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Morris J. Brown is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their primary research contributions lie within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology, and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Morris J. Brown include:

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Phase 2 Trial of Baxdrostat for Treatment-Resistant Hypertension, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with hypertension with evening versus morning dosing of usual antihypertensives in the UK (TIME study): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint clinical trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Allopurinol versus usual care in UK patients with ischaemic heart disease (ALL-HEART): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial, 2022, The Lancet

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Morris J. Brown include:

  • Emily Goodchild
  • Xilin Wu
  • William M Drake
  • Mark Gurnell
  • Giulia Argentesi

The scientist's work has appeared in several leading publication venues, such as:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • The Lancet
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Nature Genetics

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

  • Randomised controlled trial of vitamin E in patients with coronary disease: Cambridge Heart Antioxidant Study (CHAOS)

    N.G Stephens;N.G Stephens;A Parsons;A Parsons;M.J Brown;P.M Schofield

  • A Randomised Controlled Trial of Vitamin E in Patients with Coronary Disease: The Cambridge Heart Antioxidant Study (CHAOS)

    NG Stephens;A Parsons;PM Schofield;MJ Mitchinson

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

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

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

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19.

    Morris J Brown;William Alazawi;Stavroula Kanoni

  • Morbidity and mortality in patients randomised to double-blind treatment with a long-acting calcium-channel blocker or diuretic in the International Nifedipine GITS study: Intervention as a Goal in Hypertension Treatment (INSIGHT)

    Morris J Brown;Christopher R Palmer;Alain Castaigne;Peter W de Leeuw

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Guidelines for management of hypertension: report of the fourth working party of the British Hypertension Society, 2004—BHS IV

    Williams B;Poulter Nr;Brown Mj;Davis M

  • 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

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Spironolactone versus placebo, bisoprolol, and doxazosin to determine the optimal treatment for drug-resistant hypertension (PATHWAY-2): a randomised, double-blind, crossover trial

    Bryan Williams;Thomas M MacDonald;Steve Morant;David J Webb

  • British Hypertension Society guidelines for hypertension management 2004 (BHS-IV): summary

    Bryan Williams;Neil R Poulter;Morris J Brown;Mark Davis

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations.

    Melanie Kolz;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Serena Sanna;Alexander Teumer

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Caulfield
Mark J. Caulfield Queen Mary University of London
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Patricia B. Munroe
Patricia B. Munroe Queen Mary University of London
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Anna F. Dominiczak
Anna F. Dominiczak University of Glasgow
Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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