List of works - George Davey Smith

STROBE-MR: Guidelines for strengthening the reporting of Mendelian randomization studies

Self-reported stress and subsequent hospital admissions as a result of hypertension, varicose veins and haemorrhoids

scientific article

Common genetic variants and health outcomes appear geographically structured in the UK Biobank sample: Old concerns returning and their implications

article

N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and statins in heart failure

scientific article published in The Lancet

Managing the exponential growth of Mendelian randomization studies

Proteomics and Population Biology in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS): design of a study with mentored access and active data sharing

scientific article published in 2022

Proxy gene-by-environment Mendelian randomization study of the association between cigarette smoking during pregnancy and offspring mental health

scientific article published in March 2023

Genome-wide association meta-analysis of childhood ADHD symptoms and diagnosis identifies new loci and potential effector genes

A novel semi-automated classifier of hip osteoarthritis on DXA images shows expected relationships with clinical outcomes in UK Biobank

scientific article published on 17 December 2021

Investigation of genetic determinants of cognitive change in later life

scholarly article published on 18 January 2024

Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

Investigating Gene–Environment Interplay Between Bereavement and Polygenic Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Externalizing Behaviors During Adolescence

Jointly modelling multiple ancestral populations using GWAS summary data improves causal inference

Does smoking cause lower educational attainment and general cognitive ability? Triangulation of causal evidence using multiple study designs

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Clinical trials and clinical practice

scientific article published in The Lancet

Genetic variation and elevated liver enzymes during childhood, adolescence and early adulthood

scientific article published on 27 April 2023

Association Between Maternal Use of Folic Acid Supplements and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

scholarly article by Pål Surén et al published June 2013 in Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Author's reply

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Blood pressure variability and night-time dipping assessed by 24-hour ambulatory monitoring: cross-sectional association with cardiac structure in adolescents

Letter to the Editor From Richmond et al: “Sleep Duration and Visceral Adipose Tissue: Linear and Nonlinear Mendelian Randomization Analyses”

MR-pheWAS with stratification and interaction: Searching for the causal effects of smoking heaviness identified an effect on facial aging

On misunderstandings of individual and population risks: response to Stephen Rappaport

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Causal relationships between lipid and glycemic levels in an Indian population: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization approach

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Characterizing the Causal Pathway From Childhood Adiposity to Right Heart Physiology and Pulmonary Circulation Using Lifecourse Mendelian Randomization

Genome-wide mapping identifies beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl-transferase as a novel determinant of sclerostin levels and bone mineral density

Infection, medical care and inequalities

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Correction: Lipoprotein signatures of cholesteryl ester transfer protein and HMG-CoA reductase inhibition

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Does blood pressure recovery from an active mental stressor predict future blood pressure? A comparison with blood pressure reactivity

KIVIMÄKI ET AL. RESPOND

HIV Infection and Smoking Behavior

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Variation in Serum PCSK9 (Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9), Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and an Investigation of Potential Unanticipated Effects of PCSK9 Inhibition

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Author response: Taller height and risk of coronary heart disease and cancer: A within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

Small numbers and poor measurements

The relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids and inflammation: evidence from cohort and Mendelian randomization analyses

Using the global randomization test as a Mendelian randomization falsification test for the exclusion restriction assumption

Genetic nurture versus genetic transmission of risk for ADHD traits in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Managing the exponential growth of mendelian randomization studies

Does piperacillin-tazobactam increase mortality risk compared to cefepime? Collider bias and the importance of assumptions in instrumental variable analyses

scientific article published on 24 June 2025

Sex Differences in the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Associated With Type 2 Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

scientific article published on 04 December 2020

Multivariate genome-wide analysis of aging-related traits identifies novel loci and new drug targets for healthy aging

scientific article published on 7 August 2023

Mensuration, Mendel, and a 19th century public health justification for US imperialism

scientific article published in August 2006

The role of gallstones in gallbladder cancer in India: a Mendelian randomization study

scientific article published on 13 November 2020

Mammographic density mediates the protective effect of early-life body size on breast cancer risk

Systematic evaluation of the causal relationship between DNA methylation and C-reactive protein

Relationship between smoking and ALS: Mendelian randomisation interrogation of causality

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Blood pressure reactions to the cold pressor test and future blood pressure status

Response by Labos et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Evaluation of the Pleiotropic Effects of Statins: A Reanalysis of the Randomized Trial Evidence Using Egger Regression"

scientific article published on 01 May 2018

List of works by George Davey Smith