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Noël P. Burtt is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research encompasses a range of topics within genetics and molecular biology, with a focus on genetic associations, bioinformatics, and genomic networks.

Burtt has published works in a variety of scientific venues, reflecting a broad engagement with the academic community. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Genetics
  • Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • Developmental Cell

The main fields of study for Burtt are Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with subfields emphasizing:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Rheumatology
  • Surgery

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Burtt include:

  • "The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits", 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "The Lipid Droplet Knowledge Portal: A resource for systematic analyses of lipid droplet biology", 2022, Developmental Cell
  • "An effector index to predict target genes at GWAS loci", 2022, Human Genetics
  • "Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants", 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Mapping genomic regulation of kidney disease and traits through high-resolution and interpretable eQTLs", 2023, Nature Communications

Burtt collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jason Flannick
  • Dongkeun Jang
  • Jie Yao
  • Fernando Pires Hartwig
  • Maria C. Costanzo

Best Publications

  • Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes

    Siddhartha Jaiswal;Pierre Fontanillas;Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Alisa Manning

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • 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

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Olle Melander;Candace Guiducci;Aarti Surti

  • Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies seven new rheumatoid arthritis risk loci

    Eli A Stahl;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Gang Xie

  • Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Cristen J. Willer;Gina M. Peloso;Serkalem Demissie

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • 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

  • Deep resequencing of GWAS loci identifies independent rare variants associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

    Manuel A. Rivas;Manuel A. Rivas;Manuel A. Rivas;Mélissa Beaudoin;Agnes Gardet;Christine Stevens

  • Polymorphisms Associated with Cholesterol and Risk of Cardiovascular Events

    Sekar Kathiresan;Olle Melander;Dragi Anevski;Candace Guiducci

  • Two independent alleles at 6q23 associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis

    Robert M Plenge;Robert M Plenge;Robert M Plenge;Chris Cotsapas;Chris Cotsapas;Leela Davies;Alkes L Price;Alkes L Price

  • Genetic variants near TNFAIP3 on 6q23 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Robert R Graham;Chris Cotsapas;Chris Cotsapas;Leela Davies;Rachel Hackett

  • Common variants at CD40 and other loci confer risk of rheumatoid arthritis

    Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Soumya Raychaudhuri;Elaine F Remmers;Annette T Lee;Rachel Hackett

  • Three functional variants of IFN regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) define risk and protective haplotypes for human lupus.

    Robert R. Graham;Chieko Kyogoku;Snaevar Sigurdsson;Irina A. Vlasova

  • The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

    B F Voight;H M Kang;J Ding;C D Palmer;C D Palmer

  • 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

David Altshuler
David Altshuler Harvard University
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Jose C. Florez
Jose C. Florez Harvard University
Jason Flannick
Jason Flannick Broad Institute
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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