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Susan M Ring

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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 Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nat Genet 2008 22.35
3 Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. Nat Genet 2008 15.94
4 Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants. Nat Genet 2007 12.62
5 Genome-wide association study of CNVs in 16,000 cases of eight common diseases and 3,000 shared controls. Nature 2010 12.27
6 A common variant of HMGA2 is associated with adult and childhood height in the general population. Nat Genet 2007 6.87
7 Replication of an association between the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase locus (LYP/PTPN22) with type 1 diabetes, and evidence for its role as a general autoimmunity locus. Diabetes 2004 4.81
8 GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment. Science 2013 4.71
9 Genome-wide association study of ulcerative colitis identifies three new susceptibility loci, including the HNF4A region. Nat Genet 2009 4.61
10 Localization of a type 1 diabetes locus in the IL2RA/CD25 region by use of tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Am J Hum Genet 2005 4.36
11 Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Nat Genet 2010 3.37
12 New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation. Nature 2011 3.14
13 Genetic variation in LIN28B is associated with the timing of puberty. Nat Genet 2009 3.09
14 Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function. Nat Genet 2011 3.03
15 Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell. Nature 2012 2.77
16 A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci. Nat Genet 2012 2.60
17 Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight. Nat Genet 2010 2.30
18 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
19 New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. Nat Genet 2012 1.90
20 Genetic markers of adult obesity risk are associated with greater early infancy weight gain and growth. PLoS Med 2010 1.88
21 A genome-wide association meta-analysis of self-reported allergy identifies shared and allergy-specific susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2013 1.85
22 Beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma from childhood to middle age in the British 1958 birth cohort: a genetic association study. Lancet 2006 1.84
23 Association of IL13 with total IgE: evidence against an inverse association of atopy and diabetes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 1.79
24 Genome-wide association study of three-dimensional facial morphology identifies a variant in PAX3 associated with nasion position. Am J Hum Genet 2012 1.73
25 Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders. Nat Genet 2013 1.72
26 Genome-wide association study of height-adjusted BMI in childhood identifies functional variant in ADCY3. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014 1.65
27 Genetic variation at CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 interacts with smoking status to influence body mass index. Int J Epidemiol 2011 1.61
28 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nat Genet 2011 1.60
29 Type 2 diabetes risk alleles are associated with reduced size at birth. Diabetes 2009 1.58
30 Germline melanocortin-1-receptor genotype is associated with severity of cutaneous phenotype in congenital melanocytic nevi: a role for MC1R in human fetal development. J Invest Dermatol 2012 1.56
31 WNT16 influences bone mineral density, cortical bone thickness, bone strength, and osteoporotic fracture risk. PLoS Genet 2012 1.55
32 Type 2 diabetes TCF7L2 risk genotypes alter birth weight: a study of 24,053 individuals. Am J Hum Genet 2007 1.52
33 Meta-analysis of genome-wide scans for total body BMD in children and adults reveals allelic heterogeneity and age-specific effects at the WNT16 locus. PLoS Genet 2012 1.49
34 DNA methylation patterns in cord blood DNA and body size in childhood. PLoS One 2012 1.46
35 Genome-wide association study reveals multiple loci associated with primary tooth development during infancy. PLoS Genet 2010 1.40
36 A non-synonymous variant in ADH1B is strongly associated with prenatal alcohol use in a European sample of pregnant women. Hum Mol Genet 2009 1.32
37 Prevalence of mitochondrial 1555A-->G mutation in European children. N Engl J Med 2009 1.32
38 A variant in LIN28B is associated with 2D:4D finger-length ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of prenatal testosterone exposure. Am J Hum Genet 2010 1.32
39 Association of genetic Loci with glucose levels in childhood and adolescence: a meta-analysis of over 6,000 children. Diabetes 2011 1.31
40 Association between a high-risk autism locus on 5p14 and social communication spectrum phenotypes in the general population. Am J Psychiatry 2010 1.23
41 Gender-specific effects of the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158Met polymorphism on cognitive function in children. Am J Psychiatry 2007 1.20
42 Prenatal and infant acetaminophen exposure, antioxidant gene polymorphisms, and childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010 1.18
43 Genome-wide association study of primary tooth eruption identifies pleiotropic loci associated with height and craniofacial distances. Hum Mol Genet 2013 1.17
44 Common polymorphism in H19 associated with birthweight and cord blood IGF-II levels in humans. BMC Genet 2005 1.14
45 PCSK6 is associated with handedness in individuals with dyslexia. Hum Mol Genet 2010 1.14
46 Adult height variants affect birth length and growth rate in children. Hum Mol Genet 2011 1.11
47 Genome-wide association meta-analysis of cortical bone mineral density unravels allelic heterogeneity at the RANKL locus and potential pleiotropic effects on bone. PLoS Genet 2010 1.10
48 ACTN3 genotype, athletic status, and life course physical capability: meta-analysis of the published literature and findings from nine studies. Hum Mutat 2011 1.10
49 Genetic variation in the 15q25 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) interacts with maternal self-reported smoking status during pregnancy to influence birth weight. Hum Mol Genet 2012 1.01
50 Variability in the common genetic architecture of social-communication spectrum phenotypes during childhood and adolescence. Mol Autism 2014 1.00
51 Refining associations between TAS2R38 diplotypes and the 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taste test: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. BMC Genet 2007 0.99
52 Analysis of the vitamin D receptor gene sequence variants in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2004 0.98
53 Maternal inheritance of a promoter variant in the imprinted PHLDA2 gene significantly increases birth weight. Am J Hum Genet 2012 0.98
54 Alleles of a polymorphic ETV6 binding site in DCDC2 confer risk of reading and language impairment. Am J Hum Genet 2013 0.94
55 Postnatal growth and DNA methylation are associated with differential gene expression of the TACSTD2 gene and childhood fat mass. Diabetes 2011 0.94
56 Common variants in left/right asymmetry genes and pathways are associated with relative hand skill. PLoS Genet 2013 0.94
57 Umbilical cord PUFA are determined by maternal and child fatty acid desaturase (FADS) genetic variants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Br J Nutr 2012 0.93
58 Common variation contributes to the genetic architecture of social communication traits. Mol Autism 2013 0.92
59 Association of COMT Val(108/158)Met genotype and cigarette smoking in pregnant women. Nicotine Tob Res 2010 0.90
60 Examination of the relationship between variation at 17q21 and childhood wheeze phenotypes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012 0.88
61 Maternal and offspring fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants and cognitive function at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. BMC Med Genet 2012 0.88
62 Characterization of the DYX2 locus on chromosome 6p22 with reading disability, language impairment, and IQ. Hum Genet 2014 0.87
63 Vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy and child's IQ at age 8: a Mendelian randomization study in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children. PLoS One 2012 0.86
64 Coordinated genetic scaling of the human eye: shared determination of axial eye length and corneal curvature. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013 0.84
65 Genetic influences on trajectories of systolic blood pressure across childhood and adolescence. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2013 0.84
66 A genome-wide association study for corneal curvature identifies the platelet-derived growth factor receptor α gene as a quantitative trait locus for eye size in white Europeans. Mol Vis 2013 0.84
67 Does bone resorption stimulate periosteal expansion? A cross-sectional analysis of β-C-telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX), genetic markers of the RANKL pathway, and periosteal circumference as measured by pQCT. J Bone Miner Res 2014 0.82
68 Associations of prenatal nicotine exposure and the dopamine related genes ANKK1 and DRD2 to verbal language. PLoS One 2013 0.81
69 Tracing the origin and co-phylogeny of the caliciviruses. J Gen Virol 2006 0.79
70 Observational study on variability between biobanks in the estimation of DNA concentration. BMC Res Notes 2009 0.78
71 Corrigendum: Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine. Nat Genet 2016 0.77
72 A genomewide association study of smoking relapse in four European population-based samples. Psychiatr Genet 2013 0.77
73 Genome-wide association study to identify common variants associated with brachial circumference: a meta-analysis of 14 cohorts. PLoS One 2012 0.75
74 Ghrelin receptor gene polymorphisms and body size in children and adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 0.75
75 Heritability and genome-wide analyses of problematic peer relationships during childhood and adolescence. Hum Genet 2014 0.75
76 Erratum: A rare variant in APOC3 is associated with plasma triglyceride and VLDL levels in Europeans. Nat Commun 2015 0.75