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- Publications
- Influence
Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height
- H. Lango Allen, K. Estrada, +290 authors J. Hirschhorn
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature
- 10 August 2010
Most common human traits and diseases have a polygenic pattern of inheritance: DNA sequence variants at many genetic loci influence the phenotype. Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have… Expand
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and…
- Leandra Ziad A Zargar Abdul Niveen M Benjamin Cecilia Robe Abarca-Gómez Abdeen Hamid Abu-Rmeileh Acosta-Cazar, Leandra Abarca-Gómez, +1,022 authors M. Ezzati
- Medicine
- The Lancet
- 16 December 2017
Summary Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide… Expand
Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21
- A. Tenesa, S. Farrington, +54 authors M. Dunlop
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature Genetics
- 1 May 2008
In a genome-wide association study to identify loci associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, we genotyped 555,510 SNPs in 1,012 early-onset Scottish CRC cases and 1,012 controls (phase 1). In… Expand
Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes
- R. Malik, G. Chauhan, +168 authors M. Dichgans
- Medicine
- Nature Genetics
- 30 January 2018
Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown. We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 individuals (67,162 cases and… Expand
Cohort profile: the study of health in Pomerania.
- H. Völzke, D. Alte, +62 authors W. Hoffmann
- Medicine, Philosophy
- International journal of epidemiology
- 1 April 2011
Henry Volzke, y Dietrich Alte,1y Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Dorte Radke, Roberto Lorbeer, Nele Friedrich, Nicole Aumann, Katharina Lau, Michael Piontek, Gabriele Born, Christoph Havemann, Till… Expand
Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell
- P. Harst, W. Zhang, +192 authors J. Chambers
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature
- 20 December 2012
Anaemia is a chief determinant of global ill health, contributing to cognitive impairment, growth retardation and impaired physical capacity. To understand further the genetic factors influencing red… Expand
Four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers for frequency conversion and fast optical switching
- S. Diez, C. Schmidt, +5 authors K. Petermann
- Physics
- 1 October 1997
Four-wave mixing (FWM) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is an important tool for frequency conversion and fast optical switching in all-optical communication networks. We review the main… Expand
Back Pain in the German Adult Population: Prevalence, Severity, and Sociodemographic Correlates in a Multiregional Survey
- C. Schmidt, H. Raspe, +4 authors T. Kohlmann
- Medicine
- Spine
- 15 August 2007
Study Design. A population-based cross-sectional multiregion postal survey. Objective. To provide a descriptive epidemiology of the prevalence and severity of back pain in German adults and to… Expand
Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder.
- M. D. de Moor, S. M. van den Berg, +115 authors D. Boomsma
- Psychology, Medicine
- JAMA psychiatry
- 1 July 2015
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Neuroticism is a pervasive risk factor for psychiatric conditions. It genetically overlaps with major depressive disorder (MDD) and is therefore an important phenotype for psychiatric… Expand
Health-related behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, communication and social status in school children in Eastern Germany.
- C. Schmidt, R. A. Fahland, +5 authors T. Kohlmann
- Psychology, Medicine
- Health education research
- 1 August 2010
Enhancing health literacy is a keystone in health promotion. Yet, most studies on health literacy are limited to functional literacy levels. Furthermore, little evidence is available from children.… Expand
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