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Tennille Leak-Johnson

  • Department of Medicine
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • tennille.leak-johnson@emory.edu

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  • Association between MCU Gene Polymorphisms with Obesity: Findings from the All of Us Research Program.
    Genes (Basel) Volume: 15
    04/19/2024 Authors: Avery J; Leak-Johnson T; Francis SC
  • What the Jackson Heart Study Has Taught Us About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community: a 20-year Appreciation.
    Curr Diab Rep Volume: 21 Page(s): 39
    09/08/2021 Authors: Leak-Johnson T; Yan F; Daniels P
  • A cis-eQTL in PFKFB2 is associated with diabetic nephropathy, adiposity and insulin secretion in American Indians.
    Hum Mol Genet Volume: 24 Page(s): 2985 - 2996
    05/15/2015 Authors: Muller YL; Piaggi P; Hanson RL; Kobes S; Bhutta S; Abdussamad M; Leak-Johnson T; Kretzler M; Huang K; Weil EJ
  • A New Method to Identify Podocyte-specific Gene Expression Profiles Associated with Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
    Volume: 63 Page(s): A13 - A13
    06/01/2014 Authors: Correa-Medina M; Rampersaud E; Nair CPV; Leak-Johnson T; Kretzler M; Nelson RG; Merscher-Gomez S; Fornoni A
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