Professor Allan McRae
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Allan McRae

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

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191 works between 2002 and 2026
All (191) Journal Article (172) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (16) Book Chapter (2)

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2023

Journal Article

Integration of datasets for individual prediction of DNA methylation-based biomarkers

Merzbacher, Charlotte, Ryan, Barry, Goldsborough, Thibaut, Hillary, Robert F., Campbell, Archie, Murphy, Lee, McIntosh, Andrew M., Liewald, David, Harris, Sarah E., McRae, Allan F., Cox, Simon R., Cannings, Timothy I., Vallejos, Catalina A., McCartney, Daniel L. and Marioni, Riccardo E. (2023). Integration of datasets for individual prediction of DNA methylation-based biomarkers. Genome Biology, 24 (1) 278. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-03114-5

Integration of datasets for individual prediction of DNA methylation-based biomarkers

2023

Journal Article

Blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation correlations across body-fat- and adiposity-related biochemical traits

Hatton, Alesha A., Hillary, Robert F., Bernabeu, Elena, McCartney, Daniel L., Marioni, Riccardo E. and McRae, Allan F. (2023). Blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation correlations across body-fat- and adiposity-related biochemical traits. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 110 (9), 1564-1573. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.08.004

Blood-based genome-wide DNA methylation correlations across body-fat- and adiposity-related biochemical traits

2023

Journal Article

Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers

Boen, Rune, Kaufmann, Tobias, van der Meer, Dennis, Frei, Oleksandr, Agartz, Ingrid, Ames, David, Andersson, Micael, Armstrong, Nicola J., Artiges, Eric, Atkins, Joshua R., Bauer, Jochen, Benedetti, Francesco, Boomsma, Dorret I., Brodaty, Henry, Brosch, Katharina, Buckner, Randy L., Cairns, Murray J., Calhoun, Vince, Caspers, Svenja, Cichon, Sven, Corvin, Aiden P., Facorro, Benedicto Crespo, Dannlowski, Udo, David, Friederike S., de Geus, Eco J.C., de Zubicaray, Greig I., Desrivières, Sylvane, Doherty, Joanne L., Donohoe, Gary ... Sonderby, Ida E. (2023). Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers. Biological Psychiatry, 95 (2), 147-160. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.018

Beyond the Global Brain Differences: Intra-individual Variability Differences in 1q21.1 Distal and 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 Deletion Carriers

2023

Journal Article

Global endometrial DNA methylation analysis reveals insights into mQTL regulation and associated endometriosis disease risk and endometrial function

Mortlock, Sally, Houshdaran, Sahar, Kosti, Idit, Rahmioglu, Nilufer, Nezhat, Camran, Vitonis, Allison F., Andrews, Shan V., Grosjean, Parker, Paranjpe, Manish, Horne, Andrew W., Jacoby, Alison, Lager, Jeannette, Opoku-Anane, Jessica, Vo, Kim Chi, Manvelyan, Evelina, Sen, Sushmita, Ghukasyan, Zhanna, Collins, Frances, Santamaria, Xavier, Saunders, Philippa, Kober, Kord, McRae, Allan F., Terry, Kathryn L., Vallvé-Juanico, Júlia, Becker, Christian, Rogers, Peter A. W., Irwin, Juan C., Zondervan, Krina, Montgomery, Grant W. ... Giudice, Linda (2023). Global endometrial DNA methylation analysis reveals insights into mQTL regulation and associated endometriosis disease risk and endometrial function. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 780, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05070-z

Global endometrial DNA methylation analysis reveals insights into mQTL regulation and associated endometriosis disease risk and endometrial function

2023

Journal Article

Rare genetic variants underlie outlying levels of DNA methylation and gene-expression

Chundru, V. Kartik, Marioni, Riccardo E., Pendergast, James G. D., Lin, Tian, Beveridge, Allan J., Martin, Nicholas G, Montgomery, Grant W., Hume, David A., Deary, Ian J., Visscher, Peter M., Wray, Naomi R. and McRae, Allan F. (2023). Rare genetic variants underlie outlying levels of DNA methylation and gene-expression. Human Molecular Genetics, 32 (11), 1912-1921. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddad028

Rare genetic variants underlie outlying levels of DNA methylation and gene-expression

2023

Journal Article

An overview of DNA methylation-derived trait score methods and applications

Nabais, Marta F., Gadd, Danni A., Hannon, Eilis, Mill, Jonathan, McRae, Allan F. and Wray, Naomi R. (2023). An overview of DNA methylation-derived trait score methods and applications. Genome Biology, 24 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-02855-7

An overview of DNA methylation-derived trait score methods and applications

2023

Journal Article

Epigenome-wide association study reveals CpG sites associated with thyroid function and regulatory effects on KLF9

Weihs, Antoine, Chaker, Layal, Martin, Tiphaine Christiane, Braun, Kim V.E., Campbell, Purdey J, Cox, Simon R, Fornage, Myriam, Gieger, Christian, Grabe, Hans J, Grallert, Harald, Harris, Sarah E, Kühnel, Brigitte, Marioni, Riccardo E, Martin, Nicholas G, McCartney, Daniel L, McRae, Allan F, Meisinger, Christa, Meurs, Joyce van, Nano, Jana, Nauck, Matthias, Peters, Annette, Prokisch, Holger, Roden, Michael, Selvin, Elizabeth, Beekman, Marian, van Heemst, Diana, Slagboom, Eline P, Swenson, Brenton R, Tin, Adrienne ... Teumer, Alexander (2023). Epigenome-wide association study reveals CpG sites associated with thyroid function and regulatory effects on KLF9. Thyroid (ja), 301-311. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0373

Epigenome-wide association study reveals CpG sites associated with thyroid function and regulatory effects on KLF9

2023

Journal Article

Genotype by sex interactions in ankylosing spondylitis

Li, Zhixiu, McRae, Allan F., Wang, Geng, Ellis, Jonathan J., Whyte, Jessica, Kenna, Tony J., Brown, Matthew A. and Evans, David M. (2023). Genotype by sex interactions in ankylosing spondylitis. Nature Genetics, 55 (1), 14-16. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01250-5

Genotype by sex interactions in ankylosing spondylitis

2023

Other Outputs

Skeletal muscle and blood RNA-seq counts in motor neurone disease cases and controls

Anna Freydenzon, Allan F. McRaee, Shyuan Ngo, Naomi R. Wray, Leanne Wallace, Anjali K. Henders, Pamela A. McCombe, Robert D. Henderson and Frederik J. Steyn (2023). Skeletal muscle and blood RNA-seq counts in motor neurone disease cases and controls. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/b722f1f

Skeletal muscle and blood RNA-seq counts in motor neurone disease cases and controls

2022

Journal Article

Identification of influential probe types in epigenetic predictions of human traits: implications for microarray design

Hillary, Robert F., McCartney, Daniel L., McRae, Allan F., Campbell, Archie, Walker, Rosie M., Hayward, Caroline, Horvath, Steve, Porteous, David J., Evans, Kathryn L. and Marioni, Riccardo E. (2022). Identification of influential probe types in epigenetic predictions of human traits: implications for microarray design. Clinical Epigenetics, 14 (1) 100, 100. doi: 10.1186/s13148-022-01320-9

Identification of influential probe types in epigenetic predictions of human traits: implications for microarray design

2022

Journal Article

Association between DNA methylation variability and self-reported exposure to heavy metals

Freydenzon, Anna, Nabais, Marta F., Lin, Tian, Williams, Kelly L., Wallace, Leanne, Henders, Anjali K., Blair, Ian P., Wray, Naomi R., Pamphlett, Roger and McRae, Allan F. (2022). Association between DNA methylation variability and self-reported exposure to heavy metals. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 10582, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13892-w

Association between DNA methylation variability and self-reported exposure to heavy metals

2022

Journal Article

The role of critical immune genes in brain disorders: insights from neuroimaging immunogenetics

Bian, Beilei, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Wray, Naomi R. and McRae, Allan F. (2022). The role of critical immune genes in brain disorders: insights from neuroimaging immunogenetics. Brain Communications, 4 (2) fcac078, fcac078. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac078

The role of critical immune genes in brain disorders: insights from neuroimaging immunogenetics

2022

Journal Article

Genome-wide study of DNA methylation shows alterations in metabolic, inflammatory, and cholesterol pathways in ALS

Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A.J., Hannon, Eilis, Shireby, Gemma L., Nabais, Marta F., Walker, Emma M., van Rheenen, Wouter, van Vugt, Joke J.F.A., Dekker, Annelot M., Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Tazelaar, Gijs H.P., van Eijk, Kristel R., Moisse, Matthieu, Baird, Denis, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Ticozzi, Nicola, Ratti, Antonia, Cooper-Knock, Jonathan, Morrison, Karen E., Shaw, Pamela J., Basak, A. Nazli, Chiò, Adriano, Calvo, Andrea, Moglia, Cristina, Canosa, Antonio, Brunetti, Maura, Grassano, Maurizio, Gotkine, Marc ... Brain MEND Consortium (2022). Genome-wide study of DNA methylation shows alterations in metabolic, inflammatory, and cholesterol pathways in ALS. Science Translational Medicine, 14 (633) eabj0264, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj0264

Genome-wide study of DNA methylation shows alterations in metabolic, inflammatory, and cholesterol pathways in ALS

2022

Journal Article

Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

van Rheenen, Wouter, van der Spek, Rick A. A., Bakker, Mark K., van Vugt, Joke J. F. A., Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., de Klein, Niek, Westra, Harm-Jan, Bakker, Olivier B., Deelen, Patrick, Shireby, Gemma, Hannon, Eilis, Moisse, Matthieu, Baird, Denis, Restuadi, Restuadi, Dolzhenko, Egor, Dekker, Annelot M., Gawor, Klara, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Tazelaar, Gijs H. P., van Eijk, Kristel R., Kooyman, Maarten, Byrne, Ross P., Doherty, Mark, Heverin, Mark, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Shatunov, Aleksey, Ticozzi, Nicola ... SLAP Consortium (2022). Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology. Nature Genetics, 54 (3), 361-361. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01020-3

Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

2022

Journal Article

Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1

Restuadi, Restuadi, Steyn, Frederik J., Kabashi, Edor, Ngo, Shyuan T., Cheng, Fei-Fei, Nabais, Marta F., Thompson, Mike J., Qi, Ting, Wu, Yang, Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, Bye, Chris R., Turner, Bradley J., Ziser, Laura, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pamela A., Needham, Merrilee, Schultz, David, Kiernan, Matthew C., van Rheenen, Wouter, van den Berg, Leonard H., Veldink, Jan H., Ophoff, Roel, Gusev, Alexander, Zaitlen, Noah, McRae, Allan F., Henderson, Robert D., Wray, Naomi R., Giacomotto, Jean and Garton, Fleur C. (2022). Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1. Genome Medicine, 14 (1) 7, 7. doi: 10.1186/s13073-021-01006-6

Functional characterisation of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk locus GPX3/TNIP1

2022

Journal Article

Epigenetic scores for the circulating proteome as tools for disease prediction

Gadd, Danni A., Hillary, Robert F., McCartney, Daniel L., Zaghlool, Shaza B., Stevenson, Anna J., Cheng, Yipeng, Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe, Nangle, Cliff, Campbell, Archie, Flaig, Robin, Harris, Sarah E., Walker, Rosie M., Shi, Liu, Tucker-Drob, Elliot M., Gieger, Christian, Peters, Annette, Waldenberger, Melanie, Graumann, Johannes, McRae, Allan F., Deary, Ian J., Porteous, David J., Hayward, Caroline, Visscher, Peter M., Cox, Simon R., Evans, Kathryn L., McIntosh, Andrew M., Suhre, Karsten and Marioni, Riccardo E. (2022). Epigenetic scores for the circulating proteome as tools for disease prediction. eLife, 11 e71802, 1-24. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71802

Epigenetic scores for the circulating proteome as tools for disease prediction

2021

Journal Article

Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

van Rheenen, Wouter, van der Spek, Rick A. A., Bakker, Mark K., van Vugt, Joke J. F. A., Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., de Klein, Niek, Westra, Harm-Jan, Bakker, Olivier B., Deelen, Patrick, Shireby, Gemma, Hannon, Eilis, Moisse, Matthieu, Baird, Denis, Restuadi, Restuadi, Dolzhenko, Egor, Dekker, Annelot M., Gawor, Klara, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Tazelaar, Gijs H. P., van Eijk, Kristel R., Kooyman, Maarten, Byrne, Ross P., Doherty, Mark, Heverin, Mark, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Shatunov, Aleksey, Ticozzi, Nicola ... SLAP Consortium (2021). Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology. Nature Genetics, 53 (12), 1636-1648. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00973-1

Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

2021

Journal Article

Creating and validating a DNA methylation-based proxy for interleukin-6

Stevenson, Anna J, Gadd, Danni A, Hillary, Robert F, McCartney, Daniel L, Campbell, Archie, Walker, Rosie M, Evans, Kathryn L, Harris, Sarah E, Spires-Jones, Tara L, McRae, Allan F, Visscher, Peter M, McIntosh, Andrew M, Deary, Ian J and Marioni, Riccardo E (2021). Creating and validating a DNA methylation-based proxy for interleukin-6. Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76 (12), 2284-2292. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab046

Creating and validating a DNA methylation-based proxy for interleukin-6

2021

Journal Article

Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations

Yap, Chloe X., Henders, Anjali K., Alvares, Gail A., Wood, David L.A., Krause, Lutz, Tyson, Gene W., Restuadi, Restuadi, Wallace, Leanne, McLaren, Tiana, Hansell, Narelle K., Cleary, Dominique, Grove, Rachel, Hafekost, Claire, Harun, Alexis, Holdsworth, Helen, Jellett, Rachel, Khan, Feroza, Lawson, Lauren P., Leslie, Jodie, Frenk, Mira Levis, Masi, Anne, Mathew, Nisha E., Muniandy, Melanie, Nothard, Michaela, Miller, Jessica L., Nunn, Lorelle, Holtmann, Gerald, Strike, Lachlan T., de Zubicaray, Greig I. ... Gratten, Jacob (2021). Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations. Cell, 184 (24), 5916-5931.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.015

Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations

2021

Conference Publication

Detection of Assortative Mating in the Absence of Spousal Information

Zhang, Yuanxiang, McRae, Allan F., Visscher, Peter M. and Yengo, Loic (2021). Detection of Assortative Mating in the Absence of Spousal Information. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.

Detection of Assortative Mating in the Absence of Spousal Information

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2029
    Developing and Applying Novel Polygenic Score Approaches in ALS for Risk Prediction, Stratification, and Precision Medicine
    FightMND Discovery Grant
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Proteomic Biomarkers for ALS Disease Prognosis and Progression Monitoring
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    SALSA Study with MND and Me Foundation
    The MND and ME Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    An Australian Sporadic ALS transcriptome resource
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc Innovator Grant
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    MAGNET - A multi-arm, adaptive, group-sequential trial network to evaluate drug efficacy in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (FightMND grant administered by NeuRA)
    Neuroscience Research Australia
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Leveraging medical records to identify patients at risk of neurodegenerative disease
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants (PR4): European Union Joint Program on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) Call for Multinational Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Leveraging medical records to identify patients at risk of neurodegenerative disease (EU-JPND grant coordinated by Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière)
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants (PR4): European Union Joint Program on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) Call for Multinational Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    A high-throughput system to identify ALS risk genes from genome-wide association studies
    Cure for MND Foundation - Impact Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Genomic Control of Human Complex Trait Variation
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Sporadic ALS Australian Systems Genomics Consortium (SALSA-SGC)
    Cure for MND Foundation - Translational Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Disturbances of DNA regulation in obesity, and their relationships to metabolic health (NHMRC A*STAR grant led by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    BRAIN-MEND: Biological Resource Analysis to identify new mechanisms and phenotypes in Neurodegenerative Diseases (NHMRC component of EU JPND application)
    NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Disturbances of DNA regulation in obesity, and their relationships to metabolic health
    NHMRC A*STAR Joint Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Methods and software tool for complex trait analyses using multi-omics data
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Genetics of DNA Methylation and Its Role in Disease Susecptibility
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    The importance of DNA methylation in response to environmental changes (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Inheritance of DNA methylation state in humans
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

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