J. Hunter Young
Johns Hopkins University
42 Papers
130 Citations
J. Hunter Young is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Genome-wide association study. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 41 publications. Previous affiliations of J. Hunter Young include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk
Georg Ehret,Georg Ehret,Georg Ehret,Patricia B. Munroe,Kenneth Rice,Murielle Bochud,Andrew D. Johnson,Daniel I. Chasman,Albert V. Smith,Martin D. Tobin,Germaine C. Verwoert,Shih-Jen Hwang,Vasyl Pihur,Peter Vollenweider,Paul F. O'Reilly,Najaf Amin,Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham,Alexander Teumer,Nicole L. Glazer,Lenore J. Launer,Jing Hua Zhao,Yurii S. Aulchenko,Simon Heath,Siim Sõber,Afshin Parsa,Jian'an Luan,Pankaj Arora,Abbas Dehghan,Feng Zhang,Gavin Lucas,Andrew A. Hicks,Anne U. Jackson,John F. Peden,Toshiko Tanaka,Sarah H. Wild,Igor Rudan,Igor Rudan,Wilmar Igl,Yuri Milaneschi,Alex Parker,Cristiano Fava,Cristiano Fava,John C. Chambers,John C. Chambers,Ervin R. Fox,Meena Kumari,Min Jin Go,Pim van der Harst,Wen Hong Linda Kao,Marketa Sjögren,D. G. Vinay,Myriam Alexander,Yasuharu Tabara,Sue Shaw-Hawkins,Peter H. Whincup,Yongmei Liu,Gang Shi,Johanna Kuusisto,Bamidele O. Tayo,Mark Seielstad,Mark Seielstad,Xueling Sim,Khanh-Dung H. Nguyen,Terho Lehtimäki,Giuseppe Matullo,Ying Wu,Tom R. Gaunt,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Mark E. Cooper,Carl G. P. Platou,Elin Org,Rebecca Hardy,Santosh Dahgam,Jutta Palmen,Veronique Vitart,Peter S. Braund,Peter S. Braund,Tatiana Kuznetsova,Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal,Adebowale Adeyemo,Walter Palmas,Harry Campbell,Barbara Ludwig,Maciej Tomaszewski,Maciej Tomaszewski,Ioanna Tzoulaki,Ioanna Tzoulaki,Nicholette D. Palmer,Thor Aspelund,Melissa Garcia,Yen Pei C. Chang,Jeffrey R. O'Connell,Nanette I. Steinle,Diederick E. Grobbee,Dan E. Arking,Sharon L.R. Kardia,Alanna C. Morrison,Dena G. Hernandez,Samer S. Najjar,Samer S. Najjar,Wendy L. McArdle,David Hadley,David Hadley,Morris J. Brown,John M. C. Connell,Aroon D. Hingorani,Ian N. M. Day,Debbie A Lawlor,John Beilby,Robert W. Lawrence,Robert Clarke,Jemma C. Hopewell,Halit Ongen,Albert W. Dreisbach,Yali Li,J. Hunter Young,Joshua C. Bis,Mika Kähönen,Jorma Viikari,Linda S. Adair,Nanette R. Lee,Ming-Huei Chen,Matthias Olden,Cristian Pattaro,Judith A. Hoffman Bolton,Anna Köttgen,Anna Köttgen,Sven Bergmann,Sven Bergmann,Vincent Mooser,Nish Chaturvedi,Timothy M. Frayling,Muhammad Islam,Tazeen H. Jafar,Jeanette Erdmann,Smita R. Kulkarni,Stefan R. Bornstein,Jürgen Grässler,Leif Groop,Benjamin F. Voight,Johannes Kettunen,Philip Howard,Andrew M. Taylor,Simonetta Guarrera,Fulvio Ricceri,Valur Emilsson,Andrew S. Plump,Inês Barroso,Inês Barroso,Kay-Tee Khaw,Alan B. Weder,Steven C. Hunt,Yan V. Sun,Richard N. Bergman,Francis S. Collins,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Laura J. Scott,Heather M. Stringham,Leena Peltonen,Markus Perola,Erkki Vartiainen,Stefan Martin Brand,Jan A. Staessen,Thomas J. Wang,Thomas J. Wang,Paul Burton,Paul Burton,María Soler Artigas,Yanbin Dong,Harold Snieder,Harold Snieder,Xiaoling Wang,Haidong Zhu,Kurt Lohman,Megan E. Rudock,Susan R. Heckbert,Susan R. Heckbert,Nicholas L. Smith,Nicholas L. Smith,Nicholas L. Smith,Kerri L. Wiggins,Ayo P. Doumatey,Daniel Shriner,Gudrun Veldre,Margus Viigimaa,Sanjay Kinra,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Vikal Tripathy,Carl D. Langefeld,Annika Rosengren,Dag S. Thelle,Anna Maria Corsi,Andrew B. Singleton,Terrence Forrester,Gina Hilton,Colin A. McKenzie,Tunde Salako,Naoharu Iwai,Yoshikuni Kita,Toshio Ogihara,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Tomonori Okamura,Hirotsugu Ueshima,Satoshi Umemura,Susana Eyheramendy,Thomas Meitinger,H.-Erich Wichmann,Yoon Shin Cho,Hyung Lae Kim,Jong-Young Lee,James Scott,Joban Sehmi,Joban Sehmi,Weihua Zhang,Bo Hedblad,Peter M. Nilsson,George Davey Smith,Andrew Wong,Narisu Narisu,Alena Stančáková,Leslie J. Raffel,Jie Yao,Sekar Kathiresan,Sekar Kathiresan,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Stephen M. Schwartz,M. Arfan Ikram,W. T. Longstreth,Thomas H. Mosley,Sudha Seshadri,Nick Shrine,Louise V. Wain,Mario A. Morken,Amy J. Swift,Jaana Laitinen,Inga Prokopenko,Inga Prokopenko,Paavo Zitting,Jackie A. Cooper,Steve E. Humphries,John Danesh,Asif Rasheed,Anuj Goel,Anders Hamsten,Hugh Watkins,Stephan J. L. Bakker,Wiek H. van Gilst,C. S. Janipalli,K. Radha Mani,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Albert Hofman,Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso,Ben A. Oostra,Ayse Demirkan,Aaron Isaacs,Fernando Rivadeneira,Edward G. Lakatta,Marco Orrù,Angelo Scuteri,Mika Ala-Korpela,Mika Ala-Korpela,Antti J. Kangas,Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen,Pasi Soininen,Pasi Soininen,Taru Tukiainen,Taru Tukiainen,Taru Tukiainen,Peter Würtz,Peter Würtz,Peter Würtz,Rick Twee-HeeOng,Rick Twee-HeeOng,Marcus Dörr,Heyo K. Kroemer,Uwe Völker,Henry Völzke,Pilar Galan,Serge Hercberg,Mark Lathrop,Diana Zelenika,Panos Deloukas,Massimo Mangino,Tim D. Spector,Guangju Zhai,James F. Meschia,Mike A. Nalls,Pankaj Sharma,Janoš Terzić,M.V. Kranthi Kumar,Matthew Denniff,Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska,Lynne E. Wagenknecht,F. Gerald R. Fowkes,Fadi J. Charchar,Peter Schwarz,Caroline Hayward,Xiuqing Guo,Charles N. Rotimi,Michiel L. Bots,Eva Brand,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Ozren Polasek,Philippa J. Talmud,Fredrik Nyberg,Fredrik Nyberg,Diana Kuh,Maris Laan,Kristian Hveem,Lyle J. Palmer,Lyle J. Palmer,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Juan P. Casas,Karen L. Mohlke,Paolo Vineis,Olli T. Raitakari,Santhi K. Ganesh,Tien Yin Wong,Tien Yin Wong,E. Shyong Tai,Richard S. Cooper,Markku Laakso,Dabeeru C. Rao,Tamara B. Harris,Richard W Morris,Anna F. Dominiczak,Mika Kivimäki,Michael Marmot,Tetsuro Miki,Danish Saleheen,Giriraj R. Chandak,Josef Coresh,Gerjan Navis,Veikko Salomaa,Bok Ghee Han,Xiaofeng Zhu,Jaspal S. Kooner,Jaspal S. Kooner,Olle Melander,Paul M. Ridker,Stefania Bandinelli,Ulf Gyllensten,Alan F. Wright,James F. Wilson,Luigi Ferrucci,Martin Farrall,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Peter P. Pramstaller,Roberto Elosua,Nicole Soranzo,Nicole Soranzo,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,David Altshuler,David Altshuler,Ruth J. F. Loos,Alan R. Shuldiner,Alan R. Shuldiner,Christian Gieger,Pierre Meneton,André G. Uitterlinden,Nicholas J. Wareham,Vilmundur Gudnason,Jerome I. Rotter,Rainer Rettig,Manuela Uda,David P. Strachan,Jacqueline C. M. Witteman,Anna-Liisa Hartikainen,Jacques S. Beckmann,Eric Boerwinkle,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Michael Boehnke,Martin G. Larson,Martin G. Larson,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Aravinda Chakravarti,Paul Elliott,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Daniel Levy,Mark J. Caulfield,Toby Johnson +391 more
TL;DR: A genetic risk score based on 29 genome-wide significant variants was associated with hypertension, left ventricular wall thickness, stroke and coronary artery disease, but not kidney disease or kidney function, and these findings suggest potential novel therapeutic pathways for cardiovascular disease prevention.
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Meta-analysis of Correlated Traits via Summary Statistics from GWASs with an Application in Hypertension
Xiaofeng Zhu,Tao Feng,Tao Feng,Bamidele O. Tayo,Jingjing Liang,J. Hunter Young,Nora Franceschini,Jennifer A. Smith,Lisa R. Yanek,Yan V. Sun,Todd L. Edwards,Wei Chen,Mike A. Nalls,Ervin R. Fox,Michèle M. Sale,Erwin P. Bottinger,Charles N. Rotimi,Yongmei Liu,Barbara McKnight,Kiang Liu,Donna K. Arnett,Aravinda Chakravati,Richard S. Cooper,Susan Redline +23 more
TL;DR: This study strongly suggests that analyzing multiple phenotypes can improve statistical power and that such analysis can be executed with the summary statistics from GWASs, and provides a way to study a cross phenotype (CP) association by using summary Statistics fromGWASs of multiple phenotype.
Blood Viscosity and Hematocrit as Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Leonardo Tamariz,J. Hunter Young,James S. Pankow,Hsin Chieh Yeh,Maria Inês Schmidt,Brad C. Astor,Frederick L. Brancati +6 more
TL;DR: Elevated blood viscosity and hematocrit deserve attention as emerging risk factors for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Gene-centric Meta-analysis in 87,736 Individuals of European Ancestry Identifies Multiple Blood-Pressure-Related Loci
Vinicius Tragante,Michael R. Barnes,Santhi K. Ganesh,Matthew B. Lanktree,Wei Guo,Nora Franceschini,Erin N. Smith,Toby Johnson,Michael V. Holmes,Sandosh Padmanabhan,Konrad J. Karczewski,Berta Almoguera,John Barnard,Jens Baumert,Yen Pei C. Chang,Clara C. Elbers,Martin Farrall,Mary E. Fischer,Tom R. Gaunt,Johannes M.I.H. Gho,Christian Gieger,Anuj Goel,Yan Gong,Aaron Isaacs,Marcus E. Kleber,Irene Mateo Leach,Caitrin W. McDonough,Matthijs F.L. Meijs,Olle Melander,Christopher P. Nelson,Christopher P. Nelson,Ilja M. Nolte,Nathan Pankratz,Thomas S. Price,Jonathan A. Shaffer,Sonia Shah,Maciej Tomaszewski,Peter J. van der Most,Erik P A Van Iperen,Judith M. Vonk,Kate Witkowska,Caroline O. L. Wong,Li Zhang,Amber L. Beitelshees,Gerald S. Berenson,Deepak L. Bhatt,Morris Brown,Amber A. Burt,Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff,John M. C. Connell,Karen J. Cruickshanks,Sean P. Curtis,George Davey-Smith,Christian Delles,Ron T. Gansevoort,Xiuqing Guo,Shen Haiqing,Claire E. Hastie,Marten H. Hofker,Marten H. Hofker,G. Kees Hovingh,Daniel Seung Kim,Susan Kirkland,Barbara E.K. Klein,Ronald Klein,Yun Li,Steffi Maiwald,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Eoin O'Brien,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Walter Palmas,Afshin Parsa,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Mary Pettinger,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Jane E. Ranchalis,Paul M. Ridker,Lynda M. Rose,Peter S. Sever,Daichi Shimbo,Laura Steele,Ronald P. Stolk,Barbara Thorand,Mieke D. Trip,Cornelia M. van Duijn,W M Monique Verschuren,Cisca Wijmenga,Sharon B. Wyatt,J. Hunter Young,Aeilko H. Zwinderman,Connie R. Bezzina,Eric Boerwinkle,Juan P. Casas,Mark J. Caulfield,Aravinda Chakravarti,Daniel I. Chasman,Karina W. Davidson,Pieter A. Doevendans,Anna F. Dominiczak,Garret A. FitzGerald,John G. Gums,Myriam Fornage,Hakon Hakonarson,Indrani Halder,Hans L. Hillege,Thomas Illig,Gail P. Jarvik,Julie A. Johnson,John J.P. Kastelein,Wolfgang Koenig,Meena Kumari,Winfried März,Sarah S. Murray,Jeffrey R. O'Connell,Albertine J. Oldehinkel,James S. Pankow,Daniel J. Rader,Susan Redline,Muredach P. Reilly,Eric E. Schadt,Kandice Kottke-Marchant,Harold Snieder,Michael Snyder,Alice Stanton,Martin D. Tobin,André G. Uitterlinden,Pim van der Harst,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Hugh Watkins,Andrew D. Johnson,Alexander P. Reiner,Xiaofeng Zhu,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Daniel Levy,Folkert W. Asselbergs,Folkert W. Asselbergs,Patricia B. Munroe,Brendan J. Keating +139 more
TL;DR: The findings extend the understanding of genes involved in BP regulation, which may provide new targets for therapeutic intervention or drug response stratification and provide support for a putative role in hypertension of several genes.
Loci influencing blood pressure identified using a cardiovascular gene-centric array
Santhi K. Ganesh,Vinicius Tragante,Wei Guo,Yiran Guo,Matthew B. Lanktree,Erin N. Smith,Toby Johnson,Berta Almoguera Castillo,John Barnard,Jens Baumert,Yen Pei C. Chang,Clara C. Elbers,Martin Farrall,Mary E. Fischer,Nora Franceschini,Tom R. Gaunt,Johannes M.I.H. Gho,Christian Gieger,Yan Gong,Aaron Isaacs,Marcus E. Kleber,Irene Mateo Leach,Caitrin W. McDonough,Matthijs F.L. Meijs,Olle Mellander,Cliona Molony,Ilja M. Nolte,Sandosh Padmanabhan,Tom S. Price,Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan,Jonathan A. Shaffer,Sonia Shah,Haiqing Shen,Nicole Soranzo,Peter J. van der Most,Erik P A Van Iperen,Jessica van Setten,Judith M. Vonk,Li Zhang,Amber L. Beitelshees,Gerald S. Berenson,Deepak L. Bhatt,Jolanda M. A. Boer,Eric Boerwinkle,Ben Burkley,Amber A. Burt,Aravinda Chakravarti,Wei Chen,Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff,Sean P. Curtis,Albert W. Dreisbach,David Duggan,Georg Ehret,Richard R. Fabsitz,Myriam Fornage,Ervin R. Fox,Clement E. Furlong,Ron T. Gansevoort,Marten H. Hofker,G. Kees Hovingh,Susan Kirkland,Kandice Kottke-Marchant,Abdullah Kutlar,Andrea Z. LaCroix,Taimour Y. Langaee,Yun Li,Honghuang Lin,Kiang Liu,Steffi Maiwald,Rainer Malik,Gurunathan Murugesan,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Jeffery R. O'Connell,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Willem H. Ouwehand,Walter Palmas,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Carl J. Pepine,Mary Pettinger,Joseph F. Polak,Vasan S. Ramachandran,Vasan S. Ramachandran,Jane E. Ranchalis,Susan Redline,Paul M. Ridker,Lynda M. Rose,Hubert Scharnag,Hubert Scharnag,Nicholas J. Schork,Daichi Shimbo,Alan R. Shuldiner,Alan R. Shuldiner,Sathanur R. Srinivasan,Ronald P. Stolk,Herman A. Taylor,Barbara Thorand,Mieke D. Trip,Cornelia M. van Duijn,W. M. Monique Verschuren,Cisca Wijmenga,Bernhard R. Winkelmann,Sharon B. Wyatt,J. Hunter Young,Bernhard O. Boehm,Mark J. Caulfield,Daniel I. Chasman,Karina W. Davidson,Pieter A. Doevendans,Garret A. FitzGerald,John G. Gums,Hakon Hakonarson,Hans L. Hillege,Thomas Illig,Gail P. Jarvik,Julie A. Johnson,John J.P. Kastelein,Wolfgang Koenig,Winfried März,Winfried März,Braxton D. Mitchell,Sarah S. Murray,Albertine J. Oldehinkel,Daniel J. Rader,Muredach P. Reilly,Alexander P. Reiner,Eric E. Schadt,Roy L. Silverstein,Roy L. Silverstein,Harold Snieder,Alice Stanton,André G. Uitterlinden,Pim van der Harst,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Andrew D. Johnson,Patricia B. Munroe,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Xiaofeng Zhu,Daniel Levy,Brendan J. Keating,Folkert W. Asselbergs +144 more
TL;DR: Two novel loci associated with BP are identified and multiple previously reported associations are confirmed, extending the understanding of genes involved in BP regulation and some of which may eventually provide new targets for therapeutic intervention.