Nigel William Rayner
Helmholtz Munich
Affiliation Helmholtz Munich Top Publications Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls (2007) – 9,682 citations Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology (2015) – 4,963 citations A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to ... <a title="Nigel William Rayner" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/nigel-william-rayner/" aria-label="Read more about Nigel William Rayner">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Helmholtz Munich
Top Publications
- Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls (2007) - 9,682 citations
- Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology (2015) - 4,963 citations
- A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity (2007) - 4,516 citations
- Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index (2010) - 3,002 citations
- New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (2010) - 2,240 citations
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- Full name
- Nigel William Rayner
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-0510-4792
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5003189779
Research interests
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Genetics and Physical Performance, Diabetes and associated disorders
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