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Pärt Peterson

Pärt Peterson

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Immunology

D-Index
70
Citations
25265
World Ranking
2376
National Ranking
1

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Immune system

His primary scientific interests are in Autoimmune regulator, Immunology, Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, Genetics and Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1. His Autoimmune regulator research incorporates themes from Molecular biology, Transcriptional regulation, Immune tolerance and Cell biology. His research on Immunology often connects related areas such as Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, H3K4me3, Histone, Chromatin immunoprecipitation and Histone H3 is strongly linked to PHD finger. His Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 study which covers Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome that intersects with Stop codon. His Autoimmunity research focuses on Antigen and how it relates to Endocrinology, Addison's disease, Adrenal cortex and Internal medicine.

His most cited work include:

  • Positional cloning of the APECED gene (1106 citations)
  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19. (503 citations)
  • Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in APECED or thymoma patients correlates with autoimmunity to Th17-associated cytokines (459 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Immunology, Autoimmune regulator, Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy, Autoimmunity and Cell biology. Pärt Peterson combines subjects such as Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and Disease with his study of Immunology. His Autoimmune regulator research integrates issues from Central tolerance, Molecular biology and Transcriptional regulation.

The Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy study combines topics in areas such as Dystrophy and Human leukocyte antigen. His study in Autoimmunity is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Addison's disease, Endocrinology and T cell. Pärt Peterson has included themes like Chemokine, Stromal cell, CD80 and Cellular differentiation in his Cell biology study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Immunology (52.27%)
  • Autoimmune regulator (45.45%)
  • Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy (22.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Immunology (52.27%)
  • Autoantibody (18.18%)
  • Antibody (9.09%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Pärt Peterson mostly deals with Immunology, Autoantibody, Antibody, Disease and Immune system. His Autoantibody research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dystrophy, Candida albicans, Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Oropharyngeal Candidiasis and Autoimmunity. The concepts of his Antibody study are interwoven with issues in Gastroenterology, Asymptomatic and Antigen.

His Antigen research includes elements of Depigmentation, Autoimmune regulator, Vitiligo, Memory B cell and Cell biology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chronic Candidiasis, Corpus albicans, Interleukin 17, MHC class II and Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy in addition to Autoimmune regulator. His Disease study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phenotype, Phenocopy, Case-control study and Immunity.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19. (503 citations)
  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) (345 citations)
  • A dynamic COVID-19 immune signature includes associations with poor prognosis. (226 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Immune system

Pärt Peterson mainly focuses on Immune system, Immunology, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Antigen and T cell. His Immunology study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Disease. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Immunoglobulin G, Autoantibody, Case-control study, Phenocopy and Immunity.

His Antigen research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Autoimmune regulator and Lymph node, Lymphatic system, Peripheral lymph, Lymph. His T cell study combines topics in areas such as Cytokine, Phenotype, Plasmacytoid dendritic cell, Cell biology and Innate lymphoid cell. His study on Antibody response is often connected to Assay sensitivity as part of broader study in Antibody.

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Lindsey B. Rosen;Qian Zhang;Eleftherios Michailidis

  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

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  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • A dynamic COVID-19 immune signature includes associations with poor prognosis.

    Adam G. Laing;Anna Lorenc;Irene del Molino del Barrio;Irene del Molino del Barrio;Abhishek Das;Abhishek Das

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in APECED or thymoma patients correlates with autoimmunity to Th17-associated cytokines

    Kai Kisand;Anette S. Bøe Wolff;Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek;Liina Tserel

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Dynamics of antibody response to BNT162b2 vaccine after six months: a longitudinal prospective study.

    Paul Naaber;Paul Naaber;Liina Tserel;Kadri Kangro;Epp Sepp

  • Anti-Interferon Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome Type 1

    Anthony Meager;Kumuthini Visvalingam;Pärt Peterson;Kaidi Möll

  • Assessment of interferon-related biomarkers in Aicardi-Goutières syndrome associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, and ADAR: a case-control study

    Gillian I Rice;Gabriella M A Gm Forte;Marcin Szynkiewicz;Diana S Chase

  • Autoimmune regulator is expressed in the cells regulating immune tolerance in thymus medulla.

    Maarit Heino;Pärt Peterson;Pärt Peterson;Jun Kudoh;Kentaro Nagamine

  • A common mutation in Sardinian autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy patients

    M. C. Rosatelli;A. Meloni;M. Devoto;A. Cao

  • Transcriptional regulation by AIRE: molecular mechanisms of central tolerance

    Pärt Peterson;Tõnis Org;Ana Rebane

  • AIRE-Deficient Patients Harbor Unique High-Affinity Disease-Ameliorating Autoantibodies

    Steffen Meyer;Martin Woodward;Christina Hertel;Philip Vlaicu

  • The autoimmune regulator protein has transcriptional transactivating properties and interacts with the common coactivator CREB-binding protein.

    Jukka Pitkänen;Vassilis Doucas;Thomas Sternsdorf;Toshihiro Nakajima

  • The autoimmune regulator PHD finger binds to non-methylated histone H3K4 to activate gene expression.

    Tõnis Org;Francesca Chignola;Csaba Hetényi;Massimiliano Gaetani

  • Identification by molecular cloning of an autoantigen associated with Addison's disease as steroid 17α-hydroxylase

    K. Krohn;R. Uibo;E. Aavik;P. Peterson

  • Lymphotoxin pathway directs thymic Aire expression.

    Robert K. Chin;James C. Lo;Oliver Kim;Sarah E. Blink

  • Autoantibodies to cytochrome P450 enzymes P450scc, P450c17, and P450c21 in autoimmune polyglandular disease types I and II and in isolated Addison's disease

    R. Uibo;E. Aavik;P. Peterson;J. Perheentupa

  • RNA and protein expression of the murine autoimmune regulator gene (Aire) in normal, RelB-deficient and in NOD mouse.

    Maarit Heino;Pärt Peterson;Pärt Peterson;Niko Sillanpää;Sandrine Guérin

  • Common mutations in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy patients of different origins.

    Hamish S. Scott;Maarit Heino;Pärt Peterson;Lauréane Mittaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Kisand
Kai Kisand University of Tartu
Kai Krohn
Kai Krohn Tampere University
Hamish S. Scott
Hamish S. Scott University of Adelaide
Stylianos E. Antonarakis
Stylianos E. Antonarakis University of Geneva
Adrian Hayday
Adrian Hayday King's College London
Jun Kudoh
Jun Kudoh Keio University
Annamari Ranki
Annamari Ranki University of Helsinki
Eystein S. Husebye
Eystein S. Husebye University of Bergen
Raivo Uibo
Raivo Uibo University of Tartu
Lili Milani
Lili Milani University of Tartu

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