Infant rodent ultrasounds–a gate to the understanding of sound communication

G Ehret - Behavior genetics, 2005 - Springer
G. Ehret (1987a) ArticleTitleLeft hemisphere advantage in the mouse brain for ultrasound
recognition in a communicative context Nature. 325 249–251 Occurrence Handle10.1038/…

Genome-wide association studies: contribution of genomics to understanding blood pressure and essential hypertension

GB Ehret - Current hypertension reports, 2010 - Springer
Ehret receives partial funding for his work on blood pressure and hypertension though
the “FEHGAS Study” (National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute grant 5R01HL086694-02; Dr…

Genes for blood pressure: an opportunity to understand hypertension

GB Ehret, MJ Caulfield - European heart journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Hypertension (HTN) is quantitatively the major cardiovascular risk factor and responsible for
∼50% of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure (BP) is also a classical …

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

…, S Buyske, A Demirkan, G Deng, GB Ehret… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of
obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-…

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Association Scan Shows Genetic Variants in the FTO Gene Are Associated with Obesity-Related Traits

…, S Lai, A Maschio, F Busonero, A Mulas, GB Ehret… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
… BMI units heavier than homozygotes for the common “G” allele. To replicate our findings, we
… BMI units heavier than homozygotes for the more common “G” allele. In summary, we have …

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

…, J Baron, M Beekman, A Demirkan, GB Ehret… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide
significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability for adult height. By testing …

Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

D Levy, GB Ehret, K Rice, GC Verwoert, LJ Launer… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Blood pressure is a major cardiovascular disease risk factor. To date, few variants associated
with interindividual blood pressure variation have been identified and replicated. Here we …

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

…, JL Bragg-Gresham, S Buyske, A Demirkan, GB Ehret… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic
outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic …

Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

…, F Del Greco M, CY Demirkale, M Dörr, GB Ehret… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
High blood pressure is a highly heritable and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
We report the largest genetic association study of blood pressure traits (systolic, diastolic …

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

…, A Demirkan, HM Den Hertog, LA Donnelly, GB Ehret… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Triglycerides are transported in plasma by specific triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; in
epidemiological studies, increased triglyceride levels correlate with higher risk for coronary artery …