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80
Citations
29468
World Ranking
4015
National Ranking
1984

Overview

Kurt Lohman is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant volume of work focusing on molecular biology and genetics.

The scientist's scope of study includes several key subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, cancer research, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their main topics are Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and Metabolism Studies, as well as Birth, Development, and Health.

Among their frequently published venues are UNC Libraries, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine, Nature Communications, and Circulation Research.

The following notable papers represent a selection of their recent publications:

  • Whole Blood DNA Methylation Signatures of Diet Are Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and All-Cause Mortality, 2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • Meta-analyses identify DNA methylation associated with kidney function and damage, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Arsenic Exposure, Blood DNA Methylation, and Cardiovascular Disease, 2022, Circulation Research
  • Monocyte miRNAs Are Associated With Type 2 Diabetes, 2022, Diabetes
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study accounting for gene-psychosocial factor interactions identifies novel loci for blood pressure traits, 2020, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Yongmei Liu, Albert V. Smith, André G. Uitterlinden, Annette Peters, and James S. Pankow, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan

    Morgan E. Levine;Ake T. Lu;Austin Quach;Brian H. Chen

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking

    Roby Joehanes;Allan C. Just;Riccardo E. Marioni;Luke C. Pilling

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    G. Eiriksdottir;T. B. Harris;L. J. Launer;V. Gudnason

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • The association of pericardial fat with incident coronary heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Jingzhong Ding;Fang Chi Hsu;Tamara B. Harris;Yongmei Liu

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: A mendelian randomisation study

    Karani S Vimaleswaran;Karani S Vimaleswaran;Alana Cavadino;Diane J Berry;Rolf Jorde

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Chen Lu;Emmi Tikkanen

  • Association of low-frequency and rare coding-sequence variants with blood lipids and coronary heart disease in 56,000 whites and blacks.

    Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;Joshua C. Bis;Arend Voorman

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • A DNA methylation biomarker of alcohol consumption.

    C Liu;R E Marioni;R E Marioni;Åsa K Hedman;L Pfeiffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongmei Liu
Yongmei Liu Duke University
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University

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