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Christopher J. Hammond

Christopher J. Hammond

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25625
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1476

Overview

Christopher J. Hammond is a researcher affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Ophthalmology. The scope of their research extends into related subfields, including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Molecular Biology; Epidemiology; and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Hammond's research covers various core topics related to eye health and diseases. These include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal diseases and treatments
  • Ophthalmology and visual impairment studies
  • Retinal imaging and analysis
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Ocular surface and contact lens

Their recent published papers demonstrate a strong involvement in cutting-edge ophthalmic research. Selected works include:

  • "A foundation model for generalizable disease detection from retinal images," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression," 2020, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Meta-analysis of 542,934 subjects of European ancestry identifies new genes and mechanisms predisposing to refractive error and myopia," 2020, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Prevalence and risk factors of dry eye in 79,866 participants of the population-based Lifelines cohort study in the Netherlands," 2020, published in The Ocular Surface
  • "Incidence and Progression of Myopia in Early Adulthood," 2022, published in JAMA Ophthalmology

In their collaborations, Hammond frequently works alongside several researchers, including:

  • Pirro G. Hysi
  • Anthony P. Khawaja
  • Paul J. Foster
  • David A. Mackey
  • Jeremy A. Guggenheim

Hammond's publications appear regularly in prominent venues dedicated to ophthalmology and vision science, such as:

  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • The Ocular Surface
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eye
  • JAMA Ophthalmology

Best Publications

  • Human metabolic individuality in biomedical and pharmaceutical research

    Karsten Suhre;So-Youn Shin;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Robert P. Mohney

  • Genes and environment in refractive error : The twin eye study

    Christopher J. Hammond;Harold Snieder;Clare E. Gilbert;Tim D. Spector

  • The architecture of gene regulatory variation across multiple human tissues: the MuTHER study

    Alexandra C. Nica;Alexandra C. Nica;Leopold Parts;Daniel Glass;James Nisbet

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 12 new susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis

    George F Mells;James A B Floyd;Katherine I Morley;Katherine I Morley;Heather J Cordell

  • 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

  • Increasing prevalence of myopia in europe and the impact of education

    Katie M Williams;Geir Bertelsen;Phillippa Cumberland;Christian Wolfram

  • Prevalence of refractive error in Europe: the European Eye Epidemiology (E(3)) Consortium

    Katie M. Williams;Virginie J.M. Verhoeven;Phillippa Cumberland;Geir Bertelsen

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

    Johanna M. Colijn;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk;Elena Prokofyeva;Dalila Alves

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation.

    E Legius;L Messiaen;P Wolkenstein;P Pancza

  • Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Gisli Masson

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

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

  • Genetic influence on early age-related maculopathy: a twin study.

    Christopher J Hammond;Andrew R Webster;Harold Snieder;Harold Snieder;Alan C Bird

  • The UK adult twin registry (TwinsUK resource)

    Alireza Moayyeri;Christopher J Hammond;Deborah J Hart;Timothy D Spector

  • Genetic and environmental factors in age-related nuclear cataracts in monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

    Christopher J. Hammond;Harold Snieder;Tim D. Spector;Clare E. Gilbert

  • A Susceptibility Locus for Myopia in the Normal Population Is Linked to the PAX6 Gene Region on Chromosome 11: A Genomewide Scan of Dizygotic Twins

    Christopher J. Hammond;Christopher J. Hammond;Toby Andrew;Ying Tat Mak;Tim D. Spector

  • Cohort Profile: TwinsUK and Healthy Ageing Twin Study

    Alireza Moayyeri;Christopher J Hammond;Ana M Valdes;Timothy D Spector

  • Low copy number of the salivary amylase gene predisposes to obesity

    Mario Falchi;Julia Sarah El-Sayed Moustafa;Petros Takousis;Francesco Pesce

  • Genome-wide analyses identify 68 new loci associated with intraocular pressure and improve risk prediction for primary open-angle glaucoma.

    Anthony P Khawaja;Anthony P Khawaja;Jessica N Cooke Bailey;Nicholas J Wareham;Robert A Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Pirro G. Hysi
Pirro G. Hysi King's College London
David A. Mackey
David A. Mackey University of Western Australia
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Terri L. Young
Terri L. Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stuart MacGregor
Stuart MacGregor QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore

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