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John F. Peden

John F. Peden

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Genetics

D-Index
64
Citations
80618
World Ranking
2724
National Ranking
44

Overview

John F. Peden is affiliated with GenPAx AG in Switzerland. Their research focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong emphasis on cancer genomics and diagnostics. The subfields of their work include genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, cancer research, hematology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Their recent papers include the following publications:

  • Whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive genetic testing in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 2023, Leukemia
  • Integrative genomic analysis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia lacking a genetic biomarker in the UKALL2003 clinical trial, 2022, Leukemia
  • Genome sequencing as a generic diagnostic strategy for rare disease, 2024, Genome Medicine
  • Whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive genetic testing in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 2022, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Genome sequencing as a generic diagnostic strategy for rare disease, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John F. Peden include:

  • Mark T. Ross
  • Sarra Ryan
  • Anthony V. Moorman
  • David Bentley
  • Christine J. Harrison

The scientist often publishes in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Leukemia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • UNC Libraries
  • Genome Medicine

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

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

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

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Genetic Variants Associated with Lp(a) Lipoprotein Level and Coronary Disease

    R Clarke;J F Peden;J C Hopewell;T Kyriakou

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

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

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

  • The somatic mutation profiles of 2,433 breast cancers refines their genomic and transcriptomic landscapes

    Bernard Pereira;Suet Feung Chin;Oscar M. Rueda;Hans Kristian Moen Vollan

  • 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

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

    Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • 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

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • 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

Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford
Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Toby Johnson
Toby Johnson Queen Mary University of London
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke University of Oxford
Anuj Goel
Anuj Goel University of Oxford
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute

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