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David M. Hougaard

David M. Hougaard

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Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
75651
World Ranking
5416
National Ranking
58

Overview

David M. Hougaard is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research broadly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions to several specialized subfields.

The scientist's work prominently includes Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. These areas are closely aligned with their research topics, which cover Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Birth, Development, and Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

David M. Hougaard has authored numerous papers published in various respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, UNC Libraries, and Translational Psychiatry.

Among the recent papers published by David M. Hougaard are:

  • "Rare coding variants in ten genes confer substantial risk for schizophrenia," 2022, Nature
  • "Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder," 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown," 2020, Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, indicating close research partnerships. These include Anders D. Børglum, Thomas Werge, Merete Nordentoft, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, and Preben Bo Mortensen.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • 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 five new schizophrenia loci

    Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Colm T. O'Dushlaine;Kimberly D. Chambert;Jennifer L. Moran

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

    Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

  • A genome-wide association study identifies CDHR3 as a susceptibility locus for early childhood asthma with severe exacerbations

    Klaus Bønnelykke;Patrick Sleiman;Kasper Nielsen;Eskil Kreiner-Møller

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Werge
Thomas Werge University of Copenhagen
Anders D. Børglum
Anders D. Børglum Aarhus University
Preben Bo Mortensen
Preben Bo Mortensen Aarhus University
Ole Mors
Ole Mors Aarhus University
Merete Nordentoft
Merete Nordentoft University of Copenhagen
Esben Agerbo
Esben Agerbo Aarhus University
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Benjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale Harvard University
Carsten Bøcker Pedersen
Carsten Bøcker Pedersen Aarhus University
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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