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John R. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the domains of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have contributed notably to subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Their research topics cover several areas, notably:

  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Thompson has published frequently in several venues. The most common include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with six publications, the International Journal of Epidemiology and Statistics in Medicine both with two publications each, along with individual contributions to Nature Genetics and Nature Aging.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thompson cover a range of topics in genetics, epidemiology, and clinical studies. Notable works include:

  • "Polygenic basis and biomedical consequences of telomere length variation," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "The use of two-sample methods for Mendelian randomization analyses on single large datasets," 2021, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Measurement and initial characterization of leukocyte telomere length in 474,074 participants in UK Biobank," 2022, Nature Aging
  • "Polygenic risk scores in cardiovascular risk prediction: A cohort study and modelling analyses," 2021, PLoS Medicine
  • "Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial," 2020, The Lancet

Collaboration is a notable component of Thompson's research activities. Frequent coauthors include Christopher P. Nelson, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Angela Wood, Adam S. Butterworth, and John Danesh. These colleagues have co-published at least eleven times each with Thompson, suggesting sustained research partnerships.

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

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Genomewide association analysis of coronary artery disease.

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

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

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

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

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

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

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • 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

  • Assessing the suitability of summary data for two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses using MR-Egger regression: the role of the I2 statistic

    Jack Bowden;Fabiola Del Greco M;Cosetta Minelli;George Davey Smith

  • Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials.

    M Voysey;S A Costa Clemens;S A Madhi;L Y Weckx

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Detecting pleiotropy in Mendelian randomisation studies with summary data and a continuous outcome.

    Fabiola Del Greco M;Cosetta Minelli;Nuala A Sheehan;John R Thompson

  • Telomere length, risk of coronary heart disease, and statin treatment in the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study: a nested case-control study

    Scott W Brouilette;Jasbir S Moore;Alex D McMahon;John R Thompson

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • 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 comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • 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

Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Alistair S. Hall
Alistair S. Hall University of Leeds
Jeanette Erdmann
Jeanette Erdmann University of Lübeck
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Heribert Schunkert
Heribert Schunkert Technical University of Munich
Muredach P. Reilly
Muredach P. Reilly Columbia University
Peter S. Braund
Peter S. Braund University of Leicester
Christian Hengstenberg
Christian Hengstenberg Medical University of Vienna

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