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M. Carola Zillikens is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has a significant publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses primarily on bone health, osteoporosis, and related disorders, with extensive work on parathyroid disorders, connective tissue conditions, and the biochemical processes involving advanced glycation end products.

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • Fracture Risk and Management of Discontinuation of Denosumab Therapy: A Systematic Review and Position Statement by ECTS (2020) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Antiresorptive Agents in Benign and Malignant Diseases: A Critical Review Organized by the ECTS (2021) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Update of the fracture risk prediction tool FRAX: a systematic review of potential cohorts and analysis plan (2022) published in Osteoporosis International
  • Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia: A Systematic Clinical Review of 895 Cases (2022) published in Calcified Tissue International

Their research topics cover a broad range of areas related to skeletal biology and systemic disorders affecting bone and connective tissues:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Bone and Joint Diseases
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases

M. Carola Zillikens has contributed considerably to several subfields of study including Genetics, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Nephrology. The combination of molecular biology and clinical medicine underpins much of their work on bone metabolism and related complications.

Frequent co-authors of the scientist include the following individuals, reflecting collaborative research efforts:

  • André G. Uitterlinden (33 joint publications)
  • Bram C. J. van der Eerden (31 joint publications)
  • Fernando Rivadeneira (28 joint publications)
  • Komal Waqas (20 joint publications)
  • Jinluan Chen (20 joint publications)

Publication venues commonly chosen by M. Carola Zillikens demonstrate a concentration on journals devoted to bone and mineral research, metabolism, and osteoporosis:

  • Bone Reports (17 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (13 publications)
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (9 publications)
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (9 publications)
  • Osteoporosis International (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • 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 meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Twenty bone mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Karol Estrada;Bjarni V. Halldorsson

  • Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

    Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen;Lu Qi;Soren Brage;Stephen J. Sharp

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • A meta-analysis of the association of fracture risk and body mass index in women

    Helena Johansson;John A. Kanis;Anders Odén;Eugene McCloskey

  • Discontinuation of Denosumab therapy for osteoporosis: A systematic review and position statement by ECTS.

    Elena Tsourdi;Bente Langdahl;Martine Cohen-Solal;Bérengere Aubry-Rozier

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

  • High Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes as Skeletal Complications of Inadequate Glucose Control: The Rotterdam Study

    Ling Oei;M. Carola Zillikens;Abbas Dehghan;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk

  • Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

    Lisette Stolk;John R B Perry;John R B Perry;Daniel I. Chasman;Chunyan He

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.

    Tuomas O Kilpeläinen;M Carola Zillikens;Alena Stančákova;Francis M Finucane

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltan Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter

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