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Overview

Per Bakke is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has a research focus predominantly in Medicine, with particular specialization in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their academic contributions extend to related subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Emergency Medical Services, and Genetics.

The main topics Bakke has explored in their research include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Bakke has contributed to several scientific publications, with recent papers covering various aspects of respiratory medicine and genetics. Notable papers include:

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Sex differences between women and men with COPD: A new analysis of the 3CIA study, 2020, Respiratory Medicine
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related phenotypes: polygenic risk scores in population-based and case-control cohorts, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Urinary Leukotriene E4and Prostaglandin D2Metabolites Increase in Adult and Childhood Severe Asthma Characterized by Type 2 Inflammation. A Clinical Observational Study, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Coagulation markers as predictors for clinical events in COPD, 2020, Respirology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Bakke include:

  • Amund Gulsvik (14 co-authored works)
  • Brian D. Hobbs (11 co-authored works)
  • Guy Brusselle (10 co-authored works)
  • Edwin K. Silverman (10 co-authored works)
  • Tomas Eagan (10 co-authored works)

The scientist's work is commonly published in a selection of specialized venues, reflecting their research interests in respiratory medicine and genetics. Most frequent publication venues are:

  • ERJ Open Research (6 publications)
  • Nature Genetics (3 publications)
  • Respiratory Medicine (3 publications)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (3 publications)
  • European Respiratory Journal (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second over time in copd

    Jørgen Vestbo;Jørgen Vestbo;Lisa D. Edwards;Paul D. Scanlon;Julie C. Yates

  • Persistent systemic inflammation is associated with poor clinical outcomes in COPD: a novel phenotype.

    Alvar Agustí;Lisa D. Edwards;Stephen I. Rennard;William MacNee

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Identification of Two Major Susceptibility Loci

    Sreekumar G. Pillai;Dongliang Ge;Guohua Zhu;Xiangyang Kong

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Jason Z. Liu;Federica Tozzi;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sreekumar G. Pillai

  • Risk of over-diagnosis of COPD in asymptomatic elderly never-smokers

    J A Hardie;A S Buist;W M Vollmer;I Ellingsen

  • New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

    Shrine N;Guyatt Al;Erzurumluoglu Am;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve

  • Risk factors for rehospitalisation in COPD: role of health status, anxiety and depression

    G. Gudmundsson;T. Gislason;C. Janson;E. Lindberg

  • Inflammatory biomarkers improve clinical prediction of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Bartolome R. Celli;Nicholas Locantore;Julie Yates;Ruth Tal-Singer

  • Comorbidity, systemic inflammation and outcomes in the ECLIPSE cohort.

    Joy Miller;Lisa D Edwards;Alvar Agustí;Per Bakke

  • Variants in FAM13A are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Michael H. Cho;Nadia Boutaoui;Barbara J. Klanderman;Jody S. Sylvia

  • Gender differences in COPD: are women more susceptible to smoking effects than men?

    Inga-Cecilie Sørheim;Ane Johannessen;Amund Gulsvik;Per S Bakke

  • Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

    Brian D. Hobbs;Kim De Jong;Maxime Lamontagne;Yohan Bossé

  • Risk loci for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis

    Michael H Cho;Merry-Lynn N McDonald;Xiaobo Zhou;Manuel Mattheisen;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Hospitalized Exacerbations of COPD: Risk Factors and Outcomes in the ECLIPSE Cohort

    Hana Müllerova;Diego J. Maselli;Diego J. Maselli;Nicholas Locantore;Jørgen Vestbo

  • Six-minute-walk test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: minimal clinically important difference for death or hospitalization.

    Michael I. Polkey;Martijn A. Spruit;Lisa D. Edwards;Michael L. Watkins

  • Depression, anxiety and health status after hospitalisation for COPD: a multicentre study in the Nordic countries.

    Gunnar Gudmundsson;Thorarinn Gislason;Christer Janson;Eva Lindberg

  • Quality of Life Assessment after Patient Education in a Randomized Controlled Study on Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Frode Gallefoss;Per Sigvald Bakke;Pål Kj→ Rsgaard

  • Prevalence of obstructive lung disease in a general population: relation to occupational title and exposure to some airborne agents.

    P S Bakke;V Baste;R Hanoa;A Gulsvik

  • Total and specific serum IgE levels in adults: relationship to sex, age and environmental factors

    E. Omenaas;P. Bakke;S. Elsayed;R. Hanoa

Frequent Co-Authors

Amund Gulsvik
Amund Gulsvik University of Bergen
Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
David A. Lomas
David A. Lomas University College London
Michael H. Cho
Michael H. Cho Harvard University
Jørgen Vestbo
Jørgen Vestbo University of Manchester
Ruth Tal-Singer
Ruth Tal-Singer GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
James D. Crapo
James D. Crapo National Jewish Health
Geir Egil Eide
Geir Egil Eide University of Bergen
Harvey O. Coxson
Harvey O. Coxson University of British Columbia
Terri H. Beaty
Terri H. Beaty Johns Hopkins University

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