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Stuart MacGregor is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, genetics, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal diseases and treatments
  • Retinal imaging and analysis
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Cutaneous melanoma detection and management
  • Ophthalmology and visual impairment studies

Stuart MacGregor has coauthored extensively with researchers such as Puya Gharahkhani, Alex W. Hewitt, Jamie E. Craig, David A. Mackey, and Jue-Sheng Ong, collaborating on a large number of publications.

They have published frequently in several venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Ophthalmology
  • JAMA Ophthalmology

Significant papers by Stuart MacGregor include:

  • Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Meta-analysis of 542,934 subjects of European ancestry identifies new genes and mechanisms predisposing to refractive error and myopia, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association meta-analyses combining multiple risk phenotypes provide insights into the genetic architecture of cutaneous melanoma susceptibility, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Multitrait genetic association analysis identifies 50 new risk loci for gastro-oesophageal reflux, seven new loci for Barrett's oesophagus and provides insights into clinical heterogeneity in reflux diagnosis, 2021, Gut

Best Publications

  • Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Shaun M. Purcell;Shaun M. Purcell;Naomi R. Wray;Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Peter M. Visscher

  • Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia

    Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Michael C. O’Donovan;Hugh Gurling;George K. Kirov

  • A versatile gene-based test for genome-wide association studies

    Jimmy Z. Liu;Allan F. Mcrae;Dale R. Nyholt;Sarah E. Medland

  • Computational study of the mechanism of cyclometalation by palladium acetate.

    David L Davies;Steven M A Donald;Stuart A Macgregor

  • Genome-wide association study of major depressive disorder: new results, meta-analysis, and lessons learned

    N. R. Wray;M. L. Pergadia;D. H.R. Blackwood;B. W.J.H. Penninx

  • A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma

    Satoru Yokoyama;Susan L. Woods;Glen M. Boyle;Lauren G. Aoude

  • Genome scan meta-analysis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, part III: Bipolar disorder.

    Ricardo Segurado;Sevilla D. Detera-Wadleigh;Douglas F. Levinson;Cathryn M. Lewis

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

    Virginie J M Verhoeven;Pirro G Hysi;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Qiao Fan

  • GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia

    Joëlle A. Pasman;Karin J. H. Verweij;Karin J. H. Verweij;Zachary Gerring;Sven Stringer

  • Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for open angle glaucoma at TMCO1 and CDKN2B-AS1

    Kathryn P Burdon;Stuart Macgregor;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Shiwani Sharma

  • Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Gisli Masson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a locus at 7p15.2 associated with endometriosis

    Jodie N Painter;Carl A Anderson;Carl A Anderson;Dale R Nyholt;Stuart Macgregor

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus.

    Yi Lu;Veronique Vitart;Kathryn P. Burdon;Chiea Chuen Khor

  • Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis Identifies New Endometriosis Risk Loci

    Dale R. Nyholt;Siew-Kee Low;Carl A. Anderson;Jodie N. Painter

  • Common Variants in the Trichohyalin Gene Are Associated with Straight Hair in Europeans

    Sarah E. Medland;Dale R. Nyholt;Jodie N. Painter;Brian P. McEvoy

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new melanoma susceptibility loci

    Jennifer H. Barrett;Mark M. Iles;Mark Harland;John C. Taylor

  • Electrophilic C-H activation at Cp*Ir: ancillary-ligand control of the mechanism of C-H activation.

    David L. Davies;Steven M. A. Donald;Omar Al-Duaij;Stuart A. Macgregor

  • Operation of the Schizophrenia Susceptibility Gene, Neuregulin 1, Across Traditional Diagnostic Boundaries to Increase Risk for Bipolar Disorder

    Elaine Karen Green;Rachel Raybould;Stuart Macgregor;Katherine Mary Gordon-Smith

  • Assessment of polygenic effects links primary open-angle glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration

    Gabriel Cuellar-Partida;Jamie E Craig;Kathryn Penelope Burdon;Jie Jin Wang

  • Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for open angle glaucoma at TMCO1 and CDKN2B-AS1

    K. P. Burdon;S. MacGregor;A. W. Hewitt;S. Sharma

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Mackey
David A. Mackey University of Western Australia
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Jamie E. Craig
Jamie E. Craig Flinders University
Matthew Law
Matthew Law University of New South Wales
Kathryn P. Burdon
Kathryn P. Burdon University of Tasmania
David C. Whiteman
David C. Whiteman QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Dale R. Nyholt
Dale R. Nyholt Queensland University of Technology
Christopher J. Hammond
Christopher J. Hammond King's College London

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