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Sarah Hunt is a researcher affiliated with the European Bioinformatics Institute in the United Kingdom. Their work spans primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology and Genetics as evidenced by their publication record.

The main topics of research covered in their work include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Sarah Hunt has contributed to publications primarily distributed in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature
  • Cell Genomics
  • Human Mutation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sarah Hunt include:

  • Fiona Cunningham
  • Paul Flicek
  • Andrew Yates
  • Helen V. Firth
  • Jamie Allen

Recent significant publications authored or co-authored by Sarah Hunt feature in several notable journals:

  • "Ensembl 2024" (2023), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "The complete sequence of a human Y chromosome" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Ensembl 2023" (2022), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Ensembl 2022" (2021), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Ensembl 2021" (2020), published in Nucleic Acids Research

Their body of work reflects engagement with genomic databases, chromosomal studies, and applications of molecular biology techniques within the wider scope of genetics research.

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • 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

  • The Ensembl Variant Effect Predictor.

    William McLaren;Laurent Gil;Sarah E. Hunt;Harpreet Singh Riat

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Integrating common and rare genetic variation in diverse human populations

    D M Altshuler;R A Gibbs;L Peltonen

  • A map of human genome sequence variation containing 1.42 million single nucleotide polymorphisms

    Ravi Sachidanandam;David Weissman;Steven C. Schmidt;Jerzy M. Kakol

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • The genome sequence of Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    V. Wood;R. Gwilliam;M.A. Rajandream;M. Lyne

  • 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

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

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22

    I. Dunham;N. Shimizu;B. A. Roe;S. Chissoe

  • 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

  • The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome

    Mark T Ross;Darren V Grafham;Alison J Coffey;Steven Scherer

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Multiple common variants for celiac disease influencing immune gene expression

    Patrick C. A. Dubois;Gosia Trynka;Lude Franke;Lude Franke;Karen A. Hunt

  • Ensembl 2021

    K. L. Howe;P. Achuthan;J. Allen;J. Alvarez-Jarreta

Frequent Co-Authors

Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford
Simon C. Potter
Simon C. Potter European Bioinformatics Institute
Sarah Edkins
Sarah Edkins Cardiff University
Stephen Sawcer
Stephen Sawcer University of Cambridge
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Christopher G. Mathew
Christopher G. Mathew King's College London
Colin N. A. Palmer
Colin N. A. Palmer University of Dundee
Jenefer M. Blackwell
Jenefer M. Blackwell Telethon Kids Institute

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