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David L. Duffy is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their work encompasses several subfields including Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Immunology. The main topics of study addressed by David L. Duffy include:

  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Mast Cells and Histamine
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

David L. Duffy has contributed multiple papers published in well-known scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Genome-wide association study in almost 195,000 individuals identifies 50 previously unidentified genetic loci for eye color, 2021, Science Advances
  • Multi-Trait Genetic Analysis Identifies Autoimmune Loci Associated with Cutaneous Melanoma, 2021, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of dizygotic twinning illuminates genetic regulation of female fecundity, 2023, Human Reproduction
  • Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: Increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants, 2020, PLoS ONE

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Nicholas G. Martin
  • Stuart MacGregor
  • David C. Whiteman
  • Scott D. Gordon
  • Catherine M. Olsen

David L. Duffy has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Twin Research and Human Genetics
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Best Publications

  • A genome-wide search for asthma susceptibility loci in ethnically diverse populations

    David G. Marsh;Nancy E. Maestri;Linda R. Freidhoff;Kathleen C. Barnes

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • Genetics of asthma and hay fever in Australian twins.

    David L. Duffy;Nicholas G. Martin;Diana Battistutta;John L. Hopper

  • A method for meta-analysis of molecular association studies.

    Ammarin Thakkinstian;Patrick McElduff;Catherine D'Este;David Duffy

  • Melanocortin-1 Receptor Polymorphisms and Risk of Melanoma: Is the Association Explained Solely by Pigmentation Phenotype?

    James S. Palmer;James S. Palmer;David L. Duffy;Neil F. Box;Joanne F. Aitken

  • A genome-wide association study identifies novel alleles associated with hair color and skin pigmentation.

    Jiali Han;Peter Kraft;Hongmei Nan;Hongmei Nan;Qun Guo;Qun Guo

  • Shared genetic origin of asthma, hay fever and eczema elucidates allergic disease biology

    Manuel A. Ferreira;Judith M. Vonk;Hansjörg Baurecht;Ingo Marenholz;Ingo Marenholz

  • A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma

    Satoru Yokoyama;Susan L. Woods;Glen M. Boyle;Lauren G. Aoude

  • Recent human effective population size estimated from linkage disequilibrium

    Albert Tenesa;Pau Navarro;Ben J. Hayes;David L. Duffy

  • Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

    Manuel A Ferreira;Melanie C Matheson;David L Duffy;Guy B Marks

  • A Single SNP in an Evolutionary Conserved Region within Intron 86 of the HERC2 Gene Determines Human Blue-Brown Eye Color

    Richard A. Sturm;David L. Duffy;Zhen Zhen Zhao;Fabio P.N. Leite

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between {beta}2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma: a HuGE review.

    Ammarin Thakkinstian;Mark McEvoy;Cosetta Minelli;Peter Gibson

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • MC1R genotype modifies risk of melanoma in families segregating CDKN2A mutations

    Neil F. Box;David L. Duffy;Wei Chen;Mitchell Stark

  • Genetic influences on handedness: Data from 25,732 Australian and Dutch twin families

    Sarah E. Medland;Sarah E. Medland;David L. Duffy;Margaret J. Wright;Gina M. Geffen

  • A major quantitative-trait locus for mole density is linked to the familial melanoma gene CDKN2A: a maximum-likelihood combined linkage and association analysis in twins and their sibs

    Gu Zhu;David L. Duffy;Ann Eldridge;Marlene Grace

  • Interactive effects of MC1R and OCA2 on melanoma risk phenotypes

    David L. Duffy;Neil F. Box;Wei Chen;James S. Palmer

  • Linkage of Asthma and Total Serum IgE Concentration to Markers on Chromosome 12q: Evidence From Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian Populations

    Kathleen C. Barnes;John D. Neely;David L. Duffy;Linda R. Freidhoff

  • Genome-Wide Association Studies of Asthma in Population-Based Cohorts Confirm Known and Suggested Loci and Identify an Additional Association near HLA

    Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Mikko Kuokkanen;Sailaja Vedantam;Sailaja Vedantam;Zofia K Z Gajdos;Zofia K Z Gajdos

  • Maternal Cigarette Smoking and Oral Clefts: A Meta-analysis:

    Diego F. Wyszynski;David L. Duffy;Terri H. Beaty

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Richard A. Sturm
Richard A. Sturm University of Queensland
Nicholas K. Hayward
Nicholas K. Hayward QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Manuel A. R. Ferreira
Manuel A. R. Ferreira QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Margaret J. Wright
Margaret J. Wright University of Queensland
Stuart MacGregor
Stuart MacGregor QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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