Publications
Qi Q, Chu A, Kang J, Jensen M, Curhan G, Pasquale L, Ridker P, Hunter D, Willett W, Rimm E, Chasman D, Hu F, and Qi L. Sugar-sweetened beverages and genetic predisposition to obesity. N Engl J Med. 2012
Zhang X, Qi Q, Zhang C, Hu F, Sacks F, and Qi L. FTO Genotype and 2-year Change in Body Composition and Fat Distribution in Response to Weight-Loss Diets: the Pounds Lost Trial. Diabetes 2012
Qi Q, Li Y, Chomistek AK, Kang JH, Curhan GC, Pasquale LR, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Hu FB, and Qi L. Television watching, leisure-time physical activity and the genetic predisposition in relation to body mass index in women and men. Circulation 2012
Liang J, Zhou N, Teng F, Zou C, Xue Y, Yang M, Song H, and Qi L. Hemoglobin A1c Levels and Aortic Arterial Stiffness: The Cardiometabolic Risk in Chinese (CRC) Study. PLoS One. 2012
IL6R Genetics Consortium Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Sarwar N, Butterworth AS, Freitag DF, .. Qi L, et al. Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease. Lancet. 2012
Qi L, Parast L, Cai T, Powers C, Gervino E, Hauser T, Hu F, Doria A. Genetic Susceptibility to Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Three Independent Studies. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011
Qi L, Ma J, Qi Q, Hartiala J, Allayee H, Campos H. Genetic risk score and risk of myocardial infarction in hispanics. Circulation. 2011
Wen W. … Qi L. (co-first author), …Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in East Asians. Nat. Genet. 2012
Qi Q, Bray G, Smith S, Hu F, Sacks F, and Qi L. Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) gene variation modifies insulin resistance response to weight-loss diets in a two-year randomized trial. Circulation. 2011
Kilpelainen T, Qi L*, (co-corresponding author) … Loos R. Physical Activity Attenuates the Influence of FTO Variants on Obesity Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 218,166 Adults and 19,268 Children. PLoS Med. 2011
Qi L, Menzaghi C, Salvemini L, Bonis C, Trischitta V and Hu F. A novel locus FER is associated with serum HMW adiponectin levels. Diabetes 2012
Qi L, Cornelis M, Kraft P, Stanya K., Kao W, Pankow J, Dupuis J, Florez J, Fox C, Paré G, Sun Q, Girman C, Laurie C, Mirel D, Manolio T, Chasman D, Boerwinkle E, Ridker P, Hunter D, Meigs J, Lee C, van Dam R, and Hu F. Genetic variants at 2q24 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.Hum Mol Genet. 2010
Heid* I, Jackson A*, Randall J*, Winkler T*, Qi L*, Steinthorsdottir T*, et al. Meta-analysis identifies 13 novel loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution. Nat Genet. 2010 (Co-first author)
He M, van Dam R, Rimm E., Hu F., Qi L. Whole grain, cereal fiber, bran, and germ intake and the risks of all-cause and CVD-specific mortality among women with type 2 diabetes. Circulation, 2010
Lango Allen H, Estrada K, Lettre G, … Qi L… (GIANT Consortium). Hundreds of variant clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height. Nature. 2010
Speliotes EK, Willer CJ, Berndt SI,… Qi L… (GIANT Consortium). Association analysis of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index. Nat Genet. 2010