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George McMahon

Helmholtz Munich

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Organism:human· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 4 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 4 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 1

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Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus.

Iain Mathieson, Felix R. Day, Nicola Barban, Felix C. Tropf, David M. Brazel, Diana van Heemst, Ahmad Vaez, Natalie R. van Zuydam, Bárbara Domingues Bitarello, Eugene J. Gardner, Evelina Tamerlanov Akimova, Ajuna Azad, Sven Bergmann, Lawrence F. Bielak, Dorret Irene Boomsma, , Vallari Shukla

This study identifies 43 genomic loci associated with reproductive success in 785,604 individuals, showing ongoing natural selection at the FADS locus.

Nature Human Behaviour · Mar 2, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genomic analysis of diet composition finds novel loci and associations with health and lifestyle

S. Fleur W. Meddens, Ronald de Vlaming, Peter Bowers, Casper A.P. Burik, Richard Karlsson Linnér, Chan Wook Lee, Aysu Okbay, Patrick Turley, Cornelius A. Rietveld, Mark Alan Fontana, Mohsen Ghanbari, Fumiaki Imamura, George McMahon, Peter J. van der Most, Trudy Voortman, , Philipp Koellinger

This study identifies genetic loci associated with macronutrient intake and links them to health outcomes using GWAS in over 235,000 individuals.

Molecular Psychiatry · May 11, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics

Common variant burden contributes significantly to the familial aggregation of migraine in 1,589 families

Padhraig Gormley, Mitja Kurki, Marjo Eveliina Hiekkala, Kumar Veerapen, Paavo Häppölä, Adele A. Mitchell, Dennis Lal, Priit Palta, Ida L. Surakka, Mari Anneli Kaunisto, Eija Hämäläinen, Salli Vepsäläinen, Hannele Havanka, Hanna Harno, Matti Ilmavirta, , George McMahon

This study shows common genetic variants significantly contribute to migraine family clustering, with higher burden in familial cases compared to population-based cases.

Neuron · May 1, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genomic analyses for age at menarche identify 389 independent signals and indicate BMI-independent effects of puberty timing on cancer susceptibility

Felix R. Day, Deborah J. Thompson, Hannes Helgason, Daniel I. Chasman, Hilary Finucane, Patrick Sulem, Katherine S. Ruth, Sean Whalen, Abhishek K. Sarkar, Eva Albrecht, Elisabeth Altmaier, Marzyeh Amini, Caterina M. Barbieri, Thibaud Boutin, Archie Campbell, , John R.B Perry

This study identifies 389 genetic signals for age at menarche and finds BMI-independent causal links between puberty timing and cancer risks.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2016 · PreprintGenomics

Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

Padhraig Gormley, Verneri Anttila, Bendik S Winsvold, Priit Palta, Tonu Esko, Tune H Pers, Kai-How Farh, Ester Cuenca-Leon, Mikko Muona, Nicholas A Furlotte, Tobias Kurth, Andres Ingason, George McMahon, Lannie Ligthart, Gisela M Terwindt, , Ville Art

This study identifies 38 new migraine susceptibility loci through a meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals, including the first locus on chromosome X.

Nature Genetics · Jun 20, 2016Peer-reviewedGenetics