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Michelle S. Yau

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0445-6334Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genetics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3

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Blair Hamilton SmithiD· 2 shared Braxton D. MitchelliD· 2 shared Claes OhlssoniD· 2 shared Joanne M. JordaniD· 2 shared Maria NethanderiD· 2 shared Rebecca D. JacksoniD· 2 shared Aaron Kleinman· 1 shared Adam AutoniD· 1 shared

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineArthritis & RheumatologyPeer-reviewedApr 25, 2023

Lowering of circulating sclerostin may increase risk of atherosclerosis and its risk factors: evidence from a genome-wide association meta-analysis followed by Mendelian randomization

Jie Zheng, Eleanor Wheeler, Maik Pietzner…·Jonathan H. Tobias

This study uses GWAS and Mendelian randomization to show that lower sclerostin levels increase risk of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarction, and atherogenic lipid profiles.

44 citations

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GeneticsCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedAug 28, 2019

A genome-wide association study identifies that the GDF5 and COL27A1 genes are associated with knee pain in UK Biobank (N = 171, 516)

Weihua Meng, Mark J. Adams, Colin N. A. Palmer…·Blair Hamilton Smith

This study identifies two genetic loci, GDF5 and COL27A1, associated with knee pain through a genome-wide association analysis in the UK Biobank and replication in other cohorts.

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GenomicsPLoS GeneticsPeer-reviewedSep 27, 2018

Genome-wide Meta-analysis of 158,000 Individuals of European Ancestry Identifies Three Loci Associated with Chronic Back Pain

Pradeep Suri, Melody R. Palmer, Yakov A. Tsepilov…·Frances M. K. Williams

This paper conducts a genome-wide meta-analysis of chronic back pain in 158,025 individuals, identifying three genetic loci associated with the condition.

155 citations

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