2008

Top Works

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

MAGIC,Elizabeth K. Speliotes,et al.

20102,969 citations

Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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

Richa Saxena,Benjamin F. Voight,et al.

20072,886 citations

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

Hana Lango Allen,Karol Estrada,et al.

20102,053 citations

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

Anne Jackson,Michael Boehnke,et al.

20081,711 citations

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial,Ruth J. F. Loos,et al.

20081,332 citations

Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Variants Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease That Have Distinct Effects on Metabolic Traits

Elizabeth K. Speliotes,Laura M. Yerges‐Armstrong,et al.

2011993 citations

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

MAGIC,Iris M. Heid,et al.

2010961 citations

Biological interpretation of genome-wide association studies using predicted gene functions

Tune H. Pers,Juha Karjalainen,et al.

2015887 citations

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

Elizabeth K. Speliotes,Cristen J. Willer,et al.

2010767 citations