Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centre for

Journal Articles

Carter, K.W., Hung, J., Powell, B.L., Wiltshire, S., Foo, B.T.X., Leow, Y.C., McQuillan, B.M., Jennens, M., McCaskie, P.A., Thompson, P.L., Beilby, J.P. and Palmer, L.J. Association of Interleukin-1 gene polymorphisms with central obesity and metabolic syndrome in a coronary heart disease population, Human Genetics, 124:3, pp 199-206 (2008)

Carter, K.W., McCaskie, P.A. and Palmer, L.J. SimHap GUI: An intuitive graphical user interface for genetic association analysis, BMC Bioinformatics, 9: (2008)

Danesh, J., Hingorani, A., Wensley, F., Casas, J.P., Smeeth, L., Samani, N.J., Whincup, P., Morris, R., Lawlor, D.A., Smith, G.D., Timpson, N., Ebrahim, S., Brown, M., Sandhu, M., Reiner, A., Psaty, B., Lange, L., Cushman, M., Tracy, R., Nordestgaard, B.G., Tybjaerg-Hansen, A., Zacho, J., Hung, J., Thompson, P., Beilby, J., Palmer, L.J., Fowkes, G., Lowe, G., Tzoulaki, I., Kumari, M., Overvad, K., Khaw, K.T., Sandhu, M., Benjamin, E., Chiodini, B., Franzosi, M., Norman, P.E., Hankey, G.J., Jamrozik, K., Palmer, L., Rimm, E., Pai, J., Heckbert, S., Bis, J., Yusuf, S., Anand, S., Engort, J., Collins, R., Samani, N.J., Melander, O., Berglund, G., Ladenvall, P., Johansson, L., Jansson, J.H., Hallmans, G., Humphries, S., Manson, J., Saleheen, D., Frossard, P., Sattar, N., Robertson, M., Shepherd, J., Schaefer, E., Hofman, A., Witteman, J.C., Kardys, I., de Faire, U., Bennet, A., O'Reilly, D., McMahon, A., Packard, C., Clarke, R., Greenland, P., Bowden, J., Di Angelantonio, E., Shah, T., Thompson, S., Verzilli, C., Walker, M., Wensley, F. and Whittaker, J. Collaborative pooled analysis of data on C-reactive protein gene variants and coronary disease: judging causality by Mendelian randomisation, European Journal of Epidemiology, 23:8, pp 531-540 (2008)

Gallego, P.H., Shephard, N., Bulsara, M.K., van Bockxmeer, F.M., Powell, B.L., Beilby, J.P., Arscott, G., Le Page, M., Palmer, L.J., Davis, E.A., Jones, T.W. and Choong, C.S.Y. Angiotensinogen gene T235 variant: a marker for the development of persistent microalbuminuria in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 22:3, pp 191-198 (2008)

Glasson, E.J., de Klerk, N.H., Bass, A.J., Rosman, D.L., Palmer, L.J. and Holman, C.D.J. Cohort Profile: The Western Australian Family Connections Genealogical Project, International Journal of Epidemiology, 37: pp 30-35 (2008)

Hui, J., Oka, A., James, A., Palmer, L.J., Musk, A.W., Beilby, J. and Inoko, H. A genome-wide association scan for asthma in a general Australian population, Human Genetics, 123:3, pp 297-306 (2008)

Lawlor, D.A., Harbord, R.M., Timpson, N.J., Lowe, G.D.O., Rumley, A., Gaunt, T.R., Baker, I., Yarnell, J.W.G., Kivimaki, M., Kumari, M., Norman, P.E., Jamrozik, K., Hankey, G.J., Almeida, O.P., Flicker, L., Warrington, N., Marmot, M.G., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Palmer, L.J., Day, I.N.M., Ebrahim, S. and Davey Smith, G. The Association of C-Reactive Protein and CRP Genotype with Coronary Heart Disease: Findings from Five Studies with 4,610 Cases amongst 18,637 Participants, PLoS One, 3:8, p e3011 (2008)

Loh, A.M., Wiltshire, S., Emery, J., Carter, K.W. and Palmer, L.J. Celestial3D: a novel method for 3D visualization of familial data, Bioinformatics, 24:9, pp 1210-1211 (2008)

McCaskie, P.A., Beilby, J.P., Hung, J., Chapman, C.M.L., McQuillan, B.M., Powell, B.L., Thompson, P.L. and Palmer, L.J. 15-Lipoxygenase gene variants are associated with carotid plaque but not carotid intima-media thickness, Human Genetics, 123:3, pp 445-453 (2008)

Musk, A.W., James, A.L., Palmer, L.J., Ryan, G.F., Lake, F., Golledge, C.L. and De Klerk, N.H. Respiratory infections and lung function in an Australian Aboriginal community, Respirology, 13:2, pp 257-262 (2008)

Peters, K.E., Wiltshire, S., Henders, A.K., Dragovic, M., Badcock, J.C., Chandler, D., Howell, S., Ellis, C., Bouwer, S., Montgomery, G.W., Palmer, L.J., Kalaydjieva, L. and Jablensky, A. Comprehensive Analysis of Tagging Sequence Variants in DTNBP1 Shows No Association With Schizophrenia or With Its Composite Neurocognitive Endophenotypes, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 147B: pp 1159-1166 (2008)

Powell, B.L., Wiltshire, S., Arscott, G., McCaskie, P.A., Hung, J., McQuillan, B.M., Thompson, P.L., Carter, K.W., Palmer, L.J. and Beilby, J.P. Association of PARL rs3732581 genetic variant with insulin levels, metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease, Human Genetics, 124:3, pp 263-270 (2008)

Smallwood, L., Allcock, R., van Bockxmeer, F., Warrington, N., Palmer, L.J., Iacopetta, B., Golledge, J. and Norman, P.E. Polymorphisms of the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene and abdominal aortic aneurysm, British Journal of Surgery, 95:10, pp 1239-1244 (2008)

Smallwood, L., Allcock, R., van Bockxmeer, F., Warrington, N., Palmer, L.J., Iacopetta, B. and Norman, P.E. Polymorphisms of the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 35:1, pp 31-36 (2008)

Wiltshire, S., Powell, B.L., Jennens, M., McCaskie, P.A., Carter, K.W., Palmer, L.J., Thompson, P.L., McQuillan, B.M., Hung, J. and Beilby, J.P. Investigating the association between K198N coding polymorphism in EDN1 and hypertension, lipoprotein levels, the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, Human Genetics, 123:3, pp 307-313 (2008)

Xiao, J., Zhang, F., Wiltshire, S., Hung, J., Jennens, M., Beilby, J.P., Thompson, P.L., McQuillan, B.M., McCaskie, P.A., Carter, K.W., Palmer, L.J. and Powell, B.L. The apolipoprotein AII rs5082 variant is associated with reduced risk of coronary artery disease in an Australian male population, Atherosclerosis, 199:2, pp 333-339 (2008)

Conference Publications

Hewitt, K.N., Mukherjee, S., Garlepp, M.J., de Klerk, N.H., Reid, A., Creaney, J., Musk, A.W., Robinson, B. and Palmer, L.J. The Genetic Understanding of Asbestos Related Diseases (GUARD) Project, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meetin, United Kingdom, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., 4 (Suppl.2): p A145 (2008)

Nilsson, I.E., Nowak, A.K., McDonald, K.L., Marsh, J.A., Martin, L.J., Hewitt, K.N., Hudson, E.T., Strangman, D., Rodriguez, M.L., Wheeler, H.R., Teo, C., Hovey, E.J., Honeybul, S., Bynevelt, M., Yuile, P.G., Cook, R.J., Joseph, D.J., Robinson, B.G. and Palmer, L.J. AGOG: Australian Genomics and Clinical Outcomes of Glioma - A World Class Resource for the Braing Tumour Community, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meetin, United Kingdom, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., 4 (Suppl.2): p A148 (2008)

Ward, S.V., Cadby, G., Martin, L.J., Hudson, E.T., Hewitt, K.N., Cole, J.M., Wood, F.M., Milward, M.M. and Palmer, L.J. The Western Australian Melanoma Health Study (WAMHS), Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the International Association of Cancer Registries Joint Scientific Meetin, United Kingdom, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., 4 (Suppl.2): p A103 (2008)