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Overview

Arne Pfeufer is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields within biological and medical sciences.

The main fields of study for Pfeufer include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these areas, Pfeufer has contributed to subfields such as:

  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Their research topics reflect a focus on metabolic and biochemical processes, particularly:

  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Aldose Reductase and Taurine

Among recent publications, Pfeufer has coauthored studies in well-known venues, including UNC Libraries and Metabolites. Notable papers include:

  • "Metabolite Shifts Induced by Marathon Race Competition Differ between Athletes Based on Level of Fitness and Performance: A Substudy of the Enzy-MagIC Study," published in 2020 in Metabolites
  • "Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Circulating Phospho- and Sphingolipid Concentrations," published in 2020 in UNC Libraries
  • "NFAT5 and SLC4A10 loci associate with plasma osmolality," published in 2024 in UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pfeufer include:

  • Jana Felicitas Schader
  • Mark Haid
  • Alexander Cecil
  • Julia Schoenfeld
  • Martin Halle

Pfeufer's work has appeared mainly in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Metabolites

The research contributions highlight involvement in both experimental and genetic aspects of metabolism, emphasizing molecular mechanisms and physiological outcomes across different biological systems.

Best Publications

  • 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 common genetic variant is associated with adult and childhood obesity.

    Alan Herbert;Norman P. Gerry;Matthew B. McQueen;Iris M. Heid

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • A common genetic variant in the NOS1 regulator NOS1AP modulates cardiac repolarization.

    Dan E. Arking;Arne Pfeufer;Wendy Post;Wendy Post;W. H.Linda Kao

  • The Metabochip, a Custom Genotyping Array for Genetic Studies of Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Anthropometric Traits

    B F Voight;H M Kang;J Ding;C D Palmer;C D Palmer

  • Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T. Ellinor;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Nicole L. Glazer;Arne Pfeufer

  • SLC2A9 influences uric acid concentrations with pronounced sex-specific effects.

    Angela Döring;Christian Gieger;Divya Mehta;Henning Gohlke

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Genome-wide association study of PR interval

    Arne Pfeufer;Charlotte Van Noord;Kristin D. Marciante;Dan E. Arking

  • Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in the QTSCD Study

    Arne Pfeufer;Serena Sanna;Dan E. Arking;Martina Müller

  • Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Emelia J. Benjamin;Kenneth M. Rice;Dan E. Arking;Arne Pfeufer

  • Genetic structure of Europeans: a view from the North-East

    Mari Nelis;Mari Nelis;Tõnu Esko;Tõnu Esko;Reedik Mägi;Fritz Zimprich

  • Common variants in 22 loci are associated with QRS duration and cardiac ventricular conduction.

    Nona Sotoodehnia;Aaron Isaacs;Paul I W de Bakker;Marcus Dörr

  • Mutations in the gene encoding immunoglobulin mu-binding protein 2 cause spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1.

    Katja Grohmann;Markus Schuelke;Alexander Diers;Katrin Hoffmann

  • Identification of heart rate–associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

    Marcel Den Hoed;Mark Eijgelsheim;Tõnu Esko;Bianca J J M Brundel

  • Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization

    Dan E. Arking;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Lia Crotti;Pim Van Der Harst

  • Genome-wide association studies of serum magnesium, potassium, and sodium concentrations identify six loci influencing serum magnesium levels

    Tamra E. Meyer;Germaine C. Verwoert;Shih-Jen Hwang;Nicole L. Glazer

  • A global in vivo Drosophila RNAi screen identifies NOT3 as a conserved regulator of heart function

    G. Gregory Neely;Keiji Kuba;Anthony Cammarato;Kazuya Isobe;Kazuya Isobe

  • Large scale replication and meta-analysis of variants on chromosome 4q25 associated with atrial fibrillation.

    Stefan Kääb;Dawood Darbar;Charlotte van Noord;Josée Dupuis

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with circulating phospho- and sphingolipid concentrations

    Ayşe Demirkan;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Peter Ugocsai;Aaron Isaacs

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Kääb
Stefan Kääb Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Meitinger
Thomas Meitinger Technical University of Munich
Christopher Newton-Cheh
Christopher Newton-Cheh Harvard University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
H.-Erich Wichmann
H.-Erich Wichmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christian Gieger
Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Dan E. Arking
Dan E. Arking Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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