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Christopher S. Carlson

Pennsylvania State University · US
Area of research
Genetics · Immunology
Research interest
Research focused on Genetics and Genome-wide association study, with related work in Colorectal cancer, Exome, Exome sequencing. Notable publications include 'Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits', 'Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction', and 'Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer'.
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citations
5,338
works
38
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Recent publications

Multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 56,241 individuals identifies known and novel cross-population and ancestry-specific associations as novel risk loci for Alzheimer’s disease
Genome biology 2025cited by 12position: middledoi
Whole genome sequencing analysis of body mass index identifies novel African ancestry-specific risk allele
Nature Communications 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Polygenic risk score for type 2 diabetes shows context-dependent effects across populations
Nature Communications 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Multi-ethnic GWAS and fine-mapping of glycaemic traits identify novel loci in the PAGE Study
Diabetologia 2021cited by 39position: middledoi
Minority-centric meta-analyses of blood lipid levels identify novel loci in the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study
PLoS Genetics 2020cited by 33position: middledoi
Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits
Nature 2019cited by 1,123position: lastdoi
Genetic variant predictors of gene expression provide new insight into risk of colorectal cancer
Human Genetics 2019cited by 49position: middledoi
Correction to: Genetic variant predictors of gene expression provide new insight into risk of colorectal cancer
Human Genetics 2019cited by 2position: middledoi
Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 600position: middledoi
Novel Common Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Cancer
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2018cited by 190position: middledoi
Transethnic insight into the genetics of glycaemic traits: fine-mapping results from the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) consortium
Diabetologia 2017cited by 28position: middledoi
Enrichment of colorectal cancer associations in functional regions: Insight for using epigenomics data in the analysis of whole genome sequence-imputed GWAS data
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 10position: middledoi
Identification of Susceptibility Loci and Genes for Colorectal Cancer Risk
Gastroenterology 2016cited by 132position: middledoi
CYP24A1 variant modifies the association between use of oestrogen plus progestogen therapy and colorectal cancer risk
British Journal of Cancer 2016cited by 22position: middledoi
Fine-Mapping of Common Genetic Variants Associated with Colorectal Tumor Risk Identified Potential Functional Variants
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 10position: middledoi
Association of Aspirin and NSAID Use With Risk of Colorectal Cancer According to Genetic Variants
JAMA 2015cited by 202position: middledoi
Genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies six new susceptibility loci
Nature Communications 2015cited by 174position: middledoi
Rare and Coding Region Genetic Variants Associated With Risk of Ischemic Stroke
JAMA Neurology 2015cited by 68position: middledoi
Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction
Nature 2014cited by 677position: middledoi
Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Rare and Low-Frequency Coding Variants Associated with LDL Cholesterol
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2014cited by 217position: middledoi
Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in B Lymphoblastic Leukemia by High-Throughput Sequencing of <i>IGH</i>
Clinical Cancer Research 2014cited by 166position: middledoi
Estimating the heritability of colorectal cancer
Human Molecular Genetics 2014cited by 140position: middledoi
Genome-Wide Diet-Gene Interaction Analyses for Risk of Colorectal Cancer
PLoS Genetics 2014cited by 99position: middledoi
Trans-ethnic genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies a new susceptibility locus in VTI1A
Nature Communications 2014cited by 78position: middledoi
Meta-analysis of loci associated with age at natural menopause in African-American women
Human Molecular Genetics 2014cited by 59position: middledoi
Gene–Environment Interaction Involving Recently Identified Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility Loci
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2014cited by 54position: middledoi
Association of exome sequences with plasma C-reactive protein levels in &gt;9000 participants
Human Molecular Genetics 2014cited by 43position: middledoi
Whole-exome imputation of sequence variants identified two novel alleles associated with adult body height in African Americans
Human Molecular Genetics 2014cited by 21position: middledoi
No Evidence of Gene–Calcium Interactions from Genome-Wide Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Risk
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2014cited by 10position: middledoi
Generalization and Dilution of Association Results from European GWAS in Populations of Non-European Ancestry: The PAGE Study
PLoS Biology 2013cited by 296position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

David Duggan · Translational Genomics Research Institute4 papers (2013–2013)Karen Curtin · Bristol Eye Hospital3 papers (2013–2013)Karen W. Makar · Gates Foundation3 papers (2013–2013)John D. Potter · University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory3 papers (2013–2013)Martha L. Slattery · Massachusetts General Hospital3 papers (2013–2013)Elizabeth M. Poole · Keele University3 papers (2013–2013)Bette J. Caan · Kaiser Permanente3 papers (2013–2013)Brenna L. Seufert · National Center for Tumor Diseases2 papers (2013–2013)Liren Xiao · Fujian Normal University2 papers (2013–2013)Sarah E. Kleinstein · National Center for Tumor Diseases2 papers (2013–2013)Cornelia M. Ulrich · University of Utah2 papers (2013–2013)Richard J. Kulmacz · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2 papers (2013–2013)Li Hsu · University of Florida2 papers (2013–2013)Lisel Koepl · Seattle University2 papers (2013–2013) · 1 papers (2013–2013) · 1 papers (2014–2014)Alexa J. Resler · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland1 papers (2013–2013)J. C. Houck · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2012–2012)David Wu · Second Hospital of Shandong University1 papers (2014–2014) · 1 papers (2012–2012)