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James G. Wilson

University of Edinburgh · GB
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research focused on Epigenetics and dNaM, with related work in Biomarker, DNA methylation, Type 2 diabetes. Notable publications include 'Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans', 'Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes', and 'An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan'.
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26,811
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37
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Recent publications

N-Palmitoyl Glutamine Is a Candidate Mediator of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Circulation 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Protein-metabolite association studies identify novel proteomic determinants of metabolite levels in human plasma
Cell Metabolism 2023cited by 56position: middledoi
Systemic Markers of Lung Function and Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Decline across Diverse Cohorts
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Nontargeted and Targeted Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Novel Metabolite Biomarkers of Incident Diabetes in African Americans
Diabetes 2022cited by 26position: middledoi
Clonal hematopoiesis associated with epigenetic aging and clinical outcomes
Aging Cell 2021cited by 130position: middledoi
Multiomic Profiling in Black and White Populations Reveals Novel Candidate Pathways in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Incident Heart Failure Specific to Black Adults
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine 2021cited by 25position: middledoi
Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease Among African American Individuals
JAMA Network Open 2021cited by 14position: middledoi
DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan
Aging 2019cited by 2,531position: middledoi
DNA methylation-based estimator of telomere length
Aging 2019cited by 447position: middledoi
Association Between Sleep Apnea and Blood Pressure Control Among Blacks
Circulation 2019cited by 78position: middledoi
APOL1 Kidney Risk Variants and Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2019cited by 50position: middledoi
Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies five novel loci for age-related hearing impairment
Scientific Reports 2019cited by 44position: middledoi
An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan
Aging 2018cited by 3,481position: middledoi
Epigenetic clock for skin and blood cells applied to Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome and ex vivo studies
Aging 2018cited by 835position: middledoi
Assembly of a pan-genome from deep sequencing of 910 humans of African descent
Nature Genetics 2018cited by 416position: middledoi
Deep-coverage whole genome sequences and blood lipids among 16,324 individuals
Nature Communications 2018cited by 199position: middledoi
Deep coverage whole genome sequences and plasma lipoprotein(a) in individuals of European and African ancestries
Nature Communications 2018cited by 109position: middledoi
<i>UBD</i> modifies <i>APOL1</i> -induced kidney disease risk
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018cited by 68position: middledoi
Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Ischemic Stroke Among African Americans
JAMA Neurology 2018cited by 32position: middledoi
Association of Rare and Common Variation in the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene With Coronary Artery Disease
JAMA 2017cited by 200position: middledoi
Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Hemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub> in African Americans
JAMA 2017cited by 142position: middledoi
Sickle Cell Trait and the Risk of ESRD in Blacks
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2017cited by 91position: middledoi
Meta-analysis of exome array data identifies six novel genetic loci for lung function
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2017cited by 4position: middledoi
Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans
Nature 2016cited by 10,290position: middledoi
Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Sequencing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genes in Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016cited by 930position: middledoi
Phenotypic Characterization of Genetically Lowered Human Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016cited by 250position: middledoi
Challenges and disparities in the application of personalized genomic medicine to populations with African ancestry
Nature Communications 2016cited by 80position: middledoi
Aggregate penetrance of genomic variants for actionable disorders in European and African Americans
Science Translational Medicine 2016cited by 74position: middledoi
Rare coding variants and X-linked loci associated with age at menarche
Nature Communications 2015cited by 46position: middledoi
Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes
New England Journal of Medicine 2014cited by 4,688position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Alex P. Reiner · Brigham and Women's Hospital6 papers (2017–2019)Austin Quach · Bioanalytica (Switzerland)4 papers (2018–2019)Steve Horvath · Banyan Biomarkers (United States)4 papers (2018–2019)Lifang Hou · Northwestern University4 papers (2018–2019)Eric A. Whitsel · Department of Health4 papers (2018–2019)Adolfo Correa · Jackson Memorial Hospital4 papers (2016–2022)Abraham Aviv · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey4 papers (2018–2019)Luigi Ferrucci · Banyan Biomarkers (United States)4 papers (2018–2019)Ake T. Lu · Fleet Science Center4 papers (2018–2019)Andrea Baccarelli · Harvard University4 papers (2018–2019)Yun Li · South China Normal University4 papers (2018–2019)James D. Stewart · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill4 papers (2018–2019) · 3 papers (2018–2019)Themistocles L. Assimes · Stanford University3 papers (2018–2019)Bennet Peterson · Institute of Human Genetics2 papers (2021–2022)Rakhi P. Naik · University of Vermont2 papers (2017–2017)Alexander G. Bick · Vanderbilt University Medical Center2 papers (2016–2018)Debby Ngo · Novartis (Switzerland)2 papers (2021–2022)Daniel E. Cruz · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center2 papers (2021–2022)Usman A. Tahir · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center2 papers (2021–2022)