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D. V. van Heel

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D. V. van Heel — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 76
Works: 256
Citations: 23K

Most-cited papers

The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids
Sarah E. Graham, S. Clarke, Kuan-Han H. Wu, S. Kanoni +496 more
2021Nature826 citations Open access
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Trans-ethnic and ancestry-specific blood-cell genetics in 746,667 individuals from 5 global populations
Ming-Huei Chen, L. Raffield, A. Mousas, S. Sakaue +106 more
2020bioRxiv589 citations Open access
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Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology
Ken Suzuki, K. Hatzikotoulas, L. Southam, H. Taylor +360 more
2024Nature540 citations Open access
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Global Biobank Meta-analysis Initiative: Powering genetic discovery across human disease
Wei Zhou, M. Kanai, Kuan-Han H. Wu, Humaira Rasheed +148 more
2022Cell Genomics388 citations Open access
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A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score improves risk prediction for coronary artery disease
A. Patel, Min-Xian Wang, Y. Ruan, S. Koyama +16 more
2023Nature Medicine270 citations Open access
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Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
M. Adams, F. Streit, Xiangrui Meng, S. Awasthi +374 more
2025Cell247 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association analyses define pathogenic signaling pathways and prioritize drug targets for IgA nephropathy
K. Kiryluk, Elena Sanchez-Rodriguez, Xu-Jie Zhou, Francesca Zanoni +184 more
2023Nature Genetics178 citations Open access
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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference
Xiangrui Meng, Georgina Navoly, O. Giannakopoulou, D. Levey +74 more
2024Nature Genetics167 citations Open access
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Cohort Profile: East London Genes & Health (ELGH), a community-based population genomics and health study in British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani people
S. Finer, H. Martin, A. Khan, K. Hunt +12 more
2019International Journal of Epidemiology127 citations Open access
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Polygenic prediction of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension
M. Honigberg, B. Truong, R. Khan, B. Xiao +28 more
2023Nature Medicine126 citations Open access
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MC3R links nutritional state to childhood growth and the timing of puberty
Brain Y. Lam, A. Williamson, S. Finer, F. Day +36 more
2021Nature118 citations Open access
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A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
Masahiro Shea J. Mattia Christine Benjamin M. Mark Andrea G Kanai Andrews Cordioli Stevens Neale Daly Ganna Pa, Masahiro Shea J. Mattia Christine Benjamin M. Mark Andrea Kanai Andrews Cordioli Stevens Neale Daly Ganna, Masahiro Kanai, S. Andrews +496 more
2022Nature108 citations Open access
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Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals
K. Hatzikotoulas, L. Southam, L. Stefánsdóttir, C. Boer +169 more
2025Nature95 citations Open access
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Integrative polygenic risk score improves the prediction accuracy of complex traits and diseases
B. Truong, Leland E. Hull, Y. Ruan, Qin-Qin Huang +7 more
2023medRxiv84 citations Open access
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A restricted spectrum of missense KMT2D variants cause a multiple malformations disorder distinct from Kabuki syndrome
S. Cuvertino, V. Hartill, A. Colyer, Terence Garner +30 more
2020Genetics in Medicine63 citations Open access
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Implicating genes, pleiotropy, and sexual dimorphism at blood lipid loci through multi-ancestry meta-analysis
S. Kanoni, Sarah E. Graham, Yuxuan Wang, Ida Surakka +496 more
2022Genome Biology59 citations Open access
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Transferability of genetic loci and polygenic scores for cardiometabolic traits in British Pakistani and Bangladeshi individuals
Qin-Qin Huang, N. Sallah, D. Dunca, B. Trivedi +14 more
2022Nature Communications56 citations Open access
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Genetic basis of early onset and progression of type 2 diabetes in South Asians
S. Hodgson, A. Williamson, M. Bigossi, D. Stow +10 more
2024Nature Medicine54 citations Open access
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Integrating polygenic risk scores in the prediction of type 2 diabetes risk and subtypes in British Pakistanis and Bangladeshis: A population-based cohort study
S. Hodgson, Qin-Qin Huang, N. Sallah, Chris Griffiths +9 more
2022PLoS Medicine49 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes
Albert Henry, Xiaodong Mo, C. Finan, M. Chaffin +177 more
2025Nature Genetics48 citations Open access
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Characterising a healthy adult with a rare HAO1 knockout to support a therapeutic strategy for primary hyperoxaluria
Tracy L. Mcgregor, K. Hunt, Elaine Yee, D. Mason +16 more
2020eLife48 citations Open access
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Evaluation of polygenic scoring methods in five biobanks shows larger variation between biobanks than methods and finds benefits of ensemble learning.
Remo Monti, L. Eick, G. Hudjashov, K. Läll +19 more
2024American Journal of Human Genetics38 citations Open access
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CYP2C19 Genotype Prevalence and Association With Recurrent Myocardial Infarction in British–South Asians Treated With Clopidogrel
E. Magavern, Benjamin Jacobs, H. Warren, G. Finocchiaro +4 more
2023JACC: Advances37 citations Open access
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A multi-layer functional genomic analysis to understand noncoding genetic variation in lipids.
S. Ramdas, Jonathan Judd, Sarah E. Graham, S. Kanoni +496 more
2022American Journal of Human Genetics36 citations Open access
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Genetic mapping across autoimmune diseases reveals shared associations and mechanisms
M. Lincoln, N. Connally, Pierre-Paul Axisa, C. Gasperi +15 more
2024Nature Genetics33 citations Open access
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Influence of autozygosity on common disease risk across the phenotypic spectrum
D. Malawsky, E. V. van Walree, B. Jacobs, T. Heng +17 more
2023medRxiv31 citations Open access
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A single nucleotide polymorphism genetic risk score to aid diagnosis of coeliac disease: a pilot study in clinical care
Seth A. Sharp, S. Jones, R. Kimmitt, M. Weedon +9 more
2020Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics28 citations Open access
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Genome-wide analyses identify 25 infertility loci and relationships with reproductive traits across the allele frequency spectrum
S. S. Venkatesh, L. Wittemans, D. Palmer, N. Baya +47 more
2025Nature Genetics25 citations Open access
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A unified framework for estimating country-specific cumulative incidence for 18 diseases stratified by polygenic risk
B. Jermy, K. Läll, B. Wolford, Ying Wang +26 more
2023Nature Communications25 citations Open access
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Genetic architecture of routinely acquired blood tests in a British South Asian cohort
B. Jacobs, D. Stow, S. Hodgson, J. Zollner +13 more
2024Nature Communications24 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study of thyroid-stimulating hormone highlights new genes, pathways and associations with thyroid disease
A. T. Williams, Jing Chen, Kayesha Coley, C. Batini +28 more
2023Nature Communications24 citations Open access
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Evaluating potential drug targets through human loss-of-function genetic variation
E. Minikel, K. Karczewski, H. Martin, B. Cummings +8 more
2019bioRxiv22 citations Open access
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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of aortic stenosis enhance therapeutic target discovery and disease prediction
Aeron M. Small, Ta-Yu Yang, Shinsuke Itoh, S. Thériault +97 more
2025Nature Genetics17 citations Open access
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Limited overlap between genetic effects on disease susceptibility and disease survival
Zhi-Yu Yang, Fanny-Dhelia Pajuste, K. Zguro, Yi-Peng Cheng +20 more
2025Nature Genetics16 citations Open access
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Integrative polygenic risk score improves the prediction accuracy of complex traits and diseases
B. Truong, Leland E. Hull, Y. Ruan, Qin-Qin Huang +7 more
2024Cell Genomics15 citations Open access
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Polygenic risk score prediction of multiple sclerosis in individuals of South Asian ancestry
J. Breedon, Charles R. Marshall, G. Giovannoni, D. V. van Heel +2 more
2023Brain Communications14 citations Open access
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Author Correction: The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids
Sarah E. Graham, S. Clarke, Kuan-Han H. Wu, S. Kanoni +496 more
2023Nature12 citations Open access
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Joint analysis reveals shared autoimmune disease associations and identifies common mechanisms
M. Lincoln, N. Connally, Pierre-Paul Axisa, C. Gasperi +15 more
2021medRxiv12 citations Open access
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Transferability of genetic loci and polygenic scores for cardiometabolic traits in British Pakistanis and Bangladeshis
Qin-Qin Huang, N. Sallah, D. Dunca, B. Trivedi +14 more
2021medRxiv12 citations Open access
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Genomic analyses implicate hormonal and metabolic dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome
L. Moolhuijsen, Jia Zhu, B. Mullin, N. Pujol-Gualdo +91 more
2026Nature Genetics10 citations Open access
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Fine-scale population structure and demographic history of British Pakistanis
Elena Arciero, S. Dogra, D. Malawsky, Massimo Mezzavilla +12 more
2020Nature Communications10 citations Open access
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Genomics of chronic dry cough unravels neurological pathways
Kayesha Coley, C. John, J. Ghouse, D. J. Shepherd +19 more
2025European Respiratory Journal9 citations Open access
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Multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for the prediction of type 2 diabetes and complications in diverse ancestries
A. Huerta-Chagoya, Joohyun Kim, R. Mandla, Ying-Chang Lu +254 more
2025medRxiv9 citations
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Genome-wide analyses identify 21 infertility loci and over 400 reproductive hormone loci across the allele frequency spectrum
S. S. Venkatesh, L. Wittemans, D. Palmer, N. Baya +46 more
2024medRxiv9 citations Open access
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Rare variant contribution to cholestatic liver disease in a South Asian population in the United Kingdom
J. Zollner, S. Finer, K. Linton, S. Akhtar +65 more
2022medRxiv9 citations Open access
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Global multi-ancestry genome-wide analyses identify genes and biological pathways associated with thyroid cancer and benign thyroid diseases
Samantha L. White, Maizy S. Brasher, J. Pattee, Wei Zhou +81 more
2026Nature Genetics8 citations Open access
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Exome sequencing and analysis of 44,028 British South Asians enriched for high autozygosity
Hye In Kim, C. DeBoever, K. Walter, G. Kalantzis +47 more
2025medRxiv8 citations Open access
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Deep phenotyping of a healthy human HAO1 knockout informs therapeutic development for primary hyperoxaluria type 1
Tracy L. Mcgregor, K. Hunt, P. Nioi, D. Mason +12 more
2019bioRxiv8 citations Open access
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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of severe pregnancy nausea and vomiting.
M. Fejzo, Xin-Ran Wang, Qing Tan, J. Zollner +96 more
2026Nature Genetics6 citations Open access
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Widespread recessive effects on common diseases in a cohort of 44,000 British Pakistanis and Bangladeshis with high autozygosity
T. Heng, K. Walter, Q.-Q. Huang, J. Karjalainen +8 more
2024medRxiv6 citations Open access
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