2023
Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations
Krishnan M, Phipps-Green A, Russell E, Major T, Cadzow M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Hindmarsh J, Qasim M, Watson H, Liu S, Carlson J, Minster R, Hawley N, Naseri T, Reupena M, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Murphy R, Weeks D. Association of rs9939609 in FTO with BMI among Polynesian peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand and other Pacific nations. Journal Of Human Genetics 2023, 68: 463-468. PMID: 36864286, PMCID: PMC10313811, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01141-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexPrevious smaller studiesAssociation of rs9939609New Zealand PolynesiansMass indexFat massSmall studySignificant associationPolynesian ancestryFTO variantsRs9939609Effect size estimatesAssociationSimilar effectsMean effect size estimate
2022
Multivariate analysis of a missense variant in CREBRF reveals associations with measures of adiposity in people of Polynesian ancestries
Zhang J, Heinsberg L, Krishnan M, Hawley N, Major T, Carlson J, Hindmarsh J, Watson H, Qasim M, Stamp L, Dalbeth N, Murphy R, Sun G, Cheng H, Naseri T, Reupena M, Kershaw E, Deka R, McGarvey S, Minster R, Merriman T, Weeks D. Multivariate analysis of a missense variant in CREBRF reveals associations with measures of adiposity in people of Polynesian ancestries. Genetic Epidemiology 2022, 47: 105-118. PMID: 36352773, PMCID: PMC9892232, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22508.Peer-Reviewed Original Research