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

Association testing of the protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B gene (PTPN1) with type 2 diabetes in 7,883 people.

Authors: Authors: Florez JC, Agapakis CM, Burtt NP, Sun M, Almgren P, Råstam L, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson TJ, Daly MJ, Ardlie KG, Hirschhorn JN, Groop L, Altshuler D.
Diabetes 2005-06-01
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Genetic approaches to studying common diseases and complex traits.

Authors: Authors: Hirschhorn JN.
Pediatr Res 2005-05-01
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MEF2A sequence variants and coronary artery disease: a change of heart?

Authors: Authors: Altshuler D, Hirschhorn JN.
J Clin Invest 2005-04-01
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Association testing of variants in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha gene with risk of type 2 diabetes in 7,883 people.

Authors: Authors: Winckler W, Graham RR, de Bakker PI, Sun M, Almgren P, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson TJ, Ardlie KG, Daly MJ, Hirschhorn JN, Groop L, Altshuler D.
Diabetes 2005-03-01
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Determination of sequence variation and haplotype structure for the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and GnRH receptor genes: investigation of role in pubertal timing.

Authors: Authors: Sedlmeyer IL, Pearce CL, Trueman JA, Butler JL, Bersaglieri T, Read AP, Clayton PE, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Hirschhorn JN, Palmert MR.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005-02-01
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Genetic and genomic approaches to studying stature and pubertal timing.

Authors: Authors: Hirschhorn JN.
Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2005-02-01
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Genome-wide association studies for common diseases and complex traits.

Authors: Authors: Hirschhorn JN, Daly MJ.
Nat Rev Genet 2005-02-01
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Clarifying the PROGINS allele association in ovarian and breast cancer risk: a haplotype-based analysis.

Authors: Authors: Pearce CL, Hirschhorn JN, Wu AH, Burtt NP, Stram DO, Young S, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Altshuler D, Pike MC.
J Natl Cancer Inst 2005-01-05
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Systematic evaluation of genetic variation at the androgen receptor locus and risk of prostate cancer in a multiethnic cohort study.

Authors: Authors: Freedman ML, Pearce CL, Penney KL, Hirschhorn JN, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Altshuler D.
Am J Hum Genet 2005-01-01
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Association testing in 9,000 people fails to confirm the association of the insulin receptor substrate-1 G972R polymorphism with type 2 diabetes.

Authors: Authors: Florez JC, Sjögren M, Burtt N, Orho-Melander M, Schayer S, Sun M, Almgren P, Lindblad U, Tuomi T, Gaudet D, Hudson TJ, Daly MJ, Ardlie KG, Hirschhorn JN, Altshuler D, Groop L.
Diabetes 2004-12-01
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