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Prof Alexander Macgregor

Job Title Contact Location
Professor of Genetic Epidemiology  A dot Macgregor at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3570  
Elizabeth Fry Building 2.02 
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Career

  • Consultant Rheumatologist
  • Epidemiologist

Key Research Interests

  • Genetic epidemiology
  • Rheumatic disease epdeimiology

Research Group Members

Population health

Teaching Interests

  • Unit 2
  • Research methods.

Number of items: 103.

Article

Welch, A, Macgregor, A, Jennings, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Spector, T and Cassidy, A (2012) Habitual flavonoid intakes are positively associated with bone mineral density in women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 27 (9). pp. 1872-1878. ISSN 08840431

Jennings, A, Welch, A, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Kay, C, Minihane, A-M, Chowienczyk, P, Jiang, B, Cecelja, M, Spector, T, Macgregor, A and Cassidy, A (2012) Higher anthocyanin intake is associated with lower arterial stiffness and central pressure in women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ISSN 0002-9165

Abdelhamid, AS, Mooney, J, Walker, AA, Barton, G, Macgregor, AJ, Scott, DGI and Watts, RA (2012) An evaluation of rheumatology practitioner outreach clinics: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 12 (1). p. 119. ISSN 1472-6963

Watts, RA, Mooney, J, Skinner, J, Scott, DGI and Macgregor, AJ (2012) The contrasting epidemiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) and microscopic polyangiitis. Rheumatology. ISSN 1462-0324 (In Press)

Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Skinner, J, Guile, G, Cassidy, A, Spector, TD and Macgregor, AJ (2011) Diet and bone mineral density study of twins shows a negative association with a traditional English dietary pattern and a positive association with alcohol. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94. pp. 1371-1375. ISSN 0002-9165

Davies, Charlotte, Lorgelly, Paula, Shemilt, Ian, Mugford, Miranda, Tucker, Keith and Macgregor, Alexander (2010) Can choices between alternative hip prostheses be evidence based? a review of the economic evaluation literature. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 8 (1). p. 20. ISSN 1478-7547

Frances, MK, Williams, FMK, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2010) Pain reporting at different body sites is explained by a single underlying genetic factor. Rheumatology (Oxford).

Livshits, G, Ermakov, S, Popham, M, MacGregor, AJ, Sambrook, PN, Spector, TD and Williams, FMK (2010) Evidence that bone mineral density plays a role in degenerative disc disease: an MRI-based population study. Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

Williams, FMK, Skinner, J, Spector, TD, Cassidy, A, Clark, IM, Davidson, RM and Macgregor, AJ (2010) Dietary garlic and hip osteoarthritis: evidence of a protective effect and putative mechanism of action. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11 (1). p. 280. ISSN 1471-2474

Cassidy, A, Skidmore, PML, Rimm, E, Welch, AA, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Skinner, J, Burling, K, Richards, J, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2009) Plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with body composition and plant based dietary factors in female twins. Journal of Nutrition, 139 (2). pp. 353-358.

Hawkes, CH and MacGregor, AJ (2009) Twin studies and the heritability of MS: a conclusion. Mult Scler, 15 (6). pp. 661-7.

Lorgelly, P, Davies, C, Shemilt, I, Mugford, M and Macgregor, A (2009) Which prostheses are cost-effective? The Knee, 16 (6). p. 419. ISSN 09680160

MacGregor, AJ (2009) Physical factors dominate over psychological influences in determining pain-related loss of function in inflammatory polyarthritis. Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. (Unpublished)

MacGregor, AJ, Li, Q, Spector, TD and Williams, FM (2009) The genetic influence on radiographic osteoarthritis is site specific at the hand, hip and knee. Rheumatology (Oxford), 48 (3). pp. 277-80.

Skidmore, PML, Cassidy, A, Swaminathan, R, Richards, J, Mangino, M, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2009) An obesogenic postnatal environment is more important than the fetal environment for development of adult adiposity: a study of female twins. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90 (2). pp. 401-406.

Watts, RA, Al-Taiar, AM, Mooney, J, Scott, DG and MacGregor, AJ (2009) The epidemiology of Takayasu arteritis in the UK GPRD. Rheumatology, 48 (8). pp. 1008-1011.

Watts, RA, Al-Taier, A, MacGregor, AJ and Scott, DGI (2009) Prevalence and incidence of Wegener's granulomatosis in th UK general practice research database. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 61 (10). pp. 1412-1416.

Ryder, J J, Garrison, K, Song, F, Hooper, L, Skinner, J, Loke, Y, Loughlin, J, Higgins, J P T and Macgregor, AJ (2008) Genetic associations in peripheral joint osteoarthritis and spinal degenerative disease: a systematic review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 67 (5). pp. 584-591. ISSN 0003-4967

Clark, I, Macgregor, A and Donell, ST (2008) The genetic association between asporin and osteoarthritis. The Knee, 15 (3). vii-viii.

Jois, RN, MacGregor, AJ and Gaffney, K (2008) Recognition of inflammatory back pain and ankylosing spondylitis in primary care. Rheumatology (Oxford), 47 (9). pp. 1364-6.

Sibanda, N, Copley, LP, Lewsey, JD, Boroff, M, Gregg, P, MacGregor, AJ, Pickford, M, Porter, M, Tucker, K and Van der Meulen, JH (2008) Revision rates after primary hip replacement in England between 2003 and 2006. PLoS Medicine, 5 (9). p. 179.

Skidmore, PML, Cassidy, A, Swaminathan, R, Richards, J, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2008) Relation of birth weight, BMI and change in size from birth to adulthood to insulin resistance in a female twin cohort. Journal of Endocrinol Metab, 93 (2). pp. 516-520.

Williams, FM, Cherkas, LF, Bertolaccini, ML, Murru, V, Surdulescu, GL, Hughes, GR, Khamashta, MA, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2008) Migraine and antiphospholipid antibodies: no association found in migraine-discordant monozygotic twin. Cephalalgia, 28 (10). pp. 1048-52.

Cherkas, L, Williams, F, Carter, L, Howell, K, Black, CM, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2007) Heritability of Raynaud's phenomenon and vascular responsiveness to cold: a study of adult female twins. Arthritis Care and Research, 57 (3). pp. 524-528.

Khoshaba, B, Cooper, D and MacGregor, AJ (2007) Development and validation of patient-based disease activity score in rheumatoid arthritis that can be used in clinical trials and routine practice. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 59 (2). pp. 192-199.

Livshits, G, Kato, B, Zhai, G, Hart, D, Hunter, D, Williams, F, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, T (2007) Genomewide linkage scan of hand osteoarthritis in female twin pairs showing replication of QTLs on chromosome 2 and 19. Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 66 (5). pp. 623-627.

Naganathan, V, MacGregor, AJ and Sambrook, P (2007) The role of gene-environment interaction in determining bone mineral density in a twin population. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 10 (1). pp. 191-197.

Norbury, T, MacGregor, AJ, Urwin, J, Spector, T and McMahon, S (2007) Heritability of responses to painful stimuli in women: a classical twin study. Brain, 130 (11). pp. 3041-3049.

Williams, F, Kato, B, Livshits, G, Sambrook, P, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2007) Lumbar disc disease shows linkage to chromosome 19 overlapping with a QTL for hand OA. Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 67 (1). pp. 117-119.

Williams, F, Manek, M, Sambrook, P, Spector, T and MacGregor, AJ (2007) Schmorl's nodes: Common, highly heritable, and related to lumbar disc disease. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 57 (5). pp. 855-860.

Jois, RN, Leeder, L, Gibb, A, Gaffney, K, MacGregor, AJ, Somerville, M and Scott, DGI (2006) Low-dose infliximab treatment for ankylosing spondylitis--clinically- and cost-effective. Rheumatology (Oxford), 45 (12). pp. 1566-1569.

Singer, JJ, Falchi, M, MacGregor, AJ, Cherkas, LF and Spector, TD (2006) Genome-wide scan for prospective memory suggests linkage to chromosome 12q22. Behav Genet, 36 (1). pp. 18-28.

Skidmore, PML, Cassidy, A, Swaminathan, R, Falchi, M, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2006) Intrauterine, Environmental, and Genetic Influences in the Relationship Between Birth Weight and Lipids in a Female Twin Cohort. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 26 (10). pp. 2373-2379.

Andrew, T, Antioniades, L, Scurrah, KJ, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2005) Risk of wrist fracture in women is heritable and is influenced by genes that are largely independent of those influencing BMD. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20 (1). pp. 67-74.

Barber, MJ, Cordell, HJ, MacGregor, AJ and Andrew, T (2004) Gamma regression improves Haseman-Elston and variance components linkage analysis for sib-pairs. Genetic Epidemiology, 26 (2). pp. 97-107.

Bessant, R, Hingorani, A, Patel, L, MacGregor, AJ, Isenberg, DA and Rahman, A (2004) Risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in a large British cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford), 43 (7). pp. 924-929.

Hakim, AJ, Cherkas, LF, Grahame, R, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2004) The genetic epidemiology of joint hypermobility: a population study of female twins. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 50 (8). pp. 2640-2644.

Lange, C, Van Steen, K, Andrew, T, Lyon, H, DeMeo, D, Raby, B, Murphy, A, Silverman, E, MacGregor, AJ, Weiss, S and Laird, N (2004) A Family Based Association Test for Repeatedly Measured Quantitative Traits Adjusting for Unknown Environmental and/or Polygenic Effects. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3 (1). pp. 1-17.

MacGregor, AJ, Andrew, T, Sambrook, P and Spector, TD (2004) Structural, psychological and genetic influences on low back and neck pain: a study of adult female twins. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51 (2). pp. 160-167.

MacGregor, AJ, Gallimore, JR, Spector, TD and Pepys, MB (2004) Genetic effects on baseline values of C-reactive protein and serum amyloid a protein: a comparison of monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Clinical Chemistry, 50 (1). pp. 130-134.

Spector, TD, MacGregor, AJ, Zavitsanos, X, Tumino, R and Galasso, R (2004) Risk factors for osteoarthritis: genetics. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 12 (Suppl A).

Van den Oord, EJ, MacGregor, AJ, Snieder, H and Spector, TD (2004) Modeling with measured genotypes: effects of the vitamin D receptor gene, age, and latent genetic and environmental factors on bone mineral density. Behav Genet, 34 (2). pp. 197-206.

Williams, F, Cherkas, L, Spector, T and MacGregor, AJ (2004) The effect of moderate alcohol consumption on bone mineral density: a study of female twins. Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 64 (2). pp. 309-310.

Williams, FM, Cherkas, LF, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2004) A common genetic factor underlies hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 4 (20).

Antoniades, L, MacGregor, AJ, Andrew, T and Spector, TD (2003) Association of birth weight with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis in adult twins. Rheumatology (Oxford), 42 (6). pp. 791-796.

Cherkas, LF, Carter, L, Spector, TD, Howell, KJ, Black, CM and MacGregor, AJ (2003) Use of thermographic criteria to identify Raynaud's phenomenon in a population setting. Rheumatology, 30 (4). pp. 720-722.

Hakim, AJ, Cherkas, LF, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2003) Genetic associations between frozen shoulder and tennis elbow: a female twin study. Rheumatology (Oxford), 42 (6). pp. 739-742.

Knapp, KM, Andrew, T, MacGregor, AJ, Blake, GM, Fogelman, I and Spector, TD (2003) An investigation of unique and shared gene effects on speed of sound and bone density using axial transmission quantitative ultrasound and DXA in twins. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 18 (8). pp. 1525-1530.

MacGregor, AJ, Andrew, T, Sambrook, P and Spector, TD (2003) Structural, psychological and genetic influences on low back and neck pain: a twin study. Arthritis Care and Research, 51 (2). pp. 160-167.

Manek, NJ, Hart, D, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2003) The association of body mass index and osteoarthritis of the knee joint: an examination of genetic and environmental influences. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 48 (4). pp. 1024-1029.

Mulder, EJ, Van Baal, C, Gaist, D, Kallela, M, Kaprio, J, Svensson, DA, Nyholt, DR, Martin, NG, MacGregor, AJ, Cherkas, LF, Boomsma, DI and Palotie, A (2003) Genetic and environmental influences on migraine: a twin study across six countries. Twin Research, 6 (5). pp. 422-431.

Smyth, AE, MacGregor, AJ, Mukerjee, D, Brough, GM, Black, CM and Denton, CP (2003) A cross-sectional comparison of three self-reported functional indices in scleroderma. Rheumatology (Oxford), 42 (6). pp. 732-738.

Steer, S and MacGregor, AJ (2003) Genetic epidemiology: disease susceptibility and severity. Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 15 (2). pp. 116-121.

Andrew, T, Mak, YT, Reed, P, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2002) Linkage and association for bone mineral density and heel ultrasound measurements with a simple tandem repeat polymorphism near the osteocalcin gene in female dizygotic twins. Osteoporos International, 13 (9). pp. 745-754.

Bataille, V, Snieder, H, MacGregor, AJ, Sasieni, P and Spector, TD (2002) The influence of genetics and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of acne: a twin study of acne in women. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 119 (6). pp. 1317-1322.

Hakim, AJ, Cherkas, L, El Zayat, S, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2002) The genetic contribution to carpal tunnel syndrome in women: a twin study. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 47 (3). pp. 275-279.

Hunter, DJ, Lange, M, Snieder, H, MacGregor, AJ, Swaminathan, R, Thakker, RV and Spector, TD (2002) Genetic contribution to renal function and electrolyte balance: a twin study. Clinical Science, 103 (3). pp. 259-265.

Lange, C, Whittaker, J and MacGregor, AJ (2002) Generalised estimating equations: a hybrid approach for mean parameters in multivariate regression models. Statistical Modelling, 2 (3). pp. 163-181.

MacGregor, AJ, Lanchbury, J, Rigby, AS, Kaprio, J and Snieder, H (2002) Using twin studies to label disease as genetic or environmental is inappropriate. British Medical Journal, 324 (7345). p. 1100.

Naganathan, V, MacGregor, AJ, Snieder, H, Nguyen, T, Spector, T and Sambrook, P (2002) Gender differences in the genetic factors responsible for variation in bone density and ultrasound. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 17 (4). pp. 725-733.

Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2002) The St. Thomas' UK Adult Twin Registry. Twin Research, 5 (5). pp. 440-443.

Andrew, T, Hart, DJ, Snieder, H, De Lange, M, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2001) Are twins and singletons comparable? A study of disease-related and lifestyle characteristics in adult women. Twin Research, 4 (6). pp. 464-477.

Antoniades, L, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2001) The genetic contribution to hip joint morphometry and relationship to hip cartilage thickness. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 9 (6). pp. 593-595.

Baird, J, Osmond, C, MacGregor, AJ, Snieder, H, Hales, CN and Phillips, DI (2001) Testing the fetal origins hypothesis in twins: the Birmingham twin study. Diabetologia, 44 (1). pp. 33-39.

Cherkas, LF, Howell, K, Carter, L, Black, CM and MacGregor, AJ (2001) The use of portable radiometry to assess Raynaud's phenomenon: a practical alternative to thermal imaging. Rheumatology (Oxford), 40 (12). pp. 1384-1387.

Hunter, D, De Lange, M, Snieder, H, MacGregor, AJ, Swaminathan, R, Thakker, RV and Spector, TD (2001) Genetic contribution to bone metabolism, calcium excretion, and vitamin D and parathyroid hormone regulation. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 16 (2). pp. 371-378.

Hunter, DJ, De Lange, M, Andrew, T, Snieder, H, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2001) Genetic variation in bone mineral density and calcaneal ultrasound: a study of the influence of menopause using female twins. Osteoporos International, 12 (5). pp. 406-411.

Keen, RW, Snieder, H, Molloy, H, Daniels, J, Chiano, M, Gibson, F, Fairbairn, L, Smith, P, MacGregor, AJ, Gewert, D and Spector, TD (2001) Evidence of association and linkage disequilibrium between a novel polymorphism in the transforming growth factor beta 1 gene and hip bone mineral density: a study of female twins. Rheumatology (Oxford), 40 (1). pp. 48-54.

MacGregor, AJ, Canavan, R, Knight, C, Denton, CP, Davar, J, Coghlan, J and Black, CM (2001) Pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis: risk factors for progression and consequences for survival. Rheumatology (Oxford), 40 (4). pp. 453-459.

Snieder, H, Van den Oord, EJ, Chiano, M, MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2001) Sib-TDT analysis of human TGF-beta1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in female twins: evidence for linkage and association with blood pressure at the codon 263 polymorphism. Genescreen. pp. 89-92.

Spector, TD, MacGregor, AJ and Snieder, H (2001) Uses of twins in studying the genetics of complex traits. Genescreen, 1 (2). pp. 93-96.

MacGregor, AJ and Reavley, Genetic epidemiology of pain. Pain. (In Press)

Book Section

Li, Q, Macgregor, AJ and Wang, W (2011) Novel Data Mining Approaches for Detecting Quantitative Trait Loci of Bone Mineral Density in Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis. In: Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning - IDEAL 2011. Springer, pp. 498-510.

MacGregor, AJ (2010) The genetic epidemiology of pain. In: Chronic Pain Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health. OUP (Oxford).

Andrew, T and MacGregor, AJ (2004) Genetics of Osteoporosis. In: Current Reports in Rheumatology. UNSPECIFIED.

MacGregor, AJ (2004) Heritability of pain in humans. In: Genetics of Pain. International Association for the Study of Pain. ISBN 0931092515

MacGregor, AJ and Spector, TD (2004) Epidemiology of Rheumatic diseases. In: ABC of Rheumatology. BMJ Publications. ISBN 0727916882

MacGregor, AJ and Silman, A (2003) Epidemiology and classification (of rheumatoid arthritis). In: Textbook of Rheumatology Second Edition. Mosby, pp. 757-763.

Manek, N and MacGregor, AJ (2003) Osteoarthritis. In: Imaging in Rheumatology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192632639

Spector, TD, Manek, N and MacGregor, AJ (2002) Genetics of osteoarthritis. In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. UNSPECIFIED.

Williams, G, Fitzpatrick, R, MacGregor, AJ and Rigby, AS (2002) Rheumatoid arthritis. In: Experiencing and Explaining Disease. Open University Press, pp. 45-82. ISBN 0335208371

MacGregor, AJ, Haque Hussain, SS, Bunn, D, Reavley, CM, Millsted, J, Tilston, J and Symmons, DPM (2001) The genetic epidemiology of pain. In: Biobehavioural approached to pain. New York: Springer.

Snieder, H and MacGregor, AJ (2001) Twin studies. In: Encyclopaedia of molecular medicine. Wiley and Sons Inc. ISBN 0471374954

Monograph

Clark, IM, Macgregor, AJ and Donell, ST (2008) Editorial-The genetic association between asporin and osteoarthritis. Editorial. UNSPECIFIED.

Conference or Workshop Item

Watts, RA, Mooney, J, Mukhtyar, C, Skinner, J, Macgregor, A and Scott, DGI (2011) Contrasting epidemiology of Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis. In: 15th International Vasculitis & ANCA Workshop, May 2011.

Joshi, N, Loke, Y and Macgregor, A (2010) The Reproductive Safety of Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs and Biologic Agents in Men: A Systematic Review. In: Annual Meeting of the British-Society-Rheumatology/Spring Meeting of British-Health-Professional-in-Rheumatology, 21-23 April 2010, Birmingham, England.

Davies, C, Shemilt, I, Macgregor, A, Mugford, M and Lorgelly, P (2009) Can Choices Between Alternative Hip Protheses be Evidnece Based? A Review of the Economic Evaluation Literature. In: Annual Meeting of the British-Society-of-Rheumatology, April 28 - May 01 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.

WIlliams, F, Davidson, R, Skinner, J, Culley, K, Bao, YP, Cassidy, A, Clark, I and Macgregor, A (2009) Epidemiological and Molecular Evidence for the Chondroprotective Effect of Garlic in Osteoarthritis. In: Annual Meeting of the British-Society-of-Rheumatology, April 28 - May 01 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.

Watts, R, Nelson, D, Mooney, J, Macgregor, A and Scott, D (2009) Is There Spatial Clustering of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in the UK? In: Annual Meeting of the British-Society-of-Rheumatology, April 28 - May 01 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.

Li, Q, Wang, W, MacGregor, AJ and Smith, G (2009) A Hybrid Method of Multidimensional Scaling and Clustering for Determining Genetic Influence on Phenotypes. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications.

Pradeep, JD, Gaffney, K, Keat, A, Macgregor, A, Brooksby, A, Gibb, A, Harris, C and Leeder, J (2008) Response to anti-TNF therapy in Ankylosing spondylitis can be delayed and is predicted by BASDAI, HLA-B27 and baseline CRP. In: 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology/43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, 24-29 Ocotber 2008, San Franciso, CA, USA.

Watts, R, Macgregor, A, Al-Taiar, A, Mooney, J and Scott, DG (2008) Occurrence of Takayasu arteritis in the United Kingdom. In: 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology/43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, 24-29 Ocotber 2008, San Franciso, CA, USA.

Lapraik, C, Bunn, D, Scott, DGI, Tilston, J, Brooksby, A, Donell, Simon, Manning, S, Farragher, T, Silman, AJ, Symmons, DP and Macgregor, Alex J (2006) 10 year risk of major joint replacement in subjects with early inflammatory polyarthritis: Results from an inception cohort. In: 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology/41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association-of-Rheumatology-Health-Professionals, NOV 10-15, 2006, Washington, DC.

MacGregor, AJ (2004) The Genetic Epidemiology of Pain Perception. In: London Pain, Madrid, Spain.

MacGregor, AJ, Ocke, MC, Peeters, PH and Brustad, M (2004) The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis. In: Conference on Orthopaedics and Sport, London.

MacGregor, AJ (2003) Insights from Twin studies. In: Institute of Arthritis and Pain, London.

MacGregor, AJ (2002) The Epidemiology of Raynaud's phenomenon. In: Conference on Medical thermography, Royal Free Hospital.

MacGregor, AJ (2002) Twins and Sport. In: Conference on the Genetics of Sport, London.

MacGregor, AJ (2002) Multivariate methods in the genetic dissection of complex disease. In: Drug Information Agency meeting, Basel.

MacGregor, AJ (2001) Cluster analysis in multivariate models. In: International Conference on Twin Studies, Imperial College, London.

MacGregor, AJ (2001) The genetic basis of the osteoarthritis phenotype. In: International Study Group on the Genetics of Osteoarthritis, Reykjavik.

Welch, A, Cassidy, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Spector, T and Macgregor, A Percentage lean body mass is lower with a higher dietary acid-base load in women aged 18-79 years. In: UNSPECIFIED, Nutrition Summer Meeting 2009.

Book

Snieder, H, Wang, X and MacGregor, AJ Twin methodology. Encyclopaedia of life sciences.

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External Activities and Indicators of Esteem

  • ARC Senior Fellow 1998-2003

Professional Activities

  • National Joint Registry Steering Committees 2003-
  • Heberden Committee BSR 2006-
  • NICE OA guidelines committee 2006

Administrative Posts/Responsibilities

  • Head Unit 2
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