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February 2020
Investigating the genetic relationship between endometriosis and migraine
Collaboration with Queensland University of Technology
Published in Genes
February 2020
New Genetic Associations Identified for Heart Failure
Collaboration with Johns Hopkins University
Published in Nature Communications
February 2020
New Fox Insight resource to facilitate discovery in Parkinson's disease research
Collaboration with the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Published in Scientific Data
January 2020
Genetic analysis of variants associated with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Collaboration with McGill University
Published in Annals of Neurology
December 2019
Using genetics and Electronic Health Records to examine BMI and obesity
Collaboration with Renown Health
Published in Genes, Genomes, Genetics
December 2019
The Genetic Influence on Retinal Detachment
Collaboration with University of Edinburgh
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
December 2019
New insights into the genetic associations between depression, loneliness, and coronary artery disease
Collaboration with UCSD and Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Published in Molecular Psychiatry
December 2019
New genetic insights into Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with the NIH
Published in The Lancet Neurology
November 2019
New genetic insights into GBA-associated risk for Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging
Published in Brain
November 2019
New study uncovers genetic determinants of Y chromosome loss
Collaboration with Uppsala University and the University of Cambridge
Published in Nature
November 2019
Investigating the health outcomes associated with a genetic predisposition to loneliness
Collaboration with UCSD and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
October 2019
Investigating the genetic correlations between pain and psychiatric traits
Collaboration with the University of Dundee
Published in European Journal of Human Genetics
October 2019
New scientific resource points to traits associated with Parkinson's disease risk
Collaboration with Queen Mary University
Published in Movement Disorders
October 2019
New study reveals common genetic origins between uterine fibroids and endometriosis
Collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital
Published in Nature Communications
October 2019
First estimates for uniparental disomy, a rare genetic phenomenon
Led by 23andMe
Published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
September 2019
New genetic study of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer
Published in Nature Communications
September 2019
New genetic insights into autism-related traits
Collaboration with the University of Cambridge
Published in Communications Biology
August 2019
Sexual Behavior Not Meaningfully Predicted by Genetics, New Study Finds
Collaboration with the Broad Institute and the University of Queensland
Published in Science
August 2019
New genetic associations found in a genetic study of knee pain
Collaboration with the University of Dundee
Published in Communications Biology
August 2019
Characterization of a 23andMe BRCA1/2 founder variant cohort
Led by 23andMe
Published in medRxiv
July 2019
New insights into a potential inflammatory bowel disease therapy
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in Mucosal Immunology
June 2019
Investigating treatment-resistant depression in the 23andMe cohort
Collaboration with Janssen
Published in Psychiatry Research
May 2019
A Study on Physicians' Knowledge of Consumer Genetic Testing
Collaboration with Duke University
Published in Journal of Personalized Medicine
April 2019
Parkinson’s disease research may offer promise for early detection
Collaboration with the NIH
Published in Movement Disorders
April 2019
The genetics of asthma and age
Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer
Published in American Journal of Human Genetics
March 2019
New Parkinson’s disease research may offer promise for early detection
Led by 23andMe
Published in npj Parkinson's Disease
March 2019
New insights into the genetics of mouth ulcers
Collaboration with University of Bristol
Published in Nature Communications
March 2019
The science behind 23andMe's Type 2 Diabetes report
Led by 23andMe
Published in
February 2019
New insights into the genetics of austism
Collaboration with Aarhus University
Published in Nature Genetics
February 2019
Genetics of insomnia more similar to psychiatric conditions than to other sleep traits
Collaboration with VU Amsterdam
Published in Nature Genetics
February 2019
New insights into the genetics of depression
Collaboration with University of Edinburgh
Published in Nature Neuroscience
February 2019
New depression loci identified
Collaboration with University of Edinburgh
Published in Nature Neuroscience
February 2019
Genetic study of impulsiveness reveals associations with drug use
Collaboration with University of California, San Diego
Published in Journal of Neuroscience
January 2019
The genetics of being a morning person
Collaboration with University of Exeter
Published in Nature Communications
January 2019
Genetic study of nicotine and alcohol use offers insight into addiction
Collaboration with University of Minnesota
Published in Nature Genetics
January 2019
The genetics of taking risks
Collaboration with National Bureau of Economic Research
Published in Nature Genetics
December 2018
Study points to new genetic underpinnings for polycystic ovary syndrome
Collaboration with Cambridge
Published in PLoS Genetics
November 2018
A comparison of survey platforms
Led by 23andMe
Published in Chance
November 2018
New research shows shared genetic link between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders
Collaboration with Washington University St Louis
Published in Nature Neuroscience
November 2018
Novel research uncovers genes that contribute to risk for ADHD
Collaboration with the Broad Institute
Published in Nature Genetics
November 2018
Study uncovers evidence of the genetic associations for appendicitis
Collaboration with University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Published in Human Genetics
October 2018
The genetics of alcoholism
Collaboration with UCSD and University of Edinburgh
Published in American Journal of Psychiatry
October 2018
Novel genetic research methods help to identify targets for medications
Collaboration with Merck
Published in Nature Communications
October 2018
New genetic insights into skin cancer
Collaboration with Stanford University
Published in Nature Communications
August 2018
Is the Vitamin D hype all it's made out to be? New bone fractures study provides some clues
Collaboration with Erasmus and McGill University
Published in British Medical Journal
August 2018
The power of self-report as a tool for identifying subtypes of Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in Scientific Reports
August 2018
Scientists identify genes associated with cannabis use
Collaboration with Radboud
Published in Nature Neuroscience
August 2018
Investigating patterns in abnormal adolescent behavior
Collaboration with University of Bristol
Published in Translational Psychiatry
July 2018
Massive study on the genetics of educational attainment
Collaboration with NBER
Published in Nature Genetics
July 2018
New genetic insights into male androgenetic alopecia
Collaboration with University of Bonn
Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
July 2018
New genetic research on allergic rhinitis
Collaboration with COPSAC
Published in Nature Genetics
July 2018
New genetic research on spontaneous preterm birth
Collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Published in PLoS Genetics
June 2018
Addressing the accuracy of direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Led by 23andMe
Published in Nature Genetics in Medicine
June 2018
New study finds genetic associations for neuroticism
Collaboration with VU Amsterdam
Published in Nature Genetics
June 2018
Study finds insights into the genetic basis of finger ratio
Collaboration with the Broad Institute
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
May 2018
New genetic research on nearsightedness
Collaboration with Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia
Published in Nature Genetics
May 2018
Massive new study finds shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders
Collaboration with the Broad Institute
Published in Science
May 2018
New genetic associations for rosacea found
Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
May 2018
Largest-ever family study provides new insights into migraines
Collaboration with the Broad Institute
Published in Neuron
April 2018
Findings show that common variants are associated with major depressive disorder
Collaboration with Kunming Institute of Zoology
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology
April 2018
New research identifies 44 risk variants associated with major depression
Collaboration with the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Published in Nature Genetics
April 2018
Research identifies new variants associated with allergies
Collaboration with QIMR and the University of Bristol
Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
April 2018
New genetic variants linked to hair color
Collaboration with King's College London
Published in Nature Communications
April 2018
Study finds new genetic associations for depression
Collaboration with University of Edinburgh
Published in Nature Communications
March 2018
Vitiligo-related genes and skin cancer risk
Collaboration with Indiana University
Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
March 2018
Researchers find genetic associations for morning sickness
Collaboration with University of California, Los Angeles
Published in Nature Communications
March 2018
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
March 2018
New research on the genetics of empathy, and how it relates to autism
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Translational Psychiatry
February 2018
Genetics linked to adolescents' ability to read others' mental state
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Scientific Reports
January 2018
New method used in genome-wide association analysis
Collaboration with Cornell
Published in Nature Genetics
December 2017
Genetics linked to impulsivity
Collaboration with University of California, San Diego
Published in Nature Neuroscience
November 2017
New research finds genetic associations for detached earlobes
Collaboration with University of Pittsburgh
Published in American Journal of Human Genetics
November 2017
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
October 2017
Genetic correlations between behavior and the alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) scores
Collaboration with University of California, San Diego
Published in Addiction Biology
October 2017
Self-reported data provides insight into use of phenome-wide association studies in drug discovery
Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline
Published in PLoS ONE
October 2017
New genetic associations found for restless legs syndrome
Collaboration with Helmholtz Zentrum Munich
Published in The Lancet: Neurology
October 2017
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
September 2017
Study finds genetic links for vulnerability to common infectious diseases
Led by 23andMe
Published in Nature Communications
September 2017
New genetic associations for Parkinson’s disease identified
Collaboration with Genentech
Published in Nature Genetics
September 2017
Links between different genetic variants give hints about evolution
Collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health
Published in Nature Genetics
September 2017
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
August 2017
The genetics of uterine fibroids in African Americans
Collaboration with Brigham Women's Hospital and Vanderbilt University
Published in Human Genetics
July 2017
Research confirms genetic associations for personality traits
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Heliyon
June 2017
The genetics of empathy
Collaboration with the Autism Research Center
Published in Molecular Psychiatry
May 2017
New genetic variants found to influence psoriasis risk
Collaboration with the University of Michigan
Published in Nature Communications
May 2017
New genetic variants found to influence endometriosis risk
Collaboration with the University of Queensland
Published in Nature Communications
May 2017
The role of genetics in personality and schizophrenia
Collaboration with the University of Oslo
Published in Scientific Reports
April 2017
New genetic variants found to influence puberty timing and cancer risk
Collaboration with Cambridge University
Published in Nature Genetics
March 2017
The role of genetics in male-pattern baldness
Collaboration with King's College London
Published in Nature Communications
February 2017
Genetics found to influence mosquito bite responses
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
February 2017
New genetic variant found to influence skin cancer risk
Collaboration with Stanford University
Published in Oncotarget
February 2017
The shared genetics of autoimmune disease and allergies
Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen
Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
January 2017
New genetic variant found to influence cognitive performance
Collaboration with Duke University
Published in Molecular Psychiatry
January 2017
Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans
Collaboration with University of Queensland
Published in Nature Human Behavior
December 2016
Genetics found to influence personality and psychological disorders
Collaboration with the University of Oslo
Published in Nature Genetics
November 2016
Genetics found to influence menstrual cramps severity
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in Pain
October 2016
Genetics found to influence resting heart rate
Collaboration with the University Medical Center Groningen
Published in Nature Genetics
October 2016
New genetic variants found to influence fertility
Collaboration with the University of Oxford
Published in Nature Genetics
September 2016
Genetics found to influence antidepressant efficacy
Collaboration with Janssen
Published in Translational Psychiatry
August 2016
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
August 2016
New genetic variants found to influence risk of most common skin cancer
Collaboration with Stanford University
Published in Nature Communications
August 2016
Genetics found to influence risk of chronic pain and depression
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in PLoS Medicine
August 2016
The genetics of being a morning person
Collaboration with University of Exeter
Published in PLoS Genetics
August 2016
New genetic variants found to influence major depression risk
Collaboration with Pfizer
Published in Nature Genetics
July 2016
New genetic variants found to influence skin cancer risk
Collaboration with Stanford University
Published in Nature Communications
June 2016
New genetic findings for rare blood cancers
Led by 23andMe
Published in Blood Journal
June 2016
The role of genetics in migraines
Collaboration with Broad Institute
Published in Nature Genetics
May 2016
Genetic variants found to influence multiple traits and conditions
Collaboration with New York Genome Center
Published in Nature Genetics
May 2016
Genetic variants linked to education level
Collaboration with Erasmus University
Published in Nature
April 2016
The role of genetics in well-being
Collaboration with Erasmus University
Published in Nature Genetics
April 2016
The identification of individuals resilient to genetic diseases
Collaboration with Mount Sinai's School of Medicine
Published in Nature Biotechnology
February 2016
New genetic variants found to influence blood clot risk
Collaboration with Karolinska Institute
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
February 2016
New genetic variants found to influence likelihood of being a morning person
Led by 23andMe
Published in Nature Communications
January 2016
Quantifying genetic risk of prion disease
Collaboration with Broad Institute
Published in Science Translational Medicine
December 2015
The genetics of esophageal cancer and GERD
Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
December 2015
Genetics found to influence likelihood of developing hernias
Collaboration with Kaiser Permanente and University of California, San Francisco
Published in Nature Communications
November 2015
Genetics found to influence puberty timing in girls and boys
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Nature Communications
October 2015
Genetics found to influence eczema risk across multiple ancestries
Collaboration with University of Bristol
Published in Nature Genetics
October 2015
The impact of genetic testing on perceived risk of cancer
Collaboration with Harvard Medical School
Published in BMC Medical Genomics
September 2015
New genetic variants found to influence polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) risk
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Nature Communications
September 2015
New rare genetic variant found to influence bone density and risk of fractures
Collaboration with McGill University
Published in Nature
August 2015
A new model for diagnosing Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging
Published in Lancet Neuro
August 2015
New genetic variants found to influence age at first period
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Nature Communications
August 2015
Study on what drives interest in personal genomics
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Genome Medicine
June 2015
Virtual doctor's visit and genetic testing for Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with University of Rochester
Published in Digital Health
June 2015
Consumer understanding of Personal Genomic Services test results
Collaboration with Harvard Medical School
Published in Public Health Genomics
June 2015
Genetic variants found to influence risk of depression and psychiatric disorders
Collaboration with Max Plank Institute
Published in Neuron
March 2015
Genetics found to influence risk for rosacea
Collaboration with Stanford University
Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
February 2015
Insight into why risk of genetic abnormalities increases with mother's age
Collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Published in Nature Communications
January 2015
Genetics found to influence likelihood of motion sickness
Led by 23andMe
Published in Human Molecular Genetics
December 2014
An analysis of the ancestry make-up of people across the United States
Led by 23andMe
Published in AJHG
December 2014
A description of the PGen study
Collaboration with University of Cambridge
Published in Genome Medicine
October 2014
An algorithm to speed up genotype imputation
Collaboration with University of Michigan
Published in Bioinformatics
October 2014
Description of Ancestry Composition
Led by 23andMe
Published in bioRxiv
October 2014
Replication of genetic associations with behavioral traits
Collaboration with Erasmus University
Published in Psychological Science
August 2014
The design of a genotyping platform
Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging
Published in Neurobiology of Aging
July 2014
New genetic variants found to influence risk of Parkinson's disease
Collaboration with the National Institute on Aging
Published in Nature Genetics
April 2014
23andMe scientists improve method for finding relatives
Led by 23andMe
Published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
December 2013
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
October 2013
Gradient boosting as a SNP Filter
Collaboration with University of Notre Dame
Published in Journal of Data Mining in Genomics & Proteomics
October 2013
Variants in PET1 gene influence fear and threat processing
Collaboration with Indiana University
Published in Experimental Neurology
August 2013
New genetic variants found to influence asthma risk
Collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Published in Genes and Immunity
July 2013
Genetics found to influence likelihood of stretch marks
Led by 23andMe
Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
June 2013
New genetic variants found to influence allergies and asthma
Led by 23andMe
Published in Nature Genetics
June 2013
Iron levels linked to Parkinson's disease risk
Collaboration with Imperial College London
Published in PLOS Medicine
April 2013
Genetics found to influence risk of problem drinking
Collaboration with Duke University
Published in Genes, Brain and Behavior
February 2013
New genetic variants found to influence nearsightedness
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS Genetics
February 2013
Customer response to direct-access BRCA genetic testing
Led by 23andMe
Published in PeerJ
January 2013
New genetic variants found to influence male-pattern baldness
Collaboration with University of Bonn
Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
January 2013
Genetics found to influence emotion processing and psychopathology
Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania
Published in Molecular Psychiatry
November 2012
New genetics variants found to influence cilantro preference
Led by 23andMe
Published in Flavour
October 2012
Comparison of family history and genetic testing for predicting complex disease risk
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS Genetics
June 2012
Genetics linked to breast size and breast cancer risk
Led by 23andMe
Published in BMC Medical Genetics
May 2012
New genetic variants found to influence risk of early-onset male pattern baldness
Collaboration with McGill University
Published in PLoS Genetics
April 2012
New genetic variants found to influence risk of hypothyroidism
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS One
April 2012
The method behind the Relative Finder tool
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS One
March 2012
The creation of an online resource for Parkinson's disease research findings
Collaboration with Max Plank Institute
Published in PLoS Genetics
January 2012
Structuring a research partnership between academia and industry
Collaboration with Harvard Medical School
Published in Genetics in Medicine
August 2011
23andMe replicates over 180 genetic associations
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS One
June 2011
New genetic variants found to influence risk of Parkinson's disease
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS Genetics
March 2011
The genetics of hunter-gatherer populations
Led by 23andMe
Published in PNAS
June 2010
The discovery of new genetic associations to common traits
Led by 23andMe
Published in PLoS Genetics
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