Kong, Augustine

Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases

Manolio, T. A., Collins, F. S., Cox, N. J., Goldstein, D. B., Hindorff, L. A., Hunter, D. J., McCarthy, M. I., Ramos, E. M., Cardon, L. R., Chakravarti, A., et al. (2009) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 8,336

Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Jonsson, T., Stefansson, H., Steinberg, S., Jonsdottir, I., Jonsson, P. V., Snaedal, J., Bjornsson, S., Huttenlocher, J., Levey, A. I., Lah, J. J., et al. (2013) · New England Journal of Medicine

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 2,558

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

Cited by 2,287

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

Cited by 2,134

Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

the DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium, Morris, A. P., Voight, B. F., Teslovich, T. M., Ferreira, T., Segrè, A. V., Steinthorsdottir, V., Strawbridge, R. J., Khan, H., Grallert, H., et al. (2012) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,912

Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

Cardiogenics, Schunkert, H., the CARDIoGRAM Consortium, König, I. R., Kathiresan, S., Reilly, M. P., Assimes, T. L., Holm, H., Preuss, M., Stewart, A. F. R., et al. (2011) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,866

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Zeggini, E., Scott, L. J., Saxena, R., Voight, B. F., Marchini, J. L., Hu, T., de Bakker, P. I., Abecasis, G. R., Almgren, P., et al. (2008) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,864

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

Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia.

GROUP, Stefansson, H., Rujescu, D., Cichon, S., Pietiläinen, O. P. H., Ingason, A., Steinberg, S., Fossdal, R., Sigurdsson, E., Sigmundsson, T., et al. (2008) · Nature

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesSchizophrenia research and treatment

Cited by 1,745

A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

Jonsson, T., Atwal, J. K., Steinberg, S., Snaedal, J., Jonsson, P. V., Bjornsson, S., Stefansson, H., Sulem, P., Gudbjartsson, D., Maloney, J., et al. (2012) · Nature

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 1,738

Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

†Genetic Risk and Outcome in Psychosis (GROUP), Stefansson, H., Ophoff, R. A., Steinberg, S., Andreassen, O. A., Cichon, S., Rujescu, D., Werge, T., Pietiläinen, O. P. H., Mors, O., et al. (2009) · Nature

Schizophrenia research and treatmentGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 1,677

A Common Variant on Chromosome 9p21 Affects the Risk of Myocardial Infarction

Helgadottir, A., Thorleifsson, G., Manolescu, A., Gretarsdottir, S., Blondal, T., Jonasdottir, A., Jonasdottir, A., Sigurdsson, A., Baker, A., Palsson, A., et al. (2007) · Science

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyAcute Myocardial Infarction Research

Cited by 1,594

A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease

Thorgeirsson, T. E., Geller, F., Sulem, P., Rafnar, T., Wiste, A., Magnusson, K. P., Manolescu, A., Thorleifsson, G., Stefansson, H., Ingason, A., et al. (2008) · Nature

Smoking Behavior and CessationGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 1,523

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

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

Okbay, A., Beauchamp, J. P., Fontana, M. A., Lee, J. J., Pers, T. H., Rietveld, C. A., Turley, P., Chen, G.-B., Emilsson, V., Meddens, S. F. W., et al. (2016) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyCognitive Abilities and Testing

Cited by 1,297

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

Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium, Mahajan, A., Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network Type 2 Diabetes (AGEN-T2D) Consortium, South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium, Mexican American Type 2 Diabetes (MAT2D) Consortium, Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium, Go, M. J., Zhang, W., Below, J. E., Gaulton, K. J., et al. (2014) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Cited by 1,034

Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

Gudbjartsson, D. F., Arnar, D. O., Helgadottir, A., Gretarsdottir, S., Holm, H., Sigurdsson, A., Jonasdottir, A., Baker, A., Thorleifsson, G., Kristjansson, K., et al. (2007) · Nature

Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Cited by 955

The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes

Kong, A., Thorleifsson, G., Frigge, M. L., Vilhjalmsson, B. J., Young, A. I., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Benonisdottir, S., Oddsson, A., Halldorsson, B. V., Masson, G., et al. (2018) · Science

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Cited by 949

The nature of nurture: effects of parental genotypes

Kong, A., Thorleifsson, G., Frigge, M. L., Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Young, A. I., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Benonisdottir, S., Oddsson, A., Halldórsson, B. V., Masson, G., et al. (2017) · Science

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Cited by 949

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

A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

Amundadottir, L. T., Sulem, P., Gudmundsson, J., Helgason, A., Baker, A., Agnarsson, B. A., Sigurdsson, A., Benediktsdottir, K. R., Cazier, J.-B., Sainz, J., et al. (2006) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyProstate Cancer Treatment and Research

Cited by 787

Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

Stacey, S. N., Manolescu, A., Sulem, P., Rafnar, T., Gudmundsson, J., Gudjonsson, S. A., Masson, G., Jakobsdottir, M., Thorlacius, S., Helgason, A., et al. (2007) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBRCA gene mutations in cancer

Cited by 786