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Barbara McKnight

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Most-Cited Works

→ Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height(2010)2,053 cited
→ Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior(2010)1,153 cited
→ Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution(2010)961 cited
→ Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals without Diabetes(2013)761 cited
→ The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study(2015)685 cited
→ Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation(2012)604 cited
→ Diminished B cell secretory capacity in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

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490 cited

→ Risk of endometrial cancer in relation to use of oestrogen combined with cyclic progestagen therapy in postmenopausal women(1997)448 cited

→ Meta-analysis of Correlated Traits via Summary Statistics from GWASs with an Application in Hypertension(2014)444 cited

→ New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation(2011)423 cited