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List of works by Sara M Willems

A Genome-Wide Association Study in isolated populations reveals new genes associated to common food likings.

scientific article published on 30 April 2016

A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance

scientific article published on 13 May 2012

A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering GLP1R variant protective for coronary heart disease

scientific article published on June 2016

A methodological perspective on genetic risk prediction studies in type 2 diabetes: recommendations for future research

scientific article published on December 2011

A principal component meta-analysis on multiple anthropometric traits identifies novel loci for body shape

scientific article published on 23 November 2016

Adiposity as a cause of cardiovascular disease: a Mendelian randomization study

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Age- and sex-specific causal effects of adiposity on cardiovascular risk factors

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

scientific article published on 31 May 2017

Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol-Lowering Genetic Variants and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis

scientific article published on October 2016

Association analysis of bitter receptor genes in five isolated populations identifies a significant correlation between TAS2R43 variants and coffee liking

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Discovery and Fine-Mapping of Glycaemic and Obesity-Related Trait Loci Using High-Density Imputation

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Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

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Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

scientific article published on 18 April 2016

Genome-wide association analysis on five isolated populations identifies variants of the HLA-DOA gene associated with white wine liking

scientific article published on 11 March 2015

Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

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Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels

scientific article published on February 2016

Genomewide meta-analysis identifies loci associated with IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels with impact on age-related traits

scientific article published on 21 June 2016

Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

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Large-scale exome array summary statistics resources for glycemic traits to aid effector gene prioritization

scientific article published in 2023

Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility

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Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals

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PROTEIN-CODING VARIANTS IMPLICATE NOVEL GENES RELATED TO LIPID HOMEOSTASIS CONTRIBUTING TO BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION

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The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

The molecular genetic architecture of self-employment

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The role of adiposity in cardiometabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization analysis

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

scientific article published on 12 September 2016