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Ayse Demirkan is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The scientist's work frequently appears in prominent academic venues and covers a range of genetic and molecular studies.

The main fields of study associated with their publications include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study highlight specific expertise areas such as:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Surgery
  • Oncology

Topics frequently addressed in their research involve:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Demirkan has published recent papers in several high-impact journals, including:

  • "Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height," 2022, Nature
  • "Metagenomics of Parkinson's disease implicates the gut microbiome in multiple disease mechanisms," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers," 2024, Nature

The venues where Demirkan has frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Genes

Demirkan often collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Cornelia M. van Duijn
  • Jun Liu
  • Inga Prokopenko
  • Dorret I. Boomsma
  • Lawrence F. Bielak

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 analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

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

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

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

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA

    Johannes Kettunen;Ayşe Demirkan;Ayşe Demirkan;Peter Würtz;Harmen H M Draisma

  • 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

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Metabolic network failures in Alzheimer's disease: A biochemical road map

    Jon B. Toledo;Jon B. Toledo;Matthias Arnold;Gabi Kastenmüller;Rui Chang

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity. A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

    Mariaelisa Graff;Robert A. Scott;Anne E. Justice;Kristin L. Young

  • Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

    Adrienne Tin;Jonathan Marten;Victoria L. Halperin Kuhns;Yong Li

  • New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

    Yingchang Lu;Felix R Day;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Martin L Buchkovich

  • A metabolic profile of all-cause mortality risk identified in an observational study of 44,168 individuals

    Joris Deelen;Joris Deelen;Johannes Kettunen;Krista Fischer;Ashley van der Spek

  • Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

    Beben Benyamin;Tonu Esko;Janina S. Ried;Aparna Radhakrishnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Najaf Amin
Najaf Amin University of Oxford
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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