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- Zhang, K., Huentelman, M. J., Rao, F., Sun, E. I., Corneveaux, J. J., Schork, A. J., Wei, Z., Waalen, J., Miramontes-Gonzalez, J. P., Hightower, C. M., Maihofer, A. X., Mahata, M., et al. Genetic implication of a novel thiamine transporter in human hypertension Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014 63:1542-1555 DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.007 PMID:24509276 PMCID:PMC3992204
- Zhang, K., Deacon, D. C., Rao, F., Schork, A. J., Fung, M. M., Waalen, J., Schork, N. J., Nievergelt, C. M., Chi, N. C., O'Connor, D. T. Human heart rate: heritability of resting and stress values in twin pairs, and influence of genetic variation in the adrenergic pathway at a microribonucleic acid microRNA motif in the 3'-UTR of cytochrome b561 Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014 63:358-368 DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.025 PMID:24140660 PMCID:PMC3946708
- Friese, R. S., Ye, C., Nievergelt, C. M., Schork, A. J., Mahapatra, N. R., Rao, F., Napolitan, P. S., Waalen, J., Ehret, G. B., Munroe, P. B., Schmid-Schonbein, G. W., Eskin, E., et al. Integrated computational and experimental analysis of the neuroendocrine transcriptome in genetic hypertension identifies novel control points for the cardiometabolic syndrome Circulation-Cardiovascular Genetics 2012 5:430-440 DOI:10.1161/circgenetics.111.962415 PMID:22670052 PMCID:PMC3467001
- Chen, Y., Rao, F., Rodriguez-Flores, J. L., Mahapatra, N. R., Mahata, M., Wen, G., Salem, R. M., Shih, P. A. B., Das, M., Schork, N. J., Ziegler, M. G., Hamilton, B. A., et al. Common genetic variants in the chromogranin a promoter alter autonomic activity and blood pressure Kidney International 2008 74:115-125 DOI:10.1038/ki.2008.113 PMID:18432188 PMCID:PMC2576285
- Salem, R. M., Cadman, P. E., Chen, Y., Rao, F., Wen, G., Harnilton, B. A., Rana, B. K., Smith, D. W., Stridsberg, M., Ward, H. J., Mahata, M., Mahata, S. K., et al. Chromogranin a polymorphisms are associated with hypertensive renel disease Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2008 19:600-614 DOI:10.1681/asn.2007070754 PMID:18235090 PMCID:PMC2391050
- Zhang, L., Rao, F., Zhang, K., Khandrika, S., Das, M., Vaingankar, S. M., Bao, X., Rana, B. K., Smith, D. W., Wessel, J., Salem, R. M., Rodriguez-Flores, J. L., et al. Discovery of common human genetic variants of gtp cyclohydrolase 1 (gch1) governing nitric oxide, autonomic activity, and cardiovascular risk Journal of Clinical Investigation 2007 117:2658-2671 DOI:10.1172/jci31093 PMID:17717598
- Rao, F., Zhang, L., Wessel, J., Zhang, K., Wen, G., Kennedy, B. P., Rana, B. K., Das, M., Rodriguez-Flores, J. L., Smith, D. W., Cadman, P. E., Salem, R. M., et al. Tyrosine hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis - discovery of common human genetic variants governing transcription, autonomic activity, and blood pressure in vivo Circulation 2007 116:993-1006 DOI:10.1161/circulationaha.106.682302 PMID:17698732
- Wen, G., Wessel, J., Zhou, W., Ehret, G. B., Rao, F., Stridsberg, M., Mahata, S. K., Gent, P. M., Das, M., Cooper, R. S., Chakravarti, A., Zhou, H., et al. An ancestral variant of secretogranin ii confers regulation by phox2 transcription factors and association with hypertension Human Molecular Genetics 2007 16:1752-1764 DOI:10.1093/hmg/ddm123 PMID:17584765 PMCID:PMC2695823
- Rao, F., Wen, G., Gayen, J. R., Das, M., Vaingankar, S. M., Rana, B. K., Mahata, M., Kennedy, B. P., Salem, R. M., Stridsberg, M., Abel, K., Smith, D. W., et al. Catecholamine release-inhibitory peptide catestatin (chromogranin a(352-372)) - naturally occurring amino acid variant gly364ser causes profound changes in human autonomic activity and alters risk for hypertension Circulation 2007 115:2271-2281 DOI:10.1161/circulationaha.106.628859 PMID:17438154
- Lillie, E. O., Mahata, M., Khandrika, S., Rao, F., Bundey, R. A., Wen, G., Chen, Y. Q., Taupenot, L., Smith, D. W., Mahata, S. K., Ziegler, M. G., Cockburn, M., et al. Heredity of endothelin secretion - human twin studies reveal the influence of polymorphism at the chromogranin a locus, a novel determinant of endothelial function Circulation 2007 115:2282-2291 DOI:10.1161/circulationaha.106.648345 PMID:17438153
- Wessel, J., Moratorio, G., Rao, F., Mahata, M., Zhang, L., Greene, W., Rana, B. K., Kennedy, B. P., Khandrika, S., Huang, P., Lillie, E. O., Shih, P. A. B., et al. C-reactive protein, an 'intermediate phenotype' for inflammation: Human twin studies reveal heritability, association with blood pressure and the metabolic syndrome, and the influence of common polymorphism at catecholaminergic/beta-adrenergic pathway loci Journal of Hypertension 2007 25:329-343 DOI:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328011753e PMID:17211240