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  • Fung, M. M., Salem, R. M., Lipkowitz, M. S., Bhatnagar, V., Pandey, B., Schork, N. J., O'Connor, D. T., Investigators, Aask Study Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr) polymorphism a1298c (glu429ala) predicts decline in renal function over time in the african-american study of kidney disease and hypertension (aask) trial and veterans affairs hypertension cohort (vahc) Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation  2012 27:197-205  DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfr257  PMID:21613384  PMCID:PMC3350339
  • Chen, Y. Q., Salem, R. M., Rao, F. W., Fung, M. M., Bhatnagar, V., Pandey, B., Mahata, M., Waalen, J., Nievergelt, C. M., Lipkowitz, M. S., Hamilton, B. A., Mahata, S. K., et al. Common charge-shift mutation glu65lys in k(+) channel beta(1)-subunit kcnmb1: Pleiotropic consequences for glomerular filtration rate and progressive renal disease American Journal of Nephrology  2010 32:414-424  DOI:10.1159/000320131  PMID:20861615  PMCID:PMC2975731
  • Chen, Y. Q., Lipkowitz, M. S., Salem, R. M., Fung, M. M., Bhatnagar, V., Mahata, M., Nievergelt, C. M., Rao, F. W., Mahata, S. K., Schork, N. J., Hicks, P. J., Bowden, D. W., et al. Progression of chronic kidney disease: Adrenergic genetic influence on glomerular filtration rate decline in hypertensive nephrosclerosis American Journal of Nephrology  2010 32:23-30  DOI:10.1159/000313927  PMID:20484896  PMCID:PMC2914391
  • Salem, R. M., Pandey, B., Richard, E., Fung, M. M., Garcia, E. P., Brophy, V. H., Schork, N. J., O'Connor, D. T., Bhatnagar, V. The va hypertension primary care longitudinal cohort: Electronic medical records in the post-genomic era Health Informatics Journal  2010 16:274-286  DOI:10.1177/1460458210380527  PMID:21216807  PMCID:PMC3099595
  • Fung, M. M., Chen, Y. Q., Lipkowitz, M. S., Salem, R. M., Bhatnagar, V., Mahata, M., Nievergelt, C. M., Rao, F. W., Mahata, S. K., Schork, N. J., Brophy, V. H., O'Connor, D. T., et al. Adrenergic beta-1 receptor genetic variation predicts longitudinal rate of GFR decline in hypertensive nephrosclerosis Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation  2009 24:3677-3686  DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfp471  PMID:19745105  PMCID:PMC2790952
  • Bhatnagar, V., To'Connor, D., Brophy, V. H., Schork, N. J., Richard, E., Salem, R. M., Nievergelt, C. M., Bakris, G. L., Middleton, J. P., Norris, K. C., Wright, J., Hiremath, L., et al. G-protein-coupled receintor kinase 4 polymorphisms and blood pressure response to metoprolol among african americans: Sex-specificity and interactions American Journal of Hypertension  2009 22:332-338  DOI:10.1038/ajh.2008.341  PMID:19119263  PMCID:PMC2715837
  • Bhatnagar, V., O'Connor, D. T., Schork, N. J., Salem, R. M., Nievergelt, C. M., Rana, B. K., Smith, D. W., Bakris, G. L., Middleton, J. P., Norris, K. C., Wright, J. T., Cheek, D., et al. Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism predicts the time-course of blood pressure response to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition in the aask trial Journal of Hypertension  2007 25:2082-2092  DOI:10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282b9720e  PMID:17885551  PMCID:PMC2792638