Scientific discoveries - 23andMe

Since 2010, 23andMe has published 112 papers

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Massive study on the genetics of educational attainment

Collaboration with NBER

Published in Nature Genetics

New genetic research on allergic rhinitis

Collaboration with COPSAC

Published in Nature Genetics

New genetic research on spontaneous preterm birth

Collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Published in PLoS Genetics

Addressing the accuracy of direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Published in Nature Genetics in Medicine

New study finds genetic associations for neuroticism

Collaboration with VU Amsterdam

Published in Nature Genetics

Massive new study finds shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders

Collaboration with the Broad Institute

Published in Science

New genetic research on nearsightedness

Collaboration with Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia

Published in Nature Genetics

New genetic associations for rosacea found

Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

Largest-ever family study provides new insights into migraines

Collaboration with the Broad Institute

Published in Neuron

Findings show that common variants are associated with major depressive disorder

Collaboration with Kunming Institute of Zoology

Published in Neuropsychopharmacology

New research identifies 44 risk variants associated with major depression

Collaboration with the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

Published in Nature Genetics

Research identifies new variants associated with allergies

Collaboration with QIMR and the University of Bristol

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

New genetic variants linked to hair color

Collaboration with King's College London

Published in Nature Communications

Study finds new genetic associations for depression

Collaboration with University of Edinburgh

Published in Nature Communications

Vitiligo-related genes and skin cancer risk

Collaboration with Indiana University

Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Researchers find genetic associations for morning sickness

Collaboration with University of California, Los Angeles

Published in Nature Communications

Insights from direct-to-consumer genomics can be used to accelerate precision health

Collaboration with the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Published in National Academy of Medicine Perspectives

New research on the genetics of empathy, and how it relates to autism

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Translational Psychiatry

Genetics linked to adolescents' ability to read others' mental state

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Scientific Reports

New method used in genome-wide association analysis

Collaboration with Cornell

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetics linked to impulsivity

Collaboration with University of California, San Diego

Published in Nature Neuroscience

New research finds genetic associations for detached earlobes

Collaboration with University of Pittsburgh

Published in American Journal of Human Genetics

Researcher studying personality traits improve method for identifying genetic associations

Collaboration with University of San Diego and University of Oslo

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

Genetic correlations between behavior and the alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) scores

Collaboration with University of California, San Diego

Published in Addiction Biology

New research identifies more than a hundred immune-related genes associated with asthma and allergies

Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Published in Nature Genetics

Self-reported data provides insight into use of phenome-wide association studies in drug discovery

Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline

Published in PLoS ONE

New genetic associations found for restless legs syndrome

Collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum Munich

Published in The Lancet: Neurology

Study finds genetic links for vulnerability to common infectious diseases

Published in Nature Communications

Links between different genetic variants give hints about evolution

Collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health

Published in Nature Genetics

New genetic associations for Parkinson’s disease identified

Collaboration with Genentech

Published in Nature Genetics

New study finds genetic links for risk of premature births

Collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Published in New England Journal of Medicine

The genetics of uterine fibroids in African Americans

Collaboration with Brigham Women's Hospital and Vanderbilt University

Published in Human Genetics

Research confirms genetic associations for personality traits

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Heliyon

The genetics of empathy

Collaboration with the Autism Research Center

Published in Molecular Psychiatry

New genetic variants found to influence psoriasis risk

Collaboration with the University of Michigan

Published in Nature Communications

New genetic variants found to influence endometriosis risk

Collaboration with the University of Queensland

Published in Nature Communications

The role of genetics in personality and schizophrenia

Collaboration with the University of Oslo

Published in Scientific Reports

New genetic variants found to influence puberty timing and cancer risk

Collaboration with Cambridge University

Published in Nature Genetics

The role of genetics in male-pattern baldness

Collaboration with King's College London

Published in Nature Communications

Genetics found to influence mosquito bite responses

Collaboration with Pfizer

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

New genetic variant found to influence skin cancer risk

Collaboration with Stanford University

Published in Oncotarget

The shared genetics of autoimmune disease and allergies

Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

New genetic variant found to influence cognitive performance

Collaboration with Duke University

Published in Molecular Psychiatry

Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

Collaboration with University of Queensland

Published in Nature Human Behavior

Genetics found to influence personality and psychological disorders

Collaboration with the University of Oslo

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetics found to influence menstrual cramps severity

Collaboration with Pfizer

Published in Pain

New genetic variants found to influence fertility

Collaboration with the University of Oxford

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetics found to influence resting heart rate

Collaboration with the University Medical Center Groningen

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetics found to influence antidepressant efficacy

Collaboration with Janssen

Published in Translational Psychiatry

A new methodology helps identify 4 new asthma risk genes

Collaboration with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

New genetic variants found to influence risk of most common skin cancer

Collaboration with Stanford University

Published in Nature Communications

Genetics found to influence risk of chronic pain and depression

Collaboration with Pfizer

Published in PLoS Medicine

The genetics of being a morning person

Collaboration with University of Exeter

Published in PLoS Genetics

New genetic variants found to influence major depression risk

Collaboration with Pfizer

Published in Nature Genetics

New genetic variants found to influence skin cancer risk

Collaboration with Stanford University

Published in Nature Communications

New genetic findings for rare blood cancers

Published in Blood Journal

The role of genetics in migraines

Collaboration with Broad Institute

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetic variants found to influence multiple traits and conditions

Collaboration with New York Genome Center

Published in Nature Genetics

Genetic variants linked to education level

Collaboration with Erasmus University

Published in Nature

The role of genetics in well-being

Collaboration with Erasmus University

Published in Nature Genetics

The identification of individuals resilient to genetic diseases

Collaboration with Mount Sinai's School of Medicine

Published in Nature Biotechnology

New genetic variants found to influence blood clot risk

Collaboration with Karolinska Institute

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

New genetic variants found to influence likelihood of being a morning person

Published in Nature Communications

Quantifying genetic risk of prion disease

Collaboration with Broad Institute

Published in Science Translational Medicine

The genetics of esophageal cancer and GERD

Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

Genetics found to influence likelihood of developing hernias

Collaboration with Kaiser Permanente and University of California, San Francisco

Published in Nature Communications

Genetics found to influence puberty timing in girls and boys

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Nature Communications

Genetics found to influence eczema risk across multiple ancestries

Collaboration with University of Bristol

Published in Nature Genetics

The impact of genetic testing on perceived risk of cancer

Collaboration with Harvard Medical School

Published in BMC Medical Genomics

New genetic variants found to influence polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) risk

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Nature Communications

New rare genetic variant found to influence bone density and risk of fractures

Collaboration with McGill University

Published in Nature

A new model for diagnosing Parkinson's disease

Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging

Published in Lancet Neuro

New genetic variants found to influence age at first period

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Nature Communications

Study on what drives interest in personal genomics

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Genome Medicine

Virtual doctor's visit and genetic testing for Parkinson's disease

Collaboration with University of Rochester

Published in Digital Health

Consumer understanding of Personal Genomic Services test results

Collaboration with Harvard Medical School

Published in Public Health Genomics

Genetic variants found to influence risk of depression and psychiatric disorders

Collaboration with Max Plank Institute

Published in Neuron

Genetics found to influence risk for rosacea

Collaboration with Stanford University

Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Insight into why risk of genetic abnormalities increases with mother's age

Collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Published in Nature Communications

Genetics found to influence likelihood of motion sickness

Published in Human Molecular Genetics

An analysis of the ancestry make-up of people across the United States

Published in AJHG

A description of the PGen study

Collaboration with University of Cambridge

Published in Genome Medicine

An algorithm to speed up genotype imputation

Collaboration with University of Michigan

Published in Bioinformatics

Description of Ancestry Composition

Published in bioRxiv

Replication of genetic associations with behavioral traits

Collaboration with Erasmus University

Published in Psychological Science

The design of a genotyping platform

Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging

Published in Neurobiology of Aging

New genetic variants found to influence risk of Parkinson's disease

Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging

Published in Nature Genetics

23andMe scientists improve method for finding relatives

Published in Molecular Biology and Evolution

New genetic variants found to influence risk of asthma with hay fever

Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Gradient boosting as a SNP Filter

Collaboration with University of Notre Dame

Published in Journal of Data Mining in Genomics & Proteomics

Variants in PET1 gene influence fear and threat processing

Collaboration with Indiana University

Published in Experimental Neurology

New genetic variants found to influence asthma risk

Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Published in Genes and Immunity

Genetics found to influence likelihood of stretch marks

Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

New genetic variants found to influence allergies and asthma

Published in Nature Genetics

Iron levels linked to Parkinson's disease risk

Collaboration with Imperial College London

Published in PLOS Medicine

Genetics found to influence risk of problem drinking

Collaboration with Duke University

Published in Genes, Brain and Behavior

New genetic variants found to influence nearsightedness

Published in PLoS Genetics

Customer response to direct-access BRCA genetic testing

Published in PeerJ

New genetic variants found to influence male-pattern baldness

Collaboration with University of Bonn

Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Genetics found to influence emotion processing and psychopathology

Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania

Published in Molecular Psychiatry

New genetics variants found to influence cilantro preference

Published in Flavour

Comparison of family history and genetic testing for predicting complex disease risk

Published in PLoS Genetics

Genetics linked to breast size and breast cancer risk

Published in BMC Medical Genetics

New genetic variants found to influence risk of early-onset male pattern baldness

Collaboration with McGill University

Published in PLoS Genetics

New genetic variants found to influence risk of hypothyroidism

Published in PLoS One

The method behind the Relative Finder tool

Published in PLoS One

The creation of an online resource for Parkinson's disease research findings

Collaboration with Max Plank Institute

Published in PLoS Genetics

Structuring a research partnership between academia and industry

Collaboration with Harvard Medical School

Published in Genetics in Medicine

23andMe replicates over 180 genetic associations

Published in PLoS One

New genetic variants found to influence risk of Parkinson's disease

Published in PLoS Genetics

The genetics of hunter-gatherer populations

Published in PNAS

The discovery of new genetic associations to common traits

Published in PLoS Genetics

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