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Michael Krawczak

Michael Krawczak

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Genetics
Germany
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
107
Citations
47551
World Ranking
581
National Ranking
47

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
48533
World Ranking
5947
National Ranking
338

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Michael Krawczak is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and primarily conducts research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields with notable focus on Genetics, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist contributes extensively to topics including Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Ethics in Clinical Research, Gut Microbiota and Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Recent publications by Michael Krawczak include:

  • Severity, predictors and clinical correlates of Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) in Germany: A prospective, multi-centre, population-based cohort study, 2022, EClinicalMedicine
  • Fatigue and cognitive impairment after COVID-19: A prospective multicentre study, 2022, EClinicalMedicine
  • Clinical utility of polygenic risk scores: a critical 2023 appraisal, 2023, Journal of Community Genetics
  • Secondary research use of personal medical data: attitudes from patient and population surveys in The Netherlands and Germany, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • The German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON): rationale, study design and baseline characteristics, 2022, European Journal of Epidemiology

Michael Krawczak frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Scientific Reports
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • Genes
  • Journal of Community Genetics

Collaborations play a significant role in Krawczak's research output, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Stefan Schreiber
  • Thomas Bahmer
  • Wolfgang Lieb
  • Jörg Janne Vehreschild
  • Lilian Krist

The breadth of Michael Krawczak's research topics and publications illustrates engagement with both clinical and molecular aspects of medicine, with an emphasis on genetic factors and public health concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Their work investigates complex multisystem conditions such as post-COVID syndrome and includes critical analysis of polygenic risk scores and ethical considerations in clinical research.

Best Publications

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • A genome-wide association scan of nonsynonymous SNPs identifies a susceptibility variant for Crohn disease in ATG16L1

    Jochen Hampe;Andre Franke;Philip Rosenstiel;Philip Rosenstiel;Andreas Till

  • Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD): 2003 update.

    Peter Daniel Stenson;Edward Vincent Ball;Matthew Edwin Mort;Andrew David Phillips

  • The mutational spectrum of single base-pair substitutions in mRNA splice junctions of human genes: causes and consequences.

    Michael Krawczak;Jochen Reiss;David Neil Cooper

  • Association between insertion mutation in NOD2 gene and Crohn's disease in German and British populations

    Jochen Hampe;Andrew Cuthbert;Peter J. P. Croucher;Muddassar M. Mirza

  • Evaluation of Y-chromosomal STRs: a multicenter study

    M. Kayser;A. Caglià;D. Corach;N. Fretwell

  • The human gene mutation database

    David Neil Cooper;Edward V. Ball;Michael Krawczak

  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: recommendations on forensic analysis using Y-chromosome STRs.

    P. Gill;C. Brenner;B. Brinkmann;Bruce Budowle

  • Sequence variants in IL10, ARPC2 and multiple other loci contribute to ulcerative colitis susceptibility

    Andre Franke;Tobias Balschun;Tom H Karlsen;Jurgita Sventoraityte

  • Where genotype is not predictive of phenotype: towards an understanding of the molecular basis of reduced penetrance in human inherited disease

    David Neil Cooper;Michael Krawczak;Constantin Polychronakos;Chris Tyler-Smith

  • Gene deletions causing human genetic disease: mechanisms of mutagenesis and the role of the local DNA sequence environment

    Michael Krawczak;David Neil Cooper

  • Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe.

    Oscar Lao;Timothy T. Lu;Michael Nothnagel;Olaf Junge

  • Plastin 3 Is a Protective Modifier of Autosomal Recessive Spinal Muscular Atrophy

    Gabriela E. Oprea;Sandra Kröber;Michelle L. McWhorter;Wilfried Rossoll

  • The mutational spectrum of single base-pair substitutions causing human genetic disease: patterns and predictions.

    David Neil Cooper;Michael Krawczak

  • Characteristics and frequency of germline mutations at microsatellite loci from the human Y chromosome, as revealed by direct observation in father/son pairs.

    Manfred Kayser;Lutz Roewer;Minttu Hedman;Lotte Henke

  • Sarcoidosis is associated with a truncating splice site mutation in BTNL2.

    Ruta Valentonyte;Jochen Hampe;Klaus Huse;Philip Rosenstiel

  • Association of NOD2 (CARD 15) genotype with clinical course of Crohn's disease: a cohort study.

    Jochen Hampe;Jochen Grebe;Susanna Nikolaus;Camilla Solberg

  • DNA Methylation Analysis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Suggests Distinct Disease-Specific and Remodeling Signatures after Bariatric Surgery

    Markus Ahrens;Ole Ammerpohl;Witigo von Schönfels;Julia Kolarova

  • 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

  • Human Gene Mutation Database.

    D. N. Cooper;Michael Krawczak

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Schreiber
Stefan Schreiber Kiel University
David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Jochen Hampe
Jochen Hampe TU Dresden
Andre Franke
Andre Franke Kiel University
Michael Nothnagel
Michael Nothnagel University of Cologne
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne
Philip Rosenstiel
Philip Rosenstiel Kiel University
Nadia Chuzhanova
Nadia Chuzhanova Nottingham Trent University
Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke Greifswald University Hospital
Matthias Platzer
Matthias Platzer Leibniz Association

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