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Displaying all 11 Publications

Current search: 'Journal Article' and 'George Davey Smith'

  1. Causal associations of adiposity and body fat distribution with coronary heart disease, stroke subtypes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a Mendelian randomization analysis

    Caroline E. Dale, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Tom M. Palmer, et al.

    1. Health
    2. Biology

  2. Whole-genome sequencing coupled to imputation discovers genetic signals for anthropometric traits

    Ioanna Tachmazidou, Dániel Süveges, Josine L. Min, et al.

    1. Science And Technology
    2. Health
    3. Biology
    4. Genetics

  3. Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity ― a meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

    Mariaelisa Graff, Robert A. Scott, Anne E. Justice, et al.

    1. Health
    2. Sport
    3. Biology
    4. Genetics

  4. Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay, Bart M. L. Baselmans, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, et al.

    1. Psychology
    2. Medicine
    3. Science And Technology
    4. Well Being
    5. Health
    6. Biology

  5. Plasma urate concentration and risk of coronary heart disease: a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Jon White, Reecha Sofat, Gibran Hemani, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Biology

  6. Effect of smoking on blood pressure and resting heart rate: a Mendelian randomization meta-analysis in the CARTA Consortium

    Allan Linneberg, Rikke K. Jacobsen, Tea Skaaby, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health
    3. Biology

  7. Change in sleep duration and type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II Study

    Jane E. Ferrie, Mika Kivimäki, Tasnime N. Akbaraly, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health

  8. Heavier smoking may lead to a relative increase in waist circumference: evidence for a causal relationship from a Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis. The CARTA consortium

    Richard W. Morris, Amy E. Taylor, Meg E. Fluharty, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health
    3. Biology

  9. Adult height, coronary heart disease and stroke: a multi-locus Mendelian randomization meta-analysis

    Eveline Nuesch, Caroline Dale, Tom M. Palmer, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health
    3. Biology

  10. HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials

    Daniel I. Swerdlow, David Preiss, Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health
    3. Biology

  11. Stratification by smoking status reveals an association of CHRNA5-A3-B4 genotype with Body Mass Index in never smokers

    Amy E. Taylor, Richard W. Morris, Meg E. Fluharty, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Health
    3. Biology

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