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Claudia Schurmann

Claudia Schurmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
22354
World Ranking
12267
National Ranking
876

Overview

Claudia Schurmann is affiliated with Bayer in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans core subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, and Hematology.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Lipid Metabolism and Disorders, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Blood Groups and Transfusion, Pancreatic Function and Diabetes, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Claudia Schurmann include:

  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19, 2021, Nature
  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Exome sequencing and characterization of 49,960 individuals in the UK Biobank, 2020, Nature
  • Determinants of penetrance and variable expressivity in monogenic metabolic conditions across 77,184 exomes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19, 2023, Nature

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Schurmann include:

  • Erwin P. Böttinger
  • Ruth J. F. Loos
  • Kari E. North
  • Xueling Sim
  • Jerome I. Rotter

Their publications have appeared most frequently in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

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

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

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits

    Genevieve L. Wojcik;Mariaelisa Graff;Katherine K. Nishimura;Ran Tao

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

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

  • Genetic and Pharmacologic Inactivation of ANGPTL3 and Cardiovascular Disease

    Frederick E Dewey;Viktoria Gusarova;Richard L Dunbar;Colm T O'Dushlaine

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

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

  • A Protein-Truncating HSD17B13 Variant and Protection from Chronic Liver Disease

    Noura S. Abul-Husn;Xiping Cheng;Alexander H. Li;Yurong Xin

  • The transcriptional landscape of age in human peripheral blood

    Marjolein J. Peters;Roby Joehanes;Luke C. Pilling;Claudia Schurmann;Claudia Schurmann

  • Mirror extreme BMI phenotypes associated with gene dosage at the chromosome 16p11.2 locus

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Alexandre Reymond;Flore Zufferey;Louise Harewood

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Exome sequencing and characterization of 49,960 individuals in the UK Biobank.

    Cristopher V Van Hout;Ioanna Tachmazidou;Ioanna Tachmazidou;Joshua D Backman;Joshua D Hoffman

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Five Loci Influencing Facial Morphology in Europeans

    Fan Liu;Fedde van der Lijn;Claudia Schurmann;Gu Zhu

  • 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

  • Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation

    Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Ingrid E. Christophersen;Michiel Rienstra;Carolina Roselli;Carolina Roselli;Xiaoyan Yin;Xiaoyan Yin

  • Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain;Louise V. Wain;Nick Shrine;María Soler Artigas;A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu

  • Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height

    Eirini Marouli;Mariaelisa Graff;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Ken Sin Lo

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain;Nick Shrine;Maria Soler Artigas;A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Erwin P. Bottinger
Erwin P. Bottinger Hasso Plattner Institute
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alexander Teumer
Alexander Teumer Greifswald University Hospital
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Yingchang Lu
Yingchang Lu Vanderbilt University

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