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Michael E Weale

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1 A genome-wide association study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction between HLA-C and ERAP1. Nat Genet 2010 8.48
2 A genome-wide investigation of SNPs and CNVs in schizophrenia. PLoS Genet 2009 5.01
3 Natural selection on EPAS1 (HIF2alpha) associated with low hemoglobin concentration in Tibetan highlanders. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 3.78
4 Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes. Nat Genet 2012 3.73
5 Chromosome 9p21 in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the UK and seven other countries: a genome-wide association study. Lancet Neurol 2010 3.61
6 Association of multidrug resistance in epilepsy with a polymorphism in the drug-transporter gene ABCB1. N Engl J Med 2003 3.37
7 Long-range LD can confound genome scans in admixed populations. Am J Hum Genet 2008 3.06
8 Multicentre search for genetic susceptibility loci in sporadic epilepsy syndrome and seizure types: a case-control study. Lancet Neurol 2007 2.88
9 Quality control parameters on a large dataset of regionally dissected human control brains for whole genome expression studies. J Neurochem 2011 2.82
10 The T allele of a single-nucleotide polymorphism 13.9 kb upstream of the lactase gene (LCT) (C-13.9kbT) does not predict or cause the lactase-persistence phenotype in Africans. Am J Hum Genet 2004 2.39
11 Genome-wide association study of major recurrent depression in the U.K. population. Am J Psychiatry 2010 2.17
12 Epilepsy, hippocampal sclerosis and febrile seizures linked by common genetic variation around SCN1A. Brain 2013 1.95
13 The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data. Brain Imaging Behav 2014 1.90
14 A novel polymorphism associated with lactose tolerance in Africa: multiple causes for lactase persistence? Hum Genet 2006 1.89
15 Founding mothers of Jewish communities: geographically separated Jewish groups were independently founded by very few female ancestors. Am J Hum Genet 2002 1.89
16 Positive selection on a high-sensitivity allele of the human bitter-taste receptor TAS2R16. Curr Biol 2005 1.79
17 The C9ORF72 expansion mutation is a common cause of ALS+/-FTD in Europe and has a single founder. Eur J Hum Genet 2012 1.71
18 A genome-wide study of common SNPs and CNVs in cognitive performance in the CANTAB. Hum Mol Genet 2009 1.71
19 Identifying candidate causal variants responsible for altered activity of the ABCB1 multidrug resistance gene. Genome Res 2004 1.65
20 Genes predict village of origin in rural Europe. Eur J Hum Genet 2010 1.61
21 MAPT expression and splicing is differentially regulated by brain region: relation to genotype and implication for tauopathies. Hum Mol Genet 2012 1.58
22 Delta-centralization fails to control for population stratification in genetic association studies. Hum Hered 2010 1.51
23 Insights into TREM2 biology by network analysis of human brain gene expression data. Neurobiol Aging 2013 1.49
24 Multiple origins of Ashkenazi Levites: Y chromosome evidence for both Near Eastern and European ancestries. Am J Hum Genet 2003 1.44
25 Integration of GWAS SNPs and tissue specific expression profiling reveal discrete eQTLs for human traits in blood and brain. Neurobiol Dis 2012 1.35
26 Gene expression changes with age in skin, adipose tissue, blood and brain. Genome Biol 2013 1.34
27 Genetic signatures reveal high-altitude adaptation in a set of ethiopian populations. Mol Biol Evol 2013 1.33
28 Resolving the polymorphism-in-probe problem is critical for correct interpretation of expression QTL studies. Nucleic Acids Res 2013 1.25
29 A survey of genetic simulation software for population and epidemiological studies. Hum Genomics 2008 1.16
30 Widespread sex differences in gene expression and splicing in the adult human brain. Nat Commun 2013 1.15
31 Using functional annotation for the empirical determination of Bayes Factors for genome-wide association study analysis. PLoS One 2011 1.12
32 Multiple rare variants as a cause of a common phenotype: several different lactase persistence associated alleles in a single ethnic group. J Mol Evol 2009 1.11
33 Evolution of a length polymorphism in the human PER3 gene, a component of the circadian system. J Biol Rhythms 2005 1.07
34 Conditional analysis identifies three novel major histocompatibility complex loci associated with psoriasis. Hum Mol Genet 2012 1.06
35 Common genetic variants in complement genes other than CFH, CD46 and the CFHRs are not associated with aHUS. Mol Immunol 2011 1.06
36 A critical evaluation of genomic control methods for genetic association studies. Genet Epidemiol 2009 1.06
37 Little genetic differentiation as assessed by uniparental markers in the presence of substantial language variation in peoples of the Cross River region of Nigeria. BMC Evol Biol 2010 1.03
38 Initial assessment of the pathogenic mechanisms of the recently identified Alzheimer risk Loci. Ann Hum Genet 2013 1.02
39 New genetic evidence supports isolation and drift in the Ladin communities of the South Tyrolean Alps but not an ancient origin in the Middle East. Eur J Hum Genet 2007 0.99
40 A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies a novel locus at 17q11.2 associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.98
41 The potentially deleterious functional variant flavin-containing monooxygenase 2*1 is at high frequency throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008 0.95
42 Genetic determinants of variable metabolism have little impact on the clinical use of leading antipsychotics in the CATIE study. Genet Med 2008 0.92
43 Increased prevalence of M694V in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: additional evidence for a link with familial mediterranean fever. Arthritis Rheum 2010 0.91
44 Sex-Specific Genetic Data Support One of Two Alternative Versions of the Foundation of the Ruling Dynasty of the Nso' in Cameroon. Curr Anthropol 2008 0.89
45 Genetic enhancement of cognition in a kindred with cone-rod dystrophy due to RIMS1 mutation. J Med Genet 2007 0.88
46 Alternative ion channel splicing in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Genome Biol 2007 0.86
47 Fine-mapping, gene expression and splicing analysis of the disease associated LRRK2 locus. PLoS One 2013 0.82
48 An assessment of the Irish population for large-scale genetic mapping studies involving epilepsy and other complex diseases. Eur J Hum Genet 2007 0.82
49 Analysis of European case-control studies suggests that common inherited variation in mitochondrial DNA is not involved in susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotroph Lateral Scler 2012 0.76
50 Inferring separate parental admixture components in unknown DNA samples using autosomal SNPs. Eur J Hum Genet 2012 0.75
51 High-throughput analysis of informative CYP2D6 compound haplotypes. Genomics 2003 0.75
52 Corrigendum to "Assessment of common variability and expression quantitative trait loci for genome-wide associations for progressive supranuclear palsy." [Neurobiol. Aging 35 (2014) 1514.e1-1514.e12]. Neurobiol Aging 2015 0.75