The Morris Complex Disease Genetics Group is working on applying and developing statistical methodology for the analyses of complex disease genetic data. We seek to find genetic causes of disease though analyses of genome wide association data. Our main focus is on autoimmune disease (AID) such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, Lupus), but we are also interested in other conditions that share genetic risk with AID such as Severe COVID-19 and schizophrenia.
Publications
Activities

Public engagement in the genetics of lupus
We are always seeking to improve public dissemination on the genetics of SLE. If you would like to know more then please get in touch. david.l.morris@kcl.ac.uk
Collaborators
Deborah Cunninghame Graham: Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Molecular Medicine in the Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King's College London.
Tim Vyse: Professor of Molecular Medicine in the Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King's College London.
Professor Xuejun Zhang: Institute of Dermatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Dr Lu Liu: Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Professor Wanling Yang: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
Professor Jim Griffin: Department of Statistical Science, UCL.
Dr Helmut Schaschl: Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna.
Publications
Activities

Public engagement in the genetics of lupus
We are always seeking to improve public dissemination on the genetics of SLE. If you would like to know more then please get in touch. david.l.morris@kcl.ac.uk
Collaborators
Deborah Cunninghame Graham: Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Molecular Medicine in the Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King's College London.
Tim Vyse: Professor of Molecular Medicine in the Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, King's College London.
Professor Xuejun Zhang: Institute of Dermatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Dr Lu Liu: Institute of Dermatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Professor Wanling Yang: Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.
Professor Jim Griffin: Department of Statistical Science, UCL.
Dr Helmut Schaschl: Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna.
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