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Hao, Y, Xiao, J, Liang, Y, Wu, X, Zhang, H, Xiao, C, Zhang, L, Burgess, S, Wang, N, Zhao, X, Kraft, P, Li, J, Jiang, X. 2023. Response to: Reassessing the causal role of early life adiposity in breast cancer. Int J Epidemiol :. PubMed PMID:36913528

Cotton, S, McHugh, MP, Dewar, R, Haas, JG, Templeton, K, COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium. 2023. Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes. J Hosp Infect :. PubMed PMID:36906180

Jackson, C, Zapata-Diomedi, B, Woodcock, J. 2023. Bayesian multistate modelling of incomplete chronic disease burden data. J R Stat Soc Ser A Stat Soc 186:1-19. PubMed PMID:36883132

Mohammed, NI, Wason, J, Mendy, T, Nass, SA, Ofordile, O, Camara, F, Baldeh, B, Sanyang, C, Jallow, AT, Hossain, I, Faria, N, Powell, JJ, Prentice, AM, Pereira, DIA. 2023. A novel nano-iron supplement versus standard treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in children 6-35 months (IHAT-GUT trial): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled non-inferiority phase II trial in The Gambia. EClinicalMedicine 56:101853. PubMed PMID:36880049

Bilo, L, Ochoa, E, Lee, S, Dey, D, Kurth, I, Kraft, F, Rodger, F, Docquier, F, Toribio, A, Bottolo, L, Binder, G, Fekete, G, Elbracht, M, Maher, ER, Begemann, M, Eggermann, T. 2023. Molecular characterisation of 36 multilocus imprinting disturbance (MLID) patients: a comprehensive approach. Clin Epigenetics 15:35. PubMed PMID:36859312

Vicuña, L, Barrientos, E, Norambuena, T, Alvares, D, Gana, JC, Leiva-Yamaguchi, V, Meza, C, Santos, JL, Mericq, V, Pereira, A, Eyheramendy, S. 2023. New insights from GWAS on BMI-related growth traits in a longitudinal cohort of admixed children with Native American and European ancestry. iScience 26:106091. PubMed PMID:36844456

Kurki, MI, Karjalainen, J, Palta, P, Sipilä, TP, Kristiansson, K, Donner, KM, Reeve, MP, Laivuori, H, Aavikko, M, Kaunisto, MA, Loukola, A, Lahtela, E, Mattsson, H, Laiho, P, Della Briotta Parolo, P, Lehisto, AA, Kanai, M, Mars, N, Rämö, J, Kiiskinen, T, Heyne, HO, Veerapen, K, Rüeger, S, Lemmelä, S, Zhou, W, Ruotsalainen, S, Pärn, K, Hiekkalinna, T, Koskelainen, S, Paajanen, T, Llorens, V, Gracia-Tabuenca, J, Siirtola, H, Reis, K, Elnahas, AG, Sun, B, Foley, CN, Aalto-Setälä, K, Alasoo, K, Arvas, M, Auro, K, Biswas, S, Bizaki-Vallaskangas, A, Carpen, O, Chen, CY, Dada, OA, Ding, Z, Ehm, MG, Eklund, K, Färkkilä, M, Finucane, H, Ganna, A, Ghazal, A, Graham, RR, Green, EM, Hakanen, A, Hautalahti, M, Hedman, ÅK, Hiltunen, M, Hinttala, R, Hovatta, I, Hu, X, Huertas-Vazquez, A, Huilaja, L, Hunkapiller, J, Jacob, H, Jensen, JN, Joensuu, H, John, S, Julkunen, V, Jung, M, Junttila, J, Kaarniranta, K, Kähönen, M, Kajanne, R, Kallio, L, Kälviäinen, R, Kaprio, J, FinnGen, Kerimov, N, Kettunen, J, Kilpeläinen, E, Kilpi, T, Klinger, K, Kosma, VM, Kuopio, T, Kurra, V, Laisk, T, Laukkanen, J, Lawless, N, Liu, A, Longerich, S, Mägi, R, Mäkelä, J, Mäkitie, A, Malarstig, A, Mannermaa, A, Maranville, J, Matakidou, A et al.. 2023. Author Correction: FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population. Nature 615:E19. PubMed PMID:36829046

Chen, J, Yuan, S, Fu, T, Ruan, X, Qiao, J, Wang, X, Li, X, Gill, D, Burgess, S, Giovannucci, EL, Larsson, SC. 2023. Gastrointestinal Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glycemic Homeostasis: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Diabetes Care :. PubMed PMID:36800530

Graham, E, Harbron, C, Jaki, T. 2023. Updating the probability of study success for combination therapies using related combination study data. Stat Methods Med Res :9622802231151218. PubMed PMID:36776025

Chowdhury, A, Pharoah, PD, Rueda, OM. 2023. Evaluation and comparison of different breast cancer prognosis scores based on gene expression data. Breast Cancer Res 25:17. PubMed PMID:36755280

Farewell, V. 2023. Obituary: Anthony Leonard Johnson (1943-2022). Stat Med 42:597-599. PubMed PMID:36752039

Manley, R, Doublet, V, Wright, ON, Doyle, T, Refoy, I, Hedges, S, Pascall, D, Carvell, C, Brown, MJF, Wilfert, L. 2023. Conservation measures or hotspots of disease transmission? Agri-environment schemes can reduce disease prevalence in pollinator communities. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 378:20220004. PubMed PMID:36744563

Burgess, S, Mason, AM, Grant, AJ, Slob, EAW, Gkatzionis, A, Zuber, V, Patel, A, Tian, H, Liu, C, Haynes, WG, Hovingh, GK, Knudsen, LB, Whittaker, JC, Gill, D. 2023. Using genetic association data to guide drug discovery and development: Review of methods and applications. Am J Hum Genet 110:195-214. PubMed PMID:36736292

Yuan, S, Chen, J, Ruan, X, Sun, Y, Zhang, K, Wang, X, Li, X, Gill, D, Burgess, S, Giovannucci, E, Larsson, SC. 2023. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: Mendelian randomization analysis. Elife 12:. PubMed PMID:36727839

Ruffieux, H, Hanson, AL, Lodge, S, Lawler, NG, Whiley, L, Gray, N, Nolan, TH, Bergamaschi, L, Mescia, F, Turner, L, de Sa, A, Pelly, VS, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease-National Institute of Health Research (CITIID-NIHR) BioResource COVID-19 Collaboration, Kotagiri, P, Kingston, N, Bradley, JR, Holmes, E, Wist, J, Nicholson, JK, Lyons, PA, Smith, KGC, Richardson, S, Bantug, GR, Hess, C. 2023. A patient-centric modeling framework captures recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nat Immunol 24:349-358. PubMed PMID:36717723

Liu, Y, Goudie, RJB. 2023. Generalized Geographically Weighted Regression Model within a Modularized Bayesian Framework. Bayesian Anal -1:1-36. PubMed PMID:36714467

Li, G, Denise, H, Diggle, P, Grimsley, J, Holmes, C, James, D, Jersakova, R, Mole, C, Nicholson, G, Smith, CR, Richardson, S, Rowe, W, Rowlingson, B, Torabi, F, Wade, MJ, Blangiardo, M. 2023. A spatio-temporal framework for modelling wastewater concentration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environ Int 172:107765. PubMed PMID:36709674

Reales, G, Wallace, C. 2023. Sharing GWAS summary statistics results in more citations. Commun Biol 6:116. PubMed PMID:36709395

Hani, E, Bertran, M, Powell, A, Williams, H, Birrell, P, DeAngelis, D, Ramsay, ME, Oligbu, G, Ladhani, SN. 2023. Significantly lower infection fatality rates associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in children and young people: Active, prospective national surveillance, January-March 2022, England. J Infect :. PubMed PMID:36706963

Muhammed, FK, Belay, DB, Presanis, AM, Sebu, AT. 2023. Dynamic predictions from longitudinal CD4 count measures and time to death of HIV/AIDS patients using a Bayesian joint model. Sci Afr 19:e01519. PubMed PMID:36691645

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