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List of works by Iva Miljkovic-Gacic

A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance

scientific article published on 13 May 2012

A genome-wide association meta-analysis of circulating sex hormone-binding globulin reveals multiple Loci implicated in sex steroid hormone regulation

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A meta-analysis of four genome-wide association studies of survival to age 90 years or older: the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium

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A novel healthy metabolic phenotype developed among a cohort of families enriched for longevity

scientific article published on 30 January 2019

Abdominal myosteatosis is independently associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance among older men without diabetes

scientific article published on 29 May 2013

Adherence to Cancer Prevention Guidelines among Older White and Black Adults in the Health ABC Study.

scientific article published on 3 May 2019

Adipose tissue and volumetric bone mineral density of older Afro-Caribbean men.

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Adipose tissue infiltration in skeletal muscle: age patterns and association with diabetes among men of African ancestry

scientific article published on June 2008

Admixture mapping of 15,280 African Americans identifies obesity susceptibility loci on chromosomes 5 and X.

scientific article published on 22 May 2009

Aging of skeletal muscle fibers

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

Arterial stiffness and hypertension status in Afro-Caribbean men

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Association Between Leukocyte Telomere Length and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Singapore Chinese Health Study

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Association analysis of 33 lipoprotein candidate genes in multi-generational families of African ancestry.

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Association between resistin levels and cardiovascular disease events in older adults: The health, aging and body composition study

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Association of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein With Aging-Related Adiposity Change and Prediabetes Among African Ancestry Men

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Association of circulating sclerostin with vascular calcification in Afro-Caribbean men.

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Association of ectopic fat with abdominal aorto-illiac and coronary artery calcification in african ancestry men.

scientific article published on 16 June 2017

Association of the CPT1B gene with skeletal muscle fat infiltration in Afro-Caribbean men.

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Association of total adiposity and computed tomographic measures of regional adiposity with incident cancer risk: a prospective population-based study of older adults

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Association of volumetric bone mineral density with abdominal aortic calcification in African ancestry men.

scientific article published on 22 August 2013

Bioactive androgens and glucuronidated androgen metabolites are associated with subcutaneous and ectopic skeletal muscle adiposity among older black men

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Biogenetic mechanisms predisposing to complex phenotypes in parents may function differently in their children

scientific article published on 4 December 2012

Body Composition Remodeling and Incident Mobility Limitations in African Ancestry Men.

scientific article published on 5 April 2018

Body Composition Remodeling and Mortality: The Health Aging and Body Composition Study

scientific article published on 27 August 2016

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein, coronary calcium, and intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in middle-age Japanese men.

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Comparison of Associations of DXA and CT Visceral Adipose Tissue Measures With Insulin Resistance, Lipid Levels, and Inflammatory Markers

scientific article published on 23 February 2017

Eight common genetic variants associated with serum DHEAS levels suggest a key role in ageing mechanisms

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Epidemiology of myosteatosis

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Estimates of African, European and Native American ancestry in Afro-Caribbean men on the island of Tobago

scientific article published on 9 November 2005

Ethnic difference in liver fat content: a cross-sectional observation among Japanese American in Hawaii, Japanese in Japan, and non-Hispanic whites in United States

scientific article published on May 2013

Evidence for a genetic link between bone and vascular measures in African ancestry families

scientific article published on August 2013

Fat infiltration in muscle: new evidence for familial clustering and associations with diabetes

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GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF A HEALTHY METABOLIC PHENOTYPE IN THE LONG LIFE FAMILY STUDY

Genetic admixture, adipocytokines, and adiposity in Black Americans: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study

scientific article published on 28 March 2007

Genetic and environmental influences on skeletal muscle phenotypes as a function of age and sex in large, multigenerational families of African heritage

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Genetic association study of adiposity and melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) common variants: replication and functional characterization of non-coding regions

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Genetic determinants of serum testosterone concentrations in men.

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Genetic determination of adiponectin and its relationship with body fat topography in multigenerational families of African heritage

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Genetic epidemiology and genome-wide linkage analysis of carotid artery ultrasound traits in multigenerational African ancestry families

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Genome-wide Association Study of Change in Fasting Glucose over time in 13,807 non-diabetic European Ancestry Individuals

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Genome-wide association analysis identifies TYW3/CRYZ and NDST4 loci associated with circulating resistin levels

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Genome-wide association for abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose reveals a novel locus for visceral fat in women

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Genome-wide association study identifies common loci influencing circulating glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in non-diabetic subjects: the Long Life Family Study (LLFS).

scientific article published on 04 December 2013

Greater Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration Is Associated With Higher All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Men.

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Greater adipose tissue infiltration in skeletal muscle among older men of African ancestry

scientific article published on 19 May 2009

Greater skeletal muscle fat infiltration is associated with higher all-cause mortality among men of African ancestry

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

HEALTHY METABOLIC PHENOTYPE IN THE LONG LIFE FAMILY STUDY: WEIGHT GAIN, DISABILITY, AND MORTALITY

Hyperleptinemia, adiposity, and risk of metabolic syndrome in older adults

scientific article published on 26 December 2013

Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Insulin resistance is associated with decreased quadriceps muscle strength in nondiabetic adults aged >or=70 years

scientific article published on 26 January 2009

Insulin sensitizers may attenuate lean mass loss in older men with diabetes

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Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

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Lipoprotein subclass and particle size differences in Afro-Caribbeans, African Americans, and white Americans: associations with hepatic lipase gene variation

scientific article published in January 2006

Low Plasma Klotho Concentrations and Decline of Knee Strength in Older Adults

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Low prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elderly Afro-Caribbean men.

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Markers of inflammation are heritable and associated with subcutaneous and ectopic skeletal muscle adiposity in African ancestry families

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Meta-analysis of gene-environment interaction: joint estimation of SNP and SNP × environment regression coefficients

scientific article published in January 2011

Metabolic Syndrome in Endometrial Cancer Patients: Systematic Review

scientific article published on 30 March 2019

Mitochondrial DNA variation in human metabolic rate and energy expenditure

scientific article published on 09 May 2011

Molecular variation in neuropeptide Y and bone mineral density among men of African ancestry

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Muscle Attenuation Is Associated With Newly Developed Hypertension in Men of African Ancestry

scientific article published on 6 March 2017

Myosteatosis increases with aging and is associated with incident diabetes in African ancestry men

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Optimal serum cholesterol concentrations are associated with accelerated bone loss in African ancestry men.

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Prostate cancer screening parameters in a high-risk African-Caribbean population

scientific article published on April 2004

Relative influence of heritability, environment and genetics on serum sclerostin

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

Replication and extension of association between common genetic variants in SIM1 and human adiposity

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Sarcopenia Characteristics are associated with Incident Mobility Limitations in African Caribbean Men: The Tobago Longitudinal Study of Aging

scientific article published on 08 October 2019

Serum Vitamin D and Age-Related Muscle Loss in Afro-Caribbean Men: The Importance of Age and Diabetic Status

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Sex and genetic effects on upper and lower body fat and associations with diabetes in multigenerational families of African heritage

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Skeletal muscle adiposity is associated with serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in Afro-Caribbean men

scientific article published on 13 May 2013

The 9p21 myocardial infarction risk allele increases risk of peripheral artery disease in older people

scientific article published on 23 June 2009

The Adiponectin Paradox in the Elderly: Associations with Body Composition, Physical Functioning, and Mortality.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

The Associations of Indices of Obesity with Lipoprotein Subfractions in Japanese American, African American and Korean Men

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The Need for Standardized Assessment of Muscle Quality in Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit and Other Aging-Related Muscle Dysfunctions: A Symposium Report

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The association between renal function biomarkers and subclinical cardiovascular measures in African Caribbean families

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Thyroid function and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome in older adults: the Health, Ageing and Body Composition Study

scientific article published in June 2012

Trajectories of the relationships of physical activity with body composition changes in older men: the MrOS study

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Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis and Functional Annotation Illuminates the Genetic Architecture of Fasting Glucose and Insulin

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Weight Loss and Blood Pressure Changes, Roles Played by Genetic Susceptibility and Macronutrients

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

Wnt Pathway Inhibitor DKK1: A Potential Novel Biomarker for Adiposity

scientific article published on 03 January 2019