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Overview

Markus Ege is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany, focusing primarily on medical research. Their work spans several fields with a concentration on physiology, immunology, allergy, emergency medical services, and dermatology.

The scientist's research broadly covers asthma and respiratory diseases, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, pediatric health and respiratory diseases, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, dermatology and skin diseases, infant health and development, and respiratory and cough-related research.

Frequent publication venues for Markus Ege include:

  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Nature Medicine

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Markus Ege cover various topics related to asthma, immunity, and respiratory health. These include:

  • Maturation of the gut microbiome during the first year of life contributes to the protective farm effect on childhood asthma, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • T2-high asthma phenotypes across lifespan, 2022, European Respiratory Journal
  • Collective flow at SIS energies within a hadronic transport approach: Influence of light nuclei formation and equation of state, 2022, Physical Review C
  • IgA+memory B-cells are significantly increased in patients with asthma and small airway dysfunction, 2022, European Respiratory Journal
  • Asthma in farm children is more determined by genetic polymorphisms and in non-farm children by environmental factors, 2020, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Markus Ege collaborates frequently with colleagues such as Erika von Mutius, Bianca Schaub, Nicole Maison, Gesine Hansen, and Harald Renz. These co-authors have appeared repeatedly in joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • The asthma epidemic.

    Waltraud Eder;Markus J. Ege;Erika von Mutius

  • Exposure to Environmental Microorganisms and Childhood Asthma

    Markus J. Ege;Melanie Mayer;Anne-Cécile Normand;Jon Genuneit

  • Farm dust and endotoxin protect against allergy through A20 induction in lung epithelial cells

    Martijn J. Schuijs;Monique A. Willart;Karl Vergote;Delphine Gras

  • Prenatal farm exposure is related to the expression of receptors of the innate immunity and to atopic sensitization in school-age children.

    Markus Johannes Ege;Christian Bieli;Remo Frei;Robert Theodoor van Strien

  • Not all farming environments protect against the development of asthma and wheeze in children

    Markus Johannes Ege;Remo Frei;Christian Bieli;Dieneke Schram-Bijkerk

  • Inverse association of farm milk consumption with asthma and allergy in rural and suburban populations across Europe.

    M. Waser;K. B. Michels;C. Bieli;H. Flöistrup

  • Maturation of the gut microbiome during the first year of life contributes to the protective farm effect on childhood asthma.

    Martin Depner;Diana Hazard Taft;Pirkka V. Kirjavainen;Pirkka V. Kirjavainen

  • Farm-like indoor microbiota in non-farm homes protects children from asthma development.

    Pirkka V. Kirjavainen;Pirkka V. Kirjavainen;Anne M. Karvonen;Rachel I. Adams;Martin Täubel

  • Transplacentally acquired maternal T lymphocytes in severe combined immunodeficiency: a study of 121 patients.

    Susanna M. Müller;Markus Ege;Annette Pottharst;Ansgar S. Schulz

  • Omenn syndrome due to ARTEMIS mutations.

    Markus Ege;Yunmei Ma;Yunmei Ma;Burkhard Manfras;Burkhard Manfras;Krzysztof Kalwak;Krzysztof Kalwak

  • Phenotypes of Atopic Dermatitis Depending on the Timing of Onset and Progression in Childhood

    Caroline Roduit;Remo Frei;Martin Depner;Anne M Karvonen

  • Clinical and epidemiologic phenotypes of childhood asthma.

    Martin Depner;Oliver Fuchs;Jon Genuneit;Anne M. Karvonen

  • Prenatal exposure to a farm environment modifies atopic sensitization at birth

    Markus Johannes Ege;Ileana Herzum;Gisela Büchele;Susanne Krauss-Etschmann

  • Bacterial microbiota of the upper respiratory tract and childhood asthma

    Martin Depner;Markus Johannes Ege;Michael J Cox;Sarah Dwyer

  • Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: the PASTURE Study.

    Petra Ina Pfefferle;Gisela Büchele;Nicole Blümer;Marjut Roponen

  • Meta-analysis identifies seven susceptibility loci involved in the atopic march

    Ingo Marenholz;Ingo Marenholz;Jorge Esparza-Gordillo;Jorge Esparza-Gordillo;Franz Rüschendorf;Anja Bauerfeind

  • Allergic rhinitis as a predictor for wheezing onset in school-aged children

    Mascha K. Rochat;Sabina Illi;Markus J. Ege;Susanne Lau

  • Gene-environment interaction for childhood asthma and exposure to farming in Central Europe.

    Markus J. Ege;David P. Strachan;William O.C.M. Cookson;Miriam F. Moffatt

  • SCID patients with ARTEMIS vs RAG deficiencies following HCT: increased risk of late toxicity in ARTEMIS-deficient SCID.

    Catharina Schuetz;Benedicte Neven;Benedicte Neven;Christopher C. Dvorak;Sandrine Leroy

  • The Early Development of Wheeze Environmental Determinants and Genetic Susceptibility at 17q21

    Georg J. Loss;Georg J. Loss;Georg J. Loss;Martin Depner;Alexander J. Hose;Jon Genuneit

  • High levels of butyrate and propionate in early life are associated with protection against atopy

    Caroline Roduit;Remo Frei;Ruth Ferstl;Susanne Loeliger

  • Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Prenatal exposure to a farm environment modifies atopic sensitization at birth

    Markus Johannes Ege;Ileana Herzum;Gisela Büchele;Susanne Krauss-Etschmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Erika von Mutius
Erika von Mutius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer University of Basel
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jon Genuneit
Jon Genuneit Leipzig University
Roger Lauener
Roger Lauener Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland St. Gallen
Michael Kabesch
Michael Kabesch St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus
Florence Demenais
Florence Demenais Université Paris Cité
Harald Renz
Harald Renz Philipp University of Marburg
Erik Melén
Erik Melén Karolinska Institute
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute

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