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Jan Borén is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research intersects Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, epidemiology, and surgery.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in health and dyslipidaemia, 2022, Nature Reviews Cardiology

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Adil Mardinoğlu (69 collaborations)
  • Mathias Uhlén (65 collaborations)
  • Hasan Türkez (56 collaborations)
  • Cheng Zhang (45 collaborations)
  • Jens Nielsen (38 collaborations)

The primary publication venues for Jan Borén's research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications
  • Atherosclerosis with 14 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal with 14 publications
  • European Heart Journal with 6 publications
  • eLife with 5 publications

Main topics covered in the scientist's work address areas such as:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Best Publications

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

    Brian A Ference;Henry N Ginsberg;Ian T. Graham;Kausik K Ray

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: consensus statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Borge G. Nordestgaard;M. John Chapman;Steve E. Humphries;Henry N. Ginsberg

  • Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status

    Børge G. Nordestgaard;M. John Chapman;Kausik Ray;Jan Borén

  • Subendothelial Lipoprotein Retention as the Initiating Process in Atherosclerosis: Update and Therapeutic Implications

    Ira Tabas;Kevin Jon Williams;Jan Borén

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence and guidance for management

    M John Chapman;Henry N Ginsberg;Pierre Amarenco;Felicita Andreotti

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

    Jan Borén;M. John Chapman;M. John Chapman;Ronald M. Krauss;Chris J. Packard

  • Subendothelial retention of atherogenic lipoproteins in early atherosclerosis.

    Kristina Skålén;Maria Gustafsson;Ellen Knutsen Rydberg;Lillemor Mattsson Hultén

  • Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: new insights and guidance for clinicians to improve detection and clinical management. A position paper from the Consensus Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolaemia of the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Marina Cuchel;Eric Bruckert;Henry N. Ginsberg;Frederick J. Raal

  • Overproduction of Very Low–Density Lipoproteins Is the Hallmark of the Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome

    Martin Adiels;Sven-Olof Olofsson;Marja-Riitta Taskinen;Jan Borén

  • Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Children and Adolescents: Gaining Decades of Life by Optimizing Detection and Treatment

    Albert Wiegman;Samuel S. Gidding;Gerald F Watts;M John Chapman

  • Overproduction of large VLDL particles is driven by increased liver fat content in man.

    Martin Adiels;M. R. Taskinen;C. Packard;M. J. Caslake

  • Fasting is not routinely required for determination of a lipid profile: Clinical and laboratory implications including flagging at desirable concentration cut-points - A joint consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Børge G. Nordestgaard;Anne Langsted;Samia Mora;Genovefa Kolovou

  • Homozigot ailevi hiperkolesterolemi: klinisyenlerin tanıyı ve klinik yönetimi geliştirmelerine yönelik yeni anlayışlar ve rehberlik. Avrupa Ateroskleroz Derneği’nin Ailevi Hiperkolesterolemi Üzerine Uzlaşı Paneli yazılı görüşü

    Marina Cuchel;Eric Bruckert;Henry N. Ginsberg;Frederick J. Raal

  • The gut microbiota modulates host energy and lipid metabolism in mice.

    Vidya R. Velagapudi;Rahil Hezaveh;Christopher S. Reigstad;Peddinti V. Gopalacharyulu

  • The polygenic nature of hypertriglyceridaemia: implications for definition, diagnosis, and management

    Robert A. Hegele;Henry N. Ginsberg;M. John Chapman;Børge G. Nordestgaard

  • The MBOAT7-TMC4 Variant rs641738 Increases Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Individuals of European Descent

    Rosellina Margherita Mancina;Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Piero Pingitore

  • Plant sterols and plant stanols in the management of dyslipidaemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease

    Helena Gylling;Jogchum Plat;Stephen Turley;Henry N. Ginsberg

  • Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 gene variant disentangles nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from cardiovascular disease

    Paola Dongiovanni;Salvatore Petta;Cristina Maglio;Anna Ludovica Fracanzani

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants: metabolic insights, role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies-a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Henry N Ginsberg;Chris J Packard;M John Chapman;Jan Borén

  • The central role of arterial retention of cholesterol-rich apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: a triumph of simplicity

    Jan Borén;Kevin Jon Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Adil Mardinoglu
Adil Mardinoglu Royal Institute of Technology
Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Marja-Riitta Taskinen University of Helsinki
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Gerald F. Watts
Gerald F. Watts University of Western Australia
Stefano Romeo
Stefano Romeo University of Gothenburg
Chris J. Packard
Chris J. Packard Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Alberico L. Catapano
Alberico L. Catapano University of Milan

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