Short title: INS VNTR, fat mass and insulin secretion (2008)
Barbara Heude, Clive J Petry, Marcus Pembrey, David B, Ken K Ong, Dr Ken Ong
The insulin gene VNTR: associations and interactions with childhood body fat
Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity (2008)
Loos, Ruth J.F., Lindgren, Cecilia M., Li, Shengxu, Wheeler, Eleanor, Zhao, Jing Hua, Prokopenko, Inga, ...
To identify common variants influencing body mass index (BMI), we analyzed genome-wide association data from 16,876 individuals of European descent. After previously reported variants in FTO, the...
Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity (2007)
Ken K Ong, Kate Northstone, Jonathan CK Wells, Carol Rubin, Andy R Ness, Jean Golding, ...
BackgroundEarly menarche tends to be preceded by rapid infancy weight gain and is associated with increased childhood and adult obesity risk. As age at menarche is a heritable trait, we hypothesised...
Ong, Ken K, Michelmore, Katherine F, Artigas, Soraya, Wingate, Dianne L, Balen, Adam H, ...
We recently reported association between a coding-region single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP50) in the aromatase gene that encodes a key enzyme in testosterone metabolism, with risk for the...
Common polymorphism in H19associated with birthweight and cord blood IGF-II levels in humans (2005)
Petry, Clive J, Ong, Ken K, Barratt, Bryan J, Wingate, Diane, Cordell, Heather J, Ring, Susan M, ...
Abstract Background Common genetic variation at genes that are imprinted and exclusively maternally expressed could explain the apparent maternal-specific inheritance of low birthweight reported in...
Androgen receptor gene CAG repeat polymorphism in the development of ovarian hyperandrogenism (2003)
Ong, Ken K, Mongan, Nigel, Jääskeläinen, Jarmo, Marcos, Maria Victoria, Hughes, Ieuan A, ...
Ovarian hyperandrogenism, a key feature of polycystic ovary syndrome, is preceded by precocious pubarche (PP) (pubic hair < 8 yr) in some populations. We hypothesized that this earlier presentation...
Common polymorphism in H19 associated with birthweight and cord blood IGF-II levels in humans
Petry, Clive J, Ong, Ken K, Barratt, Bryan J, Wingate, Diane, Cordell, Heather J, Ring, Susan M, ...
Common polymorphism in H19 associated with birthweight and cord blood IGF-II levels in humans
Petry, Clive J, Ong, Ken K, Barratt, Bryan J, Wingate, Diane, Cordell, Heather J, Ring, Susan M, ...
Earlier Mother's Age at Menarche Predicts Rapid Infancy Growth and Childhood Obesity
Ong, Ken K, Northstone, Kate, Wells, Jonathan CK, Rubin, Carol, Ness, Andy R, Golding, Jean, ...
Earlier age at menarche may be a transgenerational marker of faster growth, particularly during infancy, leading to taller childhood stature but earlier maturation and hence shorter adult stature.
Ridgway, Charlotte L., Ong, Ken K., Tammelin, Tuija H., Sharp, Stephen, Ekelund, Ulf, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta
Pregnancy Insulin, Glucose, and BMI Contribute to Birth Outcomes in Nondiabetic Mothers
Ong, Ken K., Diderholm, Barbro, Salzano, Giuseppina, Wingate, Dianne, Hughes, Ieuan A., MacDougall, Jane, ...
OBJECTIVE—We investigated the effects of normal variations in maternal glycemia on birth size and other birth outcomes.