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Peter S. Braund

NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre · GB
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Congenital heart defects research, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.
h-index
46
citations
27,183
works
113
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Polygenic prediction of body mass index and obesity through the life course and across ancestries
Nature Medicine 2025cited by 22position: middledoi
Genome-wide association meta-analysis of spontaneous coronary artery dissection identifies risk variants and genes related to artery integrity and tissue-mediated coagulation
Nature Genetics 2023cited by 85position: middledoi
A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height
Nature 2022cited by 880position: middledoi
Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention
Nature Genetics 2022cited by 230position: middledoi
Elucidation of the genetic causes of bicuspid aortic valve disease
Cardiovascular Research 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
A Saturated Map of Common Genetic Variants Associated with Human Height from 5.4 Million Individuals of Diverse Ancestries
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2022cited by 18position: middledoi
Polygenic basis and biomedical consequences of telomere length variation
Nature Genetics 2021cited by 362position: middledoi
Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals
Nature Genetics 2020cited by 236position: middledoi
New alcohol-related genes suggest shared genetic mechanisms with neuropsychiatric disorders
Nature Human Behaviour 2019cited by 102position: middledoi
A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene–smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure
Human Molecular Genetics 2019cited by 47position: middledoi
Association of Chromosome 9p21 With Subsequent Coronary Heart Disease Events
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine 2019cited by 33position: middledoi
KCND3 potassium channel gene variant confers susceptibility to electrocardiographic early repolarization pattern
JCI Insight 2019cited by 22position: middledoi
<i>KCND3</i> is a novel susceptibility locus for early repolarization
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2019cited by 1position: middledoi
Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 1,486position: middledoi
A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2018cited by 177position: middledoi
Publisher Correction: Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 38position: middledoi
Systematic Evaluation of Pleiotropy Identifies 6 Further Loci Associated With Coronary Artery Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017cited by 266position: middledoi
Association of Rare and Common Variation in the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene With Coronary Artery Disease
JAMA 2017cited by 200position: middledoi
Novel Blood Pressure Locus and Gene Discovery Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Data Sets From Blood and the Kidney
Hypertension 2017cited by 169position: middledoi
Relations between lipoprotein(a) concentrations, LPA genetic variants, and the risk of mortality in patients with established coronary heart disease: a molecular and genetic association study
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2017cited by 105position: middledoi
Whole-genome sequencing identifies rare genotypes in COMP and CHADL associated with high risk of hip osteoarthritis
Nature Genetics 2017cited by 96position: middledoi
Phenotypic Characterization of Genetically Lowered Human Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016cited by 250position: middledoi
Variant<i>ASGR1</i>Associated with a Reduced Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
New England Journal of Medicine 2016cited by 187position: middledoi
Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease
Nature Genetics 2013cited by 960position: middledoi
Dysfunctional nitric oxide signalling increases risk of myocardial infarction
Nature 2013cited by 282position: middledoi
The Role of Adiposity in Cardiometabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
PLoS Medicine 2013cited by 204position: middledoi
Secretory Phospholipase A2-IIA and Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013cited by 128position: middledoi
Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease
Nature Genetics 2012cited by 1,666position: middledoi
Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies
The Lancet 2012cited by 816position: middledoi
Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-analysis across 32 Studies Identifies Multiple Lipid Loci
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2012cited by 269position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Nilesh J. Samani · Broad Institute1 papers (2012–2012)Juan‐Pablo Casas · Farr Institute1 papers (2012–2012)Christopher P. Nelson · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Ian N.M. Day · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Paul R. Burton · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Philippa J. Talmud · University College London1 papers (2012–2012)John C. Whittaker · University of Cambridge1 papers (2012–2012)Sonia Shah · The University of Queensland1 papers (2012–2012)Mika Kivimäki · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences1 papers (2012–2012)Lasse Folkersen · ID Genomics (United States)1 papers (2012–2012)Per Eriksson · Karolinska Institutet1 papers (2012–2012)Tom R. Gaunt · University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust1 papers (2012–2012)Jules C. Hancox · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Maciej Tomaszewski · Manchester Academic Health Science Centre1 papers (2012–2012)Henggui Zhang · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Ismail Adeniran · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Martin D. Tobin · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2012–2012)Debbie A. Lawlor · Glasgow Royal Infirmary1 papers (2012–2012)Fotios Drenos · Brunel University of London1 papers (2012–2012)Steve E. Humphries · RF Laboratories (United States)1 papers (2012–2012)