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2024

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Genetics

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Citations
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Medicine

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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Norman Klopp is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their research spans several areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on infectious diseases, molecular biology, genetics, hepatology, and immunology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, including COVID-19 epidemiological studies and clinical research studies. They have also contributed research on hepatitis B and C viruses, hepatitis virus studies and epidemiology, as well as vaccine coverage and hesitancy.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Safety and immunogenicity of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
  • SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Germany - a population based sequential study in five regions, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Comparative Magnitude and Persistence of Humoral SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Responses in the Adult Population in Germany, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Children and Adolescents' Behavioral Patterns in Response to Escalating COVID-19 Restriction Reveal Sex and Age Differences, 2021, Journal of Adolescent Health

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas Illig
  • Jana Prokein
  • Guðmar Þorleifsson
  • Daniela Gornyk
  • Manuela Harries

Many of the scientist's papers have appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Pathogens, Nature Human Behaviour, and Wiener klinische Wochenschrift.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • 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

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

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

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • 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

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • 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 association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

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

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

  • A Mutation in VPS35, Encoding a Subunit of the Retromer Complex, Causes Late-Onset Parkinson Disease

    Alexander Zimprich;Anna Benet-Pagès;Walter Struhal;Elisabeth Graf

  • 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

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

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Tobacco smoking leads to extensive genome-wide changes in DNA methylation.

    Sonja Zeilinger;Brigitte Kühnel;Norman Klopp;Hansjörg Baurecht;Hansjörg Baurecht

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Illig
Thomas Illig Hannover Medical School
Christian Gieger
Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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