Gianluca Usala

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

25h-index7.6kcitations34works0.02yr avg
OpenAlex↗Google Scholar↗

Accepting Students?

No reports yet. Know if this professor is taking students?

Research Topics

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(11), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders(4), Iron Metabolism and Disorders(3), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research(3), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(3)

Publications27 total

Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height
UNC Libraries·2020Open Access
Expanding the Mutational Spectrum of<i>CRLF1</i>in Crisponi/CISS1 Syndrome
Human Mutation·2014· 25 cited
A Meta-Analysis of Thyroid-Related Traits Reveals Novel Loci and Gender-Specific Differences in the Regulation of Thyroid Function
PLoS Genetics·2013· 226 citedOpen Access
A Genome-Wide Association Scan on the Levels of Markers of Inflammation in Sardinians Reveals Associations That Underpin Its Complex Regulation
PLoS Genetics·2012· 156 citedOpen Access
Post GWAS analysis of a BCLA intronic region to define its role in regulating HbF levels
UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari)·2012
Novel and recurrent JAG1 mutations in patients with tetralogy of Fallot
Clinical Genetics·2011· 10 cited
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque
Nature Genetics·2011· 213 citedOpen Access
Fine Mapping of Five Loci Associated with Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Detects Variants That Double the Explained Heritability
PLoS Genetics·2011· 173 citedOpen Access
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE consortium identifies common variants associated with carotid intima media thickness and plaque
Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)·2011· 3 citedOpen Access
The central arterial burden of the metabolic syndrome is similar in men and women: the SardiNIA Study
European Heart Journal·2009· 110 citedOpen Access
Amelioration of Sardinian  0 thalassemia by genetic modifiers
Blood·2009· 137 citedOpen Access
Common variants in the SLCO1B3 locus are associated with bilirubin levels and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Human Molecular Genetics·2009· 129 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide Association Study of Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate, and Homocysteine Blood Concentrations
The American Journal of Human Genetics·2009· 9 citedOpen Access
Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study
Nature Genetics·2009· 391 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide Association Study of Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate, and Homocysteine Blood Concentrations
The American Journal of Human Genetics·2009· 272 citedOpen Access
Genetic Modifiers of Homozygous Beta Zero Thalassemia.
Blood·2008
Genome-wide association scan for five major dimensions of personality
Molecular Psychiatry·2008· 290 citedOpen Access
Phosphodiesterase 8B Gene Variants Are Associated with Serum TSH Levels and Thyroid Function
The American Journal of Human Genetics·2008· 136 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide association study shows <i>BCL11A</i> associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of β-thalassemia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2008· 655 citedOpen Access
Common variants in the GDF5-UQCC region are associated with variation in human height
Nature Genetics·2008· 400 citedOpen Access
page 1 of 2Next →

Frequent Co-authors

Manuela Uda(22), Gonçalo R. Abecasis(20), David Schlessinger(19), Serena Sanna(18), Sandra Lai(14), Mariano Dei(13), Antonio Cao(13), Antonella Mulas(11), Edward G. Lakatta(11), Laura Crisponi(11), Angelo Scuteri(10), Giuseppe Albai(10), Ramaiah Nagaraja(10), Fabio Busonero(10), Silvia Naitza(10), Marco Orrù(9), Andrea Maschio(9), Samer S. Najjar(8), Maria Grazia Piras(8), Wei‐Min Chen(7)