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Jennifer H. Barrett

Jennifer H. Barrett

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Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
32920
World Ranking
18623
National Ranking
1686

Overview

Jennifer H. Barrett is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Ophthalmology and related subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Vasculitis and related conditions, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, and Muscle metabolism and nutrition.

Recent publications highlight their contributions to understanding disease mechanisms and diagnostic imaging in ophthalmology and neurology. Notable papers include:

  • A foundation model for generalizable disease detection from retinal images, 2023, Nature
  • Massively parallel reporter assays of melanoma risk variants identify MX2 as a gene promoting melanoma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Features Associated With Incident and Prevalent Parkinson Disease, 2023, Neurology
  • Retinal asymmetry in multiple sclerosis, 2020, Brain
  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis of corneal curvature identifies novel loci and shared genetic influences across axial length and refractive error, 2020, Communications Biology

Jennifer H. Barrett frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key coauthors include Paul J. Foster, Anthony P. Khawaja, Sarah Mackie, Praveen J. Patel, and Sharon Chua, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in their scientific endeavors.

Their work has appeared multiple times in several publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Ophthalmology Glaucoma
  • JAMA Ophthalmology

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

  • Genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease.

    Nilesh J. Samani;Jeanette Erdmann;Alistair S. Hall;Christian Hengstenberg

  • 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

  • KRAS and BRAF Mutations in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Are Associated With Poor Prognosis but Do Not Preclude Benefit From Oxaliplatin or Irinotecan: Results From the MRC FOCUS Trial

    Susan D. Richman;Matthew T. Seymour;Philip Chambers;Faye Elliott

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three loci associated with melanoma risk.

    D Timothy Bishop;Florence Demenais;Mark M Iles;Mark Harland

  • Genetic linkage studies

    M Dawn Teare;Jennifer H Barrett

  • Predictive Biomarkers of Chemotherapy Efficacy in Colorectal Cancer: Results From the UK MRC FOCUS Trial

    Michael S. Braun;Susan D. Richman;Philip Quirke;Catherine Daly

  • A pharmacogenetic study to investigate the role of dietary carcinogens in the etiology of colorectal cancer.

    Christoph Sachse;Gillian Smith;Murray J.V. Wilkie;Jennifer H. Barrett

  • Sun exposure and melanoma risk at different latitudes: a pooled analysis of 5700 cases and 7216 controls

    Yu Mei Chang;Jennifer H. Barrett;Timothy D. Bishop;Bruce K. Armstrong

  • Why do women use dietary supplements? The use of the theory of planned behaviour to explore beliefs about their use

    Mark Conner;Sara F.L Kirk;Janet E Cade;Jennifer H Barrett

  • Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels Are Associated With Breslow Thickness at Presentation and Survival From Melanoma

    Julia A. Newton-Bishop;Samantha Beswick;Juliette Randerson-Moor;Yu-Mei Chang

  • Does rheumatoid arthritis remit during pregnancy and relapse postpartum? Results from a nationwide study in the United Kingdom performed prospectively from late pregnancy.

    Jennifer H. Barrett;Paul Brennan;Magdalen Fiddler;Alan J. Silman

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new melanoma susceptibility loci

    Jennifer H. Barrett;Mark M. Iles;Mark Harland;John C. Taylor

  • Environmental Influences: Factors Influencing a Woman’s Decision to Use Dietary Supplements

    Mark Conner;Sara F. L. Kirk;Janet E. Cade;Jennifer H. Barrett

  • Influences of Blood Sample Processing on Low–Molecular-Weight Proteome Identified by Surface-Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Rosamonde E. Banks;Anthea J. Stanley;David A. Cairns;Jennifer H. Barrett

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci predisposing to cutaneous melanoma

    Christopher I. Amos;Li-E Wang;Jeffrey E. Lee;Jeffrey E. Gershenwald

  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis classified by the ILAR criteria: HLA associations in UK patients

    W. Thomson;J. H. Barrett;R. Donn;L. Pepper

  • Polymorphisms in the cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 gene (CYP1A2) in colorectal cancer patients and controls: allele frequencies, linkage disequilibrium and influence on caffeine metabolism.

    Christoph Sachse;Upinder Bhambra;Gillian Smith;Tracy J. Lightfoot

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Timothy Bishop
D. Timothy Bishop University of Leeds
Mark M. Iles
Mark M. Iles University of Leeds
Julia Newton-Bishop
Julia Newton-Bishop University of Leeds
Ann W. Morgan
Ann W. Morgan University of Leeds
Jane Worthington
Jane Worthington University of Manchester
Paul Emery
Paul Emery University of Leeds
Alan J. Silman
Alan J. Silman University of Oxford
Graham J. Mann
Graham J. Mann Australian National University
Anne Barton
Anne Barton University of Manchester
Nicholas K. Hayward
Nicholas K. Hayward QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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