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Martina Müller-Nurasyid is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily covers the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant contributions spanning subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics focus on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias, RNA Modifications and Cancer, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, and Cancer-related Gene Regulation.

Müller-Nurasyid has contributed to numerous studies published across various outlets. Frequent publication venues include Nature Communications, UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, and United European Gastroenterology Journal.

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis for early age-related macular degeneration highlights novel loci and insights for advanced disease, 2020, BMC Medical Genomics

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authorship with:

  • Annette Peters
  • Konstantin Strauch
  • Christian Gieger
  • Thomas Meitinger
  • Mélanie Waldenberger

Müller-Nurasyid's accumulated work reflects extensive involvement in genetic epidemiology and molecular biology, with multiple publications analyzing complex traits related to cardiovascular function, metabolic processes, and genetic regulation underlying various health conditions.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • 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

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

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

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

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • 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

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • 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

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Rare variant in scavenger receptor BI raises HDL cholesterol and increases risk of coronary heart disease

    Zanoni P;Khetarpal Sa;Larach Db;Hancock-Cerutti Wf

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University

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