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Displaying Publications 31 - 60 of 64 in total

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  1. Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee, Robbee Wedow, Aysu Okbay, et al.

    1. Education
    2. Biology
    3. Genetics

  2. A comparison of robust methods for Mendelian randomization using multiple genetic variants

    Yanchun Bao, Paul Clarke, Melissa Smart, et al.

    1. Income Dynamics
    2. Biology
    3. Genetics

  3. Meta-analysis of exome array data identifies six novel genetic loci for lung function [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

    Victoria E. Jackson, Jeanne C. Latourelle, Louise V. Wain, et al.

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

  4. Better governance, better access: practising responsible data sharing in the METADAC governance infrastructure

    Madeleine J. Murtagh, Mwenza T. Blell, Olly W. Butters, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Science And Technology
    3. Research
    4. Surveys
    5. Biology
    6. Genetics

  5. The sociogenomics of polygenic scores of reproductive behavior and their relationship to other fertility traits

    Melinda C. Mills, Nicola Barban, and Felix C. Tropf

    1. Childbearing: Fertility
    2. Genetics

  6. The effect of age and gender on the genetic regulation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D - the FIN-D2D population-based study

    Maija E. Miettinen, Melissa Smart, Leena Kinnunen, et al.

    1. Biology
    2. Genetics

  7. Leveraging DNA methylation quantitative trait loci to characterize the relationship between methylomic variation, gene expression and complex traits

    Eilis Hannon, Tyler J. Gorrie-Stone, Melissa Smart, et al.

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

  8. Predicting gene expression from genome wide protein binding profiles

    Mohsina M. Ferdous, Yanchun Bao, Veronica Vinciotti, et al.

    1. Computing
    2. Science And Technology
    3. Research
    4. Genetics

  9. Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot, Yingchang Lu, Heather M. Highland, et al.

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

  10. Gene-environment interactions between education and body mass: evidence from the UK and Finland

    Vikesh Amin, Petri Böckerman, Jutta Viinikainen, et al.

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

  11. Metabolic profiling of adiponectin levels in adults Mendelian randomization analysis

    Maria Carolina Borges, Aluísio J.D. Barros, Diana L. Santos Ferreira, et al.

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

  12. New blood pressure–associated loci identified in meta-analyses of 475 000 individuals

    Aldi T. Kraja, James P. Cook, Helen R. Warren, et al.

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

  13. Vitamin D and cognitive function: a Mendelian randomisation study

    Jane Maddock, Ang Zhou, Alana Cavadino, et al.

    1. Older People
    2. Psychology
    3. Science And Technology
    4. Health
    5. Life Course Analysis
    6. Genetics

  14. Genetic determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in the child

    Maija E. Miettinen, Melissa Smart, Leena Kinnunen, et al.

    1. Medicine
    2. Science And Technology
    3. Child Development
    4. Childbearing: Fertility
    5. Health
    6. Biology
    7. Genetics

  15. Novel blood pressure locus and gene discovery using Genome-Wide Association Study and expression data sets from blood and the kidney

    Louise Wain, Ahmad Vaez, Rick Jansen, et al.

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

  16. BMI and well-being - a Mendelian Randomization study

    Yanchun Bao

    1. Well Being
    2. Health
    3. Biology
    4. Genetics

  17. Combining multiple SNPs in Mendelian randomization studies with continuous outcome

    Yanchun Bao

    1. Health
    2. Biology
    3. Genetics

  18. Biomarker, genetics and epigenetics data

    Meena Kumari, Melissa Smart, and Michaela Benzeval

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

  19. Epigenetic profiles, ageing and social position

    Amanda Hughes

    1. Older People
    2. Science And Technology
    3. Health
    4. Life Course Analysis
    5. Social Stratification
    6. Biology
    7. Genetics

  20. Evidence for large-scale gene-by-smoking interaction effects on pulmonary function

    H. Aschard, Martin D. Tobin, D. B. Hancock, et al.

    1. Drug/Alcohol Abuse
    2. Medicine
    3. Science And Technology
    4. Health
    5. Biology
    6. Genetics

  21. Rare variant analysis of human and rodent obesity genes in individuals with severe childhood obesity

    Audrey E. Hendricks, Elena G. Bochukova, Gaëlle Marenne, et al.

    1. Science And Technology
    2. Young People
    3. Health
    4. Biology
    5. Genetics

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Genome-wide analysis of health-related biomarkers in the UK Household Longitudinal Study reveals novel associations

    Bram P. Prins, Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker, Yanchun Bao, et al.

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

  25. Hidden heritability due to heterogeneity across seven populations

    Felix C. Tropf, S. Hong Lee, Renske M. Verweij, et al.

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

  26. Multivariate genome-wide and integrated transcriptome and epigenome-wide analyses of the well-being spectrum

    Bart M. L. Baselmans, Rick Jansen, Hill Fung Ip, et al.

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

  27. Novel blood pressure locus and gene discovery using GWAS and expression datasets from blood and the kidney

    Louise Wain, Ahmad Vaez, Rick Jansen, et al.

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

  28. Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain, Nick Shrine, María Soler Artigas, et al.

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

  29. Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R. Warren, Evangelos Evangelou, Claudia P. Cabrera, et al.

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

  30. How do biomarkers and genetics contribute to Understanding Society? -25th Anniversary editorial-

    Michaela Benzeval, Meena Kumari, and Andrew M. Jones

    1. Social Sciences
    2. Medicine
    3. Science And Technology
    4. Research
    5. Life Course Analysis
    6. Surveys
    7. Biology
    8. Genetics

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