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List of works by Amy J Swift

A defect in myoblast fusion underlies Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome.

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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 genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

Autosomal dominant diabetes arising from a Wolfram syndrome 1 mutation

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

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Common variants at 10 genomic loci influence hemoglobin A₁(C) levels via glycemic and nonglycemic pathways

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Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia

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Correlation of rare coding variants in the gene encoding human glucokinase regulatory protein with phenotypic, cellular, and kinetic outcomes

scientific article published on 19 December 2011

Detailed physiologic characterization reveals diverse mechanisms for novel genetic Loci regulating glucose and insulin metabolism in humans

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Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

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Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

scientific article published on 6 October 2011

Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

scientific journal article

Genome-wide association identifies nine common variants associated with fasting proinsulin levels and provides new insights into the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

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Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

scientific article published in June 2009

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

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Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits.

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Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity - A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Human longevity and common variations in the LMNA gene: a meta-analysis

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Impact of type 2 diabetes susceptibility variants on quantitative glycemic traits reveals mechanistic heterogeneity

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Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

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

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New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

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

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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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Sex-stratified genome-wide association studies including 270,000 individuals show sexual dimorphism in genetic loci for anthropometric traits

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Systematic comparison of three genomic enrichment methods for massively parallel DNA sequencing

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The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

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The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

scientific article (publication date: 11 July 2016)

The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

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

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Trans-ethnic fine-mapping of lipid loci identifies population-specific signals and allelic heterogeneity that increases the trait variance explained

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Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

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Use of microarray hybrid capture and next-generation sequencing to identify the anatomy of a transgene

scientific article published on January 11, 2013

Variations in the G6PC2/ABCB11 genomic region are associated with fasting glucose levels

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