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2024
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Germany
2024

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D-Index
103
Citations
43002
World Ranking
676
National Ranking
54

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Peter J. Oefner is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research spans medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including nephrology, genetics, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, and rheumatology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics, notably chronic kidney disease and diabetes, dialysis and renal disease management, metabolism and genetic disorders, folate and B vitamins research, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, digestive system health, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Recent notable publications by Peter J. Oefner include the following:

  • Genetic studies of urinary metabolites illuminate mechanisms of detoxification and excretion in humans, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Frequent LPA KIV-2 Variants Lower Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations and Protect Against Coronary Artery Disease, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Genetic studies of paired metabolomes reveal enzymatic and transport processes at the interface of plasma and urine, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • A Predictive Model for Progression of CKD to Kidney Failure Based on Routine Laboratory Tests, 2021, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Association of osteopontin with kidney function and kidney failure in chronic kidney disease patients: the GCKD study, 2022, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Peter J. Oefner frequently collaborates with a range of researchers, including Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Matthias Schmid, Anna Köttgen, Ulla T. Schultheiß, and Fruzsina Kotsis.

Their research has been published repeatedly in a core set of journals, reflecting their primary focus areas. The most common publication venues include:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (6 publications)
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases (4 publications)
  • Nature Genetics (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2 publications)

Peter J. Oefner's work incorporates elements of genetics and molecular biology to deepen understanding of kidney function, metabolic pathways, and associated diseases. This multidisciplinary approach integrates clinical biochemistry and epidemiology to investigate complex mechanisms underlying chronic conditions, particularly in the field of nephrology.

Best Publications

  • Familial Hemiplegic Migraine and Episodic Ataxia Type-2 Are Caused by Mutations in the Ca2+ Channel Gene CACNL1A4

    Roel A. Ophoff;Gisela M. Terwindt;Monique N. Vergouwe;Ronald Van Eijk

  • LDHA-Associated Lactic Acid Production Blunts Tumor Immunosurveillance by T and NK Cells.

    Almut Brand;Katrin Singer;Gudrun E. Koehl;Marlene Kolitzus

  • CD133(+) and CD133(-) glioblastoma-derived cancer stem cells show differential growth characteristics and molecular profiles.

    Dagmar Beier;Peter Hau;Martin A. Proescholdt;Annette Lohmeier

  • Y chromosome sequence variation and the history of human populations

    Underhill Pa;Shen P;Lin Aa;Jin L

  • The genetic legacy of Paleolithic Homo sapiens sapiens in extant Europeans: a Y chromosome perspective.

    Ornella Semino;Ornella Semino;Giuseppe Passarino;Giuseppe Passarino;Peter J. Oefner;Alice A. Lin

  • Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography: A review.

    Wenzhong Xiao;Peter J. Oefner

  • The phylogeography of Y chromosome binary haplotypes and the origins of modern human populations

    P. A. Underhill;G. Passarino;A. A. Lin;P. Shen

  • Detection of Numerous Y Chromosome Biallelic Polymorphisms by Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

    Peter A. Underhill;Li Jin;Alice A. Lin;S. Qasim Mehdi

  • Deficiency in glutamine but not glucose induces MYC-dependent apoptosis in human cells

    Mariia Yuneva;Nicola Zamboni;Peter Oefner;Ravi Sachidanandam

  • Dissecting the architecture of a quantitative trait locus in yeast

    Lars M. Steinmetz;Himanshu Sinha;Dan R. Richards;Jamie I. Spiegelman

  • Systematic screen for human disease genes in yeast

    Lars M. Steinmetz;Curt Scharfe;Adam M. Deutschbauer;Dejana Mokranjac

  • Y-Chromosome Evidence for a Northward Migration of Modern Humans into Eastern Asia during the Last Ice Age

    Bing Su;Junhua Xiao;Peter Underhill;Ranjan Deka

  • The role of selection in the evolution of human mitochondrial genomes.

    Toomas Kivisild;Peidong Shen;Dennis P. Wall;Bao Do

  • The extent of linkage disequilibrium in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Magnus Nordborg;Justin O. Borevitz;Joy Bergelson;Charles C. Berry

  • A pre-Columbian Y chromosome-specific transition and its implications for human evolutionary history.

    Peter A. Underhill;Li Jin;Rachel Zemans;Peter J. Oefner

  • Excavating Y-chromosome haplotype strata in Anatolia

    Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Roy King;Toomas Kivisild;Ersi Kalfoğlu

  • Origin, diffusion, and differentiation of Y-chromosome haplogroups E and J: inferences on the neolithization of Europe and later migratory events in the Mediterranean area.

    Ornella Semino;Chiara Magri;Giorgia Benuzzi;Alice A. Lin

  • A back migration from Asia to sub-Saharan Africa is supported by high-resolution analysis of human Y-chromosome haplotypes.

    Fulvio Cruciani;Piero Santolamazza;Peidong Shen;Vincent Macaulay

  • Lactic Acid and Acidification Inhibit TNF Secretion and Glycolysis of Human Monocytes

    Katrin Dietl;Kathrin Renner;Katja Dettmer;Birgit Timischl

  • Recent common ancestry of human Y chromosomes: Evidence from DNA sequence data

    Russell Thomson;Jonathan K. Pritchard;Peidong Shen;Peter J. Oefner

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian G. Huber
Christian G. Huber University of Salzburg
Peter A. Underhill
Peter A. Underhill Stanford University
Rainer Spang
Rainer Spang University of Regensburg
Marina Kreutz
Marina Kreutz University of Regensburg
Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff
Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kai-Uwe Eckardt
Kai-Uwe Eckardt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Claus Hellerbrand
Claus Hellerbrand University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Stanford University
Ernst Holler
Ernst Holler University of Regensburg

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