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Genetics

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Citations
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448
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Medicine

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Overview

Inga Prokopenko is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Medicine. Within these domains, significant contributions have been made in the subfields of Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Inga Prokopenko has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several publication venues. These include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers reflect a focus on genetics and disease, with notable publications such as:

  • "Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization and Multiphenotype GWAS Show Causality and Shared Pathophysiology Between Depression and Type 2 Diabetes," 2023, Diabetes Care
  • "Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness," 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "The use of polygenic risk scores in pre-implantation genetic testing: an unproven, unethical practice," 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "Whole-Blood RNA Profiles Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Clinical Outcome," 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Marika Kaakinen
  • Zhanna Balkhiyarova
  • Vasiliki Lagou
  • Anna Ulrich
  • Philippe Froguel

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • 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

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies 20 loci that influence adult height

    M N Weedon;H Lango;C M Lindgren;C M Lindgren;C Wallace

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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