Walters, G. Bragi

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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Identification of common genetic risk variants for autism spectrum disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Grove, J., BUPGEN, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 23andMe Research Team, Ripke, S., Als, T. D., Mattheisen, M., Walters, R. K., Won, H., et al. (2019) · Nature Genetics

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes

Grant, S. F. A., Thorleifsson, G., Reynisdottir, I., Benediktsson, R., Manolescu, A., Sainz, J., Helgason, A., Stefansson, H., Emilsson, V., Helgadottir, A., et al. (2006) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyDiabetes and associated disorders

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Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC), Demontis, D., Early Lifecourse & Genetic Epidemiology (EAGLE) Consortium, 23andMe Research Team, Walters, R. K., Martin, J., Mattheisen, M., Als, T. D., Agerbo, E., Baldursson, G., et al. (2019) · Nature Genetics

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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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

Cited by 2,166

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

Kong, A., Frigge, M. L., Masson, G., Besenbacher, S., Sulem, P., Magnusson, G., Gudjonsson, S. A., Sigurdsson, A., Jonasdottir, A., Jonasdottir, A., et al. (2012) · Nature

Genomics and Rare DiseasesEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

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Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

The MAGIC investigators, Voight, B. F., The GIANT Consortium, Scott, L. J., Steinthorsdottir, V., Morris, A. P., Dina, C., Welch, R. P., Zeggini, E., Huth, C., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,761

Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

Lee, P. H., Anttila, V., Won, H., Feng, Y.-C. A., Rosenthal, J., Zhu, Z., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Nivard, M. G., Grotzinger, A. D., Posthuma, D., et al. (2019) · Cell

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologySchizophrenia research and treatment

Cited by 1,381

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

Thorleifsson, G., Walters, G. B., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Steinthorsdottir, V., Sulem, P., Helgadottir, A., Styrkarsdottir, U., Gretarsdottir, S., Thorlacius, S., Jonsdottir, I., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,375

Genetics of gene expression and its effect on disease

Emilsson, V., Thorleifsson, G., Zhang, B., Leonardson, A. S., Zink, F., Zhu, J., Carlson, S., Helgason, A., Walters, G. B., Gunnarsdottir, S., et al. (2008) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Cited by 1,296

A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes

Steinthorsdottir, V., Thorleifsson, G., Reynisdottir, I., Benediktsson, R., Jonsdottir, T., Walters, G. B., Styrkarsdottir, U., Gretarsdottir, S., Emilsson, V., Ghosh, S., et al. (2007) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyPancreatic function and diabetes

Cited by 1,072

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

Cited by 931

Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

Gudbjartsson, D. F., Helgason, H., Gudjonsson, S. A., Zink, F., Oddson, A., Gylfason, A., Besenbacher, S., Magnusson, G., Halldorsson, B. V., Hjartarson, E., et al. (2015) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenomics and Rare Diseases

Cited by 791

CNVs conferring risk of autism or schizophrenia affect cognition in controls

Stefansson, H., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Steinberg, S., Magnusdottir, B., Morgen, K., Arnarsdottir, S., Bjornsdottir, G., Walters, G. B., Jonsdottir, G. A., Doyle, O. M., et al. (2014) · Nature

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesSchizophrenia research and treatment

Cited by 699

Common Sequence Variants in the LOXL1 Gene Confer Susceptibility to Exfoliation Glaucoma

Thorleifsson, G., Magnusson, K. P., Sulem, P., Walters, G. B., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Stefansson, H., Jonsson, T., Jonasdottir, A., Jonasdottir, A., Stefansdottir, G., et al. (2007) · Science

Glaucoma and retinal disordersOcular Disorders and Treatments

Cited by 677

A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke

Gudbjartsson, D. F., Holm, H., Gretarsdottir, S., Thorleifsson, G., Walters, G. B., Thorgeirsson, G., Gulcher, J., Mathiesen, E. B., Njølstad, I., Nyrnes, A., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 489

Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

Robinson, M. R., Kleinman, A., Graff, M., Vinkhuyzen, A. A. E., Couper, D., Miller, M. B., Peyrot, W. J., Abdellaoui, A., Zietsch, B. P., Nolte, I. M., et al. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Cited by 326

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder shares copy number variant risk with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder

Gudmundsson, O. O., Walters, G. B., Ingason, A., Johansson, S., Zayats, T., Athanasiu, L., Sonderby, I. E., Gustafsson, O., Nawaz, M. S., Jonsson, G. F., et al. (2019) · Translational Psychiatry

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Common risk variants identified in autism spectrum disorder

Grove, J., Ripke, S., Als, T. D., Mattheisen, M., Walters, R., Won, H., Pallesen, J., Agerbo, E., Andreassen, O. A., Anney, R., et al. (2017) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Association of Copy Number Variation of the 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Region With Cortical and Subcortical Morphology and Cognition

Writing Committee for the ENIGMA-CNV Working Group, van der Meer, D., Sønderby, I. E., Kaufmann, T., Walters, G. B., Abdellaoui, A., Ames, D., Amunts, K., Andersson, M., Armstrong, N. J., et al. (2020) · JAMA Psychiatry

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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15q11.2 CNV affects cognitive, structural and functional correlates of dyslexia and dyscalculia

Ulfarsson, M. O., Walters, G. B., Gustafsson, O., Steinberg, S., Silva, A., Doyle, O. M., Brammer, M., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Arnarsdottir, S., Jonsdottir, G. A., et al. (2017) · Translational Psychiatry

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesReading and Literacy Development

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A common biological basis of obesity and nicotine addiction

Thorgeirsson, T. E., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Sulem, P., Besenbacher, S., Styrkarsdottir, U., Thorleifsson, G., Walters, G. B., TAG Consortium, Oxford-GSK Consortium, ENGAGE consortium, et al. (2013) · Translational Psychiatry

Smoking Behavior and CessationGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 71

Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large‐scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs

Sønderby, I. E., Ching, C. R. K., Thomopoulos, S. I., van der Meer, D., Sun, D., Villalon‐Reina, J. E., Agartz, I., Amunts, K., Arango, C., Armstrong, N. J., et al. (2022) · Human Brain Mapping

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Dose response of the 16p11.2 distal copy number variant on intracranial volume and basal ganglia

Sønderby, I. E., Gústafsson, Ó., Doan, N. T., Hibar, D. P., Martin-Brevet, S., Abdellaoui, A., Ames, D., Amunts, K., Andersson, M., Armstrong, N. J., et al. (2020) · Molecular Psychiatry

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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