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Alexei I. Zhurov

Cardiff UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5594-0740Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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Eleanor FeingoldiD· 2 shared Evie StergiakouliiD· 2 shared Gemma C. SharpiD· 2 shared John R. ShafferiD· 2 shared Laurence J HoweiD· 2 shared Mary L. MarazitaiD· 2 shared Myoung Keun LeeiD· 2 shared Sarah Jane LewisiD· 2 shared

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Novel genetic loci affecting facial shape variation in humans

Ziyi Xiong, Gabriela Dankova, Laurence J Howe, Myoung Keun Lee, Pirro G. Hysi, Markus A. de Jong, Gu Zhu, Kaustubh Adhikari, Dan Li, Yi Li, Bo Pan, Eleanor Feingold, Mary L. Marazita, John R. Shaffer, Kerrie McAloney, , Manfred Kayser

This study identifies 24 genetic loci associated with facial shape variation in humans through GWAS and confirms 13 of them in a multi-ethnic cohort.

eLife · Nov 25, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics

Investigating the shared genetics of non-syndromic cleft lip/palate and facial morphology

Laurence J Howe, Myoung Keun Lee, Gemma C. Sharp, George Davey Smith, Beaté St Pourcain, John R. Shaffer, Kerstin U. Ludwig, Elisabeth Mangold, Mary L. Marazita, Eleanor Feingold, Alexei I. Zhurov, Evie Stergiakouli, Jonathan R. Sandy, Stephen Richmond, Seth Michael Weinberg, , Sarah Jane Lewis

The paper investigates genetic overlap between non-syndromic cleft lip/palate and facial morphology using polygenic risk scores and Mendelian randomization, finding a causal relationship with philtrum width.

PLoS Genetics · Aug 1, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics