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Candace Guiducci

Candace Guiducci

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Genetics

D-Index
59
Citations
55634
World Ranking
3185
National Ranking
1384

Overview

Candace Guiducci is affiliated with the Broad Institute in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 14 publications in these areas.

Their subfields of study include genetics, molecular biology, economics and econometrics, rheumatology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The main topics covered in their work are:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Candace Guiducci has authored several papers published in a range of venues, including UNC Libraries, Genetics in Medicine, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Their recent publications include:

  • Returning integrated genomic risk and clinical recommendations: The eMERGE study, 2023, Genetics in Medicine
  • Selection, optimization, and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse populations, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Common Genetic Variants and Modification of Penetrance of BRCA2-Associated Breast Cancer, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Guiducci has frequently collaborated with several researchers, which include:

  • Benjamin F. Voight
  • Laura J. Scott
  • Anne Jackson
  • Lori L. Bonnycastle
  • Jodell E. Linder

Their publication record shows a strong focus on genetics, with particular attention to genetic mutations such as those in the BRCA gene related to cancer risk. The diversity in subfields also suggests interdisciplinary research involving molecular biology, epidemiology, health systems, and economic evaluations.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels

    Richa Saxena;Benjamin F. Voight;Valeriya Lyssenko;Noël P. Burtt

  • The Mutational Landscape of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    N. Stransky;A. M. Egloff;A. D. Tward;A. D. Kostic

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Exome sequencing identifies recurrent SPOP, FOXA1 and MED12 mutations in prostate cancer

    Christopher E. Barbieri;Sylvan C. Baca;Sylvan C. Baca;Michael S. Lawrence;Francesca Demichelis;Francesca Demichelis

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Olle Melander;Candace Guiducci;Aarti Surti

  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci

    Eli A Stahl;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Gang Xie

  • Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Cristen J. Willer;Gina M. Peloso;Serkalem Demissie

  • Punctuated Evolution of Prostate Cancer Genomes

    Sylvan C Baca;Davide Prandi;Michael S Lawrence;Juan Miguel Mosquera

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
David Altshuler
David Altshuler Harvard University
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Benjamin F. Voight
Benjamin F. Voight University of Pennsylvania
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter

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