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Michael A. Hauser

Michael A. Hauser

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Genetics

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81
Citations
26342
World Ranking
1519
National Ranking
712

Overview

Michael A. Hauser is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive contributions to the subfields of Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Clinical Psychology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Tryptophan and brain disorders.

Recent publications by Michael A. Hauser include:

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex, 2020, Science
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors, 2023, American Journal of Psychiatry

Michael A. Hauser frequently collaborates with a number of other researchers. Notable co-authors include Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Michelle F. Dennis, Melanie E. Garrett, Jean C. Beckham, and Jessica N. Cooke Bailey.

The scientist has published multiple papers in several key venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics
  • Human Molecular Genetics

Michael A. Hauser has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc titled Badiou's Ontology of the Present, slated for release in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Complement factor H variant increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration.

    Jonathan L. Haines;Michael A. Hauser;Silke Schmidt;William K. Scott

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • PGC-1α, A Potential Therapeutic Target for Early Intervention in Parkinson’s Disease

    Bin Zheng;Zhixiang Liao;Joseph J. Locascio;Kristen A. Lesniak

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The pivotal role of the complement system in aging and age-related macular degeneration: hypothesis re-visited.

    Don H. Anderson;Monte J. Radeke;Natasha B. Gallo;Ethan A. Chapin

  • Modular flexibility of dystrophin: Implications for gene therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Scott Q. Harper;Michael A. Hauser;Michael A. Hauser;Christiana DelloRusso;Christiana DelloRusso;Dongsheng Duan

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Molecular markers of early Parkinson's disease based on gene expression in blood

    Clemens R. Scherzer;Clemens R. Scherzer;Aron C. Eklund;Lee J. Morse;Zhixiang Liao

  • Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

    L. E. Duncan;A. Ratanatharathorn;A. E. Aiello;L. M. Almli

  • The GenomeAsia 100K Project enables genetic discoveries across Asia

    Jeffrey D. Wall;Eric W. Stawiski;Aakrosh Ratan;Hie Lim Kim

  • Cigarette smoking strongly modifies the association of LOC387715 and age-related macular degeneration.

    Silke Schmidt;Michael A. Hauser;William K. Scott;Eric A. Postel

  • Relationship between methylome and transcriptome in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Susan K. Murphy;Hyuna Yang;Cynthia A. Moylan;Herbert Pang

  • Myotilin is mutated in limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1A

    Michael A. Hauser;Stephen K. Horrigan;Paula Salmikangas;Udana M. Torian

  • Production and Characterization of Improved Adenovirus Vectors with the E1, E2b, and E3 Genes Deleted

    Andrea Amalfitano;Michael A. Hauser;Huimin Hu;Delila Serra

  • Expression of full-length and truncated dystrophin mini-genes in transgenic mdx mice

    Stephanie F. Phelps;Michael A. Hauser;Neil M. Cole;Jill A. Rafael

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus.

    Yi Lu;Veronique Vitart;Kathryn P. Burdon;Chiea Chuen Khor

  • Common Variants at 9p21 and 8q22 Are Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Optic Nerve Degeneration in Glaucoma

    Janey L. Wiggs;Brian L. Yaspan;Michael A. Hauser;Jae H. Kang

  • Hepatic Gene Expression Profiles Differentiate Presymptomatic Patients With Mild Versus Severe Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Cynthia A. Moylan;Herbert Pang;Andrew Dellinger;Ayako Suzuki

  • Glutathione S-transferase omega-1 modifies age-at-onset of Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease

    Yi Ju Li;Sofia A. Oliveira;Puting Xu;Eden R. Martin

  • Review Article: Chiari Type I Malformation with or Without Syringomyelia: Prevalence and Genetics.

    Marcy C. Speer;David S. Enterline;Lorraine Mehltretter;Preston Hammock

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutao Liu
Yutao Liu Augusta University
Janey L. Wiggs
Janey L. Wiggs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Jonathan L. Haines
Jonathan L. Haines Case Western Reserve University
Louis R. Pasquale
Louis R. Pasquale Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Allison E. Ashley-Koch
Allison E. Ashley-Koch Duke University
William K. Scott
William K. Scott University of Miami
Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University
Nathan A. Kimbrel
Nathan A. Kimbrel Duke University
Julia E. Richards
Julia E. Richards University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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