G J McKay

Summary

Affiliation: Queen's University Belfast
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi A PCR-based method to characterise and identify benzimidazole resistance in Helminthosporium solani
    G J McKay
    Department of Applied Plant Science, Queen s University of Belfast, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 152:371-8. 1997
  2. ncbi Genetic and morphological characterization of Cladobotryum species causing cobweb disease of mushrooms
    G J McKay
    Department of Applied Plant Science, The Queen s University of Belfast, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom
    Appl Environ Microbiol 65:606-10. 1999
  3. ncbi Further assessment of the complement component 2 and factor B region associated with age-related macular degeneration
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Vision Sciences, Queen s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:533-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Complement component 3: an assessment of association with AMD and analysis of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in a Northern Irish cohort
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Vision and Vascular Sciences, Queen s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 6BA, UK
    Mol Vis 16:194-9. 2010
  5. ncbi Variations in apolipoprotein E frequency with age in a pooled analysis of a large group of older people
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Public Health, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Am J Epidemiol 173:1357-64. 2011
  6. ncbi Evidence of association of APOE with age-related macular degeneration: a pooled analysis of 15 studies
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Public Health, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Hum Mutat 32:1407-16. 2011
  7. ncbi Association analysis of Notch pathway signalling genes in diabetic nephropathy
    D Kavanagh
    Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
    Diabetologia 54:334-8. 2011

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi A PCR-based method to characterise and identify benzimidazole resistance in Helminthosporium solani
    G J McKay
    Department of Applied Plant Science, Queen s University of Belfast, UK
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 152:371-8. 1997
    ..Species-specific PCR primers designed to amplify this region were used in conjunction with a restriction endonuclease to cause cleavage in sensitive isolates only and thus provide a rapid diagnostic test to differentiate field isolates...
  2. ncbi Genetic and morphological characterization of Cladobotryum species causing cobweb disease of mushrooms
    G J McKay
    Department of Applied Plant Science, The Queen s University of Belfast, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom
    Appl Environ Microbiol 65:606-10. 1999
    ..Smaller, polymorphic microsatellites, similarly comprising GA repeats, in the MBC-sensitive isolates in general correlated with their geographic origin...
  3. ncbi Further assessment of the complement component 2 and factor B region associated with age-related macular degeneration
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Vision Sciences, Queen s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:533-9. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Complement component 3: an assessment of association with AMD and analysis of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in a Northern Irish cohort
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Vision and Vascular Sciences, Queen s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 6BA, UK
    Mol Vis 16:194-9. 2010
    ..We assess its effect on AMD risk in a Northern Irish sample, test for gene-gene and gene-environment interaction, and review a risk prediction model...
  5. ncbi Variations in apolipoprotein E frequency with age in a pooled analysis of a large group of older people
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Public Health, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Am J Epidemiol 173:1357-64. 2011
    ..8% to 17.5% across the same age range. Gender had no significant effect on the isoform frequencies. This study provides strong support for an association of the APOE gene with human longevity...
  6. ncbi Evidence of association of APOE with age-related macular degeneration: a pooled analysis of 15 studies
    Gareth J McKay
    Centre for Public Health, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Hum Mutat 32:1407-16. 2011
    ..It further provides evidence supporting the role of cholesterol modulation, and low-density cholesterol specifically, in AMD disease etiology...
  7. ncbi Association analysis of Notch pathway signalling genes in diabetic nephropathy
    D Kavanagh
    Nephrology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
    Diabetologia 54:334-8. 2011
    ..We assessed single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; n = 42) in four of these key genes (JAG1, HES1, NOTCH3 and ADAM10) for association with diabetic nephropathy using a case-control design...