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Dr Nicole Warrington

Senior Research Fellow

Institute for Molecular Bioscience
n.warrington@uq.edu.au
+61 7 344 37347

Overview

Dr Nicole Warrington is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience. She has a strong background in statistical genetics and has been actively working towards understanding the genetic determinants of early life growth. Dr Warrington studied a Bachelor of Science at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, majoring in Mathematical Statistics and Psychology. She then completed an honours degree at The University of Western Australia, where she developed a keen interest for genetics, and was subsequently awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award to complete her PhD in statistical genetics and life-course epidemiology. During her PhD she spent time at the University of Toronto to gain experience in statistical modelling methods for longitudinal growth trajectories and conducted the first genome-wide association study of longitudinal growth trajectories over childhood. After completing her PhD, Dr Warrington started at the University of Queensland and focused on using genetics to inform about the relationship between birth weight and cardio-metabolic diseases in later life. She pioneered a new statistical method to partition genetic effects on birth weight into maternal and fetal components, and combined this method with a causal modelling approach, Mendelian randomization. This method was instrumental in demonstrating the relationship between birth weight and adult hypertension is driven by genetic effects, over-turning 30 years of research into the effects of intrauterine programming. More recently, her research focus has broadened to determine whether rapid weight growth across early life, including fetal development, childhood and adolescence, causally increases risk of cardio-metabolic disease and in doing so, hopes to identify optimal times across the life-course where interventions could reduce the incidence of cardio-metabolic diseases.

Research Interests

  • Developmental origins of health and disease
    The development of obesity often occurs in early life and tends to persist into adulthood. Unfavourable growth in early life is also associated with adverse cardio-metabolic outcomes in later life, such as type two diabetes and heart disease. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this relationship is a vital step in combating these lifestyle diseases and evaluating the likely success of early interventions. This research aims to address the following questions: (a) What maternal characteristics modify the early life environment and cause rapid early life weight growth in her offspring? (b) Is there a time period in early life where rapid weight growth causes increased risk of cardio-metabolic disease in later life, independent of adult obesity? Dr Warrington is a leading member of the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) consortium, which brings together studies from around the world with growth related phenotypes and genetic data in order to conduct large-scale genetic research. The EGG consortium have conducted several large genome-wide association studies of growth phenotypes, which are published in high impact journals including Nature and Nature Genetics. The results from these genome-wide association studies are then used to perform causal modelling to help disentangle the relationship between childhood growth and later life cardio-metabolic disease risk.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Integrating family-based and Mendelian randomization designs

    Hwang, Liang-Dar, Davies, Neil M., Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2022). Integrating family-based and Mendelian randomization designs. Combining human genetics and causal inference to understand human disease and development. (pp. 137-150) edited by George Davey Smith, Rebecca Richmond and Jean-Baptiste Pingault. Cold Spring Harbor, NY, United States: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Journal Article

  • Partitioning genetic effects on birthweight at classical human leukocyte antigen loci into maternal and fetal components, using structural equation modelling

    Wang, Geng, Warrington, Nicole M and Evans, David M (2023). Partitioning genetic effects on birthweight at classical human leukocyte antigen loci into maternal and fetal components, using structural equation modelling. International Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyad142

  • Causal effects of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomisation study

    Zhao, Jian, Stewart, Isobel D., Baird, Denis, Mason, Dan, Wright, John, Zheng, Jie, Gaunt, Tom R., Evans, David M., Freathy, Rachel M., Langenberg, Claudia, Warrington, Nicole M., Lawlor, Deborah A. and Borges, Maria Carolina (2023). Causal effects of maternal circulating amino acids on offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomisation study. eBioMedicine, 88 104441, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104441

  • Investigating a possible causal relationship between maternal serum urate concentrations and offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomization study

    Decina, Caitlin S., Hopkins, Rhian, Bowden, Jack, Shields, Beverly M., Lawlor, Deborah A., Warrington, Nicole M., Evans, David M., Freathy, Rachel M. and Beaumont, Robin N. (2023). Investigating a possible causal relationship between maternal serum urate concentrations and offspring birthweight: a Mendelian randomization study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 52 (1), 178-189. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac186

  • Methodological approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of Mendelian randomisation to lifecourse epidemiology: A systematic literature review

    Power, Grace M., Sanderson, Eleanor, Pagoni, Panagiota, Fraser, Abigail, Morris, Tim, Prince, Claire, Frayling, Timothy M., Heron, Jon, Richardson, Tom G., Richmond, Rebecca, Tyrrell, Jessica, Warrington, Nicole, Davey Smith, George, Howe, Laura D. and Tilling, Kate M. (2023). Methodological approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of Mendelian randomisation to lifecourse epidemiology: A systematic literature review. European Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01032-1

  • Using genomic structural equation modeling to partition the genetic covariance between birthweight and cardiometabolic risk factors into maternal and offspring components in the Norwegian HUNT study

    Moen, Gunn-Helen, Nivard, Michel, Bhatta, Laxmi, Warrington, Nicole M., Willer, Cristen, Åsvold, Bjørn Olav, Brumpton, Ben and Evans, David M. (2022). Using genomic structural equation modeling to partition the genetic covariance between birthweight and cardiometabolic risk factors into maternal and offspring components in the Norwegian HUNT study. Behavior Genetics, 53 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10519-022-10116-9

  • Mendelian randomization analysis of factors related to ovulation and reproductive function and endometrial cancer risk

    D’Urso, Shannon, Arumugam, Pooja, Weider, Therese, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Bond, Tom A., Kemp, John P., Warrington, Nicole M., Evans, David M., O’Mara, Tracy A. and Moen, Gunn-Helen (2022). Mendelian randomization analysis of factors related to ovulation and reproductive function and endometrial cancer risk. BMC Medicine, 20 (1) 419, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02585-w

  • Birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors: a discordant twin study in the UK Biobank

    Wang, Geng, Bond, Tom A., Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2022). Birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors: a discordant twin study in the UK Biobank. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 14 (2) PII S2040174422000538, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s2040174422000538

  • Mendelian randomization study of maternal coffee consumption and its influence on birthweight, stillbirth, miscarriage, gestational age and pre-term birth

    Brito Nunes, Caroline, Huang, Peiyuan, Wang, Geng, Lundberg, Mischa, D’Urso, Shannon, Wootton, Robyn E., Borges, Maria Carolina, Lawlor, Deborah A., Warrington, Nicole M., Evans, David M., Hwang, Liang-Dar and Moen, Gunn-Helen (2022). Mendelian randomization study of maternal coffee consumption and its influence on birthweight, stillbirth, miscarriage, gestational age and pre-term birth. International Journal of Epidemiology, 52 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac121

  • Investigating a potential causal relationship between maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and future offspring cardiometabolic health

    Wang, Geng, Bhatta, Laxmi, Moen, Gunn-Helen, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Kemp, John P., Bond, Tom A., Åsvold, Bjørn Olav, Brumpton, Ben, Evans, David M. and Warrington, Nicole M. (2022). Investigating a potential causal relationship between maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and future offspring cardiometabolic health. Hypertension, 79 (1), 170-177. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.17701

  • Fetal alleles predisposing to metabolically favourable adiposity are associated with higher birth weight

    Thompson, William D., Beaumont, Robin N., Kuang, Alan, Warrington, Nicole M., Ji, Yingjie, Tyrrell, Jess, Wood, Andrew R., Scholtens, Denise, Knight, Bridget A., Evans, David M., Lowe, Bill L., Santorelli, Gillian, Azad, Raq, Mason, Dan, Hattersley, Andrew T., Frayling, Timothy M., Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Borges, Maria-Carolina, Lawlor, Deborah A. and Freathy, Rachel M. (2021). Fetal alleles predisposing to metabolically favourable adiposity are associated with higher birth weight. Human Molecular Genetics, 31 (11), 1762-1775. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab356

  • Higher maternal adiposity reduces offspring birthweight if associated with a metabolically favourable profile

    Thompson, William D., Beaumont, Robin N., Kuang, Alan, Warrington, Nicole M., Ji, Yingjie, Tyrrell, Jessica, Wood, Andrew R., Scholtens, Denise M., Knight, Bridget A., Evans, David M., Lowe, William L., Santorelli, Gillian, Azad, Rafaq, Mason, Dan, Hattersley, Andrew T., Frayling, Timothy M., Yaghootkar, Hanieh, Borges, Maria Carolina, Lawlor, Deborah A. and Freathy, Rachel M. (2021). Higher maternal adiposity reduces offspring birthweight if associated with a metabolically favourable profile. Diabetologia, 64 (12), 2790-2802. doi: 10.1007/s00125-021-05570-9

  • Estimating direct and indirect genetic effects on offspring phenotypes using genome-wide summary results data

    Warrington, Nicole M., Hwang, Liang-Dar, Nivard, Michel G. and Evans, David M. (2021). Estimating direct and indirect genetic effects on offspring phenotypes using genome-wide summary results data. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 5420, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25723-z

  • Investigating the causal effect of maternal vitamin B12 and folate levels on offspring birthweight

    Moen, Gunn-Helen, Beaumont, Robin N., Grarup, Niels, Sommer, Christine, Shields, Beverley M., Lawlor, Deborah A., Freathy, Rachel M., Evans, David M. and Warrington, Nicole M. (2020). Investigating the causal effect of maternal vitamin B12 and folate levels on offspring birthweight. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50 (1), 179-189. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa256

  • A cautionary note on using Mendelian randomization to examine the Barker hypothesis and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)

    D'Urso, Shannon, Wang, Geng, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Moen, Gunn-Helen, Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2020). A cautionary note on using Mendelian randomization to examine the Barker hypothesis and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 12 (5), 1-6. doi: 10.1017/S2040174420001105

  • Estimating indirect parental genetic effects on offspring phenotypes using virtual parental genotypes derived from sibling and half sibling pairs

    Hwang, Liang-Dar, Tubbs, Justin D., Luong, Justin, Lundberg, Mischa, Moen, Gunn-Helen, Wang, Geng, Warrington, Nicole M., Sham, Pak C., Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel and Evans, David M. (2020). Estimating indirect parental genetic effects on offspring phenotypes using virtual parental genotypes derived from sibling and half sibling pairs. PLoS Genetics, 16 (10) e1009154, e1009154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009154

  • Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort

    Moen, Gunn-Helen, Brumpton, Ben, Willer, Cristen, Åsvold, Bjørn Olav, Birkeland, Kåre I., Wang, Geng, Neale, Michael C., Freathy, Rachel M., Smith, George Davey, Lawlor, Deborah A., Kirkpatrick, Robert M., Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2020). Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5404, 5404. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19257-z

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness

    Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel, Tung, Joyce Y., Eriksson, Nicholas, Albrecht, Eva, Aliev, Fazil, Andreassen, Ole A., Barroso, Inês, Beckmann, Jacques S., Boks, Marco P., Boomsma, Dorret I., Boyd, Heather A., Breteler, Monique M. B., Campbell, Harry, Chasman, Daniel I., Cherkas, Lynn F., Davies, Gail, de Geus, Eco J. C., Deary, Ian J., Deloukas, Panos, Dick, Danielle M., Duffy, David L., Eriksson, Johan G., Esko, Tõnu, Feenstra, Bjarke, Geller, Frank, Gieger, Christian, Giegling, Ina, Gordon, Scott D., Han, Jiali ... Medland, Sarah E. (2020). Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (1), 59-70. doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-00956-y

  • The effect of plasma lipids and lipid-lowering interventions on bone mineral density: a Mendelian randomization study

    Zheng, Jie, Brion, Marie-Jo, Kemp, John P., Warrington, Nicole M., Borges, Maria-Carolina, Hemani, Gibran, Richardson, Tom G., Rasheed, Humaira, Qiao, Zhen, Haycock, Philip, Ala-Korpela, Mika, Davey Smith, George, Tobias, Jon H. and Evans, David M. (2020). The effect of plasma lipids and lipid-lowering interventions on bone mineral density: a Mendelian randomization study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 35 (7) jbmr.3989, 1224-1235. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3989

  • Integrating family-based and Mendelian randomization designs

    Hwang, Liang-Dar, Davies, Neil M., Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2020). Integrating family-based and Mendelian randomization designs. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 11 (3) a039503, 1-15. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a039503

  • Introducing M-GCTA a software package to estimate maternal (or paternal) genetic effects on offspring phenotypes

    Qiao, Zhen, Zheng, Jie, Helgeland, Øyvind, Vaudel, Marc, Johansson, Stefan, Njølstad, Pål R., Smith, George Davey, Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2019). Introducing M-GCTA a software package to estimate maternal (or paternal) genetic effects on offspring phenotypes. Behavior Genetics, 50 (1), 51-66. doi: 10.1007/s10519-019-09969-4

  • GWAS on longitudinal growth traits reveals different genetic factors influencing infant, child, and adult BMI

    Couto Alves, Alexessander, De Silva, N. Maneka G., Karhunen, Ville, Sovio, Ulla, Das, Shikta, Taal, H. Rob, Warrington, Nicole M., Lewin, Alexandra M., Kaakinen, Marika, Cousminer, Diana L., Thiering, Elisabeth, Timpson, Nicholas J., Bond, Tom A., Lowry, Estelle, Brown, Christopher D., Estivill, Xavier, Lindi, Virpi, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Geller, Frank, Speed, Doug, Coin, Lachlan J. M., Loh, Marie, Barton, Sheila J., Beilin, Lawrence J., Bisgaard, Hans, Bønnelykke, Klaus, Alili, Rohia, Hatoum, Ida J., Schramm, Katharina ... Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium (2019). GWAS on longitudinal growth traits reveals different genetic factors influencing infant, child, and adult BMI. Science Advances, 5 (9) eaaw3095, eaaw3095. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3095

  • Using a two-sample Mendelian randomization design to investigate a possible causal effect of maternal lipid concentrations on offspring birth weight

    Hwang, Liang-Dar, Lawlor, Deborah A., Freathy, Rachel M., Evans, David M. and Warrington, Nicole M. (2019). Using a two-sample Mendelian randomization design to investigate a possible causal effect of maternal lipid concentrations on offspring birth weight. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48 (5), 1457-1467. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz160

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Warrington, Nicole M., Beaumont, Robin N., Horikoshi, Momoko, Day, Felix R., Helgeland, Øyvind, Laurin, Charles, Bacelis, Jonas, Peng, Shouneng, Hao, Ke, Feenstra, Bjarke, Wood, Andrew R., Mahajan, Anubha, Tyrrell, Jessica, Robertson, Neil R., Rayner, N. William, Qiao, Zhen, Moen, Gunn-Helen, Vaudel, Marc, Marsit, Carmen J., Chen, Jia, Nodzenski, Michael, Schnurr, Theresia M., Zafarmand, Mohammad H., Bradfield, Jonathan P., Grarup, Niels, Kooijman, Marjolein N., Li-Gao, Ruifang, Geller, Frank, Paternoster, Lavinia ... Freathy, Rachel M. (2019). Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors. Nature Genetics, 51 (5), 804-814. doi: 10.1038/s41588-019-0403-1

  • Elucidating the role of maternal environmental exposures on offspring health and disease using two-sample Mendelian randomization

    Evans, David M., Moen, Gunn-Helen, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Lawlor, Debbie A. and Warrington, Nicole M. (2019). Elucidating the role of maternal environmental exposures on offspring health and disease using two-sample Mendelian randomization. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48 (3), 861-875. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz019

  • Effect modification of FADS2 polymorphisms on the association between breastfeeding and intelligence: results from a collaborative meta-analysis

    Hartwig, Fernando Pires, Davies, Neil Martin, Horta, Bernardo Lessa, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Bisgaard, Hans, Bønnelykke, Klaus, Caspi, Avshalom, Moffitt, Terrie E., Poulton, Richie, Sajjad, Ayesha, Tiemeier, Henning W., Dalmau-Bueno, Albert, Guxens, Mònica, Bustamante, Mariona, Santa-Marina, Loreto, Parker, Nadine, Paus, Tomáš, Pausova, Zdenka, Lauritzen, Lotte, Schnurr, Theresia M., Michaelsen, Kim F., Hansen, Torben, Oddy, Wendy, Pennell, Craig E., Warrington, Nicole M., Davey Smith, George and Victora, Cesar Gomes (2019). Effect modification of FADS2 polymorphisms on the association between breastfeeding and intelligence: results from a collaborative meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology, 48 (1), 45-57. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy273

  • Calculating Power to Detect Maternal and Offspring Genetic Effects in Genetic Association Studies

    Moen, Gunn-Helen, Hemani, Gibran, Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2019). Calculating Power to Detect Maternal and Offspring Genetic Effects in Genetic Association Studies. Behavior Genetics, 49 (3), 327-339. doi: 10.1007/s10519-018-9944-9

  • Antibody response to common human viruses is shaped by genetic factors

    Hayward, Tanisha A., Zhu, Gu, Warrington, Nicole M., Wong, Yide, Ryan, Rachael Y.M., Murray, Abella M., Haigh, Oscar, Martin, Nicholas G., Miles, John J. and Evans, David M. (2018). Antibody response to common human viruses is shaped by genetic factors. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 143 (4), 1640-1643. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.11.039

  • Genome-wide association study identifies nine novel loci for 2D:4D finger ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of testosterone exposure in utero

    Warrington, Nicole M., Shevroja, Enisa, Hemani, Gibran, Hysi, Pirro G., Jiang, Yunxuan, Auton, Adam, Boer, Cindy G., Mangino, Massimo, Wang, Carol A., Kemp, John P., McMahon, George, Medina-Gomez, Carolina, Hickey, Martha, Trajanoska, Katerina, Wolke, Dieter, Ikram, Arfan M., 23 and Me Research Team, Montgomery, Grant W., Felix, Janine F., Wright, Margaret J., Mackey, David A., Jaddoe, Vincent W., Martin, Nicholas G., Tung, Joyce Y., Davey Smith, George, Pennell, Craig E., Spector, Tim D., van Meurs, Joyce, Rivadeneira, Fernando ... Evans, David M. (2018). Genome-wide association study identifies nine novel loci for 2D:4D finger ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of testosterone exposure in utero. Human Molecular Genetics, 27 (11), 2025-2038. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy121

  • Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86,577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics

    Beaumont, Robin N., Warrington, Nicole M., Cavadino, Alana, Tyrrell, Jessica, Nodzenski, Michael, Horikoshi, Momoko, Geller, Frank, Myhre, Ronny, Richmond, Rebecca C., Paternoster, Lavinia, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Kreiner-Møller, Eskil, Huikari, Ville, Metrustry, Sarah, Lunetta, Kathryn L., Painter, Jodie N., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Allard, Catherine, Barton, Sheila J., Espinosa, Ana, Marsh, Julie A., Potter, Catherine, Zhang, Ge, Ang, Wei, Berry, Diane J., Bouchard, Luigi, Das, Shikta, Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium, Hakonarson, Hakon ... Freathy, Rachel M. (2018). Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86,577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics. Human Molecular Genetics, 27 (4) ddx429, 742-756. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddx429

  • Using structural equation modelling to jointly estimate maternal and fetal effects on birthweight in the UK Biobank

    Warrington, Nicole M., Freathy, Rachel M., Neale, Michael C. and Evans, David M. (2018). Using structural equation modelling to jointly estimate maternal and fetal effects on birthweight in the UK Biobank. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47 (4), 1229-1241. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy015

  • Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain

    Warrington, N. M., Richmond, R., Fenstra, B., Myhre, R., Gaillard, R., Paternoster, L., Wang, C. A., Beaumont, R. N., Das, S., Murcia, M., Barton, S. J., Espinosa, A., Thiering, E., Atalay, M., Pitkänen, N., Ntalla, I., Jonsson, A. E., Freathy, R., Karhunen, V., Tiesler, C. M. T., Allard, C., Crawford, A., Ring, S. M., Melbye, M., Magnus, P., Rivadeneira, F., Skotte, L., Hansen, T., Marsh, J. ... Lawlor, D. A. (2017). Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain. International Journal of Obesity (2005), 42 (4), 775-784. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.248

  • Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis

    Kemp, John P., Morris, John A., Medina-Gomez, Carolina, Forgetta, Vincenzo, Warrington, Nicole M., Youlten, Scott E., Zheng, Jie, Gregson, Celia L., Grundberg, Elin, Trajanoska, Katerina, Logan, John G., Pollard, Andrea S., Sparkes, Penny C., Ghirardello, Elena J., Allen, Rebecca, Leitch, Victoria D., Butterfield, Natalie C., Komla-Ebri, Davide, Adoum, Anne-Tounsia, Curry, Katharine F., White, Jacqueline K., Kussy, Fiona, Greenlaw, Keelin M., Xu, Changjiang, Harvey, Nicholas C., Cooper, Cyrus, Adams, David J., Greenwood, Celia M. T., Maurano, Matthew T. ... Evans, David M. (2017). Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis. Nature Genetics, 49 (10), 1468-1475. doi: 10.1038/ng.3949

  • Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness

    Willems, Sara M., Wright, Daniel J., Day, Felix R., Trajanoska, Katerina, Joshi, Peter K., Morris, John A., Matteini, Amy M., Garton, Fleur C., Grarup, Niels, Oskolkov, Nikolay, Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Mangino, Massimo, Liu, Jun, Demirkan, Ayse, Lek, Monkol, Xu, Liwen, Wang, Guan, Oldmeadow, Christopher, Gaulton, Kyle J., Lotta, Luca A., Miyamoto-Mikami, Eri, Rivas, Manuel A., White, Tom, Loh, Po-Ru, Aadahl, Mette, Amin, Najaf, Attia, John R., Austin, Krista, Benyamin, Beben ... Ohlsson, Claes (2017). Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 16015, 16015. doi: 10.1038/ncomms16015

  • Using Mendelian randomization to determine causal effects of maternal pregnancy (intrauterine) exposures on offspring outcomes: Sources of bias and methods for assessing them

    Lawlor, Deborah, Richmond, Rebecca, Warrington, Nicole , McMahon, George, Davery Smith, George, Bowden, Jack and Evans, David M. (2017). Using Mendelian randomization to determine causal effects of maternal pregnancy (intrauterine) exposures on offspring outcomes: Sources of bias and methods for assessing them. Wellcome Open Research, 2 (11) 11, 11. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10567.1

  • Shared genetic variants suggest common pathways in allergy and autoimmune diseases

    Kreiner, Eskil, Waage, Johannes, Standl, Marie, Brix, Susanne, Pers, Tune H., Couto Alves, Alexessander, Warrington, Nicole M., Tiesler, Carla M. T., Fuertes, Elaine, Franke, Lude, Hirschhorn, Joel N., James, Alan, Simpson, Angela, Tung, Joyce Y., Koppelman, Gerard H., Postma, Dirkje S., Pennell, Craig E., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Custovic, Adnan, Timpson, Nicholas, Ferreira, Manuel A., Strachan, David P., Henderson, John, Hinds, David, Bisgaard, Hans and Bønnelykke, Klaus (2017). Shared genetic variants suggest common pathways in allergy and autoimmune diseases. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 140 (3), 771-781. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.10.055

  • LD Hub: a centralized database and web interface to perform LD score regression that maximizes the potential of summary level GWAS data for SNP heritability and genetic correlation analysis

    Zheng, Jie, Erzurumluoglu, A. Mesut, Elsworth, Benjamin L., Kemp, John P., Howe, Laurence, Haycock, Philip C., Hemani, Gibran, Tansey, Katherine, Laurin, Charles, St Pourcain, Beate, Warrington, Nicole M., Finucane, Hilary K., Price, Alkes L., Bulik-Sullivan, Brendan K., Anttila, Verneri, Paternoster, Lavinia, Gaunt, Tom R., Evans, David M. and Neale, Benjamin M. (2017). LD Hub: a centralized database and web interface to perform LD score regression that maximizes the potential of summary level GWAS data for SNP heritability and genetic correlation analysis. Bioinformatics, 33 (2), 272-279. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btw613

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

    Horikoshi, Momoko, Beaumont, Robin N., Day, Felix R., Warrington, Nicole M., Kooijman, Marjolein N., Fernandez-Tajes, Juan, Feenstra, Bjarke, van Zuydam, Natalie R., Gaulton, Kyle J., Grarup, Niels, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Strachan, David P., Li-Gao, Ruifang, Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S., Kreiner, Eskil, Rueedi, Rico, Lyytikainen, Leo-Pekka, Cousminer, Diana L., Wu, Ying, Thiering, Elisabeth, Wang, Carol A., Have, Christian T., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia, Joshi, Peter K., Boh, Eileen Tai Hui, Ntalla, Ioanna, Pitkanen, Niina, Mahajan, Anubha ... Freathy, Rachel M. (2016). Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease. Nature, 538 (7624), 248-252. doi: 10.1038/nature19806

  • Genetic variants in adult bone mineral density and fracture risk genes are associated with the rate of bone mineral density acquisition in adolescence

    Warrington, Nicole M., Kemp, John P., Tilling, Kate, Tobias, Jonathan H. and Evans, David M. (2015). Genetic variants in adult bone mineral density and fracture risk genes are associated with the rate of bone mineral density acquisition in adolescence. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (14) ddv143, 4158-4166. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv143

  • A genome-wide association study of body mass index across early life and childhood

    Warrington, Nicole M., Howe, Laura D., Paternoster, Lavinia, Kaakinen, Marika, Herrala, Sauli, Huikari, Ville, Wu, Yan Yan, Kemp, John P., Timpson, Nicholas J., Pourcain, Beate St, Smith, George Davey, Tilling, Kate, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Pennell, Craig E., Evans, David M., Lawlor, Debbie A., Briollais, Laurent and Palmer, Lyle J. (2015). A genome-wide association study of body mass index across early life and childhood. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44 (2) dyv077, 700-712. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv077

  • Genome-wide association study of blood lead shows multiple associations near ALAD

    Warrington, Nicole M., Zhu, Gu, Dy, Veronica, Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Hemani, Gibran, Kemp, John P., Mcmahon, George, St Pourcain, Beate, Timpson, Nicholas J., Taylor, Caroline M., Golding, Jean, Lawlor, Debbie A., Steer, Colin, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Smith, George Davey, Evans, David M. and Whitfield, John B. (2015). Genome-wide association study of blood lead shows multiple associations near ALAD. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (13) ddv112, 3871-3879. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv112

  • Brief report: intestinal dysbiosis in ankylosing spondylitis

    Costello, Mary-Ellen, Ciccia, Francesco, Willner, Dana, Warrington, Nicole, Robinson, Philip C., Gardiner, Brooke, Marshall, Mhairi, Kenna, Tony J., Triolo. Giovanni and Brown, Matthew A. (2015). Brief report: intestinal dysbiosis in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 67 (3), 686-691. doi: 10.1002/art.38967

  • A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood

    van der Valk, Ralf J. P., Kreiner-Moller, Eskil, Kooijman, Marjolein N., Guxens, Monica, Stergiakouli, Evangelia, Saaf, Annika, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Geller, Frank, Hayes, M. Geoffrey, Cousminer, Diana L., Koerner, Antje, Thiering, Elisabeth, Curtin, John A., Myhre, Ronny, Huikari, Ville, Joro, Raimo, Kerkhof, Marjan, Warrington, Nicole M., Pitkanen, Niina, Ntalla, Ioanna, Horikoshi, Momoko, Veijola, Riitta, Freathy, Rachel M., Teo, Yik-Ying, Barton, Sheila J., Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., St Pourcain, Beate, Ring, Susan M. ... for the Early Growth Genetics (EGG) Consortium (2015). A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood. Human Molecular Genetics, 24 (4) ddu510, 1155-1168. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu510

  • Robustness of the linear mixed effects model to error distribution assumptions and the consequences for genome-wide association studies

    Warrington, Nicole M., Tilling, Kate, Howe, Laura D., Paternoster, Lavinia, Pennell, Craig E., Wu, Yan Yan and Briollais, Laurent (2014). Robustness of the linear mixed effects model to error distribution assumptions and the consequences for genome-wide association studies. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, 13 (5), 567-587. doi: 10.1515/sagmb-2013-0066

  • Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy

    St Pourcain, Beate, Cents, Rolieke A. M., Whitehouse, Andrew J. O., Haworth, Claire M. A., Davis, Oliver S. P., O'Reilly, Paul F., Roulstone, Susan, Wren, Yvonne, Ang, Qi W., Velders, Fleur P., Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., Warrington, Nicole M., Miller, Laura, Timpson, Nicholas J., Ring, Susan M., Verhulst, Frank C., Hofman, Albert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Meaburn, Emma L., Price, Thomas S., Dale, Philip S., Pillas, Demetris, Yliherva, Anneli, Rodriguez, Alina, Golding, Jean, Jaddoe, Vincent W. V., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Plomin, Robert ... Smith, George Davey (2014). Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy. Nature Communications, 5 (1) A4831, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5831

  • Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty

    Cousminer, Diana L., Stergiakouli, Evangelia, Berry, Diane J., Ang, Wei, Groen-Blokhuis, Maria M., Koerner, Antje, Siitonen, Niina, Ntalla, Ioanna, Marinelli, Marcella, Perry, John R. B., Kettunen, Johannes, Jansen, Rick, Surakka, Ida, Timpson, Nicholas J., Ring, Susan, Mcmahon, George, Power, Chris, Wang, Carol, Kahonen, Mika, Viikari, Jorma, Lehtimaki, Terho, Middeldorp, Christel M., Pol, Hilleke E. Hulshoff, Neef, Madlen, Weise, Sebastian, Pahkala, Katja, Niinikoski, Harri, Zeggini, Eleftheria, Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope ... Warrington, Nicole M. (2014). Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty. Human Molecular Genetics, 23 (16) ddu150, 4452-4464. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu150

  • Phenotypic dissection of bone mineral density reveals skeletal site specificity and facilitates the identification of novel loci in the genetic regulation of bone mass attainment

    Kemp, John P., Medina-Gomez, Carolina, Estrada, Karol, St Pourcain, Beate, Heppe, Denise H. M., Warrington, Nicole M., Oei, Ling, Ring, Susan M., Kruithof, Claudia J., Timpson, Nicholas J., Wolber, Lisa E., Reppe, Sjur, Gautvik, Kaare, Grundberg, Elin, Ge, Bing, van der Eerden, Bram, van de Peppel, Jeroen, Hibbs, Matthew A., Ackert-Bicknell, Cheryl L., Choi, Kwangbom, Koller, Daniel L., Econs, Michael J., Williams, Frances M. K., Foroud, Tatiana, Carola Zillikens, M., Ohlsson, Claes, Hofman, Albert, Uitterlinden, Andre G., Davey Smith, George ... Evans, David M. (2014). Phenotypic dissection of bone mineral density reveals skeletal site specificity and facilitates the identification of novel loci in the genetic regulation of bone mass attainment. PLoS Genetics, 10 (6) e1004423, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004423

  • Association of a body mass index genetic risk score with growth throughout childhood and adolescence

    Warrington, Nicole M., Howe, Laura D., Wu, Yan Yan, Timpson, Nicholas J., Tilling, Kate, Pennell, Craig E., Newnham, John, Davey-Smith, George, Palmer, Lyle J., Beilin, Lawrence J., Lye, Stephen J., Lawlor, Debbie A. and Briollais, L. (2013). Association of a body mass index genetic risk score with growth throughout childhood and adolescence. PLoS One, 8 (11) e79547, e79547. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079547

  • Association of adiposity genetic variants with menarche timing in 92,105 women of European descent

    Fernández-Rhodes, Lindsay, Demerath, Ellen W., Cousminer, Diana L., Tao, Ran, Dreyfus, Jill G., Esko, Tõnu, Smith, Albert V., Gudnason, Vilmundur, Harris, Tamara B., Launer, Lenore, McArdle, Patrick F., Yerges-Armstrong, Laura M., Elks, Cathy E., Strachan, David P., Kutalik, Zoltán, Vollenweider, Peter, Feenstra, Bjarke, Boyd, Heather A., Metspalu, Andres, Mihailov, Evelin, Broer, Linda, Zillikens, M. Carola, Oostra, Ben, van Duijn, Cornelia M., Lunetta, Kathryn L., Perry, John R. B., Murray, Anna, Koller, Daniel L., Lai, Dongbing ... Franceschini, Nora (2013). Association of adiposity genetic variants with menarche timing in 92,105 women of European descent. American Journal of Epidemiology, 178 (3), 451-460. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws473

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies ten loci influencing allergic sensitization

    Bønnelykke, Klaus, Matheson, Melanie C., Pers, Tune H., Granell, Raquel, Strachan, David P., Alves, Alexessander Couto, Linneberg, Allan, Curtin, John A., Warrington, Nicole M., Standl, Marie, Kerkhof, Marjan, Jonsdottir, Ingileif, Bukvic, Blazenka K., Kaakinen, Marika, Sleimann, Patrick, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Schramm, Katharina, Baltic, Svetlana, Kreiner-Møller, Eskil, Simpson, Angela, St Pourcain, Beate, Coin, Lachlan, Hui, Jennie, Walters, Eugene H., Tiesler, Carla M. T., Duffy, David L., Jones, Graham, Ring, Susan M. ... Brown, Matthew A. (2013). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies ten loci influencing allergic sensitization. Nature Genetics, 45 (8), 902-906. doi: 10.1038/ng.2694

  • Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

    Cousminer D.L., Berry D.J., Timpson N.J., Ang W., Thiering E., Byrne E.M., Rob Taal H., Huikari V., Bradfield J.P., Kerkhof M., Groen-Blokhuis M.M., Kreiner-Moller E., Marinelli M., Holst C., Leinonen J.T., Perry J.R.B., Surakka I., Pietilainen O., Kettunen J., Anttila V., Kaakinen M., Sovio U., Pouta A., Das S., Lagou V., Power C., Prokopenko I., Evans D.M., Kemp J.P. ... Middeldorp, Christel (2013). Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity. Human Molecular Genetics, 22 (13), 2735-2747. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddt104

  • Corrigendum: Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference (vol 44, pg 532, 2012)

    Taal, H. Rob, St Pourcain, Beate, Thiering, Elisabeth, Das, Shikta, Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Warrington, Nicole M., Kaakinen, Marika, Kreiner-Moller, Eskil, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Freathy, Rachel M., Geller, Frank, Guxens, Monica, Cousminer, Diana L., Kerkhof, Marjan, Timpson, Nicholas J., Ikram, M. Arfan, Beilin, Lawrence J., Bonnelykke, Klaus, Buxton, Jessica L., Charoen, Pimphen, Chawes, Bo Lund Krogsgaard, Eriksson, Johan, Evans, David M., Hofman, Albert, Kemp, John P., EKim, Cecilia, Klopp, Norman, Lahti, Jari, Lye, Stephen J. ... Jaddoe, Vincent W. V. (2013). Corrigendum: Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference (vol 44, pg 532, 2012). Nature Genetics, 45 (6), 713-713. doi: 10.1038/ng0613-713a

  • A comprehensive investigation of variants in genes encoding adiponectin (ADIPOQ) and its receptors (ADIPOR1/R2), and their association with serum adiponectin, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome

    Peters, Kirsten E., Beilby, John, Cadby, Gemma, Warrington, Nicolen M., Bruce, David G., Davis, Wendy A., Davis, Timothy M. E., Wiltshire, Steven, Knuiman, Matthew, McQuillan, Brendan M., Palmer, Lyle J., Thompson, Peter L. and Hung, Joseph (2013). A comprehensive investigation of variants in genes encoding adiponectin (ADIPOQ) and its receptors (ADIPOR1/R2), and their association with serum adiponectin, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. BMC Medical Genetics, 14 (1) 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-15

  • Modelling BMI trajectories in children for genetic association studies

    Warrington, Nicole M., Wu, Yan Yan, Pennell, Craig E., Marsh, Julie A., Beilin, Lawrence J., Palmer, Lyle J., Lye, Stephen J. and Briollais, Laurent (2013). Modelling BMI trajectories in children for genetic association studies. PLoS One, 8 (1) e53897, e53897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053897

  • Common variation contributes to the genetic architecture of social communication traits

    St Pourcain, Beate, Whitehouse, Andrew J. O., Ang, Wei Q., Warrington, Nicole M., Glessner, Joseph T., Wang, Kai, Timpson, Nicholas J., Evans, David M., Kemp, John P., Ring,Susan M., McArdle, Wendy L., Golding, Jean, Hakonarson, Hakon, Pennell, Craig E. and Smith, George Davey (2013). Common variation contributes to the genetic architecture of social communication traits. Molecular Autism, 4 (1) 34, 34.1-34.12. doi: 10.1186/2040-2392-4-34

  • Genetic influences on trajectories of systolic blood pressure across childhood and adolescence

    Howe, Laura D., Parmar, Priyakumari G., Paternoster, Lavinia, Warrington, Nicole M., Kemp, John P., Briollais, Laurent, Newnham, John P., Timpson, Nicholas J., Smith, George D., Ring, Susan M., Evans, David M., Tilling, Kate, Pennell, Craig E., Beilin, Lawrie J., Palmer, Lyle J. and Lawlor, Debbie A. (2013). Genetic influences on trajectories of systolic blood pressure across childhood and adolescence. Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, 6 (6), 608-614. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.113.000197

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Horikoshi M., Yaghootkar H., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Sovio U., Taal H.R., Hennig B.J., Bradfield J.P., St Pourcain B., Evans D.M., Charoen P., Kaakinen M., Cousminer D.L., Lehtimaki T., Kreiner-Moller E., Warrington N.M., Bustamante M., Feenstra B., Berry D.J., Thiering E., Pfab T., Barton S.J., Shields B.M., Kerkhof M., Van Leeuwen E.M., Fulford A.J., Kutalik Z., Zhao J.H., Den Hoed M., Mahajan A. ... Freathy R.M. (2013). New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. Nature Genetics, 45 (1), 76-82. doi: 10.1038/ng.2477

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of common variant differences between men and women

    Boraska, Vesna, Jeroncic, Ana, Colonna, Vincenza, Southam, Lorraine, Nyholt, Dale R., Rayner, Nigel William, Perry, John R. B., Toniolo, Daniela, Albrecht, Eva, Ang, Wei, Bandinelli, Stefania, Barbalic, Maja, Barroso, Ines, Beckmann, Jacques S., Biffar, Reiner, Boomsma, Dorret, Campbell, Harry, Corre, Tanguy, Erdmann, Jeanette, Esko, Tonu, Fischer, Krista, Franceschini, Nora, Frayling, Timothy M., Girotto, Giorgia, Gonzalez, Juan R., Harris, Tamara B., Heath, Andrew C., Heid, Iris M., Hoffmann, Wolfgang ... Zeggini, Eleftheria (2012). Genome-wide meta-analysis of common variant differences between men and women. Human Molecular Genetics, 21 (21) dds304, 4805-4815. doi: 10.1093/hmg/dds304

  • Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify the Genetic Determinants of Otitis Media Susceptibility in Childhood

    Rye, Marie S., Warrington, Nicole M., Scaman, Elizabeth S. H., Vijayasekaran, Shyan, Coates, Harvey L., Anderson, Denise, Pennell, Craig E., Blackwell, Jenefer M. and Jamieson, Sarra E. (2012). Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify the Genetic Determinants of Otitis Media Susceptibility in Childhood. PLoS One, 7 (10) e48215, e48215.1-e48215.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048215

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    Bradfield, Jonathan P., Taal, H. Rob, Timpson, Nicholas J., Scherag, André, Lecoeur, Cecile, Warrington, Nicole M., Hypponen, Elina, Holst, Claus, Valcarcel, Beatriz, Thiering, Elisabeth, Salem, Rany M., Schumacher, Fredrick R., Cousminer, Diana L., Sleiman, Patrick M. A., Zhao, Jianhua, Berkowitz, Robert I., Vimaleswaran, Karani S., Jarick, Ivonne, Pennell, Craig E., Evans, David M., St Pourcain, Beate, Berry, Diane J., Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Hofman, Albert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Uitterlinden, André G., van Duijn, Cornelia M., van der Valk, Ralf J. P., de Jongste, Johan C. ... Grant, Struan F. A. (2012). A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci. Nature Genetics, 44 (5), 526-531. doi: 10.1038/ng.2247

  • Associations between anxious-depressed symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in a longitudinal childhood study

    Louise, Sandra, Warrington, Nicole M., McCaskie, Pamela A., Oddy, Wendy H., Zubrick, Stephen R., Hands, Beth, Mori, Trevor A., Briollais, Laurent, Silburn, Sven, Palmer, Lyle J., Mattes, Eugen and Beilin, Lawrence J. (2012). Associations between anxious-depressed symptoms and cardiovascular risk factors in a longitudinal childhood study. Preventive Medicine, 54 (5), 345-350. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.03.004

  • Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference

    Taal, H. Rob, St Pourcain, Beate, Thiering, Elisabeth, Das, Shikta, Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Warrington, Nicole M., Kaakinen, Marika, Kreiner-Møller, Eskil, Bradfield, Jonathan P., Freathy, Rachel M., Geller, Frank, Guxens, Mònica, Cousminer, Diana L., Kerkhof, Marjan, Timpson, Nicholas J., Ikram, M. Arfan, Beilin, Lawrence J., Bønnelykke, Klaus, Buxton, Jessica L., Charoen, Pimphen, Chawes, Bo Lund Krogsgaard, Eriksson, Johan, Evans, David M., Hofman, Albert, Kemp, John P., Kim, Cecilia E., Klopp, Norman, Lahti, Jari, Lye, Stephen J. ... Middeldorp, Christel (2012). Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference. Nature Genetics, 44 (5), 532-538. doi: 10.1038/ng.2238

  • Genome-wide association study to identify common variants associated with brachial circumference: A meta-analysis of 14 cohorts

    Boraska, Vesna, Day-Williams, Aaron, Franklin, Christopher S., Elliott, Katherine S., Panoutsopoulou, Kalliope, Tachmazidou, Ioanna, Albrecht, Eva, Bandinelli, Stefania, Beilin, Lawrence J., Bochud, Murielle, Cadby, Gemma, Ernst, Florian, Evans, David M., Hayward, Caroline, Hicks, Andrew A., Huffman, Jennifer, Huth, Cornelia, James, Alan L., Klopp, Norman, Kolcic, Ivana, Kutalik, Zoltan, Lawlor, Debbie A., Musk, Arthur W., Pehlic, Marina, Pennell, Craig E., Perry, John R. B., Peters, Annette, Polasek, Ozren, St Pourcain, Beate ... Zeggini, Eleftheria (2012). Genome-wide association study to identify common variants associated with brachial circumference: A meta-analysis of 14 cohorts. Plos One, 7 (3) e31369, e31369.1-e31369.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031369

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Paternoster, Lavinia, Standl, Marie, Chen, Chi-Mei, Ramasamy, Adaikalavan, Bonnelykke, Klaus, Duijts, Liesbeth, Ferreira, Manuel A., Alves, Alexessander C., Thyssen, Jacob P., Albrecht, Eva, Baurecht, Hansjorg, Feenstra, Bjarke, Sleiman, Patrick M. A., Hysi, Piro, Warrington, Nicole M., Curjuric, Ivan, Myhre, Ronny, Curtin, John A., Groen-Blokhuis, Maria M., Kerkhof, Marjan, Saaf, Annika, Franke, Andre, Ellinghaus, David, Folster-Holst, Regina, Dermitzakis, Emmanouil, Montgomery, Stephen B., Prokisch, Holger, Heim, Katharina, Hartikainen, Anna-Lisa ... EArly Genetics Lifecourse Epidemiology (EAGLE) Consortium (2012). Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nature Genetics, 44 (2), 187-192. doi: 10.1038/ng.1017

  • Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood

    Louise, S., Warrington, N. M., McCaskie, P. A., Oddy, W. H., Zubrick, S. R., Hands, B., Mori, T. A., Briollais, L., Silburn, S., Palmer, L. J., Mattes, E. and Beilin, L. J. (2012). Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood. Pediatric Obesity, 7 (4), 319-328. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00047.x

  • Fat mass and obesity-associated obesity-risk genotype is associated with lower foetal growth: An effect that is reversed in the offspring of smoking mothers

    Marsh, J. A., Pennell, C. E., Warrington, N. M., Mook-Kanamori, D., Briollais, L., Lye, S. J., Beilin, L. J., Steegers, E., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Newnham, J.P. and Palmer, L. J. (2012). Fat mass and obesity-associated obesity-risk genotype is associated with lower foetal growth: An effect that is reversed in the offspring of smoking mothers. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 3 (1), 10-20. doi: 10.1017/S2040174411000638

  • Genetic variation in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints in adolescents

    Skouen, J. S., Smith, A. J., Warrington, N. M., O'Sullivan, P. B., McKenzie, L., Pennell, C. E. and Straker, L. M. (2012). Genetic variation in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints in adolescents. European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), 16 (9), 1232-1242. doi: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00131.x

  • Loci affecting gamma-glutamyl transferase in adults and adolescents show age x SNP interaction and cardiometabolic disease associations

    Middelberg, Rita P., Benyamin, Beben, de Moor, Marleen H. M., Warrington, Nicole M., Gordon, Scott, Henders, Anjali K., Medland, Sarah E., Nyholt, Dale R., de Geus, Eco J. C., Hottenga, Jouke J., Willemsen, Gonneke, Beilin, Lawrence J., Mori, Trevor A., Wright, Margaret J., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F., Boomsma, Dorret I., Pennell, Craig E., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2012). Loci affecting gamma-glutamyl transferase in adults and adolescents show age x SNP interaction and cardiometabolic disease associations. Human Molecular Genetics, 21 (2) ddr478, 446-455. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddr478

  • Role of the TCF4 gene intronic variant in normal variation of corneal endothelium

    MacKey, David A., Warrington, Nicole M., Hewitt, Alex W., Oates, Sandra K., Yazar, Seyhan, Soloshenko, Alla, Crawford, Geoffrey J., Mountain, Jenny A. and Pennell, Craig E. (2012). Role of the TCF4 gene intronic variant in normal variation of corneal endothelium. Cornea, 31 (2), 162-166. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318226155f

  • The impact of breastfeeding on FTO-related BMI growth trajectories: An application to the Raine pregnancy cohort study

    Abarin, Taraneh, wu, Yan Yan, Warrington, Nicole, Lye, Stephen, Pennell, Craig and Briollais, Laurent (2012). The impact of breastfeeding on FTO-related BMI growth trajectories: An application to the Raine pregnancy cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 41 (6) dys171, 1650-1660. doi: 10.1093/ije/dys171

  • Hospitalisation with infection, asthma and allergy in kawasaki disease patients and their families: Genealogical analysis using linked population data

    Webster,Rebecca J., Carter, Kim W., Warrington, Nicole M., Loh, Angeline M., Zaloumis, Sophie, Kuijpers, Taco W., Palmer, Lyle J. and Burgner, David P. (2011). Hospitalisation with infection, asthma and allergy in kawasaki disease patients and their families: Genealogical analysis using linked population data. PLoS One, 6 (11) e28004, e28004.1-e28004.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028004

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    Artigas, M.S., Loth, D.W., Wain, L.V., Gharib, S.A., Obeidat, M., Tang, W.B., Zhai, G.J., Zhao, J.H., Smith, A.V., Huffman, J.E., Albrecht, E., Jackson, C.M., Evans, D.M., Cadby, G., Fornage, M., Manichaikul, A., Lopez, L.M., Johnson, T., Aldrich, M.C., Aspelund, T., Barroso, I., Campbell, H., Cassano, P.A., Couper, D.J., Eiriksdottir, G., Franceschini, N., Garcia, M., Gieger, C., Gislason, G.K. ... GIANT Consortium (2011). Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function. Nature Genetics, 43 (11), 1082-1090. doi: 10.1038/ng.941

  • Association of genetic loci with glucose levels in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis of over 6,000 children

    Barker, Adam, Sharp, Stephen J., Timpson, Nicholas J., Bouatia-Naji, Nabila, Warrington, Nicole M., Kanoni, Stavroula, Beilin, Lawrence J., Brage, Soren, Deloukas, Panos, Evans, David M., Grontved, Anders, Hassanali, Neelam, Lawlor, Deborah A., Lecoeur, Cecile, Loos, Ruth J.F., Lye, Stephen J., McCarthy, Mark I., Mori, Trevor A., Ndiaye, Ndeye Coumba, Newnham, John P., Ntalla, Ioanna, Pennell, Craig E., St Pourcain, Beate, Prokopenko, Inga, Ring, Susan M., Sattar, Naveed, Visvikis-Siest, Sophie, Dedoussis, George V., Palmer, Lyle J. ... Langenberg, Claudia (2011). Association of genetic loci with glucose levels in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis of over 6,000 children. Diabetes, 60 (6), 1805-1812. doi: 10.2337/db10-1575

  • Obesity-susceptibility loci have a limited influence on birth weight: A meta-analysis of up to 28,219 individuals

    Kilpelainen T.O., Den Hoed M., Ong K.K., Grontved A., Brage S., Jameson K., Cooper C., Khaw K.-T., Ekelund U., Wareham N.J., Loos R.J.F., Freathy R.M., Mook-Kanamori D.O., Sovio U., Prokopenko I., Timpson N.J., Berry D.J., Warrington N.M., Widen E., Hottenga J.J., Kaakinen M., Lange L.A., Bradfield J.P., Kerkhof M., Marsh J.A., Magi R., Chen C.-M., Lyon H.N., Kirin M. ... McCarthy M.I. (2011). Obesity-susceptibility loci have a limited influence on birth weight: A meta-analysis of up to 28,219 individuals. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 93 (4), 851-860. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.000828

  • Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    C Reactive Protein Coronary Heart Disease Genetics Collaboration (CCGC) and Warrington, N. (2011). Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data. BMJ, 342 (7794) d548, d548.1-d548.8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d548

  • A population-based study of polymorphisms in genes related to sex hormones and abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Golledge, Jonathan, Biros,Erik, Warrington, Nicole, Jones, Gregory T., Cooper, Matthew, Van Rij, Andre M., Palmer, Lyle J. and Norman, Paul E. (2011). A population-based study of polymorphisms in genes related to sex hormones and abdominal aortic aneurysm. European Journal of Human Genetics, 19 (3), 363-366. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.182

  • Association between common variation at the FTO locus and changes in body mass index from infancy to late childhood: The complex nature of genetic association through growth and development

    Sovio, Ulla, Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Warrington, Nicole M., Lawrence, Robert, Briollais, Laurent, Palmer, Colin N. A., Cecil, Joanne, Sandling, Johanna K., Syvanen, Ann-Christin, Kaakinen, Marika, Beilin, Lawrie J., Millwood, Iona Y., Bennett, Amanda J., Laitinen, Jaana, Pouta, Anneli, Molitor, John, Smith, George Davey, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Jaddoe, Vincent W. V., Palmer, Lyle J., Pennell, Craig E., Cole, Tim J., McCarthy, Mark I., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta and Timpson, Nicholas J. (2011). Association between common variation at the FTO locus and changes in body mass index from infancy to late childhood: The complex nature of genetic association through growth and development. PLoS Genetics, 7 (2) e1001307, e1001307.1-e1001307.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001307

  • Functional haplotypes in the PTGDR gene fail to associate with asthma in two Australian populations

    Jamrozik, Euzebiusz F., Warrington, Nicole, McClenaghan, Jane, Hui, Jennie, Musk, Arthur W., James, Alan, Beilby, John P., Hansen, Janice, De Klerk, Nicholas H. and Palmer, Lyle J. (2011). Functional haplotypes in the PTGDR gene fail to associate with asthma in two Australian populations. Respirology, 16 (2), 359-366. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01917.x

  • Variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 and fetal growth characteristics in different trimesters

    Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O., Marsh, Julie A., Warrington, Nicole M., Taal, H. Rob, Newnham, John P., Beilin, Lawrie J., Lye, Stephen J., Palmer, Lyle J., Hofman, Albert, Steegers, Eric A. P., Pennell, Craig E. and Jaddoe, Vincent W. V. (2011). Variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 and fetal growth characteristics in different trimesters. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 96 (5), E810-E815. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2316

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Elks, C. E., Perry, J. R. B., Sulem, P., Chasman, D. I., Franceschini, N., He, C. Y., Lunetta, K. L., Visser, J. A., Byrne, E. M., Cousminer, D. L., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Esko, T., Feenstra, B., Hottenga, J. J., Koller, D. L., Kutalik, Z., Lin, P., Mangino, M., Marongiu, M., McArdle, P. F., Smith, A. V., Stolk, L., Van Wingerden, S. H., Zhao, J. H., Albrecht, E., Corre, T., Ingelsson, E., Hayward, C., Magnusson, P. K. E. ... GIANT Consortium (2010). Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Nature Genetics, 42 (12), 1077-1085. doi: 10.1038/ng.714

  • The longitudinal association of common susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes and obesity with fasting glucose level and BMI

    Webster, Rebecca J., Warrington, Nicole M., Beilby, John P., Frayling, Timothy M. and Palmer, Lyle J. (2010). The longitudinal association of common susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes and obesity with fasting glucose level and BMI. BMC Medical Genetics, 11 (1) 140. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-140

  • Bayesian methods for meta-analysis of causal relationships estimated using genetic instrumental variables

    Burgess, S., Thompson, S. G., Andrews, G., Samani, N. J., Hall, A., Whincup, P., Morris, R., Lawlor, D. A., Davey Smith, G., Timpson, N., Ebrahim, S., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Brown, M., Ricketts, S., Sandhu, M., Reiner, A., Psaty, B., Lange, L., Cushman, M., Hung, J., Thompson, P., Beilby, J., Warrington, N., Palmer, L. J., Nordestgaard, B. G., Tybjaerg-Hansen, A., Zacho, J., Wu, C., Lowe, G. ... Whittaker, J. (2010). Bayesian methods for meta-analysis of causal relationships estimated using genetic instrumental variables. Statistics in Medicine, 29 (12), 1298-1311. doi: 10.1002/sim.3843

  • Apolipoprotein E genotype is associated with serum C-reactive protein but not abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Golledge, Jonathan, Biros, Erik, Cooper, Matthew, Warrington, Nicole, Palmer, Lyle J. and Norman, Paul E. (2010). Apolipoprotein E genotype is associated with serum C-reactive protein but not abdominal aortic aneurysm. Atherosclerosis, 209 (2), 487-491. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.027

  • Characterization of tumor necrosis factor-α block haplotypes associated with susceptibility to chronic venous leg ulcers in Caucasian patients

    Tan, Joo-Huang, Price, Patricia, Gut, Ivo, Stacey, Michael C., Warrington, Nicole M. and Wallace, Hilary J. (2010). Characterization of tumor necrosis factor-α block haplotypes associated with susceptibility to chronic venous leg ulcers in Caucasian patients. Human Immunology, 71 (12), 1214-1219. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2010.09.001

  • Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight

    Freathy, Rachel M., Mook-Kanamor, Dennis O., Sovio, Ulla, Prokopenko, Inga, Timpson, Nicholas J., Berry, Diane J., Warrington, Nicole M., Widen, Elisabeth, Hottenga, Jouke Jan, Kaakinen, Marika, Lange, Leslie A., Bradfield, Jonathan P., Kerkhof, Marjan, Marsh, Julie A., Magi, Reedik, Chen, Chih-Mei, Lyon, Helen N., Kirin, Mirna, Adair, Linda S., Aulchenko, Yurii S., Bennett, Amanda J., Borja, Judith B., Bouatia-Naji, Nabila, Charoen, Pimphen, Coin, Lachlan ..J. M., Cousminer, Diana L., De Geus, Eco J. C., Deloukas, Panos, Elliott, Paul ... McCarthy, Mark I. (2010). Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight. Nature Genetics, 42 (5), 430-435. doi: 10.1038/ng.567

  • Sequence Variants in Three Loci Influence Monocyte Counts and Erythrocyte Volume

    Ferreira, MAR, Hottenga, JJ, Warrington, NM, Medland, SE, Willemsen, G, Lawrence, RW, Gordon, S, de Geus, EJC, Henders, AK, Smit, JH, Campbell, MJ, Wallace, L, Evans, DM, Wright, MJ, Nyholt, DR, James, AL, Beilby, JP, Penninx, BW, Palmer, LJ, Frazer, IH, Montgomery, GW, Martin, NG and Boomsma, DI (2009). Sequence Variants in Three Loci Influence Monocyte Counts and Erythrocyte Volume. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 85 (5), 745-749. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.10.005

  • Analyses of associations with asthma in four asthma population samples from Canada and Australia

    Daley, Denise, Lemire, Mathieu, Akhabir, Loubna, Chan-Yeung, Moira, He, Jian Qing, McDonald, Treena, Sandford, Andrew, Stefanowicz, Dorota, Tripp, Ben, Zamar, David, Bosse, Yohan, Ferretti, Vincent, Montpetit, Alexandre, Tessier, Marie-Catherine, Becker, Allan, Kozyrskyj, Anita L., Beilby, John, McCaskie, Pamela A., Musk, Bill, Warrington, Nicole, James, Alan, Laprise, Catherine, Palmer, Lyle J., Pare, Peter D. and Hudson, Thomas J. (2009). Analyses of associations with asthma in four asthma population samples from Canada and Australia. Human Genetics, 125 (4), 445-459. doi: 10.1007/s00439-009-0643-8

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Gene Variants and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

    Smallwood, L., Warrington, N., Allcock, R., van Bockxmeer, F., Palmer, L. J., Iacopetta, B., Golledge, J. and Norman, P. E. (2009). Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Gene Variants and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 38 (2), 169-171. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.04.019

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction

    Gudbjartsson, Daniel F., Bjornsdottir, Unnur S., Halapi, Eve, Helgadottir, Anna, Sulem, Patrick, Jonsdottir, Gudrun M., Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Helgadottir, Hafdis, Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur, Stefansson, Hreinn, Williams, Carolyn, Hui, Jennie, Beilby, John, Warrington, Nicole M., James, Alan, Palmer, Lyle J., Koppelman, Gerard H., Heinzmann, Andrea, Krueger, Marcus, Boezen, H. Marike, Wheatley, Amanda, Altmuller, Janine, Shin, Hyoung Doo, Uh, Soo-Taek, Cheong, Hyun Sub, Jonsdottir, Brynja, Gislason, David, Park, Choon-Sik, Rasmussen, Linda M. ... Stefansson, Kari (2009). Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction. Nature Genetics, 41 (3), 342-347. doi: 10.1038/ng.323

  • The PHF11 gene is not associated with asthma or asthma phenotypes in two independent populations

    McClenaghan, J., Warrington, N. M., Jamrozik, E. F., Hui, J., Beilby, J. P., Hansen, J., De Klerk, N. H., James, A. L., Musk, A. W. and Palmer, L. J. (2009). The PHF11 gene is not associated with asthma or asthma phenotypes in two independent populations. Thorax, 64 (7), 620-625. doi: 10.1136/thx.2008.108985

  • The association of common genetic variants in the APOA5, LPL and GCK genes with longitudinal changes in metabolic and cardiovascular traits

    Webster, R. J., Warrington, N. M., Weedon, M. N., Hattersley, A. T., McCaskie, P. A., Beilby, J. P., Palmer, L. J. and Frayling, T. M. (2009). The association of common genetic variants in the APOA5, LPL and GCK genes with longitudinal changes in metabolic and cardiovascular traits. Diabetologia, 52 (1), 106-114. doi: 10.1007/s00125-008-1175-9

  • The association of C-reactive protein and CRP genotype with coronary heart disease: findings from five studies with 4,610 cases amongst 18,637 participants

    Lawlor, Debbie A., Harbord, Roger M., Timpson, Nic J., Lowe, Gordon D. O., Rumley, Ann, Gaunt, Tom R., Baker, Ian, Yarnell, John W. G., Kivimäki, Mika, Kumari, Meena, Norman, Paul E., Jamrozik, Konrad, Hankey, Graeme J., Almeida, Osvaldo P., Flicker, Leon, Warrington, Nicole, Marmot, Michael G., Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Palmer, Lyle J., Day, Ian N. M., Ebrahim, Shah and Smith, George Davey (2008). The association of C-reactive protein and CRP genotype with coronary heart disease: findings from five studies with 4,610 cases amongst 18,637 participants. PLoS One, 3 (8) e3011, e3011.1-e3011.14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003011

  • Polymorphisms of the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

    Smallwood, L., Allcock, R., van Bockxmeer, F., Warrington, N., Palmer, L. J., Iacopetta, B. and Norman, P. E. (2008). Polymorphisms of the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 35 (1), 31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.08.021

  • Polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene and abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Smallwood, L., Allcock, R., Van Bockxmeer, F., Warrington, N., Palmer, L. J., Iacopetta, B., Golledge, J. and Norman, P. E. (2008). Polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene and abdominal aortic aneurysm. British Journal of Surgery, 95 (10), 1239-1244. doi: 10.1002/bjs.6345

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  • Using multi-omics approaches to characterise determinants of early growth trajectories and their consequences on later life health

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  • Identifying pharmacological targets for osteoporosis intervention using whole-genome and exome sequencing of bone related phenotypes

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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  • Investigating the time and tissue dependent genetic architecture of complex traits

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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  • Developing and Applying Statistical Genetics Methods to Elucidate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

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