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Overview

Erik Melén is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has a significant research presence in the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work further extends into areas encompassing Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Immunology and Allergy, and Molecular Biology.

Melén's research spans multiple topics, predominantly focusing on respiratory health and related environmental impacts. Key areas of work include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

The scientist has contributed frequently to a variety of publication venues. Their most common outlets include:

  • Allergy
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Epidemiology
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  • ERJ Open Research

Among Melén's recent published papers are:

  • "Allergic rhinitis" (2020) in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation" (2021) in Nature Genetics
  • "Asthma" (2023) in The Lancet
  • "International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis - 2023" (2023) in International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
  • "Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: understanding the contributions of gene-environment interactions across the lifespan" (2022) in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Melén's work include several researchers with whom they have coauthored numerous papers:

  • Inger Kull (96 coauthored papers)
  • Anna Bergström (86 coauthored papers)
  • Simon Kebede Merid (43 coauthored papers)
  • Gerard H. Koppelman (43 coauthored papers)
  • Jenny Hallberg (43 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis

    Bonnie R. Joubert;Janine F. Felix;Paul Yousefi;Kelly M. Bakulski

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  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis.

    Sarah K. Wise;Sandra Y. Lin;Elina Toskala;Richard R. Orlandi

  • Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

    Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

  • Next-generation Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines for allergic rhinitis based on Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) and real-world evidence

    Jean Bousquet;Holger J. Schünemann;Akdis Togias;Claus Bachert

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

    J.L. Min;G. Hemani;E. Hannon;K.F. Dekkers

  • MMP12, lung function, and COPD in high-risk populations.

    Gary M. Hunninghake;Michael H. Cho;Yohannes Tesfaigzi;Manuel E. Soto-Quiros

  • Novel insights into the genetics of smoking behaviour, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UK BiLEVE): a genetic association study in UK Biobank

    Louise V Wain;Nick Shrine;Suzanne Miller;Victoria E Jackson

  • International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis – 2023

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  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • Comorbidity of eczema, rhinitis, and asthma in IgE-sensitised and non-IgE-sensitised children in MeDALL: a population-based cohort study

    Mariona Pinart;Marta Benet;Isabella Annesi-Maesano;Isabella Annesi-Maesano;Andrea von Berg

  • Traffic-related air pollution and childhood respiratory symptoms, function and allergies.

    Emma Nordling;Niklas Berglind;Erik Melén;Gunnel Emenius

  • Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: understanding the contributions of gene-environment interactions across the lifespan.

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  • Development and comorbidity of eczema, asthma and rhinitis to age 12: data from the BAMSE birth cohort.

    Natalia Ballardini;Inger Kull;Tomas Lind;Eva Hallner

  • MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis (MASK-rhinitis): the new generation guideline implementation

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schunemann;J. Fonseca;B. Samolinski

  • Maternal BMI at the start of pregnancy and offspring epigenome-wide DNA methylation: findings from the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium

    Gemma C. Sharp;Gemma C. Sharp;Lucas A. Salas;Lucas A. Salas;Claire Monnereau;Claire Monnereau;Catherine Allard

  • Breast-feeding in relation to asthma, lung function, and sensitization in young schoolchildren.

    Inger Kull;Erik Melen;Erik Melen;Johan Alm;Johan Alm;Jenny Hallberg

  • Exposure to air pollution and development of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis throughout childhood and adolescence : a population-based birth cohort study

    Ulrike Gehring;Alet H Wijga;Gerard Hoek;Tom Bellander;Tom Bellander

  • Mechanisms of the Development of Allergy (MeDALL): Introducing novel concepts in allergy phenotypes

    Josep M Antó;Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Mübeccel Akdis;Charles Auffray

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Inger Kull
Inger Kull Karolinska Institute
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute
Magnus Wickman
Magnus Wickman Karolinska Institute
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Josep M. Antó
Josep M. Antó Pompeu Fabra University
Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen
Thomas Keil
Thomas Keil University of Würzburg
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Catarina Almqvist
Catarina Almqvist Karolinska Institute

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