Joel Naom Hirschhorn

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

Publications

High-density haplotype structure and association testing of the insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) gene with type 2 diabetes in 4,206 people.

Authors: Authors: Florez JC, Wiltshire S, Agapakis CM, Burtt NP, de Bakker PI, Almgren P, Bengtsson Boström K, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Daly MJ, Hirschhorn JN, McCarthy MI, Altshuler D, Groop L.
Diabetes 2006-01-01
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A candidate gene approach to searching for low-penetrance breast and prostate cancer genes.

Authors: Authors: Hunter DJ, Riboli E, Haiman CA, Albanes D, Altshuler D, Chanock SJ, Haynes RB, Henderson BE, Kaaks R, Stram DO, Thomas G, Thun MJ, Blanché H, Buring JE, Burtt NP, Calle EE, Cann H, Canzian F, Chen YC, Colditz GA, Cox DG, Dunning AM, Feigelson HS, Freedman ML, Gaziano JM, Giovannucci E, Hankinson SE, Hirschhorn JN, Hoover RN, Key T, Kolonel LN, Kraft P, Le Marchand L, Liu S, Ma J, Melnick S, Pharaoh P, Pike MC, Rodriguez C, Setiawan VW, Stampfer MJ, Trapido E, Travis R, Virtamo J, Wacholder S, Willett WC.
Nat Rev Cancer 2005-12-01
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Genetic variation in the HSD17B1 gene and risk of prostate cancer.

Authors: Authors: Kraft P, Pharoah P, Chanock SJ, Albanes D, Kolonel LN, Hayes RB, Altshuler D, Andriole G, Berg C, Boeing H, Burtt NP, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Calle EE, Cann H, Canzian F, Chen YC, Crawford DE, Dunning AM, Feigelson HS, Freedman ML, Gaziano JM, Giovannucci E, Gonzalez CA, Haiman CA, Hallmans G, Henderson BE, Hirschhorn JN, Hunter DJ, Kaaks R, Key T, Le Marchand L, Ma J, Overvad K, Palli D, Pike MC, Riboli E, Rodriguez C, Setiawan WV, Stampfer MJ, Stram DO, Thomas G, Thun MJ, Travis R, Trichopoulou A, Virtamo J, Wacholder S.
PLoS Genet 2005-11-01
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Comprehensive survey of common genetic variation at the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 locus and relations to circulating plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels.

Authors: Authors: Kathiresan S, Gabriel SB, Yang Q, Lochner AL, Larson MG, Levy D, Tofler GH, Hirschhorn JN, O'Donnell CJ.
Circulation 2005-09-20
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Common genetic variation at the endothelial nitric oxide synthase locus and relations to brachial artery vasodilator function in the community.

Authors: Authors: Kathiresan S, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Guo CY, Vita JA, Mitchell GF, Keyes MJ, Newton-Cheh C, Musone SL, Lochner AL, Drake JA, Levy D, O'Donnell CJ, Hirschhorn JN, Benjamin EJ.
Circulation 2005-09-06
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CCL2 polymorphisms are associated with serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and myocardial infarction in the Framingham Heart Study.

Authors: Authors: McDermott DH, Yang Q, Kathiresan S, Cupples LA, Massaro JM, Keaney JF, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Hirschhorn JN, O'Donnell CJ, Murphy PM, Benjamin EJ.
Circulation 2005-08-23
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Association of common variation in the HNF1alpha gene region with risk of type 2 diabetes.

Authors: Authors: Winckler W, Burtt NP, Holmkvist J, Cervin C, de Bakker PI, Sun M, Almgren P, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson TJ, Ardlie KG, Daly MJ, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Groop L.
Diabetes 2005-08-01
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Demonstrating stratification in a European American population.

Authors: Authors: Campbell CD, Ogburn EL, Lunetta KL, Lyon HN, Freedman ML, Groop LC, Altshuler D, Ardlie KG, Hirschhorn JN.
Nat Genet 2005-08-01
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Genetics of common forms of obesity: a brief overview.

Authors: Authors: Lyon HN, Hirschhorn JN.
Am J Clin Nutr 2005-07-01
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Genetic association studies of complex traits: design and analysis issues.

Authors: Authors: Newton-Cheh C, Hirschhorn JN.
Mutat Res 2005-06-03
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