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Rainer Malik

Research Associate Computational Biology, LMU Munich
Verified email at med.uni-muenchen.de
Cited by 18143

Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

…, V Escott-Price, GJ Falcone, P Gormley, R Malik… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Brain disorders may exhibit shared symptoms and substantial epidemiological
comorbidity, inciting debate about their etiologic overlap. However, detailed study of …

Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes

R Malik, G Chauhan, M Traylor, M Sargurupremraj… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Stroke has multiple etiologies, but the underlying genes and pathways are largely unknown.
We conducted a multiancestry genome-wide-association meta-analysis in 521,612 …

Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

…, V Artto, M Kaunisto, S Vepsäläinen, R Malik… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder affecting around one in seven people worldwide,
but its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. There is some debate about …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries

A Mishra, R Malik, T Hachiya, T Jürgenson, S Namba… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of stroke — the second leading cause
of death worldwide — were conducted predominantly in populations of European ancestry 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

…, YC Cheng, M Fornage, MA Ikram, R Malik… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Various genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been done in ischaemic
stroke, identifying a few loci associated with the disease, but sample sizes have been …

Multi-ethnic genome-wide association study for atrial fibrillation

…, PW Macfarlane, PK Magnusson, A Mahajan, R Malik… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 33 million individuals worldwide 1 and has a complex
heritability 2 . We conducted the largest meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (…

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine

…, T Kurth, F Bettella, G McMahon, M Kallela, R Malik… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Migraine is the most common brain disorder, affecting approximately 14% of the adult
population, but its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. We report the results of a meta-…

Genetic heritability of ischemic stroke and the contribution of previously reported candidate gene and genomewide associations

S Bevan, M Traylor, P Adib-Samii, R Malik, NLM Paul… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— The contribution of genetics to stroke risk, and whether this differs
for different stroke subtypes, remainsuncertain. Genomewide complex trait analysis allows …

Genome-wide association study identifies a variant in HDAC9 associated with large vessel ischemic stroke

…, A Strange, Z Su, G Band, PD Syme, R Malik… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Genetic factors have been implicated in stroke risk, but few replicated associations have
been reported. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for ischemic stroke …

Genome-wide association analysis identifies susceptibility loci for migraine without aura

T Freilinger, V Anttila, B De Vries, R Malik, M Kallela… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Migraine without aura is the most common form of migraine, characterized by recurrent
disabling headache and associated autonomic symptoms. To identify common genetic variants …