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Novel Breast Cancer Susceptibility Locus at 9q31.2: Results of a Genome-Wide association study.
Fletcher O, Johnson N, Orr N, Hosking FJ, Gibson LJ, Walker K, Zelenika D, Gut I, Heath S, Palles C, Coupland B, Broderick P, Schoemaker M, Jones M, Williamson J, Chilcott-Burns S, Tomczyk K, Simpson G, Jacobs KB, Chanock SJ, Hunter DJ, Tomlinson IP, Swerdlow A, Ashworth A, Ross G, dos Santos Silva I, Lathrop M, Houlston RS, Peto J. 
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011;103:425-35  Abstract

Familial concordance for height and its components: analyses from the Breakthrough Generations Study.
Morris DH, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
American Journal of Human Biology. 2012;24:22-7  Abstract

The Breakthrough Generations Study: design of a long-term UK cohort study to investigate breast cancer aetiology.
Swerdlow AJ, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Hemming J, Thomas D, Williamson J, Ashworth A.
British Journal of Cancer. 2011;105:911-17   Abstract 

Novel Breast Cancer Susceptibility Locus at 9q31.2: Results of a Genome-Wide association study.
Fletcher O, Johnson N, Orr N, Hosking FJ, Gibson LJ, Walker K, Zelenika D, Gut I, Heath S, Palles C, Coupland B, Broderick P, Schoemaker M, Jones M, Williamson J, Chilcott-Burns S, Tomczyk K, Simpson G, Jacobs KB, Chanock SJ, Hunter DJ, Tomlinson IP, Swerdlow A, Ashworth A, Ross G, dos Santos Silva I, Lathrop M, Houlston RS, Peto J. 
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2011;103:425-35   Abstract

Familial concordance for age at menarche: analyses from the Breakthrough Generations Study.
Morris DH, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2011;25:306-311   Abstract 

Secular trends in age at menarche in women in the UK born 1908-1993: results from the Breakthrough Generations Study.
Morris DH, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2011;25:394-400   Abstract

 Familial concordance for age at natural menopause: results from the Breakthrough Generations Study.
Morris DH, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
Menopause (In press)   Abstract 

Common genetic variants are significant risk factors for early menopause: results from the Breakthrough Generations  Study.
Murray A, Bennett CE, Perry J, Weedon MN, ReproGen Consortium, Jacobs PA, Morris D, Orr  N, Schoemaker M, Jones M, Ashworth A, Swerdlow A.
Human Molecular Genetics. 2011;1:186-192   Abstract

Determinants of age at menarche in the UK: analyses from the Breakthrough Generations Study.
Morris DH, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
British Journal of Cancer. 2010;11:1760-1764   Abstract

Effect of delays in processing blood samples on measured endogenous plasma sex hormone levels in women.
Jones ME, Folkerd EJ, Doody DA, Iqbal J, Dowsett M, Ashworth A, Swerdlow AJ.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2007;16:1136-1139   Abstract