Rachel M. Freathy

University of Exeter — United Kingdom

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Birth, Development, and Health(109), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(68), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management(57), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies(45), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(21)

Publications195 total

The influence of fetal sex on maternal blood pressure in pregnancy
BMC Medicine·2025Open Access
Examining the impact of gestational diabetes genetic susceptibility variants on maternal glucose levels during and post pregnancy
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care·2025Open Access
Is Placental Weight associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Placenta·2025
Placental growth plays a key role in the link between maternal glucose levels in pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia
2025Open Access
Multi-ancestry, trans-generational GWAS meta-analysis of gestational diabetes and glycaemic traits during pregnancy reveals limited evidence of pregnancy-specific genetic effects
2025Open Access
Examining the impact of gestational diabetes genetic susceptibility variants on maternal glucose levels during and post-pregnancy
2025Open Access
Examining the association between fetal <i>HLA-C</i> , maternal <i>KIR</i> haplotypes and birth weight
2025Open Access
The influence of fetal sex on maternal blood pressure in pregnancy
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Genetic score associations with birthweight in preterm-born infants compared with term-born infants
2025Open Access
Rare variant associations with birth weight identify genes involved in adipose tissue regulation, placental function and insulin-like growth factor signalling
Nature Communications·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Multi-ancestry Genome Wide Association Study Meta-analysis of Non-syndromic Orofacial Clefts
2024· 7 citedOpen Access
DINGO: increasing the power of locus discovery in maternal and fetal genome-wide association studies of perinatal traits
Nature Communications·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
Exploring and Accounting for Genetically Driven Effect Heterogeneity in Mendelian Randomization
Genetic Epidemiology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Understanding the Genetic Landscape of Gestational Diabetes: Insights into the Causes and Consequences of Elevated Glucose Levels in Pregnancy
Metabolites·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: Trans-ancestral genome-wide association study of longitudinal pubertal height growth and shared heritability with adult health outcomes
Genome biology·2024Open Access
Exploring and accounting for genetically driven effect heterogeneity in Mendelian Randomization
2024Open Access
Smoking during pregnancy and its effect on placental weight: a Mendelian randomization study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Rare variant associations with birth weight identify genes involved in adipose tissue regulation, placental function and insulin-like growth factor signalling
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Timothy M. Frayling(36), Andrew T. Hattersley(28), Michael N. Weedon(26), Robin N. Beaumont(21), Jessica Tyrrell(20), George Davey Smith(18), Mark I. McCarthy(18), Andrew R. Wood(18), Hanieh Yaghootkar(18), Debbie A. Lawlor(17), Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin(16), Samuel E. Jones(15), Katherine S. Ruth(15), Anna Murray(15), Beverley M. Shields(14), Susan M. Ring(14), Marcus A. Tuke(14), Cecilia M. Lindgren(12), David M. Evans(12), Bjarke Feenstra(11)