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André G. Uitterlinden

André G. Uitterlinden

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2025
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Genetics
Netherlands
2026

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Genetics

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

André G. Uitterlinden is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive work spanning Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Rheumatology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scope of their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research

Uitterlinden's recent notable publications include:

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Objectives, design and main findings until 2020 from the Rotterdam Study, 2020, European Journal of Epidemiology
  • Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations, 2021, Cell
  • Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging, 2021, Genome Biology

Their research has been published in a range of journals and venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Uitterlinden's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Fernando Rivadeneira
  • M. Arfan Ikram
  • Cornelia M. van Duijn
  • Joyce B. J. van Meurs
  • Bruce M. Psaty

Their body of work reflects comprehensive investigations into genetic and molecular aspects of diseases, epidemiology, and interactions between genetics and environmental factors such as diet and gut microbiota. This interdisciplinary approach crosses conventional boundaries between genetics, molecular biology, and public health to address complex biological questions.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Douglas F. Easton;Karen A. Pooley;Alison M. Dunning;Paul D. P. Pharoah

  • 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

  • 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

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • 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

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

  • Genetics and biology of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms.

    André G. Uitterlinden;Yue Fang;Joyce B.J. van Meurs;Huibert A.P. Pols

  • 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

Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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