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Liam L Smeeth

London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineORCID 0000-0002-9168-6022Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Aliki‐Eleni FarmakiiD· 1 shared Amelia Catharine CrampiniD· 1 shared Andrew P. MorrisiD· 1 shared Christopher T. RentschiD· 1 shared Dorothea NitschiD· 1 shared Gershim AsikiiD· 1 shared Ghazaleh FatemifariD· 1 shared Janet SeeleyiD· 1 shared

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Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans

Segun Fatumo, Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, Rebecca Namugabwe Nsubuga, Gershim Asiki, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Janet Seeley, Amelia Catharine Crampin, Dorothea Nitsch, Liam L Smeeth, Pontiano Kaleebu, Stephen Burgess, Moffat Nyirenda, Nora Franceschini, Andrew P. Morris, , Robert Newton

This study conducts the first GWAS of eGFR in Africans, identifies two genome-wide significant loci, and highlights the need for more African-specific genetic research on kidney function.

Human Molecular Genetics · Mar 25, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics

The relationship between glycaemia, cognitive function, structural brain outcomes and dementia: A Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank

Victoria Garfield, Aliki‐Eleni Farmaki, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Sophie V. Eastwood, Rohini Mathur, Christopher T. Rentsch, Spiros Denaxas, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Liam L Smeeth, Nish Chaturvedi

This paper uses Mendelian randomization to examine causal relationships between glycaemia, cognitive function, brain structure, and dementia in UK Biobank data, finding little evidence of causal associations.

Diabetes · Feb 25, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine