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Anders Hamsten

Anders Hamsten

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2025
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Medicine
Sweden
2023

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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Anders Hamsten is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on several interconnected subfields.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these, their research addresses important subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The key topics covered by their publications incorporate:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Anders Hamsten has contributed to multiple research papers, some of which have been published in well-known scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals" (2020, Nature Metabolism)
  • "GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification" (2023, Nature Genetics)
  • "PCSK6 Is a Key Protease in the Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Vascular Remodeling" (2020, Circulation Research)
  • "Genome-wide association study of circulating interleukin 6 levels identifies novel loci" (2021, Human Molecular Genetics)
  • "Loci for insulin processing and secretion provide insight into type 2 diabetes risk" (2023, The American Journal of Human Genetics)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Rona J. Strawbridge
  • Fabrizio Veglia
  • Damiano Baldassarre
  • Elena Tremoli
  • Bruna Gigante

The venues where Anders Hamsten most often publishes include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • Nature Metabolism

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 risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • 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

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • 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

  • Plasminogen activator inhibitor in plasma: risk factor for recurrent myocardial infarction.

    Anders Hamsten;Göran Walldius;Alfred Szamosi;Margareta Blombäck

  • Genetic Variants Associated with Lp(a) Lipoprotein Level and Coronary Disease

    R Clarke;J F Peden;J C Hopewell;T Kyriakou

  • Increased plasma levels of a rapid inhibitor of tissue plasminogen activator in young survivors of myocardial infarction

    A Hamsten;B Wiman;U de Faire;M Blombäck

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

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

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

  • Glucose metabolism in patients with acute myocardial infarction and no previous diagnosis of diabetes mellitus: a prospective study

    Anna Norhammar;Åke Tenerz;Göran Nilsson;Anders Hamsten

  • Intense metabolic control by means of insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus and acute myocardial infarction (DIGAMI 2): effects on mortality and morbidity

    K Malmberg;Lars Rydén;H Wedel;K Birkeland

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

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

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

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

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Eriksson
Per Eriksson Karolinska University Hospital
Rona J. Strawbridge
Rona J. Strawbridge University of Glasgow
Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford
Ulf de Faire
Ulf de Faire Karolinska Institute
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Steve E. Humphries
Steve E. Humphries University College London
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Anuj Goel
Anuj Goel University of Oxford
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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