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Robin Beaumont

University of Exeter

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Anna MurrayiD· 2 shared Hanieh YaghootkariD· 2 shared Jessica TyrrelliD· 2 shared Rachel Freathy· 2 shared Aaron McDaid· 1 shared Andrew Mark McIntoshiD· 1 shared Andrew R Wood· 1 shared Andrew Wood· 1 shared

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2016-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A rare-variant analysis of FADS-related metabolites in Major Depression

Laurence Nisbet, Ella Davyson, Robin Beaumont, Jessica Tyrrell, Xueyi Shen, Andrew Mark McIntosh

This study analyzes rare variants in the FADS region and their associations with metabolites and Major Depression using genome-wide sequencing data from large cohorts.

medRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Quantifying the extent to which index event biases influence large genetic association studies

Hanieh Yaghootkar, Michael Bancks, Sam Jones, Aaron McDaid, Robin Beaumont, Louise Donnelly, Andrew Wood, Archie Campbell, Jessica Tyrrell, Lynne Hocking, Marcus Tuke, Katherine Ruth, Ewan Pearson, Anna Murray, Rachel Freathy, , Zoltan Kutalik

This study quantifies index event bias in large genetic association studies and finds it can explain some associations between disease risk alleles and BMI.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2016Genetics

Variants in the FTO and CDKAL1 loci have recessive effects on risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes respectively

Andrew R Wood, Jessica Tyrell, Robin Beaumont, Samuel E Jones, Marcus A Tuke, Katherine S Ruth, The GIANT consortium, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Rachel Freathy, Anna Murray, Timothy M Frayling, Michael N Weedon

The paper identifies recessive genetic effects at FTO and CDKAL1 loci for obesity and type 2 diabetes using dominance deviation models in large cohorts.

Diabetologia · Mar 10, 2016Peer-reviewedGenetics