Smith, George Davey

Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

Egger, M., Smith, G. D., Schneider, M., & Minder, C. (1997) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Epidemiology

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A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity

Frayling, T. M., Timpson, N. J., Weedon, M. N., Zeggini, E., Freathy, R. M., Lindgren, C. M., Perry, J. R. B., Elliott, K. S., Lango, H., Rayner, N. W., et al. (2007) · Science

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics and Physical Performance

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Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

MAGIC, Speliotes, E. K., on behalf of Procardis Consortium, Willer, C. J., Berndt, S. I., Monda, K. L., Thorleifsson, G., Jackson, A. U., Allen, H. L., Lindgren, C. M., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents

Di Angelantonio, E., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Wormser, D., Gao, P., Kaptoge, S., de Gonzalez, A. B., Cairns, B. J., Huxley, R., Jackson, C. L., Joshy, G., et al. (2016) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietCancer Risks and Factors

Cited by 2,821

Meta-analysis: Principles and procedures

Egger, M., Smith, G. D., & Phillips, A. N. (1997) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Epidemiology

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Investigating and dealing with publication and other biases in meta-analysis

Sterne, J. A. C., Egger, M., & Smith, G. D. (2001) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Cited by 2,225

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

DIAGRAM Consortium, Dupuis, J., GIANT Consortium, Global BPgen Consortium, Anders Hamsten on behalf of Procardis Consortium, the MAGIC investigators, Langenberg, C., Prokopenko, I., Saxena, R., Soranzo, N., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy

Collins, R., Reith, C., Emberson, J., Armitage, J., Baigent, C., Blackwell, L., Blumenthal, R., Danesh, J., Smith, G. D., DeMets, D., et al. (2016) · The Lancet

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Cited by 1,857

meta-analysis bias in location and selection of studies

Egger, M., & Smith, G. D. (1998) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Epidemiology

Cited by 1,374

Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity

The Prostate, L., Loos, R. J. F., KORA, Study, N. H., Initiative, D. G., Study, T. S., The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, FUSION, Lindgren, C. M., Li, S., et al. (2008) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyRegulation of Appetite and Obesity

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Using multiple genetic variants as instrumental variables for modifiable risk factors

Palmer, T. M., Lawlor, D. A., Harbord, R. M., Sheehan, N. A., Tobias, J. H., Timpson, N. J., Smith, G. D., & Sterne, J. A. (2012) · Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques

Cited by 1,289

Mendelian randomization: prospects, potentials, and limitations

Smith, G. D. (2004) · International Journal of Epidemiology

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques

Cited by 1,222

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

Study, L. C., Okbay, A., Baselmans, B. M. L., De Neve, J.-E., Turley, P., Nivard, M. G., Fontana, M. A., Meddens, S. F. W., Linnér, R. K., Rietveld, C. A., et al. (2016) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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Meta-analysis Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies

Egger, M., Schneider, M., & Smith, G. D. (1998) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Epidemiology

Cited by 997

Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

Wahl, S., Drong, A., Lehne, B., Loh, M., Scott, W. R., Kunze, S., Tsai, P.-C., Ried, J. S., Zhang, W., Yang, Y., et al. (2017) · Nature

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

MAGIC, Heid, I. M., Jackson, A. U., Randall, J. C., Winkler, T. W., Qi, L., Steinthorsdottir, V., Thorleifsson, G., Zillikens, M. C., Speliotes, E. K., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis

Joubert, B. R., Felix, J. F., Yousefi, P., Bakulski, K. M., Just, A. C., Breton, C., Reese, S. E., Markunas, C. A., Richmond, R. C., Xu, C.-J., et al. (2016) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBirth, Development, and Health

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Phenome-wide Mendelian randomization mapping the influence of the plasma proteome on complex diseases.

Zheng, J., Haberland, V., Baird, D., Walker, V., Haycock, P., Hurle, M., Gutteridge, A., Erola, P., Liu, Y., Luo, S., et al. (2019) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBioinformatics and Genomic Networks

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Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood

Khera, A. V., Chaffin, M., Wade, K. H., Zahid, S., Brancale, J., Xia, R., Distefano, M., Senol-Cosar, O., Haas, M. E., Bick, A., et al. (2019) · Cell

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics and Physical Performance

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Subgroup analyses in randomized trials: risks of subgroup-specific analyses;

Brookes, S. T., Whitely, E., Egger, M., Smith, G. D., Mulheran, P. A., & Peters, T. J. (2004) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMeta-analysis and systematic reviews

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Mapping cis- and trans-regulatory effects across multiple tissues in twins

The Multiple Tissue Human Expression Resource (MuTHER) Consortium, Grundberg, E., Small, K. S., Hedman, Å. K., Nica, A. C., Buil, A., Keildson, S., Bell, J. T., Yang, T.-P., Meduri, E., et al. (2012) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical

Stuck, A. E., Rubenstein, L. Z., Wieland, D., Vandenbroucke, J. P., Irwig, L., Macaskill, P., Berry, G., Glasziou, P., Seagroatt, V., Stratton, I., et al. (1998) · BMJ

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Epidemiology

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HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials

Swerdlow, D. I., Preiss, D., Kuchenbaecker, K. B., Holmes, M. V., Engmann, J. E. L., Shah, T., Sofat, R., Stender, S., Johnson, P. C. D., Scott, R. A., et al. (2015) · The Lancet

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Mendelian randomization in cardiometabolic disease: challenges in evaluating causality

Holmes, M. V., Ala-Korpela, M., & Smith, G. D. (2017) · Nature Reviews Cardiology

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