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Overview

Fredrik Karpe is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of Karpe's work include endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics with significant publication activity in areas such as adipose tissue and metabolism, adipokines, inflammation and metabolic diseases, and genetic associations and epidemiology. Additional topics of research include diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins; diet and metabolism studies; metabolism, diabetes, and cancer; and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Karpe's notable recent papers include:

  • Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Differential occupational risks to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 observed during a prospective observational study, 2020, eLife
  • Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers, 2024, Nature
  • An Observational Cohort Study on the Incidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection and B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Healthcare Workers by Antibody and Vaccination Status, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • A haemagglutination test for rapid detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Karpe include:

  • Matt J. Neville
  • Constantinos Christodoulides
  • Raymond Noordam
  • Senthil K. Vasan
  • Ko Willems van Dijk

The scientist's work has been published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Endocrine Abstracts, International Journal of Obesity, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • 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

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

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

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Fatty Acids, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance: Time for a Reevaluation

    Fredrik Karpe;Fredrik Karpe;Julian R. Dickmann;Keith N. Frayn

  • Gluteofemoral body fat as a determinant of metabolic health

    K N Manolopoulos;F Karpe;F Karpe;K N Frayn

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Integrative physiology of human adipose tissue

    KN Frayn;F Karpe;BA Fielding;IA Macdonald

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • Postprandial lipoproteins and progression of coronary atherosclerosis

    Fredrik Karpe;George Steiner;George Steiner;Kristine Uffelman;Thomas Olivecrona

  • The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids

    SE Graham;SL Clarke;K-Hh Wu;K Lin

  • Fatty Acid Uptake and Lipid Storage Induced by HIF-1α Contribute to Cell Growth and Survival after Hypoxia-Reoxygenation

    Karim Bensaad;Elena Favaro;Caroline A. Lewis;Barrie Peck

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Human Metabolic Syndrome Resulting From Dominant-Negative Mutations in the Nuclear Receptor Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ

    David B. Savage;Garry D. Tan;Carlo L. Acerini;Susan A. Jebb

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Matt J. Neville
Matt J. Neville University of Oxford
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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