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2026

Journal Article

Multiscale analysis and functional validation of the cellular and genetic determinants of skeletal disease

Chai, Ryan C., Lundberg, Mischa, Freudenthal, Bernard, Smith, James T., Boughton, Andrew P., Zhang, Yuandan, Flynn, Kaitlyn A., Frysz, Monika, Corr, Alexander P., Khoo, Weng Hua, Komla-Ebri, Davide, Dack, Michael R. G., Guilfoyle, Siobhan E., Logan, John G., Butterfield, Natalie C., Leitch, Victoria D., Pollard, Andrea S., Mäkitie, Riikka E., Bradford, Nathaniel, Ramos-Mucci, Lorenzo, Vilas-Zornoza, Amaia, Chen, Yunshun, Yip, Raymond K. H., Er, Jeremy, Tan, Siew Zhuan, McDonald, Michelle M., Youlten, Scott E., Sergio, C. Marcelo, Castro-Martinez, Ariel ... Kemp, John P. (2026). Multiscale analysis and functional validation of the cellular and genetic determinants of skeletal disease. Nature Genetics. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02640-9

Multiscale analysis and functional validation of the cellular and genetic determinants of skeletal disease

2026

Journal Article

Disentangling the relationship between intrauterine exposures and offspring growth in mid-childhood

Nguyen, Kym-Mai, Karimi, Roya, Vaudel, Marc, Havdahl, Alexandra, Johansson, Stefan, Evans, David M. and Warrington, Nicole M. (2026). Disentangling the relationship between intrauterine exposures and offspring growth in mid-childhood. BMC Medicine, 24 (1) 377. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04910-z

Disentangling the relationship between intrauterine exposures and offspring growth in mid-childhood

2026

Journal Article

Parental body mass index and offspring childhood body size and eating behaviour: A structural equation modelling analysis in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Bond, Tom A., McAdams, Tom A., Warrington, Nicole M., Hannigan, Laurie J., Eilertsen, Espen Moen, Ayorech, Ziada, Torvik, Fartein A., Davey Smith, George, Lawlor, Deborah A., Ystrom, Eivind, Havdahl, Alexandra and Evans, David M. (2026). Parental body mass index and offspring childhood body size and eating behaviour: A structural equation modelling analysis in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study. PLOS Medicine, 23 (6) e1005094, e1005094-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005094

Parental body mass index and offspring childhood body size and eating behaviour: A structural equation modelling analysis in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

2026

Journal Article

A biologically informed framework for instrument selection in dietary Mendelian randomization using chemosensory genetics

Hwang, Liang-Dar, Lin, Cailu, Evans, David M., Martin, Nicholas G., Reed, Danielle R. and Joseph, Paule V. (2026). A biologically informed framework for instrument selection in dietary Mendelian randomization using chemosensory genetics. BMC Medicine, 24 (1) 359, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04966-x

A biologically informed framework for instrument selection in dietary Mendelian randomization using chemosensory genetics

2026

Journal Article

Germline sequence variation within the ribosomal DNA is associated with human complex traits

Rodriguez-Algarra, Francisco, Whittaker, Elliott, Cooper, Maia, Koren, Sergey, Conte, Maria R., Phillippy, Adam M., Mardakheh, Faraz K., Evans, David M. and Rakyan, Vardhman K. (2026). Germline sequence variation within the ribosomal DNA is associated with human complex traits. Cell Genomics, 6 (6) 101213, 101213. doi: 10.1016/j.xgen.2026.101213

Germline sequence variation within the ribosomal DNA is associated with human complex traits

2026

Journal Article

Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects

Brito Nunes, Caroline, Rukins, Valentina, Cisse, Aminata H., White, Frédérique, McBride, Nancy, Kuang, Alan, Allard, Catherine, Ronkainen, Justiina, Hughes, Alice, Elliott, Amanda, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Vaudel, Marc, Laisk, Triin, Gu, Yuqin, Lamri, Amel, Chen, Li, Tuhkanen, Johanna, Lahti, Jari, Calas, Lucinda, Muntaner, Manon, Karhunen, Ville, Choi, Jaewon, Heiskala, Anni, Hatem, Gad, Fragoso-Bargas, Nicolas, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Paz-Lopez, Guillermo, Stinson, Sara E., Bhowmik, Bishwajit ... Moen, Gunn-Helen (2026). Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 4726. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73509-y

Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects

2026

Journal Article

Examining the association between fetal HLA-C, maternal KIR haplotypes and birth weight

Decina, Caitlin Stephanie, Warrington, Nicole M., Beaumont, Robin N., Bian, Beilei, Brito Nunes, Caroline, Wang, Geng, Lowe Jr, William L., Squire, David, Vukcevic, Damjan, Leslie, Stephen, Freathy, Rachel M. and Evans, David M. (2026). Examining the association between fetal HLA-C, maternal KIR haplotypes and birth weight. PLoS Genetics, 22 (4) e1012102, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012102

Examining the association between fetal HLA-C, maternal KIR haplotypes and birth weight

2026

Journal Article

Utilizing offspring genotype-by-proxy Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effect of offspring perinatal traits on maternal health

Hatton, Alesha A., Brito Nunes, Caroline, Lawlor, Deborah A. and Evans, David M. (2026). Utilizing offspring genotype-by-proxy Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effect of offspring perinatal traits on maternal health. International Journal of Epidemiology, 55 (2) dyag030, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyag030

Utilizing offspring genotype-by-proxy Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effect of offspring perinatal traits on maternal health

2026

Journal Article

Reuse practices and household consumption work

Beswick-Parsons, Rorie, Evans, David M. and Jackson, Peter (2026). Reuse practices and household consumption work. Social and Cultural Geography, 27 (2), 195-214. doi: 10.1080/14649365.2025.2549709

Reuse practices and household consumption work

2025

Journal Article

The influence of fetal sex on maternal blood pressure in pregnancy

Decina, Caitlin S., Beaumont, Robin N., Juodakis, Julius, Warrington, Nicole M., Patel, Kashyap A., Njolstad, Pal R., Johansson, Stefan, Hattersley, Andrew T., Jacobsson, Bo, Lowe, William L., Evans, David M. and Freathy, Rachel M. (2025). The influence of fetal sex on maternal blood pressure in pregnancy. BMC Medicine, 23 (1) 612, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04432-0

The influence of fetal sex on maternal blood pressure in pregnancy

2025

Journal Article

Proteome-wide Mendelian randomisation study of adverse perinatal outcomes

Daubney, Emily R., Flatley, Christopher, Hwang, Liang-Dar and Evans, David M. (2025). Proteome-wide Mendelian randomisation study of adverse perinatal outcomes. Behavior Genetics, 55 (5), 360-370. doi: 10.1007/s10519-025-10233-1

Proteome-wide Mendelian randomisation study of adverse perinatal outcomes

2025

Journal Article

Investigating the relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring handedness: extending the proxy gene-by-environment Mendelian randomization study design to include polygenic risk scores

Crick, Daisy C. P., Medland, Sarah E., Smith, George Davey and Evans, David M. (2025). Investigating the relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring handedness: extending the proxy gene-by-environment Mendelian randomization study design to include polygenic risk scores. Behavior Genetics, 55 (4), 289-301. doi: 10.1007/s10519-025-10226-0

Investigating the relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring handedness: extending the proxy gene-by-environment Mendelian randomization study design to include polygenic risk scores

2025

Journal Article

The genetics of low and high birthweight and their relationship with cardiometabolic disease

Moen, Gunn-Helen, Hwang, Liang-Dar, Brito Nunes, Caroline, Warrington, Nicole M. and Evans, David M. (2025). The genetics of low and high birthweight and their relationship with cardiometabolic disease. Diabetologia, 68 (7), 1452-1462. doi: 10.1007/s00125-025-06420-8

The genetics of low and high birthweight and their relationship with cardiometabolic disease

2025

Journal Article

Woolf et al’s “GWAS by subtraction” is not useful for cross-generational Mendelian randomization studies

Evans, David M, Smith, George Davey and Moen, Gunn-Helen (2025). Woolf et al’s “GWAS by subtraction” is not useful for cross-generational Mendelian randomization studies. BMC Research Notes, 18 (1) 247. doi: 10.1186/s13104-025-07326-9

Woolf et al’s “GWAS by subtraction” is not useful for cross-generational Mendelian randomization studies

2025

Journal Article

Fludrocortisone to treat patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for an international, phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

Cohen, Jeremy, Delaney, Anthony, Udy, Andrew, Andersen, Christopher, Anderson, Craig S., Bellapart, Judith, Burrell, Louise M., Devaux, Anthony, Evans, David M., Fitzgerald, Emily, Garside, Tessa, Hammond, Naomi, Hardie, Miranda, Jeffree, Rosalind L., Knowles, Serena, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Li, Qiang, Nethathe, Gladness, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Ramanan, Mahesh, Talbot, Philip, Taylor, Colman, Wright, Jason, Young, Morag J., Young, Paul J. and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2025). Fludrocortisone to treat patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for an international, phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100116, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100116

Fludrocortisone to treat patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for an international, phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

2025

Journal Article

A gene expression-based approach for the precision use of hydrocortisone in septic shock patients; a secondary analysis of the ADRENAL trial

Venkatesh, Balasubramanian, Rey, Diego Ariel, Evans, David M., Yao, Lijing, Finfer, Simon, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Silva, Tiago Chedraoui, Cohen, Jeremy, Qiu, Yu, Lucena, Wellington dos Reis, Hammond, Naomi, Myburgh, John, Li, Qiang, Damiani, Lucas Petri, Devaux, Anthony and Deliberato, Rodrigo Octavio (2025). A gene expression-based approach for the precision use of hydrocortisone in septic shock patients; a secondary analysis of the ADRENAL trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100109, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100109

A gene expression-based approach for the precision use of hydrocortisone in septic shock patients; a secondary analysis of the ADRENAL trial

2025

Journal Article

Haplotype-based analysis distinguishes maternal-fetal genetic contribution to pregnancy-related outcomes

Srivastava, Amit K., Juodakis, Julius, Sole-Navais, Pol, Chen, Jing, Bacelis, Jonas, Teramo, Kari, Hallman, Mikko, Njolstad, Pal R., Evans, David M., Jacobsson, Bo, Muglia, Louis J., Zhang, Ge, Epstein, Michael P., Cordell, Heather J., Epstein, Michael P., Cordell, Heather J. and Cordell, Heather (2025). Haplotype-based analysis distinguishes maternal-fetal genetic contribution to pregnancy-related outcomes. Plos Genetics, 21 (3) e1011575, e1011575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011575

Haplotype-based analysis distinguishes maternal-fetal genetic contribution to pregnancy-related outcomes

2025

Journal Article

No evidence of interaction between FADS2 genotype and breastfeeding on cognitive or other traits in the UK Biobank

Centorame, Giulio, Warrington, Nicole M., Hemani, Gibran, Wang, Geng, Davey Smith, George and Evans, David M. (2025). No evidence of interaction between FADS2 genotype and breastfeeding on cognitive or other traits in the UK Biobank. Behavior Genetics, 55 (2) l1855, 86-102. doi: 10.1007/s10519-024-10210-0

No evidence of interaction between FADS2 genotype and breastfeeding on cognitive or other traits in the UK Biobank

2024

Journal Article

The genetic architecture of hip shape and its role in the development of hip osteoarthritis and fracture

Faber, Benjamin G., Frysz, Monika, Zheng, Jaiyi, Lin, Huandong, Flynn, Kaitlyn A., Ebsim, Raja, Saunders, Fiona R., Beynon, Rhona, Gregory, Jennifer S., Aspden, Richard M., Harvey, Nicholas C., Lindner, Claudia, Cootes, Timothy, Evans, David M., Smith, George Davey, Gao, Xin, Wang, Sijia, Kemp, John P. and Tobias, Jonathan H. (2024). The genetic architecture of hip shape and its role in the development of hip osteoarthritis and fracture. Human Molecular Genetics, 34 (3), 207-217. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddae169

The genetic architecture of hip shape and its role in the development of hip osteoarthritis and fracture

2024

Journal Article

Micronutrients and major depression: a Mendelian randomisation study

Carnegie, Rebecca E., Zheng, Jie, Borges, Maria C., Jones, Hannah J., Wade, Kaitlin H., Sallis, Hannah M., Lewis, Sarah J., Evans, David M., Revez, Joana A., Evans, Jonathan and Martin, Richard M. (2024). Micronutrients and major depression: a Mendelian randomisation study. Nutrients, 16 (21) 3690, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/nu16213690

Micronutrients and major depression: a Mendelian randomisation study