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Immunology

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96
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48595
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840
National Ranking
76

Genetics

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94
Citations
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922
National Ranking
132

Medicine

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96
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48987
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Overview

Jane Worthington is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfield involvement in Rheumatology, Hepatology, and Molecular Biology.

Worthington's work frequently addresses topics including rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, hepatitis C virus research, and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches. These areas reflect a focus on both chronic inflammatory conditions and infectious diseases, linking molecular biology techniques with clinical immunology.

The scientist has published in venues such as Scientific Data, contributing research that supports data sharing and reproducibility in the broader scientific community. One recent paper is titled RA-MAP, molecular immunological landscapes in early rheumatoid arthritis and healthy vaccine recipients, published in 2022 in Scientific Data. This publication has attracted citations reflecting its engagement within the research field.

Throughout their research career, Worthington has collaborated with a number of coauthors, including:

  • John D. Isaacs
  • Sarah Brockbank
  • Ayako Wakatsuki Pedersen
  • Catharien M. U. Hilkens
  • Amy E. Anderson

The cross-disciplinary scope of their research encompasses clinical and molecular aspects, integrating data-driven approaches with immunology and virology. This multidisciplinary focus is evident in their publication topics and choice of research venues.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci

    Eli A Stahl;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Gang Xie

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci and an Interaction Between HLA-C and ERAP1

    Amy Strange;Francesca Capon;Chris C A Spencer

  • Five amino acids in three HLA proteins explain most of the association between MHC and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

    Soumya Raychaudhuri;Cynthia Sandor;Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Jan Freudenberg

  • Genome-wide association study of CNVs in 16,000 cases of eight common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Nick Craddock;Matthew E. Hurles;Niall Cardin;Richard D. Pearson

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Identifies New Disease Loci

    Ying Liu;Cynthia Helms;Wilson Liao;Lisa C. Zaba

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

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

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Jason Z. Liu;Federica Tozzi;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sreekumar G. Pillai

  • Localization of type 1 diabetes susceptibility to the MHC class I genes HLA-B and HLA-A

    Sergey Nejentsev;Joanna M. M. Howson;Neil M. Walker;Jeffrey Szeszko

  • Common variants at CD40 and other loci confer risk of rheumatoid arthritis

    Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Annette T Lee;Rachel Hackett

  • Pervasive sharing of genetic effects in autoimmune disease.

    Chris Cotsapas;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Elizabeth Rossin;Kasper Lage;Kasper Lage;Kasper Lage

  • EULAR recommendations for terminology and research in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis: report from the Study Group for Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Danielle M. Gerlag;Karim Raza;Lisa G M van Baarsen;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • Bayesian refinement of association signals for 14 loci in 3 common diseases.

    Julian B. Maller;Gilean McVean;Gilean McVean;Jake Byrnes;Damjan Vukcevic

  • Bayesian inference analyses of the polygenic architecture of rheumatoid arthritis

    Eli A Stahl;Daniel Wegmann;Gosia Trynka;Javier Gutierrez-Achury

  • Rheumatoid arthritis association at 6q23.

    Wendy Thomson;Anne Barton;Xiayi Ke;Steve Eyre

  • Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus

    Timothy R.D.J. Radstake;Olga Y Gorlova;Blanca Rueda;Jose Ezequiel Martin

  • A genome-wide asociation study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction betwEn HLA-C and ERAP1

    A. Strange;F. Capon;C. C. A. Spencer;J. Knight

  • Pervasive Sharing of Genetic Effects in Autoimmune Disease

    Chris Cotsapas;Benjamin F. Voight;Elizabeth Rossin;Kasper Lage

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    L. C. Tsoi;S. L. Spain;J. Knight;E. Ellinghaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Barton
Anne Barton University of Manchester
Wendy Thomson
Wendy Thomson University of Manchester
Robert M. Plenge
Robert M. Plenge Bristol Myers Squibb
Steve Eyre
Steve Eyre University of Manchester
John Bowes
John Bowes University of Manchester
Soumya Raychaudhuri
Soumya Raychaudhuri Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alan J. Silman
Alan J. Silman University of Oxford
Anne Hinks
Anne Hinks University of Manchester
Peter K. Gregersen
Peter K. Gregersen Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Ariane L. Herrick
Ariane L. Herrick University of Manchester

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