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Guillaume Lettre

Guillaume Lettre

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Genetics

D-Index
84
Citations
47884
World Ranking
1335
National Ranking
45

Overview

Guillaume Lettre is affiliated with the Montreal Heart Institute in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Genetics and Molecular Biology as shown by their publication record.

Their work covers various subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Immunology. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining genetic insights with cardiovascular and physiological studies.

Key research topics addressed by Guillaume Lettre include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Among the recent publications by Guillaume Lettre are:

  • "Shared genetic pathways contribute to risk of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies with opposite directions of effect," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Cohort profile: genomic data for 26 622 individuals from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)," 2022, BMJ Open
  • "Importance of genetic testing in unexplained cardiac arrest," 2022, European Heart Journal
  • "Clonal hematopoiesis in sickle cell disease," 2021, Blood
  • "Whole-genome sequencing association analysis of quantitative red blood cell phenotypes: The NHLBI TOPMed program," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Guillaume Lettre include:

  • Paul L. Auer
  • Alexander P. Reiner
  • Laura M. Raffield
  • Myriam Fornage
  • Ruth J. F. Loos

The venues where Guillaume Lettre has consistently published include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nature Genetics
  • Circulation

The breadth of Guillaume Lettre's publication record, covering diverse yet interconnected domains of genetics, cardiovascular research, and molecular biology, underscores their multidisciplinary research activity. Their work in genetic associations and rare diseases complements contributions to understanding cardiovascular conditions, hematological disorders, and prenatal diagnostics.

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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • 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

  • 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-partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

    Jian Yang;Teri A. Manolio;Louis R. Pasquale;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Human Fetal Hemoglobin Expression Is Regulated by the Developmental Stage-Specific Repressor BCL11A

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Tobias F. Menne;Jian Xu;Thomas E. Akie

  • Deep resequencing of GWAS loci identifies independent rare variants associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

    Manuel A. Rivas;Manuel A. Rivas;Manuel A. Rivas;Mélissa Beaudoin;Agnes Gardet;Christine Stevens

  • Genome-wide association study shows BCL11A associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of β-thalassemia

    Manuela Uda;Renzo Galanello;Serena Sanna;Guillaume Lettre;Guillaume Lettre

  • Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth.

    Guillaume Lettre;Guillaume Lettre;Anne U Jackson;Christian Gieger;Fredrick R Schumacher;Fredrick R Schumacher

  • An Erythroid Enhancer of BCL11A Subject to Genetic Variation Determines Fetal Hemoglobin Level

    Daniel E. Bauer;Sophia C. Kamran;Sophia C. Kamran;Samuel Lessard;Jian Xu;Jian Xu

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • DNA polymorphisms at the BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB, and β-globin loci associate with fetal hemoglobin levels and pain crises in sickle cell disease

    Guillaume Lettre;Vijay G. Sankaran;Marcos André C. Bezerra;Aderson S. Araújo

  • Genomic inflation factors under polygenic inheritance.

    Jian Yang;Michael N Weedon;Shaun Purcell;Shaun Purcell;Guillaume Lettre

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Jean-Claude Tardif
Jean-Claude Tardif Montreal Heart Institute
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University

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