Gudmar Thorleifsson

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Top papers

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1 Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2014 4.24
2 Identification of low-frequency and rare sequence variants associated with elevated or reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2014 1.92
3 Variants with large effects on blood lipids and the role of cholesterol and triglycerides in coronary disease. Nat Genet 2016 1.71
4 Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2015 1.39
5 The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals. Nat Genet 2016 1.24
6 Common and low-frequency variants associated with genome-wide recombination rate. Nat Genet 2013 1.22
7 The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels. Nat Genet 2015 1.20
8 Association analysis of 29,956 individuals confirms that a low-frequency variant at CCND2 halves the risk of type 2 diabetes by enhancing insulin secretion. Diabetes 2015 0.94
9 Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior. Nat Genet 2016 0.84
10 A Splice Region Variant in LDLR Lowers Non-high Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Protects against Coronary Artery Disease. PLoS Genet 2015 0.79
11 Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets. Nat Genet 2017 0.77
12 Identification of a novel susceptibility locus at 13q34 and refinement of the 20p12.2 region as a multi-signal locus associated with bladder cancer risk in individuals of European ancestry. Hum Mol Genet 2016 0.76
13 The rate of meiotic gene conversion varies by sex and age. Nat Genet 2016 0.75
14 Identification of sequence variants influencing immunoglobulin levels. Nat Genet 2017 0.75
15 Effect of sequence variants on variance in glucose levels predicts type 2 diabetes risk and accounts for heritability. Nat Genet 2017 0.75
16 A rare splice donor mutation in the haptoglobin gene associates with blood lipid levels and coronary artery disease. Hum Mol Genet 2017 0.75