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84
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1351
National Ranking
176

Overview

Kerrin S. Small is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a notable concentration in Molecular Biology and Genetics as key subfields.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Kerrin S. Small has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Scientific Reports
  • Science
  • Nature Genetics

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Cell type-specific genetic regulation of gene expression across human tissues" (2020) in Science
  • "Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides insights into molecular mechanisms regulating genomic function" (2022) in Nature Genetics
  • "Current smoking and COVID-19 risk: results from a population symptom app in over 2.4 million people" (2021) in Thorax
  • "X chromosome dosage of histone demethylase KDM5C determines sex differences in adiposity" (2020) in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults: a cohort study of 322 hospitalised and 535 community-based older adults" (2020) in Age and Ageing

The research output includes collaboration with several frequent co-authors, among which are:

  • Julia S. El-Sayed Moustafa
  • Amy L. Roberts
  • Jordana T. Bell
  • Claire J. Steves
  • Max Tomlinson

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Human metabolic individuality in biomedical and pharmaceutical research

    Karsten Suhre;So-Youn Shin;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Robert P. Mohney

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mapping cis - and trans -regulatory effects across multiple tissues in twins

    E Grundberg;K S Small;K S Small;Å K Hedman;A C Nica

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Epigenome-Wide Scans Identify Differentially Methylated Regions for Age and Age-Related Phenotypes in a Healthy Ageing Population

    Jordana T. Bell;Pei-Chien Tsai;Tsun-Po Yang;Ruth Pidsley

  • The fecal metabolome as a functional readout of the gut microbiome.

    Jonas Zierer;Jonas Zierer;Matthew A. Jackson;Gabi Kastenmüller;Massimo Mangino;Massimo Mangino

  • Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Jaspal S Kooner;Danish Saleheen;Xueling Sim;Joban Sehmi;Joban Sehmi

  • Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in > 300,000 individuals

    Dajiang J Liu;Gina M Peloso;Gina M Peloso;Haojie Yu;Adam S Butterworth;Adam S Butterworth

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • The architecture of gene regulatory variation across multiple human tissues: the MuTHER study

    Alexandra C. Nica;Alexandra C. Nica;Leopold Parts;Daniel Glass;James Nisbet

  • Cell type–specific genetic regulation of gene expression across human tissues

    Sarah Kim-Hellmuth;Sarah Kim-Hellmuth;François Aguet;Meritxell Oliva;Manuel Muñoz-Aguirre

  • Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa

    Muminatou Jallow;Yik Ying Teo;Yik Ying Teo;Kerrin S. Small;Kerrin S. Small;Kirk A. Rockett;Kirk A. Rockett

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identifies a susceptibility locus for tuberculosis on chromosome 18q11.2.

    Thorsten Thye;Fredrik O. Vannberg;Sunny H. Wong;Ellis Owusu-Dabo

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki

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