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Overview

Lyn R. Griffiths is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research output spans interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these, Lyn R. Griffiths has contributed extensively to several subfields of study such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Neurology
  • Cell Biology

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics, including:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism

Lyn R. Griffiths has published in a range of scientific journals with frequent contributions to:

  • Genes
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimie
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Some recent publications include:

  • Regulatory Mechanisms of Epigenetic miRNA Relationships in Human Cancer and Potential as Therapeutic Targets, 2020, Cancers
  • An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle, 2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Shared Molecular Genetic Mechanisms Underlie Endometriosis and Migraine Comorbidity, 2020, Genes
  • Cross-trait analyses with migraine reveal widespread pleiotropy and suggest a vascular component to migraine headache, 2020, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and integrative omics of age in human skeletal muscle, 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

The scientist frequently collaborates with others in the field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Larisa M. Haupt
  • Heidi G. Sutherland
  • Rod A. Lea
  • Neven Maksemous
  • Nicholas R. Harvey

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial Genome Acquisition Restores Respiratory Function and Tumorigenic Potential of Cancer Cells without Mitochondrial DNA

    An S. Tan;James W. Baty;Lan-Feng Dong;Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta

  • Genome-wide association study identifies new multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci on chromosomes 12 and 20

    Melanie Bahlo;David R Booth;Simon A Broadley;Matthew A Brown;Matthew A Brown

  • Genome-wide association study reveals three susceptibility loci for common migraine in the general population.

    Daniel I Chasman;Markus Schürks;Markus Schürks;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Boukje de Vries

  • β-Actin: an unsuitable internal control for RT-PCR

    Saxon Selvey;E.W. Thompson;K. Matthaei;Rodney Arthur Lea

  • Association of a polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene with essential hypertension.

    Robert Y.L. Zee;Yi-kun Lou;Lyn R. Griffiths;Brian J. Morris

  • A dominant-negative mutation in the TRESK potassium channel is linked to familial migraine with aura.

    Ronald G Lafrenière;M Zameel Cader;M Zameel Cader;Jean-François Poulin;Isabelle Andres-Enguix

  • Mutations in Cardiac T-Box Factor Gene TBX20 Are Associated with Diverse Cardiac Pathologies, Including Defects of Septation and Valvulogenesis and Cardiomyopathy

    Edwin P. Kirk;Edwin P. Kirk;Edwin P. Kirk;Margaret Sunde;Mauro W. Costa;Mauro W. Costa;Scott A Rankin

  • Patellar tendon ultrasonography in asymptomatic active athletes reveals hypoechoic regions: a study of 320 tendons. Victorian Institute of Sport Tendon Study Group.

    J. L. Cook;K. M. Khan;P. R. Harcourt;Z. S. Kiss

  • Patellar tendinopathy in junior basketball players: a controlled clinical and ultrasonographic study of 268 patellar tendons in players aged 14–18 years

    J. L. Cook;K. M. Khan;Z. S. Kiss;Lyn R. Griffiths

  • G-Protein β3 Subunit Gene (GNB3) Variant in Causation of Essential Hypertension

    Adam V. Benjafield;Cheryl L. Jeyasingam;Dale R. Nyholt;Lyn R. Griffiths

  • An analysis of DNA methylation in human adipose tissue reveals differential modification of obesity genes before and after gastric bypass and weight loss

    Miles C Benton;Miles C Benton;Alice Johnstone;Alice Johnstone;David Eccles;Brennan Harmon

  • Reproducibility and clinical utility of tendon palpation to detect patellar tendinopathy in young basketball players

    JL Cook;KM Khan;ZS Kiss;CR Purdam

  • Prospective imaging study of asymptomatic patellar tendinopathy in elite junior basketball players.

    Jill L. Cook;Karim M. Khan;Zoltan S. Kiss;Craig R. Purdam

  • Circulating microRNAs involved in multiple sclerosis

    Sue Rutherford Siegel;Jason Mackenzie;George Chaplin;Nina G. Jablonski

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • Asymptomatic hypoechoic regions on patellar tendon ultrasound: A 4-year clinical and ultrasound followup of 46 tendons.

    Jill Cook;Karim M. Khan;Z. S. Kiss;B. D. Coleman

  • Immunodeficiency-associated lymphomas

    Huy Tran;Jamie Nourse;Sara Hall;Michael Richard Green

  • Association of A vitamin D receptor polymorphism with sporadic breast cancer development.

    Joanne E. Curran;Tanya Vaughan;Rod A. Lea;Stephen R. Weinstein

  • Locked nucleic acid (LNA) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotype analysis and validation using real‐time PCR

    Matthew P. Johnson;Larisa M. Haupt;Lyn R. Griffiths

  • Familial typical migraine: linkage to chromosome 19p13 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity.

    Dale R. Nyholt;Rod A. Lea;Peter J. Goadsby;Peter J. Brimage

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale R. Nyholt
Dale R. Nyholt Queensland University of Technology
Maher K. Gandhi
Maher K. Gandhi University of Queensland
David A. Mackey
David A. Mackey University of Western Australia
John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Michael P. Pender
Michael P. Pender University of Queensland
Garth A. Nicholson
Garth A. Nicholson University of Sydney
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania
Thomas D. Dyer
Thomas D. Dyer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland

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