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Henrik Hjalgrim is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research output covers a broad range of topics primarily within Medicine, including Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's recent papers reflect significant contributions to understanding genomics and public health topics. Notable works include:

  • The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank, 2022, published in Nature
  • Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown, 2020, appearing in Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
  • Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study, 2022, from The Lancet Public Health
  • A genome-wide meta-analysis yields 46 new loci associating with biomarkers of iron homeostasis, 2021, in Communications Biology
  • Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rate by Real-time Antibody Screening of Blood Donors, 2020, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Henrik Hjalgrim's work include:

  • Ole Birger Pedersen
  • Christian Erikstrup
  • Sisse Rye Ostrowski
  • Klaus Rostgaard
  • Erik Sørensen

The scientist publishes regularly in several academic venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Transfusion
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Scientific Reports

In terms of thematic focus, Henrik Hjalgrim's main fields and subfields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology

Their principal topics of work span diverse areas such as:

  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Blood donation and transfusion practices
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Best Publications

  • Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium.

    Karin Ekström Smedby;Claire M. Vajdic;Michael Falster;Eric A. Engels

  • Autoimmune and Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Subtype

    Karin Ekström Smedby;Henrik Hjalgrim;Johan Askling;Ellen T. Chang

  • Characteristics of Hodgkin's lymphoma after infectious mononucleosis.

    Henrik Hjalgrim;Johan Askling;Klaus Rostgaard;Stephen Hamilton-Dutoit

  • Risk of malignant lymphomas in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in their first-degree relatives.

    Karin Ekström;Henrik Hjalgrim;Lena Brandt;Eva Baecklund

  • Etiologic Heterogeneity Among Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes: The InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project

    Lindsay M. Morton;Susan L. Slager;James R. Cerhan;Sophia S. Wang

  • Ultraviolet radiation exposure and risk of malignant lymphomas.

    Karin Ekström Smedby;Henrik Hjalgrim;Mads Melbye;Anna Torrång

  • Risk of Gastric Cancer and Peptic Ulcers in Relation to ABO Blood Type: A Cohort Study

    Gustaf Edgren;Henrik Hjalgrim;Klaus Rostgaard;Rut Norda

  • Birth Weight as a Risk Factor for Childhood Leukemia: A Meta-Analysis of 18 Epidemiologic Studies

    Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim;Tine Westergaard;Klaus Rostgaard;Kjeld Schmiegelow

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Sonja I. Berndt;Christine F. Skibola;Christine F. Skibola;Vijai Joseph;Nicola J. Camp

  • Extending the KCNQ2 encephalopathy spectrum Clinical and neuroimaging findings in 17 patients

    S Weckhuysen;Ivanovic;R Hendrickx;Van, Coster, R

  • Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown.

    Gitte Hedermann;Paula Louise Hedley;Marie Bækvad-Hansen;Henrik Hjalgrim

  • Multiple sclerosis after infectious mononucleosis.

    Trine Rasmussen Nielsen;Klaus Rostgaard;Nete Munk Nielsen;Nils Koch-Henriksen

  • Changing patterns of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma in the United States.

    Morten Frisch;Henrik Hjalgrim;Ane Bonnerup Jæger;Robert J. Biggar

  • A genome-wide association study of Hodgkin's lymphoma identifies new susceptibility loci at 2p16.1 ( REL ), 8q24.21 and 10p14 ( GATA3 )

    Victor Enciso-Mora;Peter Broderick;Yussanne Ma;Ruth F. Jarrett

  • Age- and Sex-Specific Incidence of Childhood Leukemia by Immunophenotype in the Nordic Countries

    Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim;Klaus Rostgaard;Kjeld Schmiegelow;Stefan Söderhäll

  • Infectious mononucleosis, childhood social environment, and risk of Hodgkin lymphoma.

    Henrik Hjalgrim;Karin Ekström Smedby;Klaus Rostgaard;Daniel Molin

  • Birth Weight and Risk for Childhood Leukemia in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland

    Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim;Klaus Rostgaard;Henrik Hjalgrim;Tine Westergaard

  • Family History of Hematopoietic Malignancy and Risk of Lymphoma

    Ellen T. Chang;Karin Ekström Smedby;Henrik Hjalgrim;Anna Porwit-MacDonald

  • Risk factors for Kaposi's-sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) seropositivity in a cohort of homosexual men, 1981–1996

    Mads Melbye;Pamela M. Cook;Henrik Hjalgrim;Kamilla Begtrup

Frequent Co-Authors

Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Karin E. Smedby
Karin E. Smedby Karolinska University Hospital
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Henrik Ullum
Henrik Ullum Statens Serum Institut
Bengt Glimelius
Bengt Glimelius Uppsala University
Morten Frisch
Morten Frisch Statens Serum Institut
Ellen T. Chang
Ellen T. Chang Stanford University
Angela Brooks-Wilson
Angela Brooks-Wilson Simon Fraser University
John J. Spinelli
John J. Spinelli University of British Columbia
Alexandra Nieters
Alexandra Nieters University of Freiburg

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