Carol A. Wang

Unravelling the genetic basis of stuttering: GWAS meta-analysis highlights link with rare speech disorders

This study conducts a GWAS meta-analysis of stuttering, identifying genetic links with speech disorders and highlighting shared genetic architecture across different ascertainment methods.

Genome-wide association study of adolescent-onset depression

This study identifies 52 genetic variants associated with adolescent-onset depression through a large GWAS, revealing age-specific mechanisms and potential drug targets.

Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour in context: a meta-regression approach across social domains, reporters and developmental stages

This study uses genome-wide meta-regression to analyze social behavior across different contexts, ages, and reporters, identifying six genetic loci and showing modest heritability.

The genetic origin of fetal growth restriction and mitochondrial complex I dysregulation

This study identifies SNPs in the nuclear genome associated with fetal growth restriction and mitochondrial complex I dysfunction, impacting placental bioenergetics and birthweight.

A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children, advantages of analysing young participants for this trait.

This study conducts the first GWAS on grip strength in children, identifying a novel association and replicating adult findings, suggesting children may be better for genetic studies of this trait.

Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum

This study identifies genetic signals associated with age at menarche, highlights genes involved in pubertal development, and links reproductive timing to later life disease risk.

Genome-Wide Interaction Analysis with DASH Diet Score Identified Novel Loci for Systolic Blood Pressure

The paper identifies novel genetic loci associated with systolic blood pressure that interact with the DASH diet score through genome-wide interaction analysis.

Genome-wide analyses of vocabulary size in infancy and toddlerhood: associations with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and cognition-related traits

This study identifies genetic links between early vocabulary development and ADHD and cognition traits using genome-wide analyses.

Genome-wide association study of placental weight in 179,025 children and parents reveals distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth

This study identifies 40 genetic loci associated with placental weight using GWAS in 179,025 children and parents, revealing shared and distinct genetic influences with fetal growth.

Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight

This study identifies genetic loci associated with gestational duration and preterm delivery, showing maternal and fetal genetic effects and antagonistic pleiotropy with birth weight.

Genome Wide Association Metanalysis Of Skull Bone Mineral Density Identifies Loci Relevant For Osteoporosis And Craniosynostosis

This study identifies 59 genome-wide significant loci for skull bone mineral density, including four novel loci, and links them to osteoporosis and craniofacial developmental defects.

Genomic and phenomic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

The paper identifies genetic variants influencing DNA methylation in blood and shows their associations with complex traits and diseases, but finds limited direct causality.

Genetic Association Study of Childhood Aggression across raters, instruments and age

This study conducts a genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood aggression across multiple raters, instruments, and ages, identifying genetic correlations with various traits but no genome-wide significant SNPs.

The Trans-Ancestral Genomic Architecture of Glycaemic Traits

This study identifies 242 genetic loci for glycaemic traits using trans-ancestry meta-analysis, finding 99 novel loci and improved fine-mapping resolution compared to single-ancestry analyses.

SNPs associated with HHIP expression have differential effects on lung function in males and females

The paper identifies SNPs with sex-specific effects on lung function traits using UK Biobank data, finding a significant interaction at rs7697189 near HHIP.

Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

This study identifies genetic effects on birth weight and their impact on cardio-metabolic traits, distinguishing fetal and maternal contributions.

Low-frequency variation in TP53 has large effects on head circumference and intracranial volume

The paper identifies 9 novel genetic loci, including low-frequency variants in TP53, associated with head circumference and intracranial volume in up to 46,000 individuals.

Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 are associated with gestational duration

This study identifies a fetal genome-wide association signal near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 linked to gestational duration and preterm/postterm birth.

Consortium genome-wide meta-analysis for childhood dental caries traits

This paper conducts a consortium-wide GWAS to identify genetic variants associated with childhood dental caries, finding two significant loci but low heritability estimates.

Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain

This study investigates the genetic contributions to gestational weight gain, finding that maternal common variants explain about 20% of variability, while fetal variants have a minor role.