Beatrice Knight

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1 Replication of genome-wide association signals in UK samples reveals risk loci for type 2 diabetes. Science 2007 32.97
2 New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet 2010 17.89
3 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
4 Variants in the aromatase gene and on the Y-chromosome are not associated with adult height or insulin resistance in a UK population. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2003 2.65
5 Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 2.32
6 A common genetic variant in the 15q24 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) is associated with a reduced ability of women to quit smoking in pregnancy. Hum Mol Genet 2009 2.02
7 A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One 2012 1.72
8 Genetic evidence that raised sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Hum Mol Genet 2009 1.61
9 Type 2 diabetes TCF7L2 risk genotypes alter birth weight: a study of 24,053 individuals. Am J Hum Genet 2007 1.52
10 Hormone therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 1.47
11 Genetic regulation of birth weight and fasting glucose by a common polymorphism in the islet cell promoter of the glucokinase gene. Diabetes 2005 1.38
12 The mechanical properties of human adipose tissues and their relationships to the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013 1.09
13 Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with alterations in maternal and fetal thyroid function. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 1.02
14 Genetic variants in Apolipoprotein AV alter triglyceride concentrations in pregnancy. Lipids Health Dis 2003 0.89
15 Lack of support for a role of the insulin gene variable number of tandem repeats minisatellite (INS-VNTR) locus in fetal growth or type 2 diabetes-related intermediate traits in United Kingdom populations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 0.82
16 A study of association between common variation in the growth hormone-chorionic somatomammotropin hormone gene cluster and adult fasting insulin in a UK Caucasian population. J Negat Results Biomed 2006 0.76