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Wei-Min Chen is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. Their work encompasses genetics, molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, and immunology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Wei-Min Chen has contributed to a number of publications in various venues. Frequent publication venues where they have appeared include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • Diabetes
  • Nature Genetics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with coauthors such as Stephen S. Rich, Suna Önengüt-Gümüşcü, Brian E. Cade, Jennifer A. Brody, and Xiuqing Guo.

Notable publications by Wei-Min Chen include:

  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, 2024, Nature
  • Clonal haematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease, 2023, Nature
  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Fine-mapping, trans-ancestral and genomic analyses identify causal variants, cells, genes and drug targets for type 1 diabetes, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases in Mendelian randomization through within-family analyses, 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Robust relationship inference in genome-wide association studies

    Ani Manichaikul;Josyf C. Mychaleckyj;Stephen S. Rich;Kathy Daly

  • Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits.

    Angelo Scuteri;Serena Sanna;Wei-Min Chen;Manuela Uda

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease

    Cristen J. Willer;Serena Sanna;Anne U. Jackson;Angelo Scuteri

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Inga Prokopenko;Claudia Langenberg;Jose C. Florez;Jose C. Florez;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Genome-wide association study shows BCL11A associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of β-thalassemia

    Manuela Uda;Renzo Galanello;Serena Sanna;Guillaume Lettre;Guillaume Lettre

  • Fine mapping of type 1 diabetes susceptibility loci and evidence for colocalization of causal variants with lymphoid gene enhancers.

    Suna Onengut-Gumuscu;Wei-Min Chen;Oliver Burren;Nick J Cooper

  • Imputing Amino Acid Polymorphisms in Human Leukocyte Antigens

    Xiaoming Jia;Buhm Han;Buhm Han;Suna Onengut-Gumuscu;Wei Min Chen

  • Heritability of Cardiovascular and Personality Traits in 6,148 Sardinians

    Giuseppe Pilia;Wei Min Chen;Angelo Scuteri;Marco Orrú

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Family-based association tests for genomewide association scans.

    Wei Min Chen;Gonçalo R. Abecasis

  • Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies 14 new susceptibility loci for juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Anne Hinks;Anne Hinks;Joanna E. Cobb;Joanna E. Cobb;Miranda C. Marion;Sampath Prahalad

  • Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height

    Serena Sanna;Anne U. Jackson;Ramaiah Nagaraja;Cristen J. Willer

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • The GLUT9 Gene Is Associated with Serum Uric Acid Levels in Sardinia and Chianti Cohorts

    Siguang Li;Serena Sanna;Andrea Maschio;Fabio Busonero

  • A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry.

    Keri L. Monda;Keri L. Monda;Gary K. Chen;Kira C. Taylor;Kira C. Taylor;Cameron Palmer;Cameron Palmer

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Fine mapping of type 1 diabetes susceptibility loci and evidence for colocalization of causal variants with lymphoid gene enhancers

    Suna Onengut-Gumuscu;Wei-Min Chen;Oliver Burren;Emily Farber

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE Collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies | NOVA. The University of Newcastle's Digital Repository

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Unnur Thorsteinsdottir;Mike A. Nalls

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen S. Rich
Stephen S. Rich University of Virginia
Michèle M. Sale
Michèle M. Sale University of Virginia
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Josyf C. Mychaleckyj
Josyf C. Mychaleckyj University of Virginia
Mike A. Nalls
Mike A. Nalls National Institutes of Health
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Myriam Fornage
Myriam Fornage The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Patrick Concannon
Patrick Concannon University of Florida
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center

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