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George Davey Smith

Researcher at University of Bristol

Publications -  2646
Citations -  294406

George Davey Smith is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mendelian randomization. The author has an hindex of 224, co-authored 2540 publications receiving 248373 citations. Previous affiliations of George Davey Smith include Keele University & Western Infirmary.

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Stratification by smoking status reveals an association of CHRNA5-A3-B4 genotype with body mass index in never smokers

Amy E Taylor, +63 more
- 04 Dec 2014 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the CHRNA5-A3-B4 gene cluster associated with heaviness of smoking within smokers was found to be associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in never smokers and lower BMI in current smokers.
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Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

Padhraig Gormley, +102 more
- 03 Nov 2015 - 
TL;DR: The largest genetic study of migraine to date, comprising 59,674 cases and 316,078 controls from 22 GWA studies, identified 45 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms significantly associated with migraine risk that map to 38 distinct genomic loci, including 28 loci not previously reported and the first locus identified on chromosome X.
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Insulin resistance and depressive symptoms in middle aged men: findings from the Caerphilly prospective cohort study

TL;DR: This study assessed the association of insulin resistance with depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort of men from Caerphilly in Wales and found that insulin resistance may protect against depression.
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Cigarette Smoking as a Potential Cause of Cervical Cancer: Has Confounding been Controlled?

TL;DR: A simulation approach was used to investigate whether a substantial 'independent' association between smoking and cervical cancer might be expected as a result of the use of a poor proxy for the aetiological pathogen, even if there is no true effect of smoking.