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Barbara V. Howard

Researcher at MedStar Health

Publications -  622
Citations -  68693

Barbara V. Howard is an academic researcher from MedStar Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 593 publications receiving 63071 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara V. Howard include Memorial Hospital of South Bend & Georgetown University.

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Discovery and fine-mapping of height loci via high-density imputation of GWASs in individuals of African ancestry

Mariaelisa Graff, +236 more
TL;DR: In this article, a trans-ethnic meta-analysis revealed novel signals and further improved fine-mapping of putative causal variants in loci shared between African and European ancestry populations.
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A QTL for genotype by sex interaction for anthropometric measurements in Alaskan Eskimos (GOCADAN Study) on chromosome 19q12-13.

TL;DR: The results support the evidence of a G×S interaction in the expression of genetic effects resulting in sexual dimorphism in anthropometric phenotypes and identify the chromosome 19q12–13 region as important for adiposity‐related traits in Alaskan Eskimos.
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Asthma in American Indian Adults: The Strong Heart Study

TL;DR: The prevalence of asthma among older American Indians residing in three separate geographic areas of the United States was similar to rates in other ethnic groups, yet medications for pulmonary disease were underutilized by this population.