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Ann-Christine Syvänen

Ann-Christine Syvänen

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2025
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Genetics
Sweden
2026

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Best Female Scientists

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107
Citations
65632
World Ranking
997
National Ranking
12

Genetics

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111
Citations
64546
World Ranking
509
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
64728
World Ranking
5433
National Ranking
115

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ann-Christine Syvänen is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and contributes to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on the subfields of Physiology, Rheumatology, and Immunology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics related to immune function and systemic diseases, including:

  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Syvänen has published research in several venues, notably:

  • Poster presentations
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers include:

  • "P91 The development and validation of a polygenic risk score for myocardial infarction in SLE," 2020, Poster presentations
  • "Interferon-α-Driven Stratification of B Cell Reveals Metabolic Reprogramming of Double Negative, Naive and Transitional cell subsets and Refines Molecular Classification in Sjögren's Disease," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Syvänen are:

  • Sarah Reid
  • Johanna K. Sandling
  • Andrei Alexsson
  • Pascal Pucholt
  • Christopher Sjöwall

Best Publications

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

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

  • Transcriptome and genome sequencing uncovers functional variation in humans

    Tuuli Lappalainen;Michael Sammeth;Marc R. Friedländer;Peter A. C. ‘t Hoen

  • 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

  • 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

  • Accessing genetic variation: genotyping single nucleotide polymorphisms

    Ann-Christine Syvänen

  • 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

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

  • Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with C8orf13-BLK and ITGAM-ITGAX.

    Geoffrey Hom;Robert R. Graham;Barmak Modrek;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • Genetic association analyses implicate aberrant regulation of innate and adaptive immunity genes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

    James Bentham;David L. Morris;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Christopher L. Pinder

  • 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 large-scale replication study identifies TNIP1, PRDM1, JAZF1, UHRF1BP1 and IL10 as risk loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Vesela Gateva;Johanna K. Sandling;Geoff Hom;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • Genome sequence, comparative analysis, and population genetics of the domestic horse.

    C. M. Wade;E. Giulotto;S. Sigurdsson;M. Zoli

  • Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

    Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena;Claudia Langenberg;Toshiko Tanaka;Toshiko Tanaka

  • Polymorphisms in the Tyrosine Kinase 2 and Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Genes Are Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Snaevar Sigurdsson;Gunnel Nordmark;Harald H.H. Göring;Katarina Lindroos

  • 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

  • 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

Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Lars Lind
Lars Lind Uppsala University
Lars Rönnblom
Lars Rönnblom Uppsala University
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey
Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter

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