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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Singapore
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
88
Citations
27497
World Ranking
1173
National Ranking
9

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
28026
World Ranking
13177
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Chiea Chuen Khor is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
  • Identification of Risk Loci for Parkinson Disease in Asians and Comparison of Risk Between Asians and Europeans, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • Cartography of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in a tertiary hospital environment, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species, 2023, Science
  • The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates, 2023, Science

Chiea Chuen Khor frequently collaborates with a network of co-authors that includes:

  • Woon-Puay Koh
  • Rajkumar Dorajoo
  • Jianjun Liu
  • Tin Aung
  • Xuling Chang

Their research has been published regularly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Biology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Ophthalmology

Best Publications

  • LoFreq: a sequence-quality aware, ultra-sensitive variant caller for uncovering cell-population heterogeneity from high-throughput sequencing datasets

    Andreas Wilm;Pauline Poh Kim Aw;Denis Bertrand;Grace Hui Ting Yeo

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • 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

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • High-density genetic mapping identifies new susceptibility loci for rheumatoid arthritis

    Steve Eyre;John Bowes;John Bowes;Dorothée Diogo;Dorothée Diogo;Annette Lee

  • Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Jaspal S Kooner;Danish Saleheen;Xueling Sim;Joban Sehmi;Joban Sehmi

  • A Mal functional variant is associated with protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, bacteremia, malaria and tuberculosis.

    Chiea C Khor;Stephen J Chapman;Stephen J Chapman;Fredrik O Vannberg;Aisling Dunne

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

    Virginie J M Verhoeven;Pirro G Hysi;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Qiao Fan

  • Prediction of Susceptibility to First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs by DNA Sequencing.

    Caroline Allix-Béguec;Irena Arandjelovic

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease.

    Chiea Chuen Khor;Chiea Chuen Khor;Sonia Davila;Sonia Davila;Willemijn B. Breunis;Yi Ching Lee

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus.

    Yi Lu;Veronique Vitart;Kathryn P. Burdon;Chiea Chuen Khor

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the CFH region associated with host susceptibility to meningococcal disease.

    Sonia Davila;Victoria J. Wright;Chiea Chuen Khor;Kar Seng Sim

  • Generation of Human PSC-Derived Kidney Organoids with Patterned Nephron Segments and a De Novo Vascular Network

    Jian Hui Low;Pin Li;Elaine Guo Yan Chew;Elaine Guo Yan Chew;Bingrui Zhou

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • 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

Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore
Xueling Sim
Xueling Sim National University of Singapore
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Martin L. Hibberd
Martin L. Hibberd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Seang-Mei Saw
Seang-Mei Saw National University of Singapore

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