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James T.R. Walters

James T.R. Walters

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Overview

James T.R. Walters is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their contributions extend across various subfields such as Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research topics encompass a range of genetic and psychiatric themes including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders

James T.R. Walters has published papers in several notable venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Schizophrenia Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk, 2020, Circulation
  • Mapping genomic loci prioritises genes and implicates synaptic biology in schizophrenia, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Long-term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat compared with allopurinol in patients with gout (FAST): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • A Comparison of Ten Polygenic Score Methods for Psychiatric Disorders Applied Across Multiple Cohorts, 2021, Biological Psychiatry
  • Exome sequencing in bipolar disorder identifies AKAP11 as a risk gene shared with schizophrenia, 2022, Nature Genetics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael O'Donovan
  • Michael J. Owen
  • Antonio F. Pardiñas
  • Peter Holmans
  • Sophie E. Legge

In addition to journal publications, James T.R. Walters has contributed to book literature. Among the book publications is a volume from Boydell and Brewer eBooks titled The National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, 1660-1696, published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Colm T. O'Dushlaine;Kimberly D. Chambert;Jennifer L. Moran

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Treatment Response and Resistance in Psychosis (TRRIP) Working Group Consensus Guidelines on Diagnosis and Terminology.

    Oliver D. Howes;Rob McCutcheon;Ofer Agid;Andrea De Bartolomeis

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF BRAIN CELL TYPES UNDERLYING SCHIZOPHRENIA

    Nathan G. Skene;Nathan G. Skene;Julien Bryois;Trygve E. Bakken;Gerome Breen;Gerome Breen

  • Integrative functional genomic analysis of human brain development and neuropsychiatric risks

    Mingfeng Li;Gabriel Santpere;Yuka Imamura Kawasawa;Yuka Imamura Kawasawa;Oleg V Evgrafov

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma.

    John F Kragh;Thomas J Walters;David G Baer;Charles J Fox

  • Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

    Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

  • Determinants of endurance in well-trained cyclists

    E. F. Coyle;A. R. Coggan;M. K. Hopper;T. J. Walters

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

  • Practical use of emergency tourniquets to stop bleeding in major limb trauma.

    John F. Kragh;Thomas J. Walters;David G. Baer;Charles J. Fox

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Conlon O'Donovan
Michael Conlon O'Donovan Cardiff University
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Peter Holmans
Peter Holmans Cardiff University
George Kirov
George Kirov Cardiff University
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Dan Rujescu
Dan Rujescu Medical University of Vienna
Derek W. Morris
Derek W. Morris University of Galway
Nicholas John Craddock
Nicholas John Craddock Cardiff University
Ian Jones
Ian Jones Cardiff University

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