Curriculum Vitae Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Date
January 7, 2013
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Department of Medicine 685 W. Baltimore St. MSTF 357 Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 706-4179 (410) 706-1622 lyerges@medicine.umaryland.edu Spanish (working knowledge)
Education 2003 2008
B.S., Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh. Thesis Advisor – Joseph Zmuda. Dissertation Title – “Genetic Determinants of Bone Mineral Density in Men: A candidate gene approach to studying a complex trait”
Post Graduate Education and Training 2007-2008 2009-2012
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Mentor – Braxton Mitchell
Certifications 2010
Certified in Public Health (CPH), National Board of Public Health Examiners
Employment History Academic Appointments 2012-present Assistant Professor, Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore Other Employment 2000-2002 2002-2003
Laboratory Assistant, Entomology Department, The Pennsylvania State University Civilian Contract Laboratory Technician, Immunology Department, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Professional Society Membership
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2005 2007-2008 2005-present 2006-present
American Society of Cancer Researchers European Calcified Tissue Society American Society of Human Genetics American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
Honors and Awards 2004 2006 2007 2007 2009 2010 2011 2011
Women in High Places (WHIP) Fellowship; Innovara AMGEN Travel Grant to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) World Congress; IOF and AMGEN Young Investigator Award; European Calcified Tissue Society Travel Grant Award; Metabolic Bone Diseases Fellows’ Research Forum; The Endocrine Fellows Society Young Investigator Award; International Genetic Epidemiology Society President’s Poster Competition Award, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Young Investigator Award, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (Topical Meeting) Young Investigator Travel Grant, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (Annual Meeting)
Administrative Service Institutional Service 2005-2006 2006 2006 2010-2011
Doctoral Student Organization Secretary/Treasurer. Elected position. University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Re-accreditation Committee – Student representative. Appointed position. University of Pittsburgh Ad hoc committee to improve student teaching opportunities. Appointed position. University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Aging Trainee Meeting – Postdoctoral Coordinator. University of Maryland
Local and National Service National Service 2010-2011 2010-2011 2011-2012
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Ad Hoc Reviewer, Osteoporosis International Ad Hoc Reviewer, Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics
Teaching Service Graduate Student Teaching 2002
2005
Teaching assistant, Insect Structure and Function (ENT 410) The Pennsylvania State University 5 students, 2nd year graduate students – 1 contact hour/week Teaching assistant, Laboratory in Molecular Epidemiology (Epidem 2601) University of Pittsburgh
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2009 2010
7 students, 2nd-3rd year graduate students – 2 contact hours/week Guest Lecturer, Genetic Epidemiology (Prev 711) 5-10 students, 2nd-4th year graduate students – 2 contact hours/year Small Group Discussion leader, Mechanisms in Biomedical Science (GPLS 601) 5-7 students, 1 contact hour/year
Medical Student Teaching 2010-2011
Small Group Discussion Leader, Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) 10-20 students, 2nd year medical students – 1-2 contact hours/year
Grant Support Current Grants 09/27/12 – 06/30/17 (Co-Investigator: 10% years 4 and 5) “Center for the Genomics of Pain” PI: Susan Dorsey National Institute of Nursing Research, P30NR014129 Annual Direct Costs: $478,309 Completed Grants 04/01/10 – 03/31/12 (PI: 100%) “Genetics of Bone Mineral Density in Two Populations” National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, F32AR059469 Annual Direct Costs: $50,494 Total Direct Costs: $98,180 Publications Peer-reviewed journal articles 1. Yerges LM, Zhang Y, Cauley JA, Kammerer CM, Nestlerode CS, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Moffett SP, Ferrell RE, Zmuda JM. Functional Characterization of Genetic Variation in the Frizzled 1 (FZD1) Promoter and Association with Bone Phenotypes: More to the LRP5 Story? J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Jan;24(1):87-96). 2. Zmuda JM, Yerges LM, Kammerer CM, Cauley JA, Wang X, Nestlerode CS, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Moffett SP, Ferrell RE. Association Analysis of WNT10B with Bone Mass and Structure among Individuals of African Ancestry. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Mar;24(3):437-47. 3. Xiong DH, Liu XG, Guo YF, Tan LJ, Wang L, Sha BY, Tang ZH, Pan F, Yang TL, Chen XD, Lei SF, Yerges LM, Zhu XZ, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Guo Y, Yan H, Pei YF, Zhang YP, Levy S, Papasian CJ, Xiao P, Lundberg YW, Recker RR, Liu YZ, Liu YJ, Zmuda JM, Deng HW. Genome-wide Association and Follow-up Replication Studies Identified ADAMTS18 and TGFBR3 as Bone Mass Candidate Genes in Different Ethnic Groups. Am J Hum Genet. 2009 March;84(3):399-398. 4. Moffett SP, Dillon KA, Yerges LM, Goodrich LJ, Bunker CH, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Zmuda JM. Identification and Association Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Noggin (NOG) Gene and Osteoporosis Phenotypes. Bone. 2009 May;(44):9991002.
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5. Miljkovic I, Li H, Yerges LM, Gordon CL, Goodpaster BH, Kuller LH, Nestlerode CS, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Zmuda JM. Association of the CPT1B Gene with Skeletal Muscle Fat Infiltration in Afro-Caribbean Men. Obesity, 2009 Jul;17(7):1396-401. 6. Goodrich LJ, Yerges LM, Milkovic I, Nestlerode CS, Kuipers AL, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Zmuda JM. Molecular Variation in Neuropeptide Y and Bone Mineral Density in Men of African Ancestry. Calcif Tissue Int. 2009 December;85(6):507-13. 7. Yerges LM, Klei L, Cauley JA, Roder K, Kammerer CM, Moffett SP, Ensrud KE, Nestlerode CS, Marshall LM, Hoffman AR, Lewis C, Lang TF, Barrett-Connor E, Ferrell RE, Orwoll ES, Zmuda JM. A High-Density Association Study of 383 Candidate Genes for Volumetric Bone Density at the Femoral Neck and Lumbar Spine among Older Men. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Dec; 24(12):2039-49. 8. Yerges LM, Klei L, Cauley JA, Roder K, Kammerer CM, Ensrud KE, Nestlerode CS, Lewis C, Lang TF, Barrett-Connor E, Moffett SP, Hoffman AR, Ferrell RE, Orwoll ES, Zmuda JM. Candidate Gene Analysis of Femoral Neck Trabecular and Cortical Volumetric Bone Mineral Density in Older Men. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Feb;25(2):330-8. 9. Atkinson EJ, McDonnell SK, Witte JS, Crawford DC, Fan Y, Fridley B, Li D, Li L, Rodin A, Sadee W, Speed T, Weiss ST, Yang J, Yerges L, Schaid DJ. Conference Scene: Lessons Learned from the 5th Statistical Analysis Workshop of the Pharmacogenetics Research Network. Pharmacogenomics. 2010 March;(3):297-303. 10. Zhang Y, Kuipers AL, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Nestlerode CS, Jin Z, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Zmuda JM. Functional and Association Analysis of Frizzled 1 (FZD1) Promoter Haplotypes with Femoral Neck Geometry. Bone. 2010 April;46(4):1131-7. 11. Miljkovic I, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Kuller LH, Kuipers AL, Wang X, Kammerer CM, Nestlerode CS, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, RW Evans, Zmuda JM. Association Analysis of 33 Lipoprotein Candidate Genes in Multi-generational Families of African Ancestry. J Lipid Res. 2010 July;51(7):1823-31. 12. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Miljkovic I, Cauley JA, Sheu Y, Gordon CL, Wheeler VW, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Zmuda JM. Adipose Tissue and Volumetric Bone Mineral Density of Older Afro-Caribbean Men. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Oct;25(10):2221-8. 13. Shen H, Bielak LF, Ferguson JF, Streeten EA, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Liu J, Post W, O'Connell JR, Hixson JE, Kardia SL, Sun YV, Jhun MA, Wang X, Mehta NN, Li M, Koller DL, Hakonarson H, Keating BJ, Rader DJ, Shuldiner AR, Peyser PA, Reilly MP, Mitchell BD. Association of the Vitamin D Metabolism Gene CYP24A1 with Coronary Artery Calcification. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Dec;30(12):2648-54. 14. Zmuda JM, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Moffett SP, Klei L, Kammerer CM, Roeder K, Cauley JA, Kuipers A, Ensrud KE, Nestlerode CS, Hoffman AR, Lewis CE, Lang TF, Barrett-Connor E, Ferrell RE, Orwoll ES; for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group. Genetic Analysis of Vertebral Trabecular Bone Density and Cross-Sectional Area in Older Men. Osteoporosis Int. 2011 Apr;22(4):1079-90. 15. Mitchell BD, Yerges-Armstrong LM. The Genetics of Bone Loss: Challenges and Prospects. JCEM 2011 May;96(5):1258-68. 16. Speliotes EK*, Yerges-Armstrong LM*, Wu J*, Hernaez R*, Kim LJ*; Palmer CD, Gudnason V, Eiriksdottir G, Garcia ME, Launer LJ, Nalls MA, Clark JM, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Butler JL, Thomas M, Hoffmann U, Hwang SJ, Massaro JM, O'Donnell CJ, Sahani DV, Salomaa V, Schadt EE, Schwartz SM, Siscovick DS, NASH CRN, GIANT Consortium, MAGIC Investigators, Voight BF, Carr JJ, Feitosa MF, Harris TB, Fox CS, Smith AV, Kao WH, Hirschhorn JN, Borecki IB, GOLD Consortium. Genome-wide Association Analysis Identifies Variants Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease that Have Distinct Effects on Metabolic Traits. PLOS Genet. 2011 Mar;7(3):e1001324. 17. Chambers JC, Zhang W, Sehmi J, Li X, Wass MN, Van der Harst P, Holm H, Sanna S, Kavousi M, Baumeister SE, Coin LJ, Deng G, Gieger C, Heard-Costa NL, Hottenga JJ,
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Kühnel B, Kumar V, Lagou V, Liang L, Luan J, Vidal PM, Mateo Leach I, O'Reilly PF, Peden JF, Rahmioglu N, Soininen P, Speliotes EK, Yuan X, Thorleifsson G, Alizadeh BZ, Atwood LD, Borecki IB, Brown MJ, Charoen P, Cucca F, Das D, de Geus EJ, Dixon AL, Döring A, Ehret G, Eyjolfsson GI, Farrall M, Forouhi NG, Friedrich N, Goessling W, Gudbjartsson DF, Harris TB, Hartikainen AL, Heath S, Hirschfield GM, Hofman A, Homuth G, Hyppönen E, Janssen HL, Johnson T, Kangas AJ, Kema IP, Kühn JP, Lai S, Lathrop M, Lerch MM, Li Y, Liang TJ, Lin JP, Loos RJ, Martin NG, Moffatt MF, Montgomery GW, Munroe PB, Musunuru K, Nakamura Y, O'Donnell CJ, Olafsson I, Penninx BW, Pouta A, Prins BP, Prokopenko I, Puls R, Ruokonen A, Savolainen MJ, Schlessinger D, Schouten JN, Seedorf U, SenChowdhry S, Siminovitch KA, Smit JH, Spector TD, Tan W, Teslovich TM, Tukiainen T, Uitterlinden AG, Van der Klauw MM, Vasan RS, Wallace C, Wallaschofski H, Wichmann HE, Willemsen G, Würtz P, Xu C, Yerges-Armstrong LM; Alcohol Genome-wide Association (AlcGen) Consortium; Diabetes Genetics Replication and Meta-analyses (DIAGRAM+) Study; Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium; Global Lipids Genetics Consortium; Genetics of Liver Disease (GOLD) Consortium; International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP-GWAS); Meta-analyses of Glucose and InsulinRelated Traits Consortium (MAGIC), Abecasis GR, Ahmadi KR, Boomsma DI, Caulfield M, Cookson WO, van Duijn CM, Froguel P, Matsuda K, McCarthy MI, Meisinger C, Mooser V, Pietiläinen KH, Schumann G, Snieder H, Sternberg MJ, Stolk RP, Thomas HC, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uda M, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Waterworth DM, Watkins H, Whitfield JB, Witteman JC, Wolffenbuttel BH, Fox CS, Ala-Korpela M, Stefansson K, Vollenweider P, Völzke H, Schadt EE, Scott J, Järvelin MR, Elliott P, Kooner JS. Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma. Nat Genet. 2011 Oct;43(11):1131-8. 18. Stolk L, Perry JR, Chasman DI, He C, Mangino M, Sulem P, Barbalic M, Broer L, Byrne EM, Ernst F, Esko T, Franceschini N, Gudbjartsson DF, Hottenga JJ, Kraft P, McArdle PF, Porcu E, Shin SY, Smith AV, van Wingerden S, Zhai G, Zhuang WV, Albrecht E, Alizadeh BZ, Aspelund T, Bandinelli S, Lauc LB, Beckmann JS, Boban M, Boerwinkle E, Broekmans FJ, Burri A, Campbell H, Chanock SJ, Chen C, Cornelis MC, Corre T, Coviello AD, d'Adamo P, Davies G, de Faire U, de Geus EJ, Deary IJ, Dedoussis GV, Deloukas P, Ebrahim S, Eiriksdottir G, Emilsson V, Eriksson JG, Fauser BC, Ferreli L, Ferrucci L, Fischer K, Folsom AR, Garcia ME, Gasparini P, Gieger C, Glazer N, Grobbee DE, Hall P, Haller T, Hankinson SE, Hass M, Hayward C, Heath AC, Hofman A, Ingelsson E, Janssens AC, Johnson AD, Karasik D, Kardia SL, Keyzer J, Kiel DP, Kolcic I, Kutalik Z, Lahti J, Lai S, Laisk T, Laven JS, Lawlor DA, Liu J, Lopez LM, Louwers YV, Magnusson PK, Marongiu M, Martin NG, Klaric IM, Masciullo C, McKnight B, Medland SE, Melzer D, Mooser V, Navarro P, Newman AB, Nyholt DR, Onland-Moret NC, Palotie A, Paré G, Parker AN, Pedersen NL, Peeters PH, Pistis G, Plump AS, Polasek O, Pop VJ, Psaty BM, Räikkönen K, Rehnberg E, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Sala C, Salumets A, Scuteri A, Singleton A, Smith JA, Snieder H, Soranzo N, Stacey SN, Starr JM, Stathopoulou MG, Stirrups K, Stolk RP, Styrkarsdottir U, Sun YV, Tenesa A, Thorand B, Toniolo D, Tryggvadottir L, Tsui K, Ulivi S, van Dam RM, van der Schouw YT, van Gils CH, van Nierop P, Vink JM, Visscher PM, Voorhuis M, Waeber G, Wallaschofski H, Wichmann HE, Widen E, Wijnands-van Gent CJ, Willemsen G, Wilson JF, Wolffenbuttel BH, Wright AF, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Zemunik T, Zgaga L, Zillikens MC, Zygmunt M, Study TL, Arnold AM, Boomsma DI, Buring JE, Crisponi L, Demerath EW, Gudnason V, Harris TB, Hu FB, Hunter DJ, Launer LJ, Metspalu A, Montgomery GW, Oostra BA, Ridker PM, Sanna S, Schlessinger D, Spector TD, Stefansson K, Streeten EA, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uda M, Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Völzke H, Murray A, Murabito JM, Visser JA, Lunetta KL. Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways. Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 22; 44(3):260-8.
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19. Estrada K, Styrkarsdottir U, Evangelou E, Hsu YH, Duncan EL, Ntzani EE, Oei L, Albagha OM, Amin N, Kemp JP, Koller DL, Li G, Liu CT, Minster RL, Moayyeri A, Vandenput L, Willner D, Xiao SM, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Zheng HF, Alonso N, Eriksson J, Kammerer CM, Kaptoge SK, Leo PJ, Thorleifsson G, Wilson SG, Wilson JF, Aalto V, Alen M, Aragaki AK, Aspelund T, Center JR, Dailiana Z, Duggan DJ, Garcia M, Garcia-Giralt N, Giroux S, Hallmans G, Hocking LJ, Husted LB, Jameson KA, Khusainova R, Kim GS, Kooperberg C, Koromila T, Kruk M, Laaksonen M, Lacroix AZ, Lee SH, Leung PC, Lewis JR, Masi L, Mencej-Bedrac S, Nguyen TV, Nogues X, Patel MS, Prezelj J, Rose LM, Scollen S, Siggeirsdottir K, Smith AV, Svensson O, Trompet S, Trummer O, van Schoor NM, Woo J, Zhu K, Balcells S, Brandi ML, Buckley BM, Cheng S, Christiansen C, Cooper C, Dedoussis G, Ford I, Frost M, Goltzman D, González-Macías J, Kähönen M, Karlsson M, Khusnutdinova E, Koh JM, Kollia P, Langdahl BL, Leslie WD, Lips P, Ljunggren Ö, Lorenc RS, Marc J, Mellström D, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Olmos JM, Pettersson-Kymmer U, Reid DM, Riancho JA, Ridker PM, Rousseau F, Slagboom PE, Tang NL, Urreizti R, Van Hul W, Viikari J, Zarrabeitia MT, Aulchenko YS, Castano-Betancourt M, Grundberg E, Herrera L, Ingvarsson T, Johannsdottir H, Kwan T, Li R, Luben R, Medina-Gómez C, Palsson ST, Reppe S, Rotter JI, Sigurdsson G, van Meurs JB, Verlaan D, Williams FM, Wood AR, Zhou Y, Gautvik KM, Pastinen T, Raychaudhuri S, Cauley JA, Chasman DI, Clark GR, Cummings SR, Danoy P, Dennison EM, Eastell R, Eisman JA, Gudnason V, Hofman A, Jackson RD, Jones G, Jukema JW, Khaw KT, Lehtimäki T, Liu Y, Lorentzon M, McCloskey E, Mitchell BD, Nandakumar K, Nicholson GC, Oostra BA, Peacock M, Pols HA, Prince RL, Raitakari O, Reid IR, Robbins J, Sambrook PN, Sham PC, Shuldiner AR, Tylavsky FA, van Duijn CM, Wareham NJ, Cupples LA, Econs MJ, Evans DM, Harris TB, Kung AW, Psaty BM, Reeve J, Spector TD, Streeten EA, Zillikens MC, Thorsteinsdottir U, Ohlsson C, Karasik D, Richards JB, Brown MA, Stefansson K, Uitterlinden AG, Ralston SH, Ioannidis JP, Kiel DP, Rivadeneira F. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture. Nat Genet. 2012 Apr 15; 44(5):491-501. 20. Liu CT, Estrada K, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Amin N, Evangelou E, Li G, Minster RL, Carless MA, Kammerer CM, Oei L, Zhou Y, Alonso N, Dailiana Z, Eriksson J, García-Giralt N, Giroux S, Husted LB, Khusainova RI, Koromila T, Kung AW, Lewis JR, Masi L, Mencej-Bedrac S, Nogues X, Patel MS, Prezelj J, Richards JB, Sham PC, Spector T, Vandenput L, Xiao SM, Zheng HF, Zhu K, Balcells S, Brandi ML, Frost M, Goltzman D, González-Macías J, Karlsson M, Khusnutdinova EK, Kollia P, Langdahl BL, Ljunggren O, Lorentzon M, Marc J, Mellström D, Ohlsson C, Olmos JM, Ralston SH, Riancho JA, Rousseau F, Urreizti R, Van Hul W, Zarrabeitia MT, Castano-Betancourt M, Demissie S, Grundberg E, Herrera L, Kwan T, Medina-Gómez C, Pastinen T, Sigurdsson G, Thorleifsson G, Vanmeurs JB, Blangero J, Hofman A, Liu Y, Mitchell BD, O'Connell JR, Oostra BA, Rotter JI, Stefansson K, Streeten EA, Styrkarsdottir U, Thorsteinsdottir U, Tylavsky FA, Uitterlinden A, Cauley JA, Harris TB, Ioannidis JP, Psaty BM, Robbins JA, Zillikens MC, Vanduijn CM, Prince RL, Karasik D, Rivadeneira F, Kiel DP, Cupples LA, Hsu YH. Assessment of gene-by-sex interaction effect on bone mineral density. J Bone Miner Res. 2012 Oct;27(10):2051-64. 21. Hochberg MC, Yerges-Armstrong L, Mitchell BD. Osteoarthritis susceptibility genes continue trickling in. Lancet. 2012 Sep 1;380(9844):785-7. 22. Zheng HF, Tobias JH, Duncan E, Evans DM, Eriksson J, Paternoster L, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Lehtimäki T, Bergström U, Kähönen M, Leo PJ, Raitakari O, Laaksonen M, Nicholson GC, Viikari J, Ladouceur M, Lyytikäinen LP, Medina-Gomez C, Rivadeneira F, Prince RL, Sievanen H, Leslie WD, Mellström D, Eisman JA, Movérare-Skrtic S, Goltzman D, Hanley DA, Jones G, St Pourcain B, Xiao Y, Timpson NJ, Smith GD, Reid IR, Ring SM, Sambrook PN, Karlsson M, Dennison EM, Kemp JP, Danoy P, Sayers A, Wilson SG, Nethander M, McCloskey E, Vandenput L, Eastell R, Liu J, Spector T, Mitchell BD, Streeten EA, Brommage R, Pettersson-Kymmer U, Brown MA, Ohlsson C, Richards JB, Lorentzon M.
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WNT16 influences bone mineral density, cortical bone thickness, bone strength, and osteoporotic fracture risk. PLoS Genet. 2012 Jul;8(7). 23. Yang J, Loos RJ, Powell JE, Medland SE, Speliotes EK, Chasman DI, Rose LM, Thorleifsson G, Steinthorsdottir V, Mägi R, Waite L, Vernon Smith A, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Monda KL, Hadley D, Mahajan A, Li G, Kapur K, Vitart V, Huffman JE, Wang SR, Palmer C, Esko T, Fischer K, Hua Zhao J, Demirkan A, Isaacs A, Feitosa MF, Luan J, Heard-Costa NL, White C, Jackson AU, Preuss M, Ziegler A, Eriksson J, Kutalik Z, Frau F, Nolte IM, Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Hottenga JJ, Jacobs KB, Verweij N, Goel A, MedinaGomez C, Estrada K, Lynn Bragg-Gresham J, Sanna S, Sidore C, Tyrer J, Teumer A, Prokopenko I, Mangino M, Lindgren CM, Assimes TL, Shuldiner AR, Hui J, Beilby JP, McArdle WL, Hall P, Haritunians T, Zgaga L, Kolcic I, Polasek O, Zemunik T, Oostra BA, Juhani Junttila M, Grönberg H, Schreiber S, Peters A, Hicks AA, Stephens J, Foad NS, Laitinen J, Pouta A, Kaakinen M, Willemsen G, Vink JM, Wild SH, Navis G, Asselbergs FW, Homuth G, John U, Iribarren C, Harris T, Launer L, Gudnason V, O'Connell JR, Boerwinkle E, Cadby G, Palmer LJ, James AL, Musk AW, Ingelsson E, Psaty BM, Beckmann JS, Waeber G, Vollenweider P, Hayward C, Wright AF, Rudan I, Groop LC, Metspalu A, Tee Khaw K, van Duijn CM, Borecki IB, Province MA, Wareham NJ, Tardif JC, Huikuri HV, Adrienne Cupples L, Atwood LD, Fox CS, Boehnke M, Collins FS, Mohlke KL, Erdmann J, Schunkert H, Hengstenberg C, Stark K, Lorentzon M, Ohlsson C, Cusi D, Staessen JA, Van der Klauw MM, Pramstaller PP, Kathiresan S, Jolley JD, Ripatti S, Jarvelin MR, de Geus EJ, Boomsma DI, Penninx B, Wilson JF, Campbell H, Chanock SJ, van der Harst P, Hamsten A, Watkins H, Hofman A, Witteman JC, Carola Zillikens M, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, Carola Zillikens M, Kiemeney LA, Vermeulen SH, Abecasis GR, Schlessinger D, Schipf S, Stumvoll M, Tönjes A, Spector TD, North KE, Lettre G, McCarthy MI, Berndt SI, Heath AC, Madden PA, Nyholt DR, Montgomery GW, Martin NG, McKnight B, Strachan DP, Hill WG, Snieder H, Ridker PM, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K, Frayling TM, Hirschhorn JN, Goddard ME, Visscher PM. FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index. Nature. 2012 Sep 16. Abstracts 1. Yerges LM, Moffett SP, Patrick AL, Ferrell RE, Bunker CH, Zmuda JM. Association Between Low-Density-Lipoprotein 5 (LRP5) Genotype and Prostate Cancer. AACR Meeting Abstracts, Apr 2005; 2005: 1160. 2. Oakley JI, Moffett SP, Yerges LM, Nestlerode CS, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Zmuda JM. Characterization of Genomic Variation at the Wnt10b Locus: Novel Association of Wnt10b Genotypes with Bone Density in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2005 (Suppl 1): F341. 3. Zmuda JM, Yerges L, Moffett SP, Nestlerode C, Cauley JA, Bunker CH, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Ferrell RE. Androgen Receptor Polymorphism: Association with Lean Mass and Bone Mass in Men of African Heritage. Calcified Tissue International 78(Suppl 1), 2006. 4. Yerges LM, Oakley JI, Moffett SP, Wheeler VW, Cauley JA, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Ferrell RE, Zmuda JM. Characterization of Genetic Variation in Frizzled 1 (FZD1) and Association with Bone Size and Strength: More to the LRP5 Story? Osteoporosis International 17(Suppl 2):S15, 2006. 5. Moffett SP, Oakley JI, Yerges LM, Nestlerode CS, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Zmuda JM. Variation in 3’ Region of the Wnt10b Gene is Associated with pQCT Measures of Bone Size and Strength in Afro-Caribbean Men. Osteoporosis International 17(Suppl 2):S25, 2006. 6. Zmuda JM, Yerges LM, Moffett SP, Nestlerode C, Bunker CH, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Cauley JA. A Functional Androgen Receptor Polymorphism is Associated with Lean Mass
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and Bone Mass Among Men of African Heritage: The Tobago Bone Health Study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2006 (Suppl 1): M138. 7. Moffett SP, Yerges L, Roeder K, Kammerer C, Ferrell R, Klei L, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Lang T, Orwoll E, Zmuda J. A Large Scale Candidate Gene Screen Identifies an Association Between the Sclerostin (SOST) Locus and Femoral Neck Areal BMD in Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2006 (Suppl 1): F142. 8. Yerges L, Moffett SP, Roeder K, Kammerer C, Ferrell R, Klei L, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Lang T, Orwoll E, Zmuda JM. A First-Stage, High-Density, Candidate Gene Screen for Volumetric Bone Density in Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2006 (Suppl 1): M136. 9. Moffett SP, Yerges L, Miljkovic-Gacic I, Nestlerode C, Dillon KA, Roeder K, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Klei L, Kammerer C, Ferrell R, Orwoll E, Zmuda JM. A Large Scale Candidate Gene Screen Identifies an Association Between the Wnt5B/Adiponectin Receptor 2 Gene Region and Fat Mass in Older Men. Obesity 2006; 14 (Suppl), p. A46. 10. Moffett SP, Yerges LM, Oakley JI, Nestlerode CS, Wheeler VW, Patrick AL, Bunker CH, Cauley JA, Zmuda JM. Novel Association of WNT10B Polymorphisms with Lean Body Mass Among Older Afro-Caribbean Men. Obesity 2006; 14 (Suppl), p. A266. 11. Yerges L, Moffett S, Miljkovic-Gacic I, Nestlerode C, Dillon K, Roeder K, Cauley J, Ensrud K, Klei L, Kammerer C, Ferrell R, Orwoll E, Zmuda J. Association Between the PAX7 Locus, BMI and Whole Body Lean Mass in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS). Obesity 2006; 14 (Suppl), p. A47. 12. Yerges L, L Klei, K Roeder, J Cauley, C Nestlerode, K Ensrud, C Kammerer, T Lang, R Ferrell, E Orwoll, JM Zmuda for the MrOS Research Group. A High-Density SNP Screen Identifies ENPP1 as a Candidate Locus for Femoral Shaft Bone Density in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS). Calcified Tissue International 2007; 80 (Suppl 1), p. S34. *Selected for ECTS Young Investigator Travel Award. 13. Miljkovic-Gacic I, Wang XJ, Kammerer CM, Nestlerode C, Yerges L, Kuipers A, Goodrich LJ, Kuller LH, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Evans RW, Zmuda JM. High-Density Association Analysis of the CETP Locus and HDL-C in Families of African Ancestry: The Tobago Family Health Study. (The 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, San Diego, CA, October 23-27, 2007). 14. Miljkovic-Gacic I, Wang XJ, Kammerer CM, Kuller LH, Yerges LM, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Evans RW, Zmuda JM. Genetic Variation in Four Candidate Loci and HDL-C: Tagging-SNP Analysis in Multigenerational Families of African Ancestry (Clinical Cardiovascular Genomics Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, ME, October 10-13, 2007). 15. Yerges LM, Miljkovic-Gacic I, Cauley JA, Sheu Y, Wheeler VW, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Zmuda JM. Adiposity and Bone Mineral Density in Older Men: Opposing Relationships of Subcutaneous and Intermuscular Fat Depots. (Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 24-27, 2008) 16. Zmuda JM, Yerges LM, Marshall LM, Kammerer CM, Cauley JA, Ensrud K, Ferrell R, Hoffman AR, Orwoll ES. Comprehensize Genetic Analysis of Bone Volume in Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS). (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2008 (Suppl 1) M268. 17. Moffett SP, Yerges L, Cauley J, Marshall L, Kammerer C, Ferrell R, Nestlerode C, Ensrud K, Hoffman AR, Lang T, Orwoll E, Zmuda J. A Large Scale Candidate Gene Analysis Identifies an Association Between the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 (CDK6) and Trabecular Volumetric BMD at the Lumbar Spine in Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2008 (Suppl 1) M266. 18. Zhang Y, Yerges LM, Zmuda JM. Haplotype Specific Promoter Activity of the Human Frizzled 1 (FZD1) Gene. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2008 (Suppl 1) M269.
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19. Yerges LM, Zhang Y, Zmuda JM. Characterization of a Promoter Polymorphism in Frizzled Homolog 1 (FZD1): Allele-Specific Regulation by Early Growth Factor 1 (Egr1) in Osteoblast-like Cells. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2008 (Suppl 1) M267. 20. Yerges LM, Cauley J, Moffett S, Nestlerode C, Ensrud K, Kammerer C, Marshall L, Hoffman A, Lang T, Ferrell R, Orwoll E, Zmuda J. Compartment Specific Genetic Analysis of Trabecular and Cortical Volumetric BMD in Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2008 (Suppl 1) Su284. 21. Yerges LM, Shen H, Herzog W, Drolet M, Pakyz RE, Newcomer S, Ryan KA, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR. Evidence that Platelet Aggregation to Collagen and Non-Collagen Agonists is Influenced by the Same Genes. (Pharmacogenomics Research Network Meeting, Rochester MN, April 14-16, 2009). 22. Yerges-Armstrong LM, McArdle PF, Pollin TI, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD. More Low Hanging Fruit on the Family Tree? Searching for Rare Sequence Variants in Families. (The 18th Annual International Genetic Epidemiology Society Meeting, Kahuku, HI, October 1820, 2009). *Selected to receive IGES Young Investigator Award. 23. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Shaffer JR, Ryan KA, Liu J, Bruder JM, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Blangero J, Kammerer CM, Mitchell BD. Joint Genetic Influences on height and Bone Mineral Density. (The 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Honolulu, HI, October 20-24, 2009). 24. Hsu YH, Beck T, Brown SJ, Cauley JA, Demissie S, Estrada K, Glazer N, Kaptoge S, Kiel D, Richards JB, Rivadeneira F, Robbins J, Soranzo N, Spector T, Streeten E, Uitterlinden A, Wilson S, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Zillikens C, Karasik D, Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) Identifies Several Genes for Hip Bone Geometry in Caucasians: The Genetic Factors for Osteoporosis (GEFOS) Consortium. (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2010 (Suppl 1) Oral Presentation 1060. 25. Estrada K, Thorleifsson G, Evangelou E, Koller D, Richards JB, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Vandenput L, Amin N, Glazer N, Albagha O, Minster R, Kaptoge S, Xiao S, Hsu YH, Uitterlinden AG, Kung A, Kammerer C, Ohlsson C, van Duijn CM, Evans D, Karasik D, Kiel D, Streeten E, Duncan E, Cauley JA, Wilson JF, Robbins J, Reeve J, Zillikens M, Brown M, the AOGC consortium, Lorentzon M, Econs M, Peacock M, Sham P, Wilson S, Ralston S, Harris TB, Spector T, Thorsteinsdottir U, Liu YM, Ioannidis J, Styrkarsdottir U, Rivadeneira F, for the GEFOS consortium, Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies Identifies 34 Loci that Regulate BMD with Evidence of Both Site Specific and Generalized Effects: the GEFOS Consortium. (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2010 (Suppl 1) Oral Presentation 1243. 26. Demissie S, Harris TB, Stolk L, Thorleifsson G, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Robbins J, Van Wingerden S, Thorsteinsdottir U, Vandenput L, Liu YH, Malkin I, Ried J, Zhang W, Zhao JH, Luan J, Smith A, Koller D, Estrada K, Uitterlinden A, Rivadeneira F, Mitchell BD, O'Connell JR, Glazer N, Styrkarsdottir U, van Duijn CM, Karasik D, Hsu YH, Lorentzon M, Harris TB, Econs M, Livshits G, Spector T, Döring A, Wichmann HE, Chambers J, Kooner J, Kutalik Z, Johnson T, Waterworth D, Loos R, Wareham NJ, Kilpilainen T, Gudnason V, Ohlsson C, Cauley JA, Zillikens M, Kiel D, A Large Meta-Analysis of Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) from the “CHARGE” and “GEFOS” Consortia Identifies Several Significant Loci for Lean Body Mass. (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2010 (Suppl 1) Oral Presentation 1246. 27. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Hochberg MC, Hawkes W, Reider L, Beck T, Hebel R, Orwig D, Magaziner J. Bone Mineral Density in Men with and Without Hip Fracture (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2010 (Suppl 1) MO0311. 28. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Liu X, Streeten EA, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD Bone Mineral Density Locus Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2010 (Suppl 1) SA0170. *Selected for a Presidential Poster Award.
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29. Estrada K, Evangelou E, Hsu YH, Styrkarsdottir U, Liu CT, Moayyeri A, Kaptoge S, Duncan E, Amin N, Kiel D, Karasik D, Albagha O, Brown M, Minster RL, Zillikens MC, Ohlsson C, Thorleifsson G, Reeve J, Vandenput L, Spector T, Uitterlinden AG, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Richards JB, Glazer N, Kung A, Koller D, Stefansson K, Ioannidis J, Ralston S, Rivadeneira F for the AOGC and the GEFOS consortia. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for bone-mineral-density (BMD) identifies 34 loci regulating BMD and a novel locus for fracture risk. (The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Washington DC, November 2-6, 2010). 30. Speliotes EK, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Wu J, Hernaez R, Kim LJ, Palmer CD, Harris TB, Eiriksdottir G, Garcia ME, Launer LJ, Nalls MA, Clark JM, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Butler JL, Hoffmann U, Massaro JM, O'Donnell CJ, Sahani DV, Carr JJ, Feitosa MF, Gudnason V, Fox CS, Smith AV, Koa WHL, Hischhorn JN, Borecki IB, The GOLD Consortium. Genome Wide Association Analysis Identifies Variants that Associate with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and that Have Distinct Effects on Serum Lipids. (The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Washington DC, November 2-6, 2010). 31. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Shaffer JR, Bruder JM, Dyer TD, Carless MA, Curran JE, GĂśring HHH, Blangero J, Kammerer CM, Mitchell BD. The value of mapping genome-wide associations across other ethnic groups: An analysis of BMD in Mexican Americans. (The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Washington DC, November 2-6, 2010). 32. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Ryan KA, Streeten EA, Lee WJ, Shuldiner AR, Schaffer AA, Mitchell BD. Age-related bone loss is associated with younger maternal age at death. (Forum on Aging and Skeletal Health, Bethesda MD, March 21-22, 2011) *Selected to receive ASBMR Young Investigator Award. 33. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Lu C, Hochberg MC, Mitchell BD, Duggan D, Jackson R, for the OAI Investigators. The Association of Genes within the Vitamin D Metabolism Pathway and Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Genome-Wide Association Study. (OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, San Diego, CA, Sept. 15-18, 2011) 34. Estrada K, Evangelou E, Hsu YH, Styrkarsdottir U, Liu CT, Moayyeri A, Kaptoge S, Duncan E, Evans D, Amin N, Oei L, Pettersson U, O'Neill T, Riancho J, Ljunggren O, Rousseau F, Leslie W, Goltzman D, Obermayer B, Langdahl B, NoguĂŠs X, Prince R, Lips P, Cheng S, Marc J, Dedoussis G, Kollia P, Brandi ML, Hocking L, Khusainova R, Cooper C, Jackson R, Lehtimaki T, Koh JM, Christiansen C, Eisman J,Tang N, Chasman D, Gudnason V, Trompet S, Ridker PM, Kiel D, Karasik D, Albagha O, Brown M, Spector T, M Zillikens, Ohlsson C, Thorleifsson G, Reeve J, Vandenput L, Minster R, Kammerer C, Yerges-Armstrong L, Richards B, Cauley J, Kung A, Koller D, Ioannidis J, Ralston S, Uitterlinden A, Rivadeneira F, AOGC, GENOMOS and GEFOS Consortia. Novel Genetic Factors and Biological Pathways Influencing BMD and Risk of Fracture. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#FR0358] 35. Liu CT, Hsu YH, Estrada K, Evangelou V, Zhou Y, Yerges-Armstrong L, Amin N, Glazer N, Minster R, Thorleifsson G, Cauley J, van Duijn CM, Harris T, Ioannidis J, Liu Y, Mitchell B, O'Connell JR, Robbins J, Streeten E, Styrkarsdottir U, Uitterlinden A, Zillikens M, Rivadeneira F, Karasik D, Cupples A, Kiel D. Assessment of Gene-by-Sex Interaction Effect on Bone Mineral Density. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#SU0367] 36. Koller D, Karasik D, Zheng HF, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Liu CT, Lai D, Estrada K, Rivadeneira F, Uitterlinden A, Giroux S, Rousseau F, Czerwinski S, Towne B, Econs M, Mitchell B, Richards B, Kiel D, Foroud T. Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in Premenopausal White Women Identifies Variants in WNT16, ESR1, and Novel
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BMD Loci. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#FR0367] 37. Zheng HF, Yerges-Armstrong L, Eriksson J, Duncan E, Mitchell B, Ohlsson C, Streeten E, Lorentzon M, Richards B. Large-Scale Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Bone Mineral Density at Radius: The GEFOS Consortium. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#FR0199] 38. Yu S, Yerges-Armstrong L, Chu Y, Zmuda J, Zhang Y. Frizzled 1 Promoter Activity and Expression Is Regulated by E2F1 in Osteoblasts. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#SU0241] 39. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Hochberg M, Hawkes W, Reider L, Beck T, Orwig D, Magaziner J. Differences in Hip Geometry Between Older Men With and Without Hip Fracture. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#1096] 40. Yerges-Armstrong LM, Shen H, Streeten EA, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD. Bone Mineral Density Is Reduced in Subjects with Familial Defective Apolipoprotein B-100. (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, San Diego, CA, Sept. 16-20, 2011) [#FR0197] *Selected as a plenary poster and for Young Investigator Travel Award. 41. Zheng HF, Yerges-Armstrong L, Eriksson J, Duncan E, Mitchell B, Ohlsson C, Streeten E, Lorentzon M, Richards JB. Large-scale Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Bone Mineral Density at Radius identified Susceptibility Locus at Wnt16. (ICHG/ASHG, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 11-15, 2011) [#849W] 42. Singh J, Yerges-Armstrong L, Shaffer JR, Curran J, Carless M, Cole S, Kent J, Dyer R, Almasy L, Mahaney M, Blangero J, Kammerer CM, Samollow PB. Genome-wide linkage and association analyses reveal quantitative trait loci that influence thyroid-related hormones. (ICHG/ASHG, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 11-15, 2011) [#662T] 43. Albert J, Horenstein R, Yerges-Armstrong L, Sreenivasan U, Snitker S, O'Connell J, McLenithan J, Shuldiner A, C. Sztalryd, Damcott C. A Human Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL) Knockout: Window into mechanisms of dyslipidemia and diabetes. (ICHG/ASHG, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 11-15, 2011) [#81] 44. Alley D, Yerges-Armstrong L, Shardell M, Metter E, Simonsick EM, Snitker S, Mitchell B, Ferrucci L. A Life Course Approach to Body Weight, Body Composition and Muscle Strength. (Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, Nov. 18-22, 2011) 45. Yerges-Armstrong LM, O’Connell JR, Curran JE, Blangero J, Mitchell B, Shuldiner AR, Damcott CM. Gene Expression Differences Between Offspring of Long-Lived Individuals and Controls in Candidate Longevity Regions. (Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, Nov. 18-22, 2011) 46. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Lu, C. Hochberg, MC. Mitchell, B. Jordan, JM. Renner, JB. McSherry, T. Taverna, DM. Duggan, D. Mysiw, WJ. Jackson, R. A Genetic Analysis of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in North American Caucasians: Results from the Osteoarthritis Initiative and Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. (World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 26-29, 2012) 47. Luneburg, P. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Mitchell, B. Hochberg, MC. Racial Differences in Pain Reporting in Subjects with of at risk for Symptomatic Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. (World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 26-29, 2012)
Major Invited Speeches Local
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1. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Utilizing Volumetric Bone Mineral Density from CT in Osteoporosis Studies: Observations from Two Studies in Men. Baltimore Hip Studies Seminar, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2010 National 1. Yerges, L. Moffett, S. Miljkovic-Gacic, I. Dillon, K. Roeder, K. Cauley, J. Ensrud, K. Klei, L. Kammerer, C. Ferrell R, Orwoll E, Zmuda J. Association Between the PAX7 Locus, BMI and Whole Body Lean Mass in Older Men: Data from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS). Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, Boston, MA, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2006 2. Yerges, L. Zhang, Y. Oakley, JI. Moffett, SP. Wheeler, VW. Cauley, JA. Bunker, CH. Patrick, AL. Ferrell, RE. Zmuda, JM. Characterization of genetic variation in Frizzled 1 (FZD1) and association with bone size and strength: More to the LRP5 story? The Endocrine Fellows Society, Santa Fe, NM, Oral Abstract Presentation,2007 3. Yerges, LM. Shen, H. Herzog, W. Drolet, M. Pakyz, RE. Newcomer, S. Ryan, KA. Mitchell, BD. Shuldiner, AR. Evidence that Platelet Aggregation to Collagen and Non-Collagen Agonists is Influenced by the Same Genes. Pharmacogenomics Research Network Meeting, Rochester, MN, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2009. 4. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Ryan, KA. Streeten, EA. Lee, WJ. Shuldiner, AR. Schaffer, AA. Mitchell, BD. Genetics of Boneloss: Promise and Pitfalls. Geisinger Medical Center – Weis Center for Research, Danville, PA, Department Seminar, 2011 5. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Hochberg, M. Hawkes, W. Reider, L. Beck, T. Orwig, D. Magaziner, J. Differences in Hip Geometry Between Older Men With and Without Hip Fracture. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2011. International 1. Yerges, LM. Oakley, JI. Moffett, SP. Wheeler, VW. Cauley, JA. Bunker, CH. Patrick AL. Ferrell, RE. Zmuda, JM. Characterization of Genetic Variation in Frizzled 1 (FZD1) and Association with Bone Size and Strength: More to the LRP5 Story? International Osteoporosis Foundation World Congress, Toronto, ON, Canada, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2006. 2. Yerges, L. Klei, L. Roeder, K. Cauley, J. Nestlerode, C. Ensrud, K. Kammerer, C. Lang, T. Ferrell, R. Orwoll, E. Zmuda, JM. for the MrOS Research Group. A High-Density SNP Screen Identifies ENPP1 as a Candidate Locus for Femoral Shaft Bone Density in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS). 34th Annual European Symposium on Calcified Tissues, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2007. 3. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Lu, C. Hochberg, MC. Mitchell, B. Jordan, JM. Renner, JB. McSherry, T. Taverna, DM. Duggan, D. Mysiw, WJ. Jackson, R. A Genetic Analysis of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in North American Caucasians: Results from the Osteoarthritis Initiative and Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. 2012 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Barcelona, Spain, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2012. 4. Luneburg, P. Yerges-Armstrong, LM. Mitchell, B. Hochberg, MC. Racial Differences in Pain Reporting in Subjects with of at risk for Symptomatic Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. 2012 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Barcelona, Spain, Oral Abstract Presentation, 2012.
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