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2008

Journal Article

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms have negligible effect on human height

Macgregor, Stuart, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Lind, Penelope A., Suchiman, H. Eka D., Willemsen, Gonneke, Slagboom, P. Eline, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Visscher, Peter M. and Boomsma, Dorret I. (2008). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms have negligible effect on human height. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (5), 488-494. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.5.488

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms have negligible effect on human height

2008

Journal Article

Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia

Stone, Jennifer L., O'Donovan, Michael C., Gurling, Hugh, Kirov, George K., Blackwood, Douglas H. R., Corvin, Aiden, Craddock, Nick J., Gill, Michael, Hultman, Christina M., Lichtenstein, Paul, McQuillin, Andrew, Pato, Carlos N., Ruderfer, Douglas M., Owen, Michael J., St Clair, David, Sullivan, Patrick F., Sklar, Pamela, Purcell, Shaun M., Scolnick, E. M., Holmans, P. A., Georgieva, L., Nikolov, I., Norton, N., Williams, H., Williams, N. M., Toncheva, D., Milanova, V., Thelander, E. F., Morris, D. W. ... Sklar, P. (2008). Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia. Nature, 455 (7210), 237-241. doi: 10.1038/nature07239

Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia

2008

Journal Article

Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages

Paterson, David M., Aspden, Rebecca J., Visscher, Pieter T., Consalvey, Mireille, Andres, Miriam S., Decho, Alan W., Stolz, John and Reid, R. Pamela (2008). Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages. Plos One, 3 (9) e3176. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003176

Light-Dependant Biostabilisation of Sediments by Stromatolite Assemblages

2008

Journal Article

Calculation of IBD probabilities with dense SNP or sequence data

Keith, Jonathan M., McRae, Allan, Duffy, David, Mengersen, Kerrie and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Calculation of IBD probabilities with dense SNP or sequence data. Genetic Epidemiology, 32 (6), 513-519. doi: 10.1002/gepi.20324

Calculation of IBD probabilities with dense SNP or sequence data

2008

Journal Article

Erratum: Testing replication of a 5-SNP set for general cognitive ability in six population samples (European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 10.1038/ejhg.2008.100)

Luciano, Michelle, Lind, Penelope A., Deary, Ian J., Payton, Antony, Posthuma, Danielle, Butcher, Lee M., Bochdanovits, Zoltan, Whalley, Lawrence J., Visscher, Peter M., Harris, Sarah E., Polderman, Tinca J.C., Davis, Oliver S.P., Wright, Margaret J., Starr, John M., de Geus, Eco J.C., Bates, Timothy C., Montgomery, Grant W., Boomsma, Dorret I., Martin, Nicholas G. and Plomin, Robert (2008). Erratum: Testing replication of a 5-SNP set for general cognitive ability in six population samples (European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 10.1038/ejhg.2008.100). European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (8), 1025-1025. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.124

Erratum: Testing replication of a 5-SNP set for general cognitive ability in six population samples (European Journal of Human Genetics (2008) 10.1038/ejhg.2008.100)

2008

Journal Article

Investigation of the relationship between smoking and appendicitis in Australian twins

Oldmeadow, Chris, Wood, Ian, Mengersen, Kerrie, Visscher, Peter M., Martin, Nicholas G. and Duffy, David L. (2008). Investigation of the relationship between smoking and appendicitis in Australian twins. Annals of Epidemiology, 18 (8), 631-636. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.04.004

Investigation of the relationship between smoking and appendicitis in Australian twins

2008

Journal Article

Multiple-marker mapping for selective DNA pooling within large families

Dolezal, M., Schwarzenbacher, H., Soller, M., Soelkner, J. and Visscher, P. M. (2008). Multiple-marker mapping for selective DNA pooling within large families. Journal of Dairy Science, 91 (7), 2864-2873. doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0397

Multiple-marker mapping for selective DNA pooling within large families

2008

Journal Article

Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size?

Webbink, Dinand, Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size?. Journal of Health Economics, 27 (4), 888-903. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.005

Does teenage childbearing increase smoking, drinking and body size?

2008

Journal Article

Power and SNP tagging in whole mitochondrial genome association studies

McRae, Allan F., Byrne, Enda M., Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Montgomery, Grant W. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Power and SNP tagging in whole mitochondrial genome association studies. Genome Research, 18 (6), 911-917. doi: 10.1101/gr.074872.107

Power and SNP tagging in whole mitochondrial genome association studies

2008

Journal Article

Sizing up human height variation

Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Sizing up human height variation. Nature Genetics, 40 (5), 489-490. doi: 10.1038/ng0508-489

Sizing up human height variation

2008

Journal Article

Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance

Edmonds, Caroline J., Isaacs, Elizabeth B., Visscher, Peter M., Rogers, Mary, Lanigan, Julie, Singhal, Atul, Lucas, Alan, Gringras, Paul, Denton, Jane and Deary, Ian J. (2008). Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance. Intelligence, 36 (3), 210-225. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.05.004

Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance

2008

Journal Article

Vertical distribution of methane metabolism in microbial mats of the Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh

Buckley, Daniel H., Baumgartner, Laura K. and Visscher, Pieter T. (2008). Vertical distribution of methane metabolism in microbial mats of the Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh. Environmental Microbiology, 10 (4), 967-977. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01517.x

Vertical distribution of methane metabolism in microbial mats of the Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh

2008

Journal Article

A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling

Anderson, Carl A., Maclean, Alan, Dunnigan, Matthew G., Pelosi, Anthony J., Murray, Valerie, Mckee, Irene, McDonald, George, Burt, David W., Morrice, David R., Muir, Walter J., Visscher, Peter M. and Blackwood, Douglas H. R. (2008). A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 147 (3), 356-362. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30615

A genome-wide linkage study in families with major depression and co-morbid unexplained swelling

2008

Journal Article

Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs

Benyamin, Beben, Perola, Markus, Cornes, Belinda K., Madden, Pamela A. F., Palotie, Aarno, Nyholt, Dale R., Montgomery, Grant W., Peltonen, Leena, Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs. European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (4), 516-524. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201992

Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs

2008

Journal Article

Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers

Nagamine, Yoshitaka, Nirasawa, Keijiro, Takahashi, Hideaki, Sasaki, Osamu, Ishii, Kazuo, Minezawa, Mitsuru, Oda, Senichi, Visscher, Peter M. and Furukawa, Tsutomu (2008). Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers. Journal of Heredity, 99 (2), 202-207. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esm129

Estimation of the time of divergence between Japanese Mishima island cattle and other cattle populations using microsatellite DNA markers

2008

Journal Article

Genome-wide association studies of quantitative traits with related individuals: little (power) lost but much to be gained

Visscher, Peter M., Andrew, Toby and Nyholt, Dale R. (2008). Genome-wide association studies of quantitative traits with related individuals: little (power) lost but much to be gained. European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (3), 387-390. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201990

Genome-wide association studies of quantitative traits with related individuals: little (power) lost but much to be gained

2008

Journal Article

Organic matter and sulfide inhibit methylmercury production in sediments of New York/New Jersey Harbor

Hammerschmidt, Chad R., Fitzgerald, William F., Balcom, Prentiss H. and Visscher, Pieter T. (2008). Organic matter and sulfide inhibit methylmercury production in sediments of New York/New Jersey Harbor. Marine Chemistry, 109 (1-2), 165-182. doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.01.007

Organic matter and sulfide inhibit methylmercury production in sediments of New York/New Jersey Harbor

2008

Journal Article

Decrease in <i>Lithothamnion</i> sp (Rhodophyta) primary production due to the deposition of a thin sediment layer

Riul, Pablo, Targino, Carlos Henrique, Farias, Julyana Donbrega, Visscher, Pieter Teunis and Horta, Paulo Antunes (2008). Decrease in Lithothamnion sp (Rhodophyta) primary production due to the deposition of a thin sediment layer. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 88 (1), 17-19. doi: 10.1017/S0025315408000258

Decrease in <i>Lithothamnion</i> sp (Rhodophyta) primary production due to the deposition of a thin sediment layer

2008

Journal Article

Data and theory point to mainly additive genetic variance for complex traits

Hill, William G., Goddard, Michael E. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Data and theory point to mainly additive genetic variance for complex traits. PLoS Genetics, 4 (2), e1000008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000008

Data and theory point to mainly additive genetic variance for complex traits

2008

Journal Article

Response to selection from using identified genes and quadratic indices in two-traits breeding goals

Avendano, S., Visscher, P. M. and Villanueva, B. (2008). Response to selection from using identified genes and quadratic indices in two-traits breeding goals. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 6 (SPEC. ISS.), 88-97. doi: 10.5424/sjar/200806S1-377

Response to selection from using identified genes and quadratic indices in two-traits breeding goals