List of works - Peter Lichtner

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

scientific article

Mutations in LRRK2 cause autosomal-dominant parkinsonism with pleomorphic pathology

scientific article (publication date: 18 November 2004)

Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

scientific article

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

scientific article

Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

scientific article

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

scientific article

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

scientific article

Hypothetical LOC387715 is a second major susceptibility gene for age-related macular degeneration, contributing independently of complement factor H to disease risk

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Polymorphisms in FKBP5 are associated with increased recurrence of depressive episodes and rapid response to antidepressant treatment

scientific article

Germline mutations in breast and ovarian cancer pedigrees establish RAD51C as a human cancer susceptibility gene

scientific article

A mutation in VPS35, encoding a subunit of the retromer complex, causes late-onset Parkinson disease

scientific article

GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

scientific article published on 21 June 2013

Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

scientific article published on April 2013

Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

scientific article published in April 2013

Haploinsufficiency of TBK1 causes familial ALS and fronto-temporal dementia

scientific article

Genome-wide association study of restless legs syndrome identifies common variants in three genomic regions

scientific article

Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity

scientific article published in December 2010

GATA3 haplo-insufficiency causes human HDR syndrome

scientific article

The impact of genetic relationship information on genomic breeding values in German Holstein cattle

scientific article

Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

scientific article published on 22 January 2012

Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

scientific article

Calmodulin mutations associated with recurrent cardiac arrest in infants

scientific article published on 06 February 2013

Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria is caused by mutations in the sodium-phosphate cotransporter gene SLC34A3.

scientific article

A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of breast cancer identifies two novel susceptibility loci at 6q14 and 20q11.

scientific article

Multiple regions of alpha-synuclein are associated with Parkinson's disease

scientific article

Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

Functional variants at the 11q13 risk locus for breast cancer regulate cyclin D1 expression through long-range enhancers

scientific article published on 27 March 2013

PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta) is associated with restless legs syndrome

scientific article published on 27 July 2008

Genome-wide scan identifies CDH13 as a novel susceptibility locus contributing to blood pressure determination in two European populations

scientific article published on 20 March 2009

Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Type and frequency of mutations in the LRRK2 gene in familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease*.

scientific article published in December 2005

Prevalence, spectrum, and functional characterization of melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations in a representative population-based sample and obese adults from Germany

scientific article published on 21 February 2006

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

scientific article published on February 2016

Integrating genetic, transcriptional, and functional analyses to identify 5 novel genes for atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 14 August 2014

ImmunoChip study implicates antigen presentation to T cells in narcolepsy

scientific article

A large candidate gene survey identifies the KCNE1 D85N polymorphism as a possible modulator of drug-induced torsades de pointes

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Rare missense and synonymous variants in UBE1 are associated with X-linked infantile spinal muscular atrophy

scientific article

Linkage disequilibrium patterns and tagSNP transferability among European populations

scientific article

A genome-wide scan for signatures of recent selection in Holstein cattle

scientific article published on 21 January 2010

SNP-based analysis of genetic substructure in the German population

scientific article

Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation.

scientific article

The pattern of linkage disequilibrium in German Holstein cattle.

scientific article published on 3 January 2010

Genetic and structural characterization of the human mitochondrial inner membrane translocase

scientific article

A K(ATP) channel gene effect on sleep duration: from genome-wide association studies to function in Drosophila

scientific article

Variation in the 4q25 chromosomal locus predicts atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus at 21q21 for ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction

scientific article

Targeting 160 candidate genes for blood pressure regulation with a genome-wide genotyping array

scientific article

Genome-wide association study of survival from sepsis due to pneumonia: an observational cohort study

scientific article

Large-scale replication and heterogeneity in Parkinson disease genetic loci

scientific article

List of works by Peter Lichtner

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

Mutations in LRRK2 cause autosomal-dominant parkinsonism with pleomorphic pathology

Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

Hypothetical LOC387715 is a second major susceptibility gene for age-related macular degeneration, contributing independently of complement factor H to disease risk

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

Polymorphisms in FKBP5 are associated with increased recurrence of depressive episodes and rapid response to antidepressant treatment

Germline mutations in breast and ovarian cancer pedigrees establish RAD51C as a human cancer susceptibility gene

A mutation in VPS35, encoding a subunit of the retromer complex, causes late-onset Parkinson disease

GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

Haploinsufficiency of TBK1 causes familial ALS and fronto-temporal dementia

Genome-wide association study of restless legs syndrome identifies common variants in three genomic regions

Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity

GATA3 haplo-insufficiency causes human HDR syndrome

The impact of genetic relationship information on genomic breeding values in German Holstein cattle

Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

Calmodulin mutations associated with recurrent cardiac arrest in infants

Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria is caused by mutations in the sodium-phosphate cotransporter gene SLC34A3.

A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of breast cancer identifies two novel susceptibility loci at 6q14 and 20q11.

Multiple regions of alpha-synuclein are associated with Parkinson's disease

Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Functional variants at the 11q13 risk locus for breast cancer regulate cyclin D1 expression through long-range enhancers

PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta) is associated with restless legs syndrome

Genome-wide scan identifies CDH13 as a novel susceptibility locus contributing to blood pressure determination in two European populations

Genetic diagnosis of Mendelian disorders via RNA sequencing

Type and frequency of mutations in the LRRK2 gene in familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease*.

Prevalence, spectrum, and functional characterization of melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations in a representative population-based sample and obese adults from Germany

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

Integrating genetic, transcriptional, and functional analyses to identify 5 novel genes for atrial fibrillation

ImmunoChip study implicates antigen presentation to T cells in narcolepsy

A large candidate gene survey identifies the KCNE1 D85N polymorphism as a possible modulator of drug-induced torsades de pointes

Rare missense and synonymous variants in UBE1 are associated with X-linked infantile spinal muscular atrophy

Linkage disequilibrium patterns and tagSNP transferability among European populations

A genome-wide scan for signatures of recent selection in Holstein cattle

SNP-based analysis of genetic substructure in the German population

Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation.

The pattern of linkage disequilibrium in German Holstein cattle.

Genetic and structural characterization of the human mitochondrial inner membrane translocase

A K(ATP) channel gene effect on sleep duration: from genome-wide association studies to function in Drosophila

Variation in the 4q25 chromosomal locus predicts atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus at 21q21 for ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction

Targeting 160 candidate genes for blood pressure regulation with a genome-wide genotyping array

Genome-wide association study of survival from sepsis due to pneumonia: an observational cohort study

Large-scale replication and heterogeneity in Parkinson disease genetic loci