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Hans K. Åkerblom

Hans K. Åkerblom

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Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
25819
World Ranking
13722
National Ranking
155

Overview

Hans K. Åkerblom was affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research focused on diabetes and associated disorders, with a particular emphasis on pancreatic function and diabetes as well as infant nutrition and health.

The scientist contributed to several fields of study including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Their subfields of expertise comprised genetics, surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and nutrition and dietetics.

Hans K. Åkerblom published research articles primarily in the following venues:

  • Diabetologia
  • Food Science & Nutrition

Notable recent papers included:

  • Growth and development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes in children genetically at risk (2021, Diabetologia)
  • Dietary compliance in a randomized double-blind infant feeding trial during infancy aiming at prevention of type 1 diabetes (2021, Food Science & Nutrition)

The main topics covered in these works were:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes management and research
  • Infant nutrition and health
  • Digestive system and related health

Frequent co-authors in their publications included:

  • Jeffrey P. Krischer
  • Anita Nucci
  • Suvi Μ. Virtanen
  • Dorothy Becker
  • Mikael Knip

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and carotid artery intima-media thickness in adulthood: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    Olli T. Raitakari;Markus Juonala;Mika Kähönen;Leena Taittonen

  • Cohort profile: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Olli T Raitakari;Markus Juonala;Tapani Rönnemaa;Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

  • A bovine albumin peptide as a possible trigger of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    Jukka Karjalainen;Julio M. Martin;Mikael Knip;Jorma Ilonen

  • Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Type 1 Diabetes

    Mikael Knip;Riitta Veijola;Suvi M. Virtanen;Heikki Hyöty

  • A prospective study of the role of coxsackie B and other enterovirus infections in the pathogenesis of IDDM. Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.

    H Hyöty;M Hiltunen;M Knip;M Laakkonen

  • Environmental factors in the etiology of type 1 diabetes

    Hans K. Åkerblom;Outi Vaarala;Heikki Hyöty;Jorma Ilonen

  • Cardiovascular risk in young Finns.

    Akerblom Hk;Uhari M;Pesonen E;Dahl M

  • Obesity, increased linear growth, and risk of type 1 diabetes in children.

    E Hyppönen;S M Virtanen;M G Kenward;M Knip

  • Prediction of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in siblings of children with diabetes. A population-based study. The Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group.

    P Kulmala;K Savola;J S Petersen;P Vähäsalo

  • Temporal changes in the frequencies of HLA genotypes in patients with Type 1 diabetes--indication of an increased environmental pressure?

    R. Hermann;R. Hermann;M. Knip;M. Knip;R. Veijola;O. Simell;O. Simell

  • Geographic Differences in the Risk of Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus: The Importance of Registries

    Ronald E LaPorte;Naoko Tajima;Hans K Åkerblom;Nina Berlin

  • The role of insulin in clustering of serum lipids and blood pressure in children and adolescents. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    O. T. Raitakari;K. V. K. Porkka;T. Rönnemaa;M. Knip

  • Atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents. I. General description of the cross-sectional study of 1980, and an account of the children's and families' state of health

    Akerblom Hk;Viikari J;Uhari M;Räsänen L

  • Apolipoprotein E phenotypes in Finnish youths: a cross-sectional and 6-year follow-up study.

    T Lehtimäki;T Moilanen;J Viikari;H K Akerblom

  • Clinical, autoimmune, and genetic characteristics of very young children with type 1 diabetes. Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.

    Jorma Komulainen;Petri Kulmala;Kaisa Savola;Raisa Lounamaa

  • Cow's milk formula feeding induces primary immunization to insulin in infants at genetic risk for type 1 diabetes.

    Outi Vaarala;Mikael Knip;Johanna Paronen;Anu-Maaria Hämäläinen

  • Epidemiology of childhood diabetes mellitus in Finland - background of a nationwide study of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus

    Tuomilehto J;Lounamaa R;Tuomilehto-Wolf E;Reunanen A

  • IA-2 antibodies - a sensitive marker of IDDM with clinical onset in childhood and adolescence

    K Savola;E Bonifacio;E Sabbah;P Kulmala

  • Infant feeding, early weight gain, and risk of type 1 diabetes. Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.

    Elina Hyppönen;Mike G. Kenward;Suvi M. Virtanen;Ari Piitulainen

  • Associations between physical activity and risk factors for coronary heart disease: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Olli Raitakari;Simo Taimela;Kimmo Porkka;Risto Telama

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Jorma Viikari
Jorma Viikari Turku University Hospital
Suvi M. Virtanen
Suvi M. Virtanen Tampere University
Helena Reijonen
Helena Reijonen City Of Hope National Medical Center
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Heikki Hyöty
Heikki Hyöty Tampere University
Erkki Savilahti
Erkki Savilahti University of Helsinki
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Riitta Veijola
Riitta Veijola Oulu University Hospital

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