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James A. Overton

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A global meta‐analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

A Siefert, C Violle, L Chalmandrier, CH Albert… - Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have shown that accounting for intraspecific trait variation (ITV) may better
address major questions in community ecology. However, a general picture of the relative …

Advancing human genetics research and drug discovery through exome sequencing of the UK Biobank

JD Szustakowski, S Balasubramanian, E Kvikstad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The UK Biobank Exome Sequencing Consortium (UKB-ESC) is a private–public
partnership between the UK Biobank (UKB) and eight biopharmaceutical companies that …

Transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization: a systematic review

P Giordano, J Overton, F Madeddu… - Diseases of the colon …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: Transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization consists of a Doppler-guided ligation
of the distal branches of the rectal arteries. The aim of this review is to assess the current …

De novo mutations revealed by whole-exome sequencing are strongly associated with autism

SJ Sanders, MT Murtha, AR Gupta, JD Murdoch… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Multiple studies have confirmed the contribution of rare de novo copy number variations to
the risk for autism spectrum disorders,,. But whereas de novo single nucleotide variants …

Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants

JD Backman, AH Li, A Marcketta, D Sun, J Mbatchou… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
A major goal in human genetics is to use natural variation to understand the phenotypic
consequences of altering each protein-coding gene in the genome. Here we used exome …

The immune epitope database (IEDB): 2018 update

R Vita, S Mahajan, JA Overton, SK Dhanda… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Immune Epitope Database (IEDB, iedb. org) captures experimental data
confined in figures, text and tables of the scientific literature, making it freely available and …

The immune epitope database (IEDB) 3.0

R Vita, JA Overton, JA Greenbaum… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The IEDB, www. iedb. org, contains information on immune epitopes—the molecular targets
of adaptive immune responses—curated from the published literature and submitted by …

Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects

LJ Howe, MG Nivard, TT Morris, AF Hansen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Estimates from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of unrelated individuals capture
effects of inherited variation (direct effects), demography (population stratification …

De novo mutations in histone-modifying genes in congenital heart disease

S Zaidi, M Choi, H Wakimoto, L Ma, J Jiang, JD Overton… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent birth defect, affecting 0.8% of live
births. Many cases occur sporadically and impair reproductive fitness, suggesting a role for …

Use of niche models in invasive species risk assessments

A Jiménez-Valverde, AT Peterson, J Soberón… - Biological …, 2011 - Springer
Risk maps summarizing landscape suitability of novel areas for invading species can be
valuable tools for preventing species' invasions or controlling their spread, but methods …