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Augustine Kong
Researcher at University of Oxford
Publications - 238
Citations - 96524
Augustine Kong is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome-wide association study & Population. The author has an hindex of 134, co-authored 237 publications receiving 89818 citations. Previous affiliations of Augustine Kong include University of Iceland & University of Chicago.
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Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson,Unnur S. Bjornsdottir,Unnur S. Bjornsdottir,Eva Halapi,Anna Helgadottir,Patrick Sulem,Gudrun M. Jonsdottir,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Hafdis T. Helgadottir,Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir,Hreinn Stefansson,Carolyn Williams,Jennie Hui,John Beilby,Nicole M. Warrington,Alan L. James,Alan L. James,Lyle J. Palmer,Gerard H. Koppelman,Andrea Heinzmann,Marcus Krueger,H. Marike Boezen,Amanda Wheatley,Janine Altmüller,Hyoung Doo Shin,Soo-Taek Uh,Hyun Sub Cheong,Brynja Jonsdottir,David Gislason,Choon-Sik Park,Linda M. Rasmussen,Celeste Porsbjerg,Jakob Werner Hansen,Vibeke Backer,Thomas Werge,Christer Janson,Ulla-Britt Jönsson,Maggie C.Y. Ng,Juliana C.N. Chan,Wing-Yee So,Ronald C.W. Ma,Svati H. Shah,Christopher B. Granger,Arshed A. Quyyumi,Allan I. Levey,Viola Vaccarino,Muredach P. Reilly,Daniel J. Rader,Michael J.A. Williams,Andre M. van Rij,Gregory T. Jones,Elisabetta Trabetti,Giovanni Malerba,Pier Franco Pignatti,Attilio Boner,Lydia Pescollderungg,Domenico Girelli,Oliviero Olivieri,Nicola Martinelli,Bjorn R. Ludviksson,Dora Ludviksdottir,Gudmundur I. Eyjolfsson,David O. Arnar,Gudmundur Thorgeirsson,Klaus A. Deichmann,Philip J. Thompson,Matthias Wjst,Ian P. Hall,Dirkje S. Postma,Thorarinn Gislason,Jeffrey R. Gulcher,Augustine Kong,Ingileif Jonsdottir,Ingileif Jonsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson +77 more
TL;DR: A genome-wide association scan for sequence variants affecting eosinophil counts in blood of 9,392 Icelanders found that a nonsynonymous SNP at 12q24, in SH2B3, associated significantly with myocardial infarction in six different populations.
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Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways
Robert A. Scott,Vasiliki Lagou,Ryan P. Welch,Eleanor Wheeler,May E. Montasser,Jian'an Luan,Reedik Mägi,Rona J. Strawbridge,Emil Rehnberg,Stefan Gustafsson,Stavroula Kanoni,Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik,Loic Yengo,Cécile Lecoeur,Dmitry Shungin,Serena Sanna,Carlo Sidore,Paul C. D. Johnson,J. Wouter Jukema,Toby Johnson,Anubha Mahajan,Niek Verweij,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,Sonia Shah,Albert V. Smith,Bengt Sennblad,Christian Gieger,Perttu Salo,Markus Perola,Nicholas J. Timpson,David M. Evans,Beate St Pourcain,Ying Wu,Jeanette S. Andrews,Jennie Hui,Lawrence F. Bielak,Wei Zhao,Momoko Horikoshi,Pau Navarro,Aaron Isaacs,Jeffrey R. O'Connell,Kathleen Stirrups,Veronique Vitart,Caroline Hayward,Tõnu Esko,Evelin Mihailov,Ross M. Fraser,Tove Fall,Benjamin F. Voight,Soumya Raychaudhuri,Han Chen,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Andrew P. Morris,Nigel W. Rayner,Neil Robertson,Denis Rybin,Ching-Ti Liu,Jacques S. Beckmann,Sara M. Willems,Peter S. Chines,Anne U. Jackson,Hyun Min Kang,Heather M. Stringham,Kijoung Song,Toshiko Tanaka,John F. Peden,Anuj Goel,Andrew A. Hicks,Ping An,Martina Müller-Nurasyid,Anders Franco-Cereceda,Lasse Folkersen,Letizia Marullo,Hanneke Jansen,Albertine J. Oldehinkel,Marcel Bruinenberg,James S. Pankow,Kari E. North,Nita G. Forouhi,Ruth J. F. Loos,Sarah Edkins,Tibor V. Varga,Göran Hallmans,Heikki Oksa,Mulas Antonella,Ramaiah Nagaraja,Stella Trompet,Ian Ford,Stephan J. L. Bakker,Augustine Kong,Meena Kumari,Bruna Gigante,Christian Herder,Patricia B. Munroe,Mark J. Caulfield,Jula Antti,Massimo Mangino,Kerrin S. Small,Iva Miljkovic,Yongmei Liu,Mustafa Atalay,Wieland Kiess,Alan James,Fernando Rivadeneira,André G. Uitterlinden,Colin N. A. Palmer,Alex S. F. Doney,Gonneke Willemsen,Johannes H. Smit,Susan Campbell,Ozren Polasek,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Serge Hercberg,Maria Dimitriou,Jennifer L. Bolton,Gerard R Fowkes,Peter Kovacs,Jaana Lindström,Tatijana Zemunik,Stefania Bandinelli,Sarah H. Wild,Hanneke Basart,Wolfgang Rathmann,Harald Grallert,Winfried Maerz,Marcus E. Kleber,Bernhard O. Boehm,Annette Peters,Peter P. Pramstaller,Michael A. Province,Ingrid B. Borecki,Nicholas D. Hastie,Igor Rudan,Harry Campbell,Hugh Watkins,Martin Farrall,Michael Stumvoll,Luigi Ferrucci,Dawn M. Waterworth,Richard N. Bergman,Francis S. Collins,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Richard M. Watanabe,Eco J. C. de Geus,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Albert Hofman,Ben A. Oostra,Bruce M. Psaty,Peter Vollenweider,James F. Wilson,Alan F. Wright,G. Kees Hovingh,Andres Metspalu,Matti Uusitupa,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Kirsten Ohm Kyvik,Jaakko Kaprio,Jackie F. Price,George Dedoussis,Panos Deloukas,Pierre Meneton,Lars Lind,Michael Boehnke,Alan R. Shuldiner,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Andrew D. Morris,Anke Toenjes,Patricia A. Peyser,John Beilby,John Beilby,Antje Körner,Johanna Kuusisto,Markku Laakso,Stefan R. Bornstein,Peter Schwarz,Timo A. Lakka,Rainer Rauramaa,Linda S. Adair,George Davey Smith,Tim D. Spector,Thomas Illig,Ulf de Faire,Anders Hamsten,Vilmundur Gudnason,Mika Kivimäki,Aroon D. Hingorani,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,T. Saaristo,Dorret I. Boomsma,Kari Stefansson,Pim van der Harst,Josée Dupuis,Nancy L. Pedersen,Naveed Sattar,Tamara B. Harris,Francesco Cucca,Samuli Ripatti,Veikko Salomaa,Karen L. Mohlke,Beverley Balkau,Philippe Froguel,Anneli Pouta,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Nicholas J. Wareham,Nabila Bouatia-Naji,Nabila Bouatia-Naji,Nabila Bouatia-Naji,Mark I. McCarthy,Paul W. Franks,James B. Meigs,Tanya M. Teslovich,Jose C. Florez,Claudia Langenberg,Erik Ingelsson,Inga Prokopenko,Inês Barroso +216 more
TL;DR: Gene-based analyses identified further biologically plausible loci, suggesting that additional loci beyond those reaching genome-wide significance are likely to represent real associations and further functional analysis of these newly discovered loci will further improve the understanding of glycemic control.
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The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm
Anna Helgadottir,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Kristinn P. Magnusson,Solveig Gretarsdottir,Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir,Andrei Manolescu,Gregory T. Jones,Gabriel J.E. Rinkel,Jan D. Blankensteijn,Antti Ronkainen,Juha Jääskeläinen,Yoshiki Kyo,Guy M. Lenk,Natzi Sakalihasan,Konstantinos Kostulas,Anders Gottsäter,Andrea Flex,Hreinn Stefansson,Torben Hansen,Gitte Andersen,Shantel Weinsheimer,Knut Borch-Johnsen,Knut Borch-Johnsen,Torben Jørgensen,Svati H. Shah,Arshed A. Quyyumi,Christopher B. Granger,Muredach P. Reilly,Harland Austin,Allan I. Levey,Viola Vaccarino,Ebba Palsdottir,G. Bragi Walters,Thorbjorg Jonsdottir,Steinunn Snorradottir,Dana Magnusdottir,Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson,Robert E. Ferrell,Sigurlaug Sveinbjörnsdóttir,Juha Hernesniemi,Juha Hernesniemi,Mika Niemelä,Raymond Limet,Karl Andersen,Gunnar Sigurdsson,Rafn Benediktsson,Eric L.G. Verhoeven,Joep A.W. Teijink,Diederick E. Grobbee,Daniel J. Rader,David A. Collier,Oluf Pedersen,Roberto Pola,Jan Hillert,Bengt Lindblad,Einar M. Valdimarsson,Hulda B Magnadottir,Cisca Wijmenga,Gerard Tromp,Annette F. Baas,Ynte M. Ruigrok,Andre M. van Rij,Helena Kuivaniemi,Janet T. Powell,Stefan E Matthiasson,Jeffrey R. Gulcher,Gudmundur Thorgeirsson,Augustine Kong,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Kari Stefansson +69 more
TL;DR: It is reported that rs10757278-G is associated with, in addition to CAD, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and intracranial aneurYSm, but not with T2D, and the role of this sequence variant is not confined to atherosclerotic diseases.
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Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes
Julius Gudmundsson,Patrick Sulem,Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir,Jon Thor Bergthorsson,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Andrei Manolescu,Thorunn Rafnar,Daniel F. Gudbjartsson,Bjarni A. Agnarsson,Adam Baker,Asgeir Sigurdsson,Kristrun R. Benediktsdottir,Margret Jakobsdottir,Thorarinn Blondal,Simon N. Stacey,Agnar Helgason,Steinunn Gunnarsdottir,Adalheidur Olafsdottir,Kari T. Kristinsson,Birgitta Birgisdottir,Shyamali Ghosh,Steinunn Thorlacius,Dana Magnusdottir,Gerdur Stefansdottir,Kristleifur Kristjansson,Yu Z. Bagger,Robert L. Wilensky,Muredach P. Reilly,Andrew D. Morris,Charlotte H. Kimber,Adebowale Adeyemo,Yuanxiu Chen,Jie Zhou,Wing-Yee So,Peter C.Y. Tong,Maggie C.Y. Ng,Torben Hansen,Gitte Andersen,Knut Borch-Johnsen,Knut Borch-Johnsen,Knut Borch-Johnsen,Torben Jørgensen,Alejandro Tres,Fernando Fuertes,M. Ruiz-Echarri,Laura Asín,Berta Saez,Erica Van Boven,Siem M. Klaver,Dorine W. Swinkels,Katja K.H. Aben,Theresa Graif,John Cashy,Brian K. Suarez,Onco Van Vierssen Trip,Michael L. Frigge,Carole Ober,Marten H. Hofker,Marten H. Hofker,Cisca Wijmenga,Cisca Wijmenga,Claus Christiansen,Daniel J. Rader,Colin N. A. Palmer,Charles N. Rotimi,Juliana C.N. Chan,Oluf Pedersen,Oluf Pedersen,Gunnar Sigurdsson,Rafn Benediktsson,Eirikur Jonsson,Gudmundur V. Einarsson,Jose I. Mayordomo,William J. Catalona,Lambertus A. Kiemeney,Rosa B. Barkardottir,Jeffrey R. Gulcher,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Augustine Kong,Kari Stefansson +79 more
TL;DR: Results from eight case-control groups demonstrate that this variant in TCF2 (HNF1β), a gene known to be mutated in individuals with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5, confers protection against type 2 diabetes.
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Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels
Inga Prokopenko,Claudia Langenberg,Jose C. Florez,Jose C. Florez,Richa Saxena,Richa Saxena,Nicole Soranzo,Nicole Soranzo,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Ruth J. F. Loos,Alisa K. Manning,Anne U. Jackson,Yurii S. Aulchenko,Simon C. Potter,Michael R. Erdos,Serena Sanna,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,Eleanor Wheeler,Marika Kaakinen,Valeriya Lyssenko,Wei-Min Chen,Kourosh R. Ahmadi,Jacques S. Beckmann,Jacques S. Beckmann,Richard N. Bergman,Murielle Bochud,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Thomas A. Buchanan,Antonio Cao,Alessandra C. L. Cervino,Lachlan J. M. Coin,Francis S. Collins,Laura Crisponi,Eco J. C. de Geus,Abbas Dehghan,Panos Deloukas,Alex S. F. Doney,Paul Elliott,Nelson B. Freimer,Vesela Gateva,Christian Herder,Albert Hofman,Thomas Edward Hughes,Sarah E. Hunt,Thomas Illig,Michael Inouye,Bo Isomaa,Toby Johnson,Toby Johnson,Toby Johnson,Augustine Kong,Maria Krestyaninova,Johanna Kuusisto,Markku Laakso,Noha Lim,Ulf Lindblad,Cecilia M. Lindgren,O. T. McCann,Karen L. Mohlke,Andrew D. Morris,Silvia Naitza,Marco Orru,Colin N. A. Palmer,Anneli Pouta,Joshua C. Randall,Wolfgang Rathmann,Jouko Saramies,Paul Scheet,Laura J. Scott,Angelo Scuteri,Stephen J. Sharp,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,Jan H. Smit,Kijoung Song,Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir,Heather M. Stringham,Tiinamaija Tuomi,Jaakko Tuomilehto,André G. Uitterlinden,Benjamin F. Voight,Benjamin F. Voight,Dawn M. Waterworth,H-Erich Wichmann,Gonneke Willemsen,Jacqueline C.M. Witteman,Xin Yuan,Jing Hua Zhao,Eleftheria Zeggini,David Schlessinger,Manjinder S. Sandhu,Manjinder S. Sandhu,Dorret I. Boomsma,Manuela Uda,Tim D. Spector,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,David Altshuler,David Altshuler,Peter Vollenweider,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Edward G. Lakatta,Gérard Waeber,Caroline S. Fox,Caroline S. Fox,Leena Peltonen,Leena Peltonen,Leif Groop,Vincent Mooser,L. Adrienne Cupples,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Michael Boehnke,Inês Barroso,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Josée Dupuis,Richard M. Watanabe,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson,Mark I. McCarthy,Mark I. McCarthy,Nicholas J. Wareham,James B. Meigs,Gonçalo R. Abecasis +124 more
TL;DR: Variants in the gene encoding melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B) were consistently associated with fasting glucose across all ten genome-wide association scans, and previous associations of fasting glucose with variants at the G6PC2 and GCK loci are confirmed.