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Overview

Marian Beekman is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The scientist's work covers several subfields, notably:

  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

Marian Beekman contributes to research topics including:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Recent papers by Marian Beekman feature collaborations with diverse teams across prominent journals. Key publications include:

  • Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers, 2024, Nature
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide Association Analysis in Humans Links Nucleotide Metabolism to Leukocyte Telomere Length, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Glycosylation of immunoglobulin G is regulated by a large network of genes pleiotropic with inflammatory diseases, 2020, Science Advances
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification, 2023, Nature Genetics

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • EBioMedicine
  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • The journal of nutrition health & aging

Regular collaborators include:

  • P. Eline Slagboom (97 coauthored papers)
  • Erik B. van den Akker (31 coauthored papers)
  • M. Arfan Ikram (26 coauthored papers)
  • Dorret I. Boomsma (26 coauthored papers)
  • Marcel Reinders (25 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • 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

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

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

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

    Simone Wahl;Alexander Drong;Benjamin Lehne;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh

  • Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA

    Johannes Kettunen;Ayşe Demirkan;Ayşe Demirkan;Peter Würtz;Harmen H M Draisma

  • Whole-genome sequence variation, population structure and demographic history of the Dutch population

    Laurent C. Francioli;Androniki Menelaou;Sara L. Pulit;Freerk van Dijk

  • 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.

  • Meta-analysis of telomere length in 19 713 subjects reveals high heritability, stronger maternal inheritance and a paternal age effect

    Linda Broer;Veryan Codd;Veryan Codd;Dale R Nyholt;Joris Deelen

  • Disease variants alter transcription factor levels and methylation of their binding sites.

    Marc Jan Bonder;René Luijk;Daria V Zhernakova;Matthijs Moed

  • 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

  • Evidence of genetic enrichment for exceptional survival using a family approach: the Leiden Longevity Study

    Manja Schoenmaker;Anton J M de Craen;Paul H E M de Meijer;Marian Beekman

  • Identification of context-dependent expression quantitative trait loci in whole blood

    Daria V Zhernakova;Patrick Deelen;Martijn Vermaat;Maarten van Iterson

  • Loci Associated with N-Glycosylation of Human Immunoglobulin G Show Pleiotropy with Autoimmune Diseases and Haematological Cancers

    Gordan Lauc;Jennifer E. Huffman;Maja Pučić;Lina Zgaga;Lina Zgaga

  • Genetic and environmental influences interact with age and sex in shaping the human methylome

    Jenny van Dongen;Michel G. Nivard;Gonneke Willemsen;Jouke-Jan Hottenga

  • The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels.

    Ida Surakka;Ida Surakka;Momoko Horikoshi;Reedik Mägi;Antti-Pekka Sarin;Antti-Pekka Sarin

  • Genome-wide Association Study in 79,366 European-ancestry Individuals Informs the Genetic Architecture of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels

    Xia Jiang;Xia Jiang;Paul F. O'Reilly;Hugues Aschard;Hugues Aschard;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu

  • Reduced insulin/IGF-1 signalling and human longevity

    Diana Van Heemst;Marian Beekman;Simon P. Mooijaart;Bastiaan T. Heijmans

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a single major locus contributing to survival into old age; the APOE locus revisited.

    Joris Deelen;Marian Beekman;Hae-Won Uh;Quinta Helmer

  • Nonagenarian siblings and their offspring display lower risk of mortality and morbidity than sporadic nonagenarians: The Leiden Longevity Study.

    Rudi G.J. Westendorp;Diana Van Heemst;Maarten P. Rozing;Marijke Frölich

Frequent Co-Authors

P. Eline Slagboom
P. Eline Slagboom Leiden University Medical Center
Joris Deelen
Joris Deelen Max Planck Society
Diana van Heemst
Diana van Heemst Leiden University Medical Center
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anton J. M. de Craen
Anton J. M. de Craen Leiden University Medical Center
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University

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