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Knut Borch-Johnsen

Knut Borch-Johnsen

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Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
82542
World Ranking
2886
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association

Overview

Knut Borch-Johnsen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including Genetics, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research interests focus on multiple topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Folate and B Vitamins Research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Diabetes Management and Research, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, and Electronic Health Records Systems.

Recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • Variations in the G6PC2/ABCB11 genomic region are associated with fasting glucose levels, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Evaluation of care and clinical outcomes after the implementation of an electronic medical record system for type 1 diabetes management in Rwanda, 2025, Global Health Action

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Michael R. Erdos
  • Richa Saxena
  • Lori L. Bonnycastle
  • Laura J. Scott
  • Gary L. Andersen

Publications are notably present in venues such as UNC Libraries and Global Health Action, illustrating contributions to both genetic epidemiology and global health research contexts.

Recognition of their scientific contributions includes receiving the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) : the fifth joint task force of the European society of cardiology and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts).

    J Perk;G De Backer;H Gohlke;I Graham

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of eight societies and by invited experts).

    Guy De Backer;Ettore Ambrosioni;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Carlos Brotons

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice.

    Guy De Backer;Ettore Ambrosioni;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Carlos Brotons

  • International Expert Committee Report on the Role of the A1C Assay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes

    David M. Nathan;Beverly Balkau;Enzo Bonora;Knut Borch-Johnsen

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: full text. Fourth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts).

    Ian Graham;Dan Atar;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Gudrun Boysen

  • 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

  • Albuminuria reflects widespread vascular damage. The Steno hypothesis.

    T. Deckert;B. Feldt-Rasmussen;K. Borch-Johnsen;T. Jensen

  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in nondiabetic European men and women.

    Gang Hu;Qing Qiao;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Beverley Balkau

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

  • Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality - Comparison of fasting and 2-hour diagnostic criteria

    K. Borch-Johnsen;A. Neil;B. Balkau;S. Larsen

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafn Benediktsson

  • Prediction of risk of liver disease by alcohol intake, sex, and age: A prospective population study

    Ulrik Becker;Allan Deis;Thorkild I.A. Sørensen;Morten Grønbæk

  • Very Low Levels of Microalbuminuria Are Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Death Independently of Renal Function, Hypertension, and Diabetes

    Klaus Klausen;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Bo Feldt-Rasmussen;Gorm Jensen

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

    Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Kristinn P Magnusson;Solveig Grétarsdottir

  • SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations

    Hiroyuki Unoki;Atsushi Takahashi;Takahisa Kawaguchi;Kazuo Hara

  • The effect of proteinuria on relative mortality in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus

    K. Borch-Johnsen;P. K. Andersen;T. Deckert

  • Albuminuria and Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The LIFE Study

    Kristian Wachtell;Hans Ibsen;Michael H. Olsen;Knut Borch-Johnsen

  • Reduction in Albuminuria Translates to Reduction in Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients. Losartan Intervention for Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension Study

    Hans Ibsen;Michael H. Olsen;Kristian Wachtell;Knut Borch-Johnsen

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Oluf Pedersen
Oluf Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Niels Grarup
Niels Grarup University of Copenhagen
Anders Albrechtsen
Anders Albrechtsen University of Copenhagen
Daniel R. Witte
Daniel R. Witte Aarhus University
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Stephen Colagiuri
Stephen Colagiuri University of Sydney
Allan Vaag
Allan Vaag Steno Diabetes Center

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