Area of research
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism · Surgery
Research interest
Research focused on Odds ratio and Single-nucleotide polymorphism, with related work in Underweight, Genetics, Allele. Notable publications include 'Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million...', 'Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height', and 'Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals'.
Exome Chip Meta-analysis Fine Maps Causal Variants and Elucidates the Genetic Architecture of Rare Coding Variants in Smoking and Alcohol Use
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height
Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals
Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans
Dietary linoleic acid interacts with FADS1 genetic variability to modulate HDL-cholesterol and obesity-related traits
Rare variant in scavenger receptor BI raises HDL cholesterol and increases risk of coronary heart disease
A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering <i>GLP1R</i> variant protective for coronary heart disease
Genome-Wide Association Study for Incident Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease in Prospective Cohort Studies: The CHARGE Consortium
Genetic invalidation of Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub> as a therapeutic target: Large-scale study of five functional Lp-PLA<sub>2</sub>-lowering alleles
Age- and Sex-Specific Causal Effects of Adiposity on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Common variation in PHACTR1 is associated with susceptibility to cervical artery dissection
The Role of Adiposity in Cardiometabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Attitudes toward healthy eating: a mediator of the educational level–diet relationship
Low-fat and high-fat dairy products are differently related to blood lipids and cardiovascular risk score
Ischemic stroke is associated with the <i>ABO</i> locus: The EuroCLOT study
Genetic Markers Enhance Coronary Risk Prediction in Men: The MORGAM Prospective Cohorts
Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and dietary patterns are independently associated with the metabolic syndrome
Genetic Markers Enhance Coronary Risk Prediction in Men: The MORGAM Prospective Cohorts
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