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Markku Mäki is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland and primarily works in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Gastroenterology. Their research covers several subfields including Epidemiology, Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology.

The scientist has concentrated much of their work on topics related to digestive health. Key areas of study include:

  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Digestive system and related health

Mäki's recent scholarly contributions include papers published in notable journals such as Gastroenterology, Frontiers in Immunology, and Nature Immunology. Selected recent publications are:

  • "A Randomized Trial of a Transglutaminase 2 Inhibitor for Celiac Disease," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Genome-Wide Transcriptomic Analysis of Intestinal Mucosa in Celiac Disease Patients on a Gluten-Free Diet and Postgluten Challenge," 2020, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • "Latiglutenase Protects the Mucosa and Attenuates Symptom Severity in Patients With Celiac Disease Exposed to a Gluten Challenge," 2022, Gastroenterology
  • "Transcriptomic analysis of intestine following administration of a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor to prevent gluten-induced intestinal damage in celiac disease," 2024, Nature Immunology
  • "Efficacy and safety of gluten peptide-based antigen-specific immunotherapy (Nexvax2) in adults with coeliac disease after bolus exposure to gluten (RESET CeD): an interim analysis of a terminated randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study," 2023, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

The scholar frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Digestive Diseases and Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Mäki has collaborated often with several coauthors, including:

  • Juha Taavela
  • Jorma Isola
  • Alina Popp
  • Keijo Viiri
  • Valeriia Dotsenko

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Celiac disease among children in Finland.

    Markku Mäki;Kirsi Mustalahti;Jorma Kokkonen;Petri Kulmala

  • Multiple common variants for celiac disease influencing immune gene expression

    Patrick C. A. Dubois;Gosia Trynka;Lude Franke;Lude Franke;Karen A. Hunt

  • Increasing prevalence of coeliac disease over time.

    S. Lohi;K. Mustalahti;K. Kaukinen;K. Laurila

  • The prevalence of celiac disease in Europe: Results of a centralized, international mass screening project

    Kirsi Mustalahti;Carlo Catassi;Antti Reunanen;Elisabetta Fabiani

  • European Society Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Guidelines for Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 2020.

    Steffen Husby;Sibylle Koletzko;Ilma Korponay-Szabó;Kalle Kurppa

  • Tissue transglutaminase autoantibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in detecting celiac disease

    Satu Sulkanen;Tuula Halttunen;Kaija Laurila;Kaija-Leena Kolho

  • European society for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition guidelines for the diagnosis of coeliac disease

    S. Husby;S. Koletzko;I. R. Korponay-Szabó;M. L. Mearin

  • In vivo targeting of intestinal and extraintestinal transglutaminase 2 by coeliac autoantibodies

    Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;T. Halttunen;Zsuzsanna Szalai;K. Laurila

  • Celiac disease in patients with severe liver disease: Gluten-free diet may reverse hepatic failure

    Katri Kaukinen;Leena Halme;Pekka Collin;Martti Färkkilä

  • HLA-DQ typing in the diagnosis of celiac disease.

    Katri Kaukinen;Jukka Partanen;Jukka Partanen;Markku Mäki;Markku Mäki;Pekka Collin;Pekka Collin

  • No harm from five year ingestion of oats in coeliac disease.

    E. K. Janatuinen;T. A. Kemppainen;R. J. K. Julkunen;V.-M. Kosma

  • Endomysial antibody‐negative coeliac disease: clinical characteristics and intestinal autoantibody deposits

    Teea T Salmi;Pekka Collin;Ilma R Korponay-Szabo;Kaija Laurila

  • Review article: safe amounts of gluten for patients with wheat allergy or coeliac disease

    C Hischenhuber;R Crevel;B Jarry;M Mäki

  • Antiendomysial and antihuman recombinant tissue transglutaminase antibodies in the diagnosis of coeliac disease: a biopsy-proven European multicentre study.

    Pekka Collin;Katri Kaukinen;Harald Vogelsang;Ilma Korponay-Szabo

  • Elevation of IgG antibodies against tissue transglutaminase as a diagnostic tool for coeliac disease in selective IgA deficiency

    Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;I. Dahlbom;K. Laurila;S. Koskinen

  • Accuracy in Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Without Biopsies in Clinical Practice

    Katharina Julia Werkstetter;Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;Alina Popp;Vincenzo Villanacci

  • Glutenase ALV003 Attenuates Gluten-Induced Mucosal Injury in Patients With Celiac Disease

    Marja-Leena Lähdeaho;Katri Kaukinen;Kaija Laurila;Pekka Vuotikka

  • Selective IgA Deficiency and Coeliac Disease

    P. Collin;M. Mäki;O. Keyriläinen;O. Hällström

  • Autoantibody targeting of brain and intestinal transglutaminase in gluten ataxia

    M. Hadjivassiliou;M. Maki;D. S. Sanders;C. A. Williamson

  • Gluten-free diet and quality of life in patients with screen-detected celiac disease.

    Kirsi Mustalahti;Susanna Lohiniemi;Pekka Collin;Nanna Vuolteenaho

Frequent Co-Authors

Katri Kaukinen
Katri Kaukinen Tampere University
Pekka Collin
Pekka Collin Tampere University
Jukka Partanen
Jukka Partanen Finnish Red Cross
Heini Huhtala
Heini Huhtala Tampere University
Timo Vesikari
Timo Vesikari Tampere University
Timo Reunala
Timo Reunala Tampere University
Harri Sievänen
Harri Sievänen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Martin Griffin
Martin Griffin Aston University
Tuomo J. Karttunen
Tuomo J. Karttunen Oulu University Hospital

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