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David MelzerProfessor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Exeter Verified email at exeter.ac.uk Cited by 40656 |
Social inequalities and the common mental disorders: a systematic review of the evidence
Background: Of two large-scale government-commissioned studies of common mental
disorders in the UK, one found occupational social class to be the strongest marker of risk …
disorders in the UK, one found occupational social class to be the strongest marker of risk …
The current landscape for direct-to-consumer genetic testing: legal, ethical, and policy issues
This review surveys the developing market for direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests and
examines the range of companies and tests available, the regulatory landscape, the …
examines the range of companies and tests available, the regulatory landscape, the …
[HTML][HTML] The distribution of the common mental disorders: social inequalities in Europe
Background The social class distribution of the common mental disorders (mostly anxiety
and/or depression) has been in doubt until recently. This paper reviews the evidence of …
and/or depression) has been in doubt until recently. This paper reviews the evidence of …
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk
Levels of circulating glucose are tightly regulated. To identify new loci influencing glycemic
traits, we performed meta-analyses of 21 genome-wide association studies informative for …
traits, we performed meta-analyses of 21 genome-wide association studies informative for …
A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity
Obesity is a serious international health problem that increases the risk of several common
diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome …
diseases. The genetic factors predisposing to obesity are poorly understood. A genome …
Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations
Identifying the downstream effects of disease-associated SNPs is challenging. To help
overcome this problem, we performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) meta …
overcome this problem, we performed expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) meta …
Association of urinary bisphenol A concentration with medical disorders and laboratory abnormalities in adults
Context Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in epoxy resins lining food and beverage
containers. Evidence of effects in animals has generated concern over low-level chronic …
containers. Evidence of effects in animals has generated concern over low-level chronic …
Vitamin D and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons
Background To our knowledge, no prospective study has examined the association between
vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia. Methods We determined whether low levels of …
vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia. Methods We determined whether low levels of …
[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death
Estimates of biological age based on DNA methylation patterns, often referred to as
“epigenetic age”,“DNAm age”, have been shown to be robust biomarkers of age in humans …
“epigenetic age”,“DNAm age”, have been shown to be robust biomarkers of age in humans …
Preexisting comorbidities predicting COVID-19 and mortality in the UK biobank community cohort
JL Atkins, JAH Masoli, J Delgado… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Hospitalized COVID-19 patients tend to be older and frequently have
hypertension, diabetes, or coronary heart disease, but whether these comorbidities are true …
hypertension, diabetes, or coronary heart disease, but whether these comorbidities are true …