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Overview

Michael Soyka is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focused expertise in surgery, otorhinolaryngology, physiology, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to sinusitis and nasal conditions, head and neck surgical oncology, asthma and respiratory diseases, nasal surgery and airway studies, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, bone tumor diagnosis and treatments, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Rhinology Journal
  • Allergy
  • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Head & Neck
  • Rhinology online

Among recent papers are:

  • International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic rhinitis - 2023 (2023, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology)
  • Efficacy and safety of treatment with biologicals for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A systematic review for the EAACI guidelines (2021, Allergy)
  • Genome-wide Association Study and Meta-analysis on Alcohol-Associated Liver Cirrhosis Identifies Genetic Risk Factors (2020, Hepatology)
  • A genetic risk score and diabetes predict development of alcohol-related cirrhosis in drinkers (2021, Journal of Hepatology)
  • Real-Life Experience of Monoclonal Antibody Treatments in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis (2021, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

Michael Soyka has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including David Holzmann, Christian M. Meerwein, Cezmi A. Akdiş, Tina Mauthe, and Sebastian Mueller.

Best Publications

  • Opioid antagonists for alcohol dependence

    Susanne Rösner;Andrea Hackl‐Herrwerth;Stefan Leucht;Simona Vecchi

  • The clock gene Per2 influences the glutamatergic system and modulates alcohol consumption.

    Rainer Spanagel;Gurudutt N Pendyala;Carolina Abarca;Tarek Zghoul

  • Relapse prevention by acamprosate. Results from a placebo-controlled study on alcohol dependence

    Henning Sass;Michael Soyka;Karl Mann;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • Diagnosis and Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Review.

    Henry R. Kranzler;Henry R. Kranzler;Michael Soyka

  • Acamprosate for alcohol dependence

    Susanne Rösner;Andrea Hackl-Herrwerth;Stefan Leucht;Philippe Lehert

  • A genome-wide association study confirms PNPLA3 and identifies TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 as risk loci for alcohol-related cirrhosis

    Stephan Buch;Felix Stickel;Eric Trépo;Michael Way

  • Adherence and mental side effects during hepatitis C treatment with interferon alfa and ribavirin in psychiatric risk groups

    Martin Schaefer;Folkhard Schmidt;Christian Folwaczny;Reinhard Lorenz

  • Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence.

    Jens Treutlein;Sven Cichon;Monika Ridinger;Norbert Wodarz

  • Treatment of Benzodiazepine Dependence.

    Michael Soyka

  • Substance misuse, psychiatric disorder and violent and disturbed behaviour

    Michael Soyka

  • IMPACT OF CRAVING ON ALCOHOL RELAPSE DURING, AND 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

    Miriam Bottlender;Michael Soyka

  • Prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in schizophrenic inpatients.

    M. Soyka;M. Albus;N. Kathmann;A. Finelli

  • Retention rate and substance use in methadone and buprenorphine maintenance therapy and predictors of outcome: results from a randomized study

    Michael Soyka;Christina Zingg;Gabriele Koller;Heinrich Kuefner

  • Genetic association of the human corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1 ( CRHR1 ) with binge drinking and alcohol intake patterns in two independent samples

    J Treutlein;C Kissling;J Frank;S Wiemann

  • GABA-A2 receptor subunit gene (GABRA2) polymorphisms and risk for alcohol dependence.

    M. Soyka;U.W. Preuss;U.W. Preuss;V. Hesselbrock;P. Zill

  • Impulsivity and aggression as predictors of suicide attempts in alcoholics.

    G. Koller;U. W. Preuss;M. Bottlender;Karen Wenzel

  • Psychometrische Evaluation der deutschsprachigen Version der Barratt-Impulsiveness-Skala

    U. W. Preuss;Dan Rujescu;Ina Giegling;S. Watzke

  • Acamprosate supports abstinence, naltrexone prevents excessive drinking: evidence from a meta-analysis with unreported outcomes.

    Susanne Rösner;Stefan Leucht;Philippe Lehert;Michael Soyka

  • Genome-wide significant association between alcohol dependence and a variant in the ADH gene cluster.

    Josef Frank;Sven Cichon;Sven Cichon;Jens Treutlein;Monika Ridinger

  • Epidemiological evidence for a low abuse potential of zolpidem.

    M. Soyka;R. Bottlender;H.-J. Möller

  • 1183 GENETIC VARIATION IN THE PNPLA3 GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOLIC LIVER INJURY IN CAUCASIANS

    F. Stickel;S. Buch;K. Lau;H. Meyer zu Schwabedissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Falk Kiefer
Falk Kiefer Heidelberg University
Oliver Pogarell
Oliver Pogarell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel
H.-J. Möller
H.-J. Möller Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stefan Herms
Stefan Herms University of Basel
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University
Per Hoffmann
Per Hoffmann University of Bonn
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London

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