Brent Richards
Associate Professor
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Department of Medicine Pavillon E-104, Jewish General Hospital
Research Interest
Genetic epidemiology of common, aging-related diseases such as osteoporosis. In particular, we are interested in identifying the genetic determinants of such diseases. Additional research interests include the epidemiology of osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome.
Publications
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HF Zheng*, V Forgetta*, YH Hsu*, K Estrada*, A Rosello-Diez*, PJ Leo*, CL Dahia*, KH Park-Min*, JH Tobias*, C Kooperberg*, A Kleinman, U Styrkarsdottir, CT Liu, C Uggla, DS Evans, CM Nielson, K Walter, U Pettersson-Kymmer, S McCarthy, J Eriksson, T Kwan, M Jhamai, K Trajanoska, Y Memari, J Min, J Huang, P Danecek, B Wilmot, R Li, WC Chou, LE Mokry, A Moayyeri, M Claussnitzer, CH Cheng, W Cheung, C Medina-Gómez, B Ge, SH Chen, K Choi, L Oei, J Fraser, R Kraaij, M Hibbs, C Gregson, D Paquette, A Hofman, C Wibom, GJ Tranah, M Marshall, B Gardiner, P Auer, L Hsu, S Ring, JY Tung, G Thorleifsson, AW Enneman, NM van Schoor, LCPGM deGroot, N vanderVelde, B Melin, JP Kemp, C Christiansen, A Sayers, Y Zhou, S Calderari, J van Rooij, C Carlson, U Peters, S Berlivet, J Dostie, AG Uitterlinden, SR Williams, C Farber, D Grinberg-, AZ LaCroix, J Haessler, DI Chasman, F Giulianini, LM Rose, PM Ridker, JA Eisman-, TV Nguyen, JR Center, XNN Garcia-Giralt, LL Launer, V Gudnason, D Mellström, L Vandenput, MK Karlsson, O Ljunggren, O Svensson, G Hallmans, F Rousseau, S Giroux, J Bussière, P Arp, F Koromani, R Prince, J Lewis, B Langdahl, AP Hermann, JEB Jensen, S Kaptoge, KT Khaw, J Reeve, MM Formosa, A Xuereb-Anastasi, K Åkesson, FE McGuigan, GG Bussière, JM Olmos, MT Zarrabeitia, JA Riancho, SH Ralston, N Alonso, X Jiang, D Goltzman, T Pastinen, E Grundberg, D Gauguier, ES Orwoll, D Karasik, G Davey-Smith, AOGC Consortium, AV Smith, K Siggeirsdottir, TB Harris, MC Zillikens, JBJ vanMeurs, U Thorsteinsdottir, MT Maurano, NJ Timpson, N Soranzo, R Durbin, SG Wilson, EE Ntzani, MA Brown, K Stefansson, DA Hinds, TS Spector, LA Cupples, C Ohlsson, C Greenwood, RD Jackson†, DW Rowe†, CA Loomis†, DM Evans†, CL Ackert-Bicknell†, AL Joyner†, EL Duncan†, DP Kiel†, F Rivadeneira†, JB Richards†for the GEFOS and UK10K Consortia. * and †denote equal contribution. (2015). Whole-genome sequence-based identification of EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture. Nature. 526(7571):112-7.
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LE Mokry, S Ross, OS Ahmad, V Forgetta, G Davey-Smith, A Leong, CMT Greenwood, G Thanassoulis, JB Richards. (2015). Vitamin D and risk of Multiple Sclerosis: a Mendelian Randomization Study. PLOS Medicine. 12(8):e1001866.
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D Manousaki, JW Kent Jr., K Haack S Zhou, P Xie, CM Greenwood, P Brassard, DE Newman, S Cole, JG Umans, G Rouleau, AG Comuzzie, JB Richards. (2016). Towards Precision Medicine: TBC1D4 Disruption is Common in The Inuit and Leads to Under-Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. Epub ahead of print 2016 Aug 9.