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Andrew D Morris

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1 A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity. Science 2007 37.88
2 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2008 35.06
3 Replication of genome-wide association signals in UK samples reveals risk loci for type 2 diabetes. Science 2007 32.97
4 New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet 2010 17.89
5 Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis. Nat Genet 2010 16.96
6 Genome-wide association analysis identifies 20 loci that influence adult height. Nat Genet 2008 16.92
7 Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. Nat Genet 2008 15.94
8 Metformin and reduced risk of cancer in diabetic patients. BMJ 2005 13.04
9 Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2007 12.65
10 Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2012 11.09
11 Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels. Nat Genet 2008 10.85
12 Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2012 7.59
13 A common variant of HMGA2 is associated with adult and childhood height in the general population. Nat Genet 2007 6.87
14 Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge. Nat Genet 2010 6.66
15 New users of metformin are at low risk of incident cancer: a cohort study among people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2009 6.17
16 SLC2A9 is a newly identified urate transporter influencing serum urate concentration, urate excretion and gout. Nat Genet 2008 5.93
17 Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution. PLoS Genet 2009 5.81
18 Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways. Nat Genet 2012 4.73
19 Assessing the combined impact of 18 common genetic variants of modest effect sizes on type 2 diabetes risk. Diabetes 2008 4.57
20 Common variants near ATM are associated with glycemic response to metformin in type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2010 4.42
21 Frequency of severe hypoglycemia requiring emergency treatment in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a population-based study of health service resource use. Diabetes Care 2003 4.23
22 Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Genet 2014 4.13
23 Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function. Nat Genet 2009 4.10
24 Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med 2016 3.88
25 Common variation in the FTO gene alters diabetes-related metabolic traits to the extent expected given its effect on BMI. Diabetes 2008 3.76
26 Common variants in WFS1 confer risk of type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2007 3.58
27 Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture. Nat Genet 2013 3.25
28 Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals. PLoS Genet 2012 3.21
29 Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function. Nat Genet 2011 3.03
30 Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2013 2.92
31 Stratifying type 2 diabetes cases by BMI identifies genetic risk variants in LAMA1 and enrichment for risk variants in lean compared to obese cases. PLoS Genet 2012 2.34
32 Generation Scotland: the Scottish Family Health Study; a new resource for researching genes and heritability. BMC Med Genet 2006 2.25
33 Variation in TCF7L2 influences therapeutic response to sulfonylureas: a GoDARTs study. Diabetes 2007 2.03
34 Screening for and treating left-ventricular abnormalities in diabetes mellitus: a new way of reducing cardiac deaths. Lancet 2002 1.89
35 Comparison of cardiovascular risk between patients with type 2 diabetes and those who had had a myocardial infarction: cross sectional and cohort studies. BMJ 2002 1.81
36 A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One 2012 1.72
37 The role of adiposity in cardiometabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization analysis. PLoS Med 2013 1.70
38 Risk of cardiovascular disease and total mortality in adults with type 1 diabetes: Scottish registry linkage study. PLoS Med 2012 1.69
39 Cohort Profile: Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study (GS:SFHS). The study, its participants and their potential for genetic research on health and illness. Int J Epidemiol 2012 1.67
40 Adiposity-related heterogeneity in patterns of type 2 diabetes susceptibility observed in genome-wide association data. Diabetes 2008 1.64
41 Genetic evidence that raised sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Hum Mol Genet 2009 1.61
42 Underlying genetic models of inheritance in established type 2 diabetes associations. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.60
43 No differences in mortality between users of pancreatic-specific and non-pancreatic-specific sulphonylureas: a cohort analysis. Diabetes Obes Metab 2007 1.50
44 Effect of Metformin on mortality in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol 2010 1.50
45 Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration and morbidity from cardiovascular disease and fractures in patients on long-term thyroxine therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 1.36
46 Reduced-function SLC22A1 polymorphisms encoding organic cation transporter 1 and glycemic response to metformin: a GoDARTS study. Diabetes 2009 1.34
47 Development and validation of a model for predicting emergency admissions over the next year (PEONY): a UK historical cohort study. Arch Intern Med 2008 1.34
48 Locality deprivation and Type 2 diabetes incidence: a local test of relative inequalities. Soc Sci Med 2007 1.30
49 Mendelian randomization studies do not support a role for raised circulating triglyceride levels influencing type 2 diabetes, glucose levels, or insulin resistance. Diabetes 2011 1.29
50 Cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes is associated with variation at the PPARG locus: a Go-DARTS study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004 1.26
51 Effect of socioeconomic status on mortality among people with type 2 diabetes: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group. Diabetes Care 2011 1.26
52 Mendelian randomization studies do not support a causal role for reduced circulating adiponectin levels in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 2013 1.25
53 Metformin in cancer treatment and prevention. Annu Rev Med 2014 1.23
54 Candidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011 1.22
55 Interventions for impetigo. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 1.19
56 A paucimorphic variant in the HMG-CoA reductase gene is associated with lipid-lowering response to statin treatment in diabetes: a GoDARTS study. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008 1.19
57 Apolipoprotein E genotypes are associated with lipid-lowering responses to statin treatment in diabetes: a Go-DARTS study. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008 1.18
58 Reduced incidence of lower-extremity amputations in people with diabetes in Scotland: a nationwide study. Diabetes Care 2012 1.14
59 Increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes is associated with the glutathione S transferase theta-null genotype: a Go-DARTS study. Circulation 2005 1.13
60 Mortality and hospitalization in patients after amputation: a comparison between patients with and without diabetes. Diabetes Care 2006 1.09
61 The FTO gene is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile and myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research Study in Tayside Scotland (Go-DARTS) study. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2009 1.07
62 Glycemic exposure and blood pressure influencing progression and remission of diabetic retinopathy: a longitudinal cohort study in GoDARTS. Diabetes Care 2013 1.07
63 Derivation and validation of a prediction score for major coronary heart disease events in a U.K. type 2 diabetic population. Diabetes Care 2006 1.07
64 Mortality in people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at an older age: a systematic review. Age Ageing 2006 1.04
65 Paradoxical lower serum triglyceride levels and higher type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in obese individuals with the PNPLA3 148M variant. PLoS One 2012 1.02
66 Deep resequencing unveils genetic architecture of ADIPOQ and identifies a novel low-frequency variant strongly associated with adiponectin variation. Diabetes 2012 1.00
67 Accidents in patients with insulin-treated diabetes: increased risk of low-impact falls but not motor vehicle crashes--a prospective register-based study. J Trauma 2002 1.00
68 Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes at an older age: effect on mortality in men and women. Diabetes Care 2004 0.98
69 Mortality from cerebrovascular disease in a cohort of 23 000 patients with insulin-treated diabetes. Stroke 2003 0.98
70 Using continuous glucose monitoring to measure the frequency of low glucose values when using biphasic insulin aspart 30 compared with biphasic human insulin 30: a double-blind crossover study in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2007 0.96
71 Linkage disequilibrium mapping of the replicated type 2 diabetes linkage signal on chromosome 1q. Diabetes 2009 0.95
72 Association of common variation in the PPARA gene with incident myocardial infarction in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a Go-DARTS study. Nucl Recept 2005 0.95
73 The Walker Project: a longitudinal study of 48,000 children born 1952-1966 (aged 36-50 years in 2002) and their families. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2004 0.92
74 Relation of QT interval dispersion to the number of different cardiac abnormalities in diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol 2002 0.91
75 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-delta genotype influences metabolic phenotype and may influence lipid response to statin therapy in humans: a genetics of diabetes audit and research Tayside study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.90
76 Using web technology to support population-based diabetes care. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2011 0.90
77 Impaired microvascular function in normal children: effects of adiposity and poor glucose handling. J Physiol 2003 0.89
78 A novel regulation of IRS1 (insulin receptor substrate-1) expression following short term insulin administration. Biochem J 2005 0.86
79 Experimenting with clinical networks: the Australasian experience. J Health Organ Manag 2012 0.84
80 A single nucleotide polymorphism on exon-4 of the gene encoding PPARdelta is associated with reduced height in adults and children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 0.83
81 Commentary: a thesis that still warrants defence and promotion. Int J Epidemiol 2012 0.83
82 Combined effect of inflammatory gene polymorphisms and the risk of ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort of subjects with type 2 diabetes: a Go-DARTS study. Diabetes 2010 0.83
83 The epidemiology of liver disease in Tayside database: a population-based record-linkage study. J Biomed Inform 2002 0.83
84 Evidence based medicine, guidelines and common sense. Age Ageing 2004 0.83
85 Targeted genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia using next generation sequencing: a population-based study. BMC Med Genet 2014 0.82
86 B-type natriuretic Peptide is associated with both augmentation index and left ventricular mass in diabetic patients without heart failure. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.81
87 How much echo left ventricular hypertrophy would be missed in diabetics by applying the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction electrocardiogram criteria to select patients for angiotensin receptor blockade? J Hypertens 2004 0.80
88 Robust association of the LPA locus with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering response to statin treatment in a meta-analysis of 30 467 individuals from both randomized control trials and observational studies and association with coronary artery disease outcome during statin treatment. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2013 0.80
89 Genetic loci for retinal arteriolar microcirculation. PLoS One 2013 0.80
90 B-type natriuretic peptide as an alternative way of assessing total cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol 2005 0.79
91 Generation, validation and humanisation of a novel insulin resistant cell model. Biochem Pharmacol 2010 0.79
92 The T allele of the C(677)T 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism may protect endothelial function in young, normal subjects. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2002 0.78
93 Screening using compressed digital retinal images successfully identifies retinopathy. Diabetes Care 2003 0.78
94 Genetic variants predicting left ventricular hypertrophy in a diabetic population: a Go-DARTS study including meta-analysis. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2013 0.78
95 Obesity-induced insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle is characterised by defective activation of p42/p44 MAP kinase. PLoS One 2013 0.78
96 Birth weight does not predict blood pressure in a young working population: a sharp (Scottish Heart and Arterial Disease Risk Prevention) study. Ann Epidemiol 2008 0.77
97 Copy number variation in the human Y chromosome in the UK population. Hum Genet 2015 0.77
98 How could primary care meet the informatics needs of UK Biobank? A Scottish proposal. Inform Prim Care 2003 0.77
99 Alzheimer's disease risk factor complement receptor 1 is associated with depression. Neurosci Lett 2012 0.76
100 Genetic variation in Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels and its relationship with neuroticism, cognition and risk of depression. Front Genet 2012 0.76
101 Male preponderance in early diagnosed type 2 diabetes is associated with the ARE insertion/deletion polymorphism in the PPP1R3A locus. BMC Genet 2003 0.75
102 Clues to duration of undiagnosed disease from retinopathy and maculopathy at diagnosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study. Br J Ophthalmol 2010 0.75
103 Herbal is not synonymous with safe. Arch Dermatol 2002 0.75
104 Prediction of diabetic foot ulcer occurrence using commonly available clinical information: response to Boyko et al. Diabetes Care 2006 0.75
105 Do general practice characteristics influence uptake of an information technology (IT) innovation in primary care? Inform Prim Care 2008 0.75
106 A rare, rapidly growing purple tumor on the cheek. Chondroid syringoma. Arch Dermatol 2004 0.75
107 Longer Patient Travel Times Associated with Decreased Follow-Up after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). Am Surg 2017 0.75
108 Hepatic and splenic blush on computed tomography in children following blunt abdominal trauma: Is intervention necessary? J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 0.75
109 Erratum to: Copy number variation in the human Y chromosome in the UK population. Hum Genet 2015 0.75