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Matthew Law is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Dermatology
  • Epidemiology

Matthew Law's work focuses on key topics such as:

  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

The scientist has contributed papers including the following recent publications:

  • "Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression," 2020, published in Nature Genetics
  • "The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions," 2023, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Multitrait genetic association analysis identifies 50 new risk loci for gastro-oesophageal reflux, seven new loci for Barrett's oesophagus and provides insights into clinical heterogeneity in reflux diagnosis," 2021, published in Gut
  • "Massively parallel reporter assays of melanoma risk variants identify MX2 as a gene promoting melanoma," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers," 2020, published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors with whom Matthew Law has collaborated include:

  • Stuart MacGregor
  • Catherine M. Olsen
  • David C. Whiteman
  • Mark M. Iles
  • Jue-Sheng Ong

Their work has been published across several venues with notable frequency:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • A syndrome of peripheral lipodystrophy, hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance in patients receiving HIV protease inhibitors.

    Andrew Carr;Katherine Samaras;Samantha Burton;Matthew Law

  • Combination antiretroviral therapy and the risk of myocardial infarction

    Nina Friis-Møller;Caroline A Sabin;Rainer Weber;Antonella d'Arminio Monforte

  • Class of antiretroviral drugs and the risk of myocardial infarction.

    Nina Friis-Moller;Peter Reiss;Caroline A. Sabin;Rainer Weber

  • Liver-related deaths in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus: the D:A:D study

    Rainer Weber;Caroline A Sabin;Nina Friis-Møller;Peter Reiss

  • Cardiovascular disease risk factors in HIV patients - association with antiretroviral therapy. Results from the DAD study

    Nina Friis-Møller;Rainer Weber;Peter Reiss;Rodolphe Thiebaut

  • Plasma Levels of Soluble CD14 Independently Predict Mortality in HIV Infection

    Netanya Sandler;Handan Wand;Annelys Roque;Matthew G Law

  • Cancer Incidence Before and After Kidney Transplantation

    Claire M. Vajdic;Stephen P. McDonald;Margaret R. E. McCredie;Marina T. van Leeuwen

  • Use of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and risk of myocardial infarction in HIV-infected patients enrolled in the D:A:D study: a multi-cohort collaboration

    Caroline Sabin;Signe Westring Worm;Rainer Weber

  • Trends in underlying causes of death in people with HIV from 1999 to 2011 (D:A:D): a multicohort collaboration

    Colette J Smith;Lene Ryom;Rainer Weber;Philippe Morlat

  • Estimating progression to cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

    Anthony J. Freeman;Gregory J. Dore;Matthew G. Law;Max Thorpe

  • Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with HIV Infection Exposed to Specific Individual Antiretroviral Drugs from the 3 Major Drug Classes: The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) Study

    Signe Westring Worm;Caroline Sabin;Rainer Weber;Peter Reiss

  • A syndrome of lipoatrophy, lactic acidaemia and liver dysfunction associated with HIV nucleoside analogue therapy: contribution to protease inhibitor-related lipodystrophy syndrome.

    Andrew Carr;John Miller;Matthew Law;David A. Cooper

  • Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with cancer: a prospective randomised trial.

    S. Greer;S. Moorey;J. D. R. Baruch;M. Watson

  • Incidence and risk factors for new-onset diabetes in HIV-infected patients: the Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study.

    Stéphane De Wit;Caroline Sabin;Rainer Weber;Signe Westring Worm

  • Major clinical outcomes in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive participants and in those not receiving ART at baseline in the SMART study

    Sean Emery;Jacqueline A. Neuhaus;Andrew N. Phillips;Abdel Babiker

  • Factors associated with specific causes of death amongst HIV-positive individuals in the D:A:D Study.

    Smith C;Sabin Ca;Lundgren Jd

  • A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma

    Satoru Yokoyama;Susan L. Woods;Glen M. Boyle;Lauren G. Aoude

  • The Mini-MAC: Further Development of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale

    Maggie Watson;Matthew G. Law;Maria dos Santos;Steven Greer

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma risk following direct-acting antiviral HCV therapy: A systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regression

    Reem Waziry;Behzad Hajarizadeh;Jason Grebely;Janaki Amin

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
David A. Cooper
David A. Cooper University of New South Wales
Jens D. Lundgren
Jens D. Lundgren Rigshospitalet
Stuart MacGregor
Stuart MacGregor QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Gregory J. Dore
Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales
Peter Reiss
Peter Reiss University of Amsterdam
Caroline Sabin
Caroline Sabin University College London
Christopher K. Fairley
Christopher K. Fairley Monash University
Janaki Amin
Janaki Amin Macquarie University
Kathy Petoumenos
Kathy Petoumenos University of New South Wales

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