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Mario Falchi is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Physiology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist has published a significant number of papers, with research topics covering gut microbiota and health, long-term effects of COVID-19, COVID-19 clinical research studies, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, genetic associations and epidemiology, COVID-19 and mental health, as well as diet and metabolism studies.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Real-time tracking of self-reported symptoms to predict potential COVID-19 (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • A reference map of potential determinants for the human serum metabolome (2020, Nature)
  • The person-to-person transmission landscape of the gut and oral microbiomes (2023, Nature)
  • Loss of smell and taste in combination with other symptoms is a strong predictor of COVID-19 infection (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Genome-wide association meta-analyses combining multiple risk phenotypes provide insights into the genetic architecture of cutaneous melanoma susceptibility (2020, Nature Genetics)

Mario Falchi has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Alessia Visconti (41 publications)
  • Tim D. Spector (34 publications)
  • Cristina Menni (27 publications)
  • Niccolò Rossi (21 publications)
  • Claire J. Steves (20 publications)

Their research has appeared in various scientific publication venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 13 publications
  • Nature Medicine with 2 publications
  • Nature with 2 publications
  • Nature Communications with 2 publications
  • BMC Microbiology with 2 publications

Mario Falchi's research contributions focus on integrating genetic, clinical, and microbiological data to better understand complex health conditions, particularly those related to infectious diseases and metabolism. The scientist's work on COVID-19 has included symptom tracking and epidemiological studies, contributing to understanding the disease's clinical predictors and long-term effects. Their involvement in metabolomics and microbiome transmission enhances the broader insight into human health determinants.

Best Publications

  • Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

    Daniel G Healy;Mario Falchi;Sean S O'Sullivan;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

    Yurii S Aulchenko;Samuli Ripatti;Ida Lindqvist;Dorret Boomsma

  • Bone mineral density, osteoporosis, and osteoporotic fractures : a genome-wide association study

    J.B. Richards;F. Rivadeneira;M. Inouye;T.M. Pastinen

  • Repeatability of published microarray gene expression analyses.

    John P A Ioannidis;David B Allison;Catherine A Ball;Issa Coulibaly

  • A new highly penetrant form of obesity due to deletions on chromosome 16p11.2

    R. G. Walters;S. Jacquemont;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. J. de Smith

  • A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium

    Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo;Tim D Spector;Massimo Mangino;Brigitte Kühnel

  • Interplay between the human gut microbiome and host metabolism.

    Alessia Visconti;Caroline I. Le Roy;Fabio Rosa;Niccolò Rossi;Niccolò Rossi

  • Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Genes for Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease: Serum Urate and Dyslipidemia

    Chris Wallace;Stephen J. Newhouse;Peter Braund;Feng Zhang

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • HIV protease inhibitors are potent anti-angiogenic molecules and promote regression of Kaposi sarcoma.

    Cecilia Sgadari;Giovanni Barillari;Elena Toschi;Davide Carlei

  • A reference map of potential determinants for the human serum metabolome

    Noam Bar;Tal Korem;Omer Weissbrod;Omer Weissbrod;David Zeevi;David Zeevi

  • Blockade of Striatal Adenosine A2A Receptor Reduces, through a Presynaptic Mechanism, Quinolinic Acid-Induced Excitotoxicity: Possible Relevance to Neuroprotective Interventions in Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Striatum

    Patrizia Popoli;Annita Pintor;Maria Rosaria Domenici;Claudio Frank

  • Genome-wide linkage scan for athlete status in 700 British female DZ twin pairs.

    Marleen H M De Moor;Tim D Spector;Lynn F Cherkas;Mario Falchi

  • CD95 (APO-1/Fas) linkage to the actin cytoskeleton through ezrin in human T lymphocytes: a novel regulatory mechanism of the CD95 apoptotic pathway.

    Stefania Parlato;Anna Maria Giammarioli;Mariantonia Logozzi;Francesco Lozupone

  • Mapping Genetic Loci That Determine Leukocyte Telomere Length in a Large Sample of Unselected Female Sibling Pairs

    Toby Andrew;Abraham Aviv;Mario Falchi;Gabriela L. Surdulescu

  • Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with a mutation in D-amino acid oxidase

    John Mitchell;Praveen Paul;Han Jou Chen;Alex Morris

  • New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

    Yingchang Lu;Felix R Day;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Martin L Buchkovich

  • Low copy number of the salivary amylase gene predisposes to obesity

    Mario Falchi;Julia Sarah El-Sayed Moustafa;Petros Takousis;Francesco Pesce

  • Control of tumor and microenvironment cross-talk by miR-15a and miR-16 in prostate cancer.

    M Musumeci;V Coppola;A Addario;M Patrizii

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at 9p21 and 22q13 associated with development of cutaneous nevi.

    Mario Falchi;Mario Falchi;Veronique Bataille;Veronique Bataille;Nicholas K Hayward;David L Duffy

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Massimo Mangino
Massimo Mangino King's College London
Cristina Menni
Cristina Menni King's College London
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Pirro G. Hysi
Pirro G. Hysi King's College London
Ana M. Valdes
Ana M. Valdes University of Nottingham
Anna Rita Migliaccio
Anna Rita Migliaccio University of Bologna
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Jiali Han
Jiali Han Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

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