
david_mf_evans
@evans1_d
Professor of Statistical Genetics
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https://di.uq.edu.au/profile/997/david-evans 17-04-2016 22:38:06
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Glad to have our new study reconciling linkage and association studies using data from 120K sib pairs finally published in Nature Genetics. We used within-family segregation to estimate heritability (unbiasedly) and show that results from linkage can be predicted from GWAS.


Shannon D'Urso and I wrote a piece for the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand 👇 Does drinking coffee while pregnant cause ADHD? Our study shows there’s no strong link theconversation.com/does-drinking-…



Our method, #DINGO (Direct and INdirect analysis of Genetic lOci), named after Australian wild dog 🐕, now in Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146… DINGO meta-analyzes maternal and fetal #GWAS to enhance statistical power for genetic loci discovery 🧬💡 david_mf_evans Institute for Molecular Bioscience


Registration now open for the Genetic and Epigenetic Epidemiology course in beautiful Florence 7th to 11th of July 2025: eepe.org With Gib Hemani (gibran hemani ), Paul Yousefi and Matt Suderman.


Is there any high profile GxE interaction finding from the noughties that has not turned out to be completely bogus? link.springer.com/article/10.100… with Giulio Centorame Nicole Warrington gibran hemani Geng Wang george davey smith putting the final nail in the coffin



.david_mf_evans and Gunn-Helen Moen (Institute for Molecular Bioscience UiO - Det medisinske fakultet) used winsorisation when performing #GWAS of birthweight and discovered missense variant in the ABCC8 gene estimated to be responsible for a 170g increase in birthweight amongst carriers #DoHAD #T2D link.springer.com/article/10.100… 🔓



Investigating potential causal effects of maternal smoking on offspring handedness using a proxy gene-by-environment (GxE) Mendelian randomization design out today: link.springer.com/article/10.100… with Daisy Crick george davey smith SarahMedland