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Ben West

University of Exeter

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 1

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Assessing the pathogenicity, penetrance and expressivity of putative disease-causing variants in a population setting

Caroline Fiona Wright, Ben West, Marcus A. Tuke, Samuel E. Jones, Kashyap Amratlal Patel, Thomas William Laver, Robin N. Beaumont, Jessica Tyrrell, Andrew R. Wood, Timothy M. Frayling, Andrew Tym Hattersley, Michael N. Weedon

This study uses UK Biobank data to assess the penetrance and pathogenicity of rare variants, finding reduced penetrance and variable expressivity for some clinically relevant variants.

The American Journal of Human Genetics · Jan 18, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

A common allele in FGF21 associated with preference for sugar consumption lowers body fat in the lower body and increases blood pressure

Timothy M. Frayling, Robin N. Beaumont, Samuel E. Jones, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Marcus A. Tuke, Katherine S. Ruth, Francesco Casanova, Ben West, Jonathan M. Locke, Seth A. Sharp, Yingjie Ji, William Thompson, Jamie Harrison, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Niels Grarup, , Andrew R. Wood

A common FGF21 allele is associated with lower body fat in the lower body, higher blood pressure, and increased carbohydrate intake in a large human cohort.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2017 · PreprintGenetics