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List of works by Robert A Scott

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

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A Low-Frequency Inactivating AKT2 Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk

scientific article published on 24 March 2017

A cross-platform approach identifies genetic regulators of human metabolism and health

scientific article published on 07 January 2021

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 meta-analysis of 120 246 individuals identifies 18 new loci for fibrinogen concentration

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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

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

scientific article published on 23 November 2016

Age at menarche and type 2 diabetes risk: the EPIC-InterAct study

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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 between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

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Association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and incident type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study

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Association of Multiple Biomarkers of Iron Metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes: The EPIC-InterAct Study

scientific article published on 09 February 2016

Associations of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Mitochondrial Variants and Genes with Seven Metabolic Traits

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Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease

scientific article published on 2 March 2016

Common genetic variants highlight the role of insulin resistance and body fat distribution in type 2 diabetes, independent of obesity

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

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Correction: 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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Corrigendum: Rare coding variants and X-linked loci associated with age at menarche

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

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Dietary Intake, FTO Genetic Variants, and Adiposity: A Combined Analysis of Over 16,000 Children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

scientific article published in July 2015

Discovery and refinement of genetic loci associated with cardiometabolic risk using dense imputation maps

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Erratum: Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Exome sequencing and characterization of 49,960 individuals in the UK Biobank

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals

scientific article published on 30 October 2017

Fine-mapping of an expanded set of type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps

Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps

scientific article published on 08 October 2018

Gene × physical activity interactions in obesity: combined analysis of 111,421 individuals of European ancestry

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Gene-age interactions in blood pressure regulation: a large-scale investigation with the CHARGE, Global BPgen, and ICBP Consortia

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Gene-lifestyle interaction and type 2 diabetes: the EPIC interact case-cohort study

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Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

scientific article published on 17 September 2018

Genetic analysis of over one million people identifies 535 novel loci for blood pressure

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

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Genetic inactivation of ANGPTL4 improves glucose homeostasis and is associated with reduced risk of diabetes.

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

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

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Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders

scientific article published in November 2018

Genome-Wide Association Study of the Modified Stumvoll Insulin Sensitivity Index Identifies BCL2 and FAM19A2 as Novel Insulin Sensitivity Loci

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity

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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis for quantitative ultrasound parameters of bone identifies five novel loci for broadband ultrasound attenuation

scientific article published on 4 May 2017

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

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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 meta-analysis of macronutrient intake of 91,114 European ancestry participants from the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium

scientific article published on 09 July 2018

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

scientific article published on February 2016

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

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

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Genomic analyses for age at menarche identify 389 independent signals and indicate BMI-independent effects of puberty timing on cancer susceptibility

scientific article published on 23 September 2016

Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

scientific article published on 24 April 2017

HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials

scientific article published on 24 September 2014

Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

scientific article published on 14 April 2013

Identification of new therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis through genome-wide analyses of UK Biobank data

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

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

Integrative genomic analysis implicates limited peripheral adipose storage capacity in the pathogenesis of human insulin resistance.

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KLB is associated with alcohol drinking, and its gene product β-Klotho is necessary for FGF21 regulation of alcohol preference

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Large-Scale Genomic Analyses Link Reproductive Aging to Hypothalamic Signaling, Breast Cancer Susceptibility, and BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair

scientific article published in December 2015

Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness.

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

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

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Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

scientific article published in November 2015

Life-Course Genome-wide Association Study Meta-analysis of Total Body BMD and Assessment of Age-Specific Effects

scientific article published in January 2018

Loss of Cardioprotective Effects at the ADAMTS7 Locus as a Result of Gene-Smoking Interactions

scientific article published on May 2017

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

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Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Meta-analysis of up to 622,409 individuals identifies 40 novel smoking behaviour associated genetic loci

scientific article published on 07 January 2019

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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Multi-ancestry study of blood lipid levels identifies four loci interacting with physical activity

scientific article published in Nature Communications

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

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New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and pleiotropy, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

scholarly article published 12 June 2018

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

scientific article published on February 2016

No Evidence of a Common DNA Variant Profile Specific to World Class Endurance Athletes

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

No interactions between previously associated 2-hour glucose gene variants and physical activity or BMI on 2-hour glucose levels

scientific article published on 13 March 2012

Novel Blood Pressure Locus and Gene Discovery Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Data Sets From Blood and the Kidney

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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

Novel genetic loci associated with long-term deterioration in blood lipid concentrations and coronary artery disease in European adults.

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

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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PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study

scientific article published on 28 November 2016

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

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Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization mapping the influence of the plasma proteome on complex diseases

scientific article published on 07 September 2020

Phenome-wide association analysis of LDL-cholesterol lowering genetic variants in PCSK9

scientific article published on 29 October 2019

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

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Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis contributing to body-fat distribution

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Publisher Correction: Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

scholarly article published in Nature Genetics

Publisher Correction: Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

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Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

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Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Publisher Correction: Re-analysis of public genetic data reveals a rare X-chromosomal variant associated with type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height

scientific article (publication date: February 2017)

Rare coding variants and X-linked loci associated with age at menarche

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Re-analysis of public genetic data reveals a rare X-chromosomal variant associated with type 2 diabetes

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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

Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Sixteen new lung function signals identified through 1000 Genomes Project reference panel imputation

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Stratifying type 2 diabetes cases by BMI identifies genetic risk variants in LAMA1 and enrichment for risk variants in lean compared to obese cases

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Systematic Evaluation of Pleiotropy Identifies 6 Further Loci Associated With Coronary Artery Disease

scientific article published on February 2017

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)

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

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

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Trans-ethnic association study of blood pressure determinants in over 750,000 individuals

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Type 2 diabetes, glucose, insulin, BMI, and ischemic stroke subtypes: Mendelian randomization study

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Coupled to Imputation Discovers Genetic Signals for Anthropometric Traits

scientific article published on 23 May 2017