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Overview

Albert Hofman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Genetics. Their work covers several subfields including Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their research topics span across various specialized areas such as Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease; Genetic Associations and Epidemiology; Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors; Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases; Migraine and Headache Studies; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; and Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep.

Albert Hofman's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Elucidating the relationship between migraine risk and brain structure using genetic data (2022, Brain)
  • Cystatin C and Cardiovascular Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies in >80 000 Subjects Identifies Multiple Loci for C-Reactive Protein Levels (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Association of Genome-Wide Variation With the Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Adults of European and African Ancestry: A Prospective Meta-Analysis From the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of observational studies shows common genetic variants associated with macronutrient intake (2020, UNC Libraries)

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several researchers, frequently co-authoring studies with:

  • André G. Uitterlinden
  • Cornelia M. van Duijn
  • Lenore J. Launer
  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Eric Boerwinkle

Albert Hofman has published frequently in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Brain
  • Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine)
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

The scientist was recognized with the award Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Vascular dementia Diagnostic criteria for research studies: Report of the NINDS‐AIREN International Workshop*

    Gustavo C. Roman;T. K. Tatemichi;T. Erkinjuntti;J. L. Cummings

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • A new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

    R G Will;J W Ironside;M Zeidler;S N Cousens

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction The Rotterdam Study

    Michiel L. Bots;Arno W. Hoes;Peter J. Koudstaal;Albert Hofman

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Silent brain infarcts and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline

    Sarah E Vermeer;Niels D Prins;Tom den Heijer;Albert Hofman

  • Variant of TREM2 associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Hreinn Stefansson;Stacy Steinberg;Ingileif Jonsdottir

  • Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia The Rotterdam Study

    Alewijn Ott;R. P. Stolk;F. van Harskamp;H. A. P. Pols

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

    Jan Heeringa;Deirdre A.M. van der Kuip;Albert Hofman;Jan A. Kors

  • Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: A meta-analysis

    F.G.R. Fowkes;G.D. Murray;I. Butcher;C.L. Heald

  • Arterial Stiffness and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: The Rotterdam Study

    Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso;Tischa J.M. van der Cammen;Albert Hofman;Nicole M. van Popele

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Oscar H. Franco
Oscar H. Franco University Medical Center Utrecht
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Henning Tiemeier
Henning Tiemeier Harvard University
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Monique M.B. Breteler
Monique M.B. Breteler German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
M. Arfan Ikram
M. Arfan Ikram Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruno H. Stricker
Bruno H. Stricker Erasmus University Rotterdam

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