Selected key publications (*: equal contribution)
1. Loh M*, Zhang W*, Ng HK, …, Kooner JS*, Saleheen D*, Chambers JC*. Identification of genetic effects underlying Type 2 Diabetes in South Asian and European populations. Commun Biol 5, 329 (2022). IF: 6.27

2. Hawe JS, Wilson R, Schmid K, …, Loh M*, Heinig M*, Gieger C*, Waldenberger M*, Chambers JC*. Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides new insights into the molecular pathways regulating genomic function. Nature Genetics, 54(1):18-29 2022 Jan. IF: 38.33

3. Chen Y, Kassam I, Lau SH, Kooner JS, Wilson R, Peters A, Winkelmann J, Chambers JC, Chow VT, Khor CC, van Dam RM, Teo YY, Loh M*, Sim X*. Impact of BMI and waist circumference on epigenome-wide DNA methylation and identification of epigenetic biomarkers in blood: an EWAS in multi-ethnic Asian individuals. Clin Epigenetics. 2021 Oct 20;13(1):195. IF: 6.55

4. Kassam I, Tan S, Gan FF, …, Loh M.. Genome-wide identification of cis DNA methylation quantitative trait loci in three Southeast Asian populations. Human Molecular Genetics 2021 Feb 6:ddab038. IF: 4.48

5. Loh M, Zhou L, Ng HK and Chambers JC. Epigenetic disturbances in obesity and diabetes: epidemiological and functional insights. Molecular Metabolism 2019 Sep; 27S:S33-S41. IF: 6.29

6. Zhou L, Ng HK, Drautz-Moses DI, Schuster SC, Beck S, Kim C, Chambers JC, Loh M. Systematic evaluation of library preparation methods and sequencing platforms for high-throughput whole genome bisulfite sequencing. Scientific Reports 2019 Jul 17. IF: 4.53

7. Wahl S*, Drong A*, Lehne B*, Loh M*, …, Kooner JS, Grallert H, Chambers JC. Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity Nature. 2017 Jan 5;541(7635):81-86, IF: 40.14

8. Kato N*, Loh M*, Takeuchi F*, …, van der Harst P, Kooner JS, Chambers JC. Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation. Nature Genetics. 2015 Sep 21. IF: 38.33

9. Chambers JC*, Loh M*, Lehne B*, …, McCarthy MI, Elliott P, Kooner JS. Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Jul;3(7):526-34. IF: 19.74

10. Loh M, Liem N, Vaithilingam A, Lim PL, Sapari NS, Cheng CL, Yan B, Pang B, Salto-Tellez M, Yon WP, Iacopetta B, Soong R. DNA Methylation Subgroups and the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Gastric Cancer: A Comprehensive Profiling Approach. BMC Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar 28;14:55. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-14-55. IF: 2.21