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Peter P. Pramstaller

Peter P. Pramstaller

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Genetics
Germany
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
122
Citations
81369
World Ranking
341
National Ranking
20

Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
82768
World Ranking
3404
National Ranking
183

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Peter P. Pramstaller is affiliated with the University of Lübeck in Germany, with a research focus spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses 184 publications in medicine and 79 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The subfields of study extensively covered by their research include cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, molecular biology, neurology, and epidemiology. Major research topics connected to their work are:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Peter P. Pramstaller has published frequently in multiple venues, including 22 papers in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 5 in Scientific Reports, 4 articles in Nature Communications, 4 in the European Journal of Human Genetics, and 4 in Metabolites.

Recent publications include:

  • "Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness," 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Alginate Formulations: Current Developments in the Race for Hydrogel-Based Cardiac Regeneration," 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits," 2024, Nature Genetics
  • "Association of mitochondrial DNA copy number with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in 14,176 individuals," 2021, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "Multi-trait analysis characterizes the genetics of thyroid function and identifies causal associations with clinical implications," 2024, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Cristian Pattaro, Martin Gögele, Andrew A. Hicks, Luisa Foco, and Christian Fuchsberger, with collaborative counts ranging from 29 to 58 publications alongside Pramstaller.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • 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

  • A marker for the end of adolescence.

    Till Roenneberg;Tim Kuehnle;Peter P. Pramstaller;Jan Ricken

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

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

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

  • Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

    Yurii S Aulchenko;Samuli Ripatti;Ida Lindqvist;Dorret Boomsma

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

  • 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

Andrew A. Hicks
Andrew A. Hicks University of Lübeck
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Harry Campbell
Harry Campbell University of Edinburgh
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen

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