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David Evans

Professor of Statistical Genetics, University of Queensland
Verified email at uq.edu.au
Cited by 77197

The MR-Base platform supports systematic causal inference across the human phenome

…, J Yarmolinsky, HA Shihab, NJ Timpson, DM Evans… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.34408.001 Results from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can be
used to infer causal relationships between phenotypes, using a strategy known as 2-sample …

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

…, ASF Doney, KS Elliott, P Elliott, DM Evans… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
To identify common variants influencing body mass index (BMI), we analyzed genome-wide
association data from 16,876 individuals of European descent. After previously reported …

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

…, J Ding, P Eibich, L Eisele, N Eklund, DM Evans… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Educational attainment is strongly influenced by social and other environmental factors, but
genetic factors are estimated to account for at least 20% of the variation across individuals 1. …

Genome-wide association analysis identifies 20 loci that influence adult height

…, H Lango, CM Lindgren, C Wallace, DM Evans… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Adult height is a model polygenic trait, but there has been limited success in identifying the
genes underlying its normal variation. To identify genetic variants influencing adult human …

Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

…, C Gieger, P Salo, M Perola, NJ Timpson, DM Evans… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Through genome-wide association meta-analyses of up to 133,010 individuals of European
ancestry without diabetes, including individuals newly genotyped using the Metabochip, we …

GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

…, G Eiríksdóttir, MF Elderson, JG Eriksson, DM Evans… - science, 2013 - science.org
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of educational attainment was conducted in a
discovery sample of 101,069 individuals and a replication sample of 25,490. Three …

[PDF][PDF] VPS35 mutations in Parkinson disease

…, E Hentati, A Puschmann, DM Evans… - The American Journal of …, 2011 - cell.com
The identification of genetic causes for Mendelian disorders has been based on the collection
of multi-incident families, linkage analysis, and sequencing of genes in candidate intervals…

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction between HLA-C and ERAP1

…, J Kere, A Reis, G McVean, DM Evans… - Nature …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
(WTCCC2) consortia is provided in the Supplementary Note online. Author Contributions FC,
ADB, CEMG, J. Kere., A. Reis, JNB and RCT oversaw cohort collection for both the …

Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection

…, R Bonney, H Brown, SC Cook-Patton, DM Evans… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Citizen science has advanced science for hundreds of years, contributed to many peer-reviewed
articles, and informed land management decisions and policies across the United …

[HTML][HTML] Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects

…, RG Walters, DJ Benjamin, P Turley, DM Evans… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Estimates from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of unrelated individuals capture
effects of inherited variation (direct effects), demography (population stratification, assortative …