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Jeffrey C. Murray

Jeffrey C. Murray

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Genetics

D-Index
115
Citations
55414
World Ranking
451
National Ranking
230

Medicine

D-Index
121
Citations
60101
World Ranking
3582
National Ranking
1975

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffrey C. Murray is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The primary topics of research include:

  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Dental development and anomalies
  • Tracheal and airway disorders

The scientist has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:

  • Multiomics Characterization of Preterm Birth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Genome-wide Enrichment of De Novo Coding Mutations in Orofacial Cleft Trios, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Dissecting maternal and fetal genetic effects underlying the associations between maternal phenotypes, birth outcomes, and adult phenotypes: A mendelian-randomization and haplotype-based genetic score analysis in 10,734 mother-infant pairs, 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: more than meets the eye, 2022, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • A phase 2 study of valproic acid and radiation, followed by maintenance valproic acid and bevacizumab in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma or high-grade glioma, 2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include:

  • Mary L. Marazita
  • Seth M. Weinberg
  • Elizabeth J. Leslie
  • Jacqueline T. Hecht
  • Michael P. Epstein

Publications by this scientist have appeared in various venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Journal of Perinatology
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Jeffrey C. Murray was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014, reflecting peer recognition in their field.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Cleft lip and palate: understanding genetic and environmental influences.

    Michael J. Dixon;Mary L. Marazita;Terri H. Beaty;Jeffrey C. Murray

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Comprehensive human genetic maps: individual and sex-specific variation in recombination.

    Karl W. Broman;Jeffrey C. Murray;Val C. Sheffield;Raymond L. White

  • Mutations in IRF6 cause Van der Woude and popliteal pterygium syndromes.

    Shinji Kondo;Brian C. Schutte;Rebecca J. Richardson;Bryan C. Bjork

  • Cloning and characterization of a novel bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor gene, RIEG, involved in Rieger syndrome

    E. V. Semina;R. Reiter;N. J. Leysens;W. L. M. Alward

  • Gene/environment causes of cleft lip and/or palate

    JC Murray

  • Interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene variants and the risk of isolated cleft lip or palate.

    Theresa M. Zucchero;Margaret E. Cooper;Brion S. Maher;Sandra Daack-Hirsch

  • A comprehensive human linkage map with centimorgan density

    J C Murray;K H Buetow;J L Weber;S Ludwigsen

  • 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

  • A genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without cleft palate identifies risk variants near MAFB and ABCA4

    Terri H. Beaty;Jeffrey C. Murray;Mary L. Marazita;Ronald G. Munger

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Cecelia A Laurie;Kenneth Rice;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Disruption of an AP-2 alpha binding site in an IRF6 enhancer is associated with cleft lip

    Fedik Rahimov;Mary L Marazita;Axel Visel;Margaret E Cooper

  • Pitx2, a Bicoid-Type Homeobox Gene, Is Involved in a Lefty-Signaling Pathway in Determination of Left-Right Asymmetry

    Hidefumi Yoshioka;Chikara Meno;Kazuko Koshiba;Minoru Sugihara

  • Association of genetic variation of the transforming growth factor-alpha gene with cleft lip and palate.

    H H Ardinger;K H Buetow;G I Bell;J Bardach

  • Noninvasive Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Human Fetus

    Jacob O. Kitzman;Matthew W. Snyder;Mario Ventura;Alexandra P. Lewis

  • The Many Faces and Factors of Orofacial Clefts

    Brian C. Schutte;Jeffrey C. Murray

  • Association of MSX1 and TGFB3 with nonsyndromic clefting in humans.

    Andrew C. Lidral;Paul A. Romitti;Ann M. Basart;Thomas Doetschman

  • A novel homeobox gene PITX3 is mutated in families with autosomal-dominant cataracts and ASMD

    Elena V. Semina;Robert E. Ferrell;Helen A. Mintz-Hittner;Pierre Bitoun

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary L. Marazita
Mary L. Marazita University of Pittsburgh
Kaare Christensen
Kaare Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Rolv T. Lie
Rolv T. Lie University of Bergen
Brian C. Schutte
Brian C. Schutte Michigan State University
Elena V. Semina
Elena V. Semina Medical College of Wisconsin
Andrew C. Lidral
Andrew C. Lidral University of Iowa
Kenneth H. Buetow
Kenneth H. Buetow Arizona State University
Bjarke Feenstra
Bjarke Feenstra Statens Serum Institut
Terri H. Beaty
Terri H. Beaty Johns Hopkins University

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