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69
Citations
16193
World Ranking
2358
National Ranking
1064

Best Publications

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • Genetic variants near TIMP3 and high-density lipoprotein–associated loci influence susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration

    Wei Chen;Dwight Stambolian;Albert O. Edwards;Kari E. Branham

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of genome scans of age-related macular degeneration

    Sheila A. Fisher;Goncalo R. Abecasis;Beverly M. Yashar;Sepideh Zareparsi

  • Apolipoprotein L1 gene variants associate with hypertension-attributed nephropathy and the rate of kidney function decline in African Americans

    Michael S. Lipkowitz;Barry I. Freedman;Carl D. Langefeld;Mary E. Comeau

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

    Eranga N Vithana;Eranga N Vithana;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chunyan Qiao;Monisha E Nongpiur;Monisha E Nongpiur

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19.

    Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in African Americans Provides Insights into the Genetic Architecture of Type 2 Diabetes

    Maggie C Y Ng;Daniel Shriner;Brian H Chen;Jiang Li

  • Pleiotropic Effects of a Chromosome 3 Locus on Speech-Sound Disorder and Reading

    Catherine M. Stein;James H. Schick;H. Gerry Taylor;Lawrence D. Shriberg

  • Nine loci for ocular axial length identified through genome-wide association studies, including shared loci with refractive error

    Ching-Yu Cheng;Ching-Yu Cheng;Maria Schache;M. Kamran Ikram;M. Kamran Ikram;M. Kamran Ikram;Terri L. Young;Terri L. Young

  • Four novel Loci (19q13, 6q24, 12q24, and 5q14) influence the microcirculation in vivo.

    M. Kamran Ikram;Sim Xueling;Richard A. Jensen;Mary Frances Cotch

  • The genetic basis of complex traits: rare variants or "common gene, common disease"?

    Sudha K Iyengar;Robert C Elston

  • Meta-analysis of gene–environment-wide association scans accounting for education level identifies additional loci for refractive error

    Qiao Fan;Qiao Fan;Virginie J M Verhoeven;Robert Wojciechowski;Robert Wojciechowski;Veluchamy A. Barathi

  • Genetics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

    Margaret M. DeAngelis;Leah A. Owen;Margaux A. Morrison;Denise J. Morgan

  • A Whole-Genome Screen of a Quantitative Trait of Age-Related Maculopathy in Sibships from the Beaver Dam Eye Study

    James H. Schick;Sudha K. Iyengar;Barbara E. Klein;Ronald Klein

  • The Fibromyalgia Family Study: A Genome‐Wide Linkage Scan Study

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  • Genetic evidence for role of carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration in the carotenoids in age-related eye disease study (CAREDS)

    Kristin J. Meyers;Julie A. Mares;Robert P. Igo;Barbara Truitt

  • Genome-Wide Association and Trans-ethnic Meta-Analysis for Advanced Diabetic Kidney Disease: Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND).

    Sudha K. Iyengar;John R. Sedor;Barry I. Freedman;W. H Linda Kao

  • Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19

    Liam Gaziano;Liam Gaziano;Claudia Giambartolomei;Claudia Giambartolomei;Alexandre C Pereira;Alexandre C Pereira;Anna Gaulton

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Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barbara E. K. Klein
Barbara E. K. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Robert C. Elston
Robert C. Elston Case Western Reserve University
Ching-Yu Cheng
Ching-Yu Cheng National University of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Barbara A. Lewis
Barbara A. Lewis Case Western Reserve University
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center

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