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Simon C. Potter is affiliated with the European Bioinformatics Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Recent scholarly contributions by Simon C. Potter include the following publications:

  • Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides insights into molecular mechanisms regulating genomic function, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Lower Leg Power and Grip Strength Are Associated With Increased Fall Injury Risk in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study, 2022, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Simon C. Potter are:

  • Nicole Soranzo
  • Panos Deloukas
  • Jane A. Cauley
  • Eric Orwoll
  • Kristine E. Ensrud

The scientist has published in a variety of venues with repeated contributions in:

  • Nature Genetics
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • UNC Libraries

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

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • The Pfam protein families database: towards a more sustainable future

    Robert D. Finn;Penelope Coggill;Ruth Y. Eberhardt;Ruth Y. Eberhardt;Sean R. Eddy;Sean R. Eddy

  • The Pfam protein families database in 2019.

    Sara El-Gebali;Jaina Mistry;Alex Bateman;Sean R Eddy

  • The EMBL-EBI search and sequence analysis tools APIs in 2019

    Fábio Madeira;Young mi Park;Joon Lee;Nicola Buso

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

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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Ensembl genome database project

    T. Hubbard;D. Barker;E. Birney;G. Cameron

  • HMMER web server: 2018 update.

    Simon C Potter;Aurélien Luciani;Sean R Eddy;Youngmi Park

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Colm T. O'Dushlaine;Kimberly D. Chambert;Jennifer L. Moran

  • InterPro in 2017-beyond protein family and domain annotations

    Robert D. Finn;Teresa K. Attwood;Patricia C. Babbitt;Alex Bateman

  • InterPro in 2019: improving coverage, classification and access to protein sequence annotations.

    Alex L. Mitchell;Teresa K. Attwood;Patricia C. Babbitt;Matthias Blum

  • 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

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci and an Interaction Between HLA-C and ERAP1

    Amy Strange;Francesca Capon;Chris C A Spencer

  • 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

Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Sarah Hunt
Sarah Hunt European Bioinformatics Institute
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
Sarah Edkins
Sarah Edkins Cardiff University
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Stephen Sawcer
Stephen Sawcer University of Cambridge
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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