Author: Gibran Hemani
- ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0920-1055
- Most recently observed institution: University of Bristol
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- genomics: 11,503 (rank: 1,478 )
- health policy: 770 (rank: 476 (tie) )
- infectious diseases: 1,351 (rank: 15,982 (tie) )
- neuroscience: 507 (rank: 40,528 (tie) )
- public and global health: 167 (rank: 8,055 (tie) )
- systems biology: 644 (rank: 6,418 (tie) )
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Collider bias undermines our understanding of COVID-19 disease risk and severity
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Unraveling the polygenic architecture of complex traits using blood eQTL meta-analysis
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LD Hub: a centralized database and web interface to perform LD score regression that maximizes the potential of summary level GWAS data for SNP heritability and genetic correlation analysis
bioinformatics more details view paper- Downloaded 7,253 times
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions.
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 4,504 times
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MR-Base: a platform for systematic causal inference across the phenome using billions of genetic associations
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Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization mapping the influence of the plasma proteome on complex diseases
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Automating Mendelian randomization through machine learning to construct a putative causal map of the human phenome
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Why are education, socioeconomic position and intelligence genetically correlated?
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Within-family studies for Mendelian randomization: avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases
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Common genetic variants and health outcomes appear geographically structured in the UK Biobank sample: Old concerns returning and their implications.
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,840 times
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A transcriptome-wide Mendelian randomization study to uncover tissue-dependent regulatory mechanisms across the human phenome
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Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
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Bayesian reassessment of the epigenetic architecture of complex traits
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Meffil: efficient normalisation and analysis of very large DNA methylation samples
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Systematic Mendelian randomization framework elucidates hundreds of genetic loci which may influence disease through changes in DNA methylation levels
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,265 times
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Causal epigenome-wide association study identifies CpG sites that influence cardiovascular disease risk
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Alcohol consumption and mate choice in UK Biobank: comparing observational and Mendelian randomization estimates
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High COVID-19 transmission potential associated with re-opening universities can be mitigated with layered interventions
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Education, intelligence and Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from a multivariable two-sample Mendelian randomization study
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PhenoSpD: an integrated toolkit for phenotypic correlation estimation and multiple testing correction using GWAS summary statistics
bioinformatics more details view paper- Downloaded 1,035 times
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Genome-wide association studies identify 137 loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of ageing
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Investigating the role of insulin in increased adiposity: Bi-directional Mendelian randomization study
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Identification of loci where DNA methylation potentially mediates genetic risk of type 1 diabetes
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Tendency towards being a "Morning person" increases risk of Parkinson's disease: evidence from Mendelian randomisation
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COVID-19 transmission in a university setting: a rapid review of modelling studies
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The Causal Effect Of Educational Attainment On Alzheimer's Disease: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
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MR-TRYX: A Mendelian randomization framework that exploits horizontal pleiotropy to infer novel causal pathways
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Causal Inference for Heritable Phenotypic Risk Factors Using Heterogeneous Genetic Instruments
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Orienting The Causal Relationship Between Imprecisely Measured Traits Using Genetic Instruments
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Appraising the causal relevance of DNA methylation for risk of lung cancer
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The variant call format provides efficient and robust storage of GWAS summary statistics
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 609 times
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Genomic and phenomic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation
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Using genetic instruments to estimate interactions in Mendelian Randomization studies
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Is disrupted sleep a risk factor for Alzheimers disease? Evidence from a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis
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The Parkinsons Disease Mendelian Randomization Research Portal
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What explains the effect of education on cardiovascular disease? Applying Mendelian randomization to identify the consequences of education inequality
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The MRC IEU OpenGWAS data infrastructure
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Investigating the shared genetics of non-syndromic cleft lip/palate and facial morphology
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Systematic evaluation of the causal relationship between DNA methylation and C-reactive protein
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Prenatal alcohol exposure and facial morphology in a UK cohort
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Schizophrenia risk and reproductive success: A Mendelian randomization study.
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Does Neuroticism Cause Depression? A Mendelian Randomization Study
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 417 times
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The role of glycaemic and lipid risk factors in mediating the effect of BMI on coronary heart disease: A two-step, two-sample Mendelian randomization study
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The use of negative control outcomes in Mendelian Randomisation to detect potential population stratification or selection bias.
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 366 times
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The effect of plasma lipids and lipid lowering interventions on bone mineral density: a Mendelian randomization study
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Partitioning Phenotypic Variance Due To Parent-Of-Origin Effects Using Genomic Relatedness Matrices
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Assortative mating and within-spouse pair comparisons
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DNA methylation mediates genetic liability to non-syndromic cleft lip/palate
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Investigating DNA methylation as a potential mediator between pigmentation genes, pigmentary traits and skin cancer
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EpiGraphDB: a database and data mining platform for health data science
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The association of DNA methylation with body mass index: distinguishing between predictors and biomarkers
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Modelling pooling strategies for SARS-CoV-2 testing in a university setting
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Contacts and behaviours of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of the 2020/21 academic year
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University students and staff able to maintain low daily contact numbers during various COVID-19 guideline periods
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Exploring the variance in complex traits captured by DNA methylation assays
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