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Peter S. Chines is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Genetics, Physiology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Rheumatology. Research topics prominently explored include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment, Head and Neck Anomalies, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Diet and Metabolism Studies, and Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include UNC Libraries, with twelve publications, Brain Communications, and Genetics in Medicine Open. Some of their recent papers are:

  • Brain phenotyping in Moebius syndrome and other congenital facial weakness disorders by diffusion MRI morphometry, 2020, Brain Communications
  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Finns Detects Multiple Susceptibility Variants, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height, 2020, UNC Libraries

Peter S. Chines has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Lori L. Bonnycastle, Anne Jackson, Heather M. Stringham, Francis S. Collins, and Laura J. Scott.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • A genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes in Finns detects multiple susceptibility variants.

    Laura J. Scott;Karen L. Mohlke;Lori L. Bonnycastle;Cristen J. Willer

  • LocusZoom: regional visualization of genome-wide association scan results

    Randall J. Pruim;Ryan P. Welch;Serena Sanna;Tanya M. Teslovich

  • An integrated map of structural variation in 2,504 human genomes

    Peter H. Sudmant;Tobias Rausch;Eugene J. Gardner;Robert E. Handsaker;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • 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

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Chromatin stretch enhancer states drive cell-specific gene regulation and harbor human disease risk variants

    Stephen C. J. Parker;Michael L. Stitzel;D. Leland Taylor;Jose Miguel Orozco

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Anne U. Jackson
Anne U. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lori L. Bonnycastle
Lori L. Bonnycastle National Institutes of Health
Karen L. Mohlke
Karen L. Mohlke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Heather M. Stringham
Heather M. Stringham University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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