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John P. Kemp is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. The scientist's work includes subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, Cancer Research, and Epidemiology.

The research topics covered by John P. Kemp focus on Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Hip disorders and treatments, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, RNA Research and Splicing, and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms.

The scientist has published papers in a range of venues, frequently contributing to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with nine papers, Nature Communications with three papers, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research with three papers, UNC Libraries with three papers, and Cell with two papers.

Recent papers by John P. Kemp include:

  • Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption, 2021, Cell
  • Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Dnmt3a-mutated clonal hematopoiesis promotes osteoporosis, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Osteocyte transcriptome mapping identifies a molecular landscape controlling skeletal homeostasis and susceptibility to skeletal disease, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors working with John P. Kemp include David M. Evans, Jonathan H. Tobias, Monika Frysz, George Davey Smith, and Fernando Rivadeneira.

Best Publications

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • LD Hub: a centralized database and web interface to perform LD score regression that maximizes the potential of summary level GWAS data for SNP heritability and genetic correlation analysis

    Jie Zheng;Mesut A. Erzurumluoglu;Benjamin L. Elsworth;John P. Kemp

  • An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice

    John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

    Virginie J M Verhoeven;Pirro G Hysi;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Qiao Fan

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    JP Bradfield;HR Taal;NJ Timpson;A Scherag

  • Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis

    John P Kemp;John P Kemp;John A Morris;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Vincenzo Forgetta

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

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

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

    Jie Huang;Bryan Howie;Shane McCarthy;Yasin Memari

  • Correction: Corrigendum: TCTEX1D2 mutations underlie Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with impaired retrograde intraflagellar transport

    Miriam Schmidts;Yuqing Hou;Claudio R. Cortes;Dorus A. Mans

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim Van Der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

  • Identification of heart rate–associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

    Marcel Den Hoed;Mark Eijgelsheim;Tõnu Esko;Bianca J J M Brundel

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    Bradfield Jp;Taal Hr;Timpson Nj;Scherag A

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim van der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

Frequent Co-Authors

David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
Nicholas J. Timpson
Nicholas J. Timpson University of Bristol
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Susan M. Ring
Susan M. Ring University of Bristol
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Nicole M. Warrington
Nicole M. Warrington University of Queensland
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Lavinia Paternoster
Lavinia Paternoster University of Bristol

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