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Alena Stančáková is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland and focuses primarily on research within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output spans several interrelated subfields including molecular biology, genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, and oncology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with a particular emphasis on nutrition, genetics, and disease. Additional priority areas include pancreatic function and diabetes, genetic associations and epidemiology, gene expression and cancer classification, epigenetics and DNA methylation, diabetes treatment and management, as well as the interplay of metabolism, diabetes, and cancer.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alena Stančáková include Anne Jackson, Karen L. Mohlke, Niels Grarup, Michael Boehnke, and Jian'an Luan. These professional partnerships have contributed to multiple publications across various scientific venues.

Key venues where their work has appeared include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine)
  • Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)
  • Cell Metabolism

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • A genomic approach to therapeutic target validation identifies a glucose-lowering GLP1R variant protective for coronary heart disease (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Genome-Wide Association Study of the Modified Stumvoll Insulin Sensitivity Index Identifies BCL2 and FAM19A2 as Novel Insulin Sensitivity Loci (2020, Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford))
  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • A Large-Scale Multi-ancestry Genome-wide Study Accounting for Smoking Behavior Identifies Multiple Significant Loci for Blood Pressure (2024, UNC Libraries)

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • SIRT3 deficiency and mitochondrial protein hyperacetylation accelerate the development of the metabolic syndrome.

    Matthew D. Hirschey;Tadahiro Shimazu;Enxuan Jing;Carrie A. Grueter

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

    Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen;Lu Qi;Soren Brage;Stephen J. Sharp

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Genome-Wide Association Identifies Nine Common Variants Associated With Fasting Proinsulin Levels and Provides New Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes

    R J Strawbridge;J Dupuis;I Prokopenko;A Barker

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Laakso
Markku Laakso University of Eastern Finland
Johanna Kuusisto
Johanna Kuusisto University of Eastern Finland
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health

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