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Joel Naom Hirschhorn, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital
Concordia Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School.
617-919-2129
Hirschhorn Lab Website
Evidence From Men for Ovary-independent Effects of Genetic Risk Factors for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Authors: Authors: Zhu J, Pujol-Gualdo N, Wittemans LBL, Lindgren CM, Laisk T, Hirschhorn JN, Chan YM.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
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Growth hormone stimulation testing patterns contribute to sex differences in pediatric growth hormone treatment.
Authors: Authors: Kamoun C, Hawkes CP, Gunturi H, Dauber A, Hirschhorn JN, Grimberg A.
Horm Res Paediatr
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Correction: The american pediatric society and society for pediatric research joint statement against racism and social injustice.
Authors: Authors: Abman SH, Armstrong S, Baker S, Bogue CW, Carlo W, Chalak L, Daniels SR, Davis S, Debaun MR, Fike C, Frazer L, Gibson K, Gill M, Glass H, Gordon CM, Goyal M, Hirschhorn J, Holtz L, Hunstad DA, Leonard MB, Maitre N, Markham L, McAllister-Lucas L, Orange J, Shah P, Simon T, Steinhorn RH, Tarini B, Walker-Harding LR.
Pediatr Res
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Genes with specificity for expression in the round cell layer of the growth plate are enriched in genomewide association study (GWAS) of human height.
Authors: Authors: Renthal NE, Nakka P, Baronas JM, Kronenberg HM, Hirschhorn JN.
J Bone Miner Res
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Assessment of differentially methylated loci in individuals with end-stage kidney disease attributed to diabetic kidney disease: an exploratory study.
Authors: Authors: Smyth LJ, Kilner J, Nair V, Liu H, Brennan E, Kerr K, Sandholm N, Cole J, Dahlström E, Syreeni A, Salem RM, Nelson RG, Looker HC, Wooster C, Anderson K, McKay GJ, Kee F, Young I, Andrews D, Forsblom C, Hirschhorn JN, Godson C, Groop PH, Maxwell AP, Susztak K, Kretzler M, Florez JC, McKnight AJ.
Clin Epigenetics
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Investigation and Treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency.
Authors: Authors: Hawkes CP, Gunturi H, Dauber A, Hirschhorn JN, Grimberg A.
J Pediatr
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Discovery and fine-mapping of height loci via high-density imputation of GWASs in individuals of African ancestry.
Authors: Authors: Graff M, Justice AE, Young KL, Marouli E, Zhang X, Fine RS, Lim E, Buchanan V, Rand K, Feitosa MF, Wojczynski MK, Yanek LR, Shao Y, Rohde R, Adeyemo AA, Aldrich MC, Allison MA, Ambrosone CB, Ambs S, Amos C, Arnett DK, Atwood L, Bandera EV, Bartz T, Becker DM, Berndt SI, Bernstein L, Bielak LF, Blot WJ, Bottinger EP, Bowden DW, Bradfield JP, Brody JA, Broeckel U, Burke G, Cade BE, Cai Q, Caporaso N, Carlson C, Carpten J, Casey G, Chanock SJ, Chen G, Chen M, Chen YI, Chen WM, Chesi A, Chiang CWK, Chu L, Coetzee GA, Conti DV, Cooper RS, Cushman M, Demerath E, Deming SL, Dimitrov L, Ding J, Diver WR, Duan Q, Evans MK, Falusi AG, Faul JD, Fornage M, Fox C, Freedman BI, Garcia M, Gillanders EM, Goodman P, Gottesman O, Grant SFA, Guo X, Hakonarson H, Haritunians T, Harris TB, Harris CC, Henderson BE, Hennis A, Hernandez DG, Hirschhorn JN, McNeill LH, Howard TD, Howard B, Hsing AW, Hsu YH, Hu JJ, Huff CD, Huo D, Ingles SA, Irvin MR, John EM, Johnson KC, Jordan JM, Kabagambe EK, Kang SJ, Kardia SL, Keating BJ, Kittles RA, Klein EA, Kolb S, Kolonel LN, Kooperberg C, Kuller L, Kutlar A, Lange L, Langefeld CD, Le Marchand L, Leonard H, Lettre G, Levin AM, Li Y, Li J, Liu Y, Liu Y, Liu S, Lohman K, Lotay V, Lu Y, Maixner W, Manson JE, McKnight B, Meng Y, Monda KL, Monroe K, Moore JH, Mosley TH, Mudgal P, Murphy AB, Nadukuru R, Nalls MA, Nathanson KL, Nayak U, N'Diaye A, Nemesure B, Neslund-Dudas C, Neuhouser ML, Nyante S, Ochs-Balcom H, Ogundiran TO, Ogunniyi A, Ojengbede O, Okut H, Olopade OI, Olshan A, Padhukasahasram B, Palmer J, Palmer CD, Palmer ND, Papanicolaou G, Patel SR, Pettaway CA, Peyser PA, Press MF, Rao DC, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Redline S, Reiner AP, Rhie SK, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Rotimi CN, Rotter JI, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Rybicki BA, Salako B, Sale MM, Sanderson M, Schadt E, Schreiner PJ, Schurmann C, Schwartz AG, Shriner DA, Signorello LB, Singleton AB, Siscovick DS, Smith JA, Smith S, Speliotes E, Spitz M, Stanford JL, Stevens VL, Stram A, Strom SS, Sucheston L, Sun YV, Tajuddin SM, Taylor H, Taylor K, Tayo BO, Thun MJ, Tucker MA, Vaidya D, Van Den Berg DJ, Vedantam S, Vitolins M, Wang Z, Ware EB, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Weir DR, Wiencke JK, Williams SM, Williams LK, Wilson JG, Witte JS, Wrensch M, Wu X, Yao J, Zakai N, Zanetti K, Zemel BS, Zhao W, Zhao JH, Zheng W, Zhi D, Zhou J, Zhu X, Ziegler RG, Zmuda J, Zonderman AB, Psaty BM, Borecki IB, Cupples LA, Liu CT, Haiman CA, Loos R, Ng MCY, North KE.
Am J Hum Genet
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The comparative effect of exposure to various risk factors on the risk of hyperuricaemia: diet has a weak causal effect.
Authors: Authors: Topless RKG, Major TJ, Florez JC, Hirschhorn JN, Cadzow M, Dalbeth N, Stamp LK, Wilcox PL, Reynolds RJ, Cole JB, Merriman TR.
Arthritis Res Ther
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Potential causal role of l-glutamine in sickle cell disease painful crises: A Mendelian randomization analysis.
Authors: Authors: Ilboudo Y, Garrett ME, Bartolucci P, Brugnara C, Clish CB, Hirschhorn JN, Galactéros F, Ashley-Koch AE, Telen MJ, Lettre G.
Blood Cells Mol Dis
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Response to Letter to the Editor: "A Genome-Wide Pharmacogenetic Study of Growth Hormone Responsiveness".
Authors: Authors: Hirschhorn JN, Dauber A, Audi L, Vedantam S, Ranke MB, Jorge AAL, Lindberg A, Camacho-Hübner C, Wajnrajch MP.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
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