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List of works by Saima Afaq

A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure

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A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

A multi-ancestry genome-wide study incorporating gene-smoking interactions identifies multiple new loci for pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Contribution of lower physical activity levels to higher risk of insulin resistance and associated metabolic disturbances in South Asians compared to Europeans

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Correlation between maternal and neonatal blood Vitamin D level: Study from Pakistan

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

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

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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.

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Multi-Ancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions

Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids

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Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries.

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Refining The Accuracy Of Validated Target Identification Through Coding Variant Fine-Mapping In Type 2 Diabetes

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Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

scientific article published on 02 October 2019