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National Ranking
41

Overview

Niek Verweij is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans several intersecting fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, the scientist has a strong focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their work encompasses multiple topics, notably Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Trace Elements in Health, Lipid Metabolism and Disorders, and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies.

Niek Verweij has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine)
  • Nature

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, namely:

  • Pim van der Harst
  • Luca A. Lotta
  • Aris Baras
  • Alan R. Shuldiner
  • Adam E. Locke

Recent publications by Niek Verweij include:

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Common and rare variant associations with clonal haematopoiesis phenotypes, 2022, Nature
  • Sequencing of 640,000 exomes identifies GPR75 variants associated with protection from obesity, 2021, Science
  • A multiancestry genome-wide association study of unexplained chronic ALT elevation as a proxy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with histological and radiological validation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Analysis of rare genetic variation underlying cardiometabolic diseases and traits among 200,000 individuals in the UK Biobank, 2022, Nature Genetics

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • 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

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

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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Identification of 64 Novel Genetic Loci Provides an Expanded View on the Genetic Architecture of Coronary Artery Disease.

    Pim van der Harst;Niek Verweij

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • 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 and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • 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

  • HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials.

    Daniel I Swerdlow;David Preiss;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Michael Holmes

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

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

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • HMG-COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITION, TYPE 2 DIABETES, AND BODYWEIGHT: EVIDENCE FROM GENETIC ANALYSIS AND RANDOMISED TRIALS

    D Swerdlow;D Preiss;A D Hingorani;N Sattar

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim van der Harst
Pim van der Harst University Medical Center Utrecht
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Massimo Mangino
Massimo Mangino King's College London

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