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Michael Knapp

Michael Knapp

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D-Index
64
Citations
12687
World Ranking
2808
National Ranking
200

Overview

Michael Knapp is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their focus narrows down to several subfields, including Genetics, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and General Health Professions.

Their work concentrates on multiple topics, reflecting a diverse and interdisciplinary approach. These main topics include Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, RNA modifications and cancer, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex, 2020, Science
  • Dissecting the genetic heterogeneity of gastric cancer, 2023, EBioMedicine
  • Sex-Specific Genetic Associations for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Msx1 deficiency interacts with hypoxia and induces a morphogenetic regulation during lip development, 2020, Development
  • Integrative approaches generate insights into the architecture of non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate, 2021, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances

Their most frequent coauthors include Timo Hess, Kerstin U. Ludwig, Jan Gehlen, Elisabeth Mangold, and Julia Schröder.

Michael Knapp has published extensively in several venues. The most common publication outlets for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • EBioMedicine
  • Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
  • Science

Best Publications

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Key susceptibility locus for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate on chromosome 8q24

    Stefanie Birnbaum;Stefanie Birnbaum;Kerstin U Ludwig;Heiko Reutter;Stefan Herms

  • Genome-wide association study identifies two susceptibility loci for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate

    Elisabeth Mangold;Kerstin U. Ludwig;Stefanie Birnbaum;Carlotta Baluardo

  • Support for Association of Schizophrenia with Genetic Variation in the 6p22.3 Gene, Dysbindin, in Sib-Pair Families with Linkage and in an Additional Sample of Triad Families

    Sibylle G. Schwab;Michael Knapp;Stephanie Mondabon;Joachim Hallmayer

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses of nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate identify six new risk loci

    Kerstin U. Ludwig;Elisabeth Mangold;Stefan Herms;Stefanie Nowak;Stefanie Nowak

  • Vitamin D receptor allele combinations influence genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in Germans.

    Michael A. Pani;Michael Knapp;Horst Donner;Jens Braun

  • Mapping of the Gene for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney-disease (arpkd) To Chromosome 6p21-cen

    K. Zerres;Yves Pirson;G. Mucher;L. Bachner

  • Familial adenomatous polyposis: mutation at codon 1309 and early onset of colon cancer.

    R. Caspari;W. Friedl;M. Mandl;P. Propping

  • Maximum-likelihood estimation of haplotype frequencies in nuclear families.

    Tim Becker;Michael Knapp

  • Systematic screening for mutations in the human serotonin-2A (5-HT2A) receptor gene: identification of two naturally occurring receptor variants and association analysis in schizophrenia.

    Jeanette Erdmann;Daphne Shimron-Abarbanell;Marcella Rietschel;Margot Albus

  • A powerful strategy to account for multiple testing in the context of haplotype analysis.

    Tim Becker;Michael Knapp

  • The transmission/disequilibrium test and parental-genotype reconstruction: the reconstruction-combined transmission/ disequilibrium test.

    Michael Knapp

  • Systematic mutation screening and association study of the A1 and A2a adenosine receptor genes in panic disorder suggest a contribution of the A2a gene to the development of disease.

    J Deckert;M M Nöthen;P Franke;C Delmo

  • Widespread non-additive and interaction effects within HLA loci modulate the risk of autoimmune diseases

    Tobias L. Lenz;Aaron J. Deutsch;Aaron J. Deutsch;Buhm Han;Xinli Hu;Xinli Hu

  • A note on power approximations for the transmission/disequilibrium test.

    Michael Knapp

  • Asthma is associated with single‐nucleotide polymorphisms in ADAM33

    M. Werner;N. Herbon;H. Gohlke;J. Altmüller

  • Nonreplication of association between μ‐opioid‐receptor gene (OPRM1) A118G polymorphism and substance dependence

    Petra Franke;Tao Wang;Markus M. Nöthen;Michael Knapp

  • Systematic search for variation in the human norepinephrine transporter gene : Identification of five naturally occurring missense mutations and study of association with major psychiatric disorders

    Gerald Stöber;Markus M. Nöthen;Peter Pörzgen;Michael Brüss

  • Genome-wide association studies in oesophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's oesophagus: a large-scale meta-analysis

    Puya Gharahkhani;Rebecca C. Fitzgerald;Thomas L. Vaughan;Claire Palles

  • Support for a chromosome 18p locus conferring susceptibility to functional psychoses in families with schizophrenia, by association and linkage analysis.

    Sibylle G. Schwab;Joachim Hallmayer;Bernard Lerer;Margot Albus

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Elisabeth Mangold
Elisabeth Mangold University of Bonn
Peter Propping
Peter Propping University of Bonn
Wolfgang Maier
Wolfgang Maier University of Bonn
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Johannes Schumacher
Johannes Schumacher Philipp University of Marburg
Margot Albus
Margot Albus Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tim Becker
Tim Becker University of Bonn
Dieter B. Wildenauer
Dieter B. Wildenauer University of Western Australia
Per Hoffmann
Per Hoffmann University of Bonn

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