Search Results - "DAY, Ian N. M"
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Predicting the Functional, Molecular, and Phenotypic Consequences of Amino Acid Substitutions using Hidden Markov Models
Published in Human mutation (01-01-2013)“…ABSTRACT The rate at which nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) are being identified in the human genome is increasing dramatically owing to…”
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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Testing of Biological Ascertainment for Mendelian Randomization Studies
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-02-2009)“…Mendelian randomization (MR) permits causal inference between exposures and a disease. It can be compared with randomized controlled trials. Whereas in a…”
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An integrative approach to predicting the functional effects of non-coding and coding sequence variation
Published in Bioinformatics (15-05-2015)“…Technological advances have enabled the identification of an increasingly large spectrum of single nucleotide variants within the human genome, many of which…”
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Possible Association of APOE Genotype with Working Memory in Young Adults
Published in PloS one (19-08-2015)“…Possession of the ε4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Early adult life effects of ε4 are…”
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Genetic Variants in the Vitamin D Receptor Are Associated with Advanced Prostate Cancer at Diagnosis: Findings from the Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment Study and a Systematic Review
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-11-2009)“…Low levels of plasma vitamin D have been implicated as a possible risk factor for both prostate cancer incidence and advanced disease, and recent phase II…”
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Predicting the functional consequences of cancer-associated amino acid substitutions
Published in Bioinformatics (15-06-2013)“…The number of missense mutations being identified in cancer genomes has greatly increased as a consequence of technological advances and the reduced cost of…”
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The association of C-reactive protein and CRP genotype with coronary heart disease: findings from five studies with 4,610 cases amongst 18,637 participants
Published in PloS one (20-08-2008)“…It is unclear whether C-reactive protein (CRP) is causally related to coronary heart disease (CHD). Genetic variants that are known to be associated with CRP…”
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Proxy molecular diagnosis from whole-exome sequencing reveals Papillon-Lefevre syndrome caused by a missense mutation in CTSC
Published in PloS one (23-03-2015)“…Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by severe early onset periodontitis and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. A…”
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Structural and population-based evaluations of TBC1D1 p.Arg125Trp
Published in PloS one (07-05-2013)“…Obesity is now a leading cause of preventable death in the industrialised world. Understanding its genetic influences can enhance insight into molecular…”
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UCHL1 (PGP 9.5): neuronal biomarker and ubiquitin system protein
Published in Progress in neurobiology (01-03-2010)“…UCHL1/PGP 9.5 (also known as UCHL1 and PGP 9.5) was first detected as a "brain-specific protein" over 28 years ago. The protein is highly conserved and…”
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Associations between a polymorphism in the pleiotropic GCKR and Age-related phenotypes: the HALCyon programme
Published in PloS one (23-07-2013)“…The glucokinase regulatory protein encoded by GCKR plays an important role in glucose metabolism and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1260326 (P446L)…”
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MIDAS: software for analysis and visualisation of interallelic disequilibrium between multiallelic markers
Published in BMC bioinformatics (27-04-2006)“…Various software tools are available for the display of pairwise linkage disequilibrium across multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms. The HapMap project…”
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A pathway-based data integration framework for prediction of disease progression
Published in Bioinformatics (15-03-2014)“…Within medical research there is an increasing trend toward deriving multiple types of data from the same individual. The most effective prognostic prediction…”
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Genome-wide data-mining of candidate human splice translational efficiency polymorphisms (STEPs) and an online database
Published in PloS one (11-10-2010)“…Variation in pre-mRNA splicing is common and in some cases caused by genetic variants in intronic splicing motifs. Recent studies into the insulin gene (INS)…”
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A multi-cohort study of polymorphisms in the GH/IGF axis and physical capability: the HALCyon programme
Published in PloS one (10-01-2012)“…Low muscle mass and function have been associated with poorer indicators of physical capability in older people, which are in-turn associated with increased…”
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Genetic markers of bone and joint health and physical capability in older adults: the HALCyon programme
Published in Bone (New York, N.Y.) (01-01-2013)“…Abstract Background Good bone and joint health is essential for the physical tasks of daily living and poorer indicators of physical capability in older adults…”
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Sequential Sentinel SNP Regional Association Plots (SSS‐RAP): An Approach for Testing Independence of SNP Association Signals Using Meta‐Analysis Data
Published in Annals of human genetics (01-01-2013)“…Summary Genome‐Wide Association Studies (GWAS) frequently incorporate meta‐analysis within their framework. However, conditional analysis of individual‐level…”
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Use of Genotype Frequencies in Medicated Groups to Investigate Prescribing Practice: APOE and Statins as a Proof of Principle
Published in Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) (01-03-2011)“…If treatments are used to modify a trait, then patients with high-risk genotypes for the trait should be found at higher frequency in treatment groups than in…”
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Canonical correlation analysis for gene-based pleiotropy discovery
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-10-2014)“…Genome-wide association studies have identified a wealth of genetic variants involved in complex traits and multifactorial diseases. There is now considerable…”
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Importance of Genetic Studies in Consanguineous Populations for the Characterization of Novel Human Gene Functions
Published in Annals of human genetics (01-05-2016)“…Summary Consanguineous offspring have elevated levels of homozygosity. Autozygous stretches within their genome are likely to harbour loss of function (LoF)…”
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