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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Eleftheria Zeggini is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on genetics and rheumatology among other subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics, which include:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Recent papers published by Eleftheria Zeggini reflect their active role in genetics and complex diseases research. Selected papers include:

  • Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations, 2021, Cell
  • The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations, 2021, Cell
  • Insights from multi-omics integration in complex disease primary tissues, 2022, Trends in Genetics
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: polygenic risk scores in population-based and case-control cohorts, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Eleftheria Zeggini has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, which includes:

  • Lorraine Southam
  • Andrew P. Morris
  • Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas
  • J. Mark Wilkinson
  • Arthur Gilly

The scientist has published extensively across several noteworthy venues such as:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Diabetes

Eleftheria Zeggini's published works span various subfields including genetics, rheumatology, molecular biology, cancer research, and surgery, indicating an interdisciplinary approach within the biomedical sciences.

Their career includes recognition by professional organizations, having been named a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

    Paul R. Burton;David G. Clayton;Lon R. Cardon;Nick Craddock

  • A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity

    Timothy M. Frayling;Nicholas J. Timpson;Michael N. Weedon;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Replication of Genome-Wide Association Signals in UK Samples Reveals Risk Loci for Type 2 Diabetes

    Eleftheria Zeggini;Michael N. Weedon;Cecilia M. Lindgren;Timothy M. Frayling

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • 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

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • 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

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    K Walter;J L Min;J Huang

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • 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

  • Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants

    Paul R Burton;David G Clayton;Lon R Cardon;Nick Craddock

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

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

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
George Dedoussis
George Dedoussis Harokopio University
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Timothy M. Frayling
Timothy M. Frayling University of Geneva
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu

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