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David J. Williams

University College LondonORCID 0000-0002-8186-9124Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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Fredrika ÅseniusiD· 2 shared Michelle L. HollandiD· 2 shared Sara L. HillmaniD· 2 shared Vardhman K. RakyaniD· 2 shared Ama BrewiD· 1 shared Aniket Bhattacharyaa· 1 shared Bhavana PrasheriD· 1 shared Dalvir KulariD· 1 shared

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Ribosomal DNA copy number is associated with body mass in humans and other mammals

Pui Pik Law, Liudmila A Mikheeva, Francisco Rodríguez-Algarra, Fredrika Åsenius, Maria Gregori, Robert A. E. Seaborne, Selin Yildizoglu, James R. C. Miller, Hemanth Tummala, Robin Mesnage, Michael Nicolas Antoniou, Weilong Li, Qihua Tan, Sara L. Hillman, Vardhman K. Rakyan, , Michelle L. Holland

The paper identifies an association between ribosomal DNA copy number and body mass in humans and rats, showing it relates to growth rate and BMI but not obesity.

Nature Communications · Jun 12, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

Population History and Genome Wide Association Studies of Birth Weight in a Native High Altitude Ladakhi Population

Sushil Bhandari, Padma Dolma, Mitali Mukerji, Bhavana Prasher, Hugh Montgomery, Dalvir Kular, Vandana Jain, Vatsla Dadhwal, David J. Williams, Aniket Bhattacharyaa, Edmund H. Gilbert, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Sara L. Hillman

The paper investigates birth weight in a high altitude Ladakhi population using GWAS and ancestry analysis, finding evidence of Tibetan ancestry and nominal associations with birthweight-related genes.

PLoS ONE · Sep 20, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics

DNA methylation covariation in human whole blood and sperm: implications for studies of intergenerational epigenetic effects

Fredrika Åsenius, T.J. Gorrie-Stone, Ama Brew, Yasmin Panchbhaya, Elizabeth Williamson, Leonard C. Schalkwyk, Vardhman K. Rakyan, Michelle L. Holland, Sarah J. Marzi, David J. Williams

The paper examines DNA methylation differences between human blood and sperm, finding limited correlation and no significant obesity-related changes in sperm methylation.

PLoS Genetics · Oct 13, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics