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Stefan Pilz is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz in Austria, with a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their research encompasses various subfields, including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Surgery.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Vitamin D Research Studies, Bone health and osteoporosis research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments.

Stefan Pilz has contributed notably to scientific literature with papers including:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: Overview of efficacy and duration of natural and hybrid immunity," 2022, Environmental Research
  • "SARS-CoV-2 re-infection risk in Austria," 2021, European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Verena Theiler-Schwetz
  • Christian Trummer
  • Winfried März
  • John P. A. Ioannidis
  • Armin Zittermann

Stefan Pilz has published extensively in journals such as:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal für Klinische Endokrinologie und Stoffwechsel
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

In addition to articles, they have authored books published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks and Statistik und ihre Anwendungen. Titles include "Der Europäische Stabilitätsmechanismus" (2021) and "Stochastische Risikomodellierung und statistische Methoden" (2024).

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Independent Association of Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Levels With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

    Harald Dobnig;Stefan Pilz;Hubert Scharnagl;Wilfried Renner

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

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

  • Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?

    Kevin D. Cashman;Kirsten G. Dowling;Zuzana Skrabakova;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross

  • Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

  • Vitamin D effects on musculoskeletal health, immunity, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, fertility, pregnancy, dementia and mortality—A review of recent evidence☆

    Pawel Pludowski;Michael F. Holick;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz;Carol L. Wagner

  • Vitamin D deficiency 2.0: an update on the current status worldwide.

    Karin Amrein;Mario Scherkl;Magdalena Hoffmann;Stefan Neuwersch-Sommeregger

  • Association of vitamin D deficiency with heart failure and sudden cardiac death in a large cross-sectional study of patients referred for coronary angiography.

    Stefan Pilz;Winfried März;Winfried März;Britta Wellnitz;Ursula Seelhorst

  • Circulating 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Lu Wang;Yiqing Song;JoAnn E. Manson;Stefan Pilz

  • Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer: Recommendations for clinical practice.

    Jean Claude Souberbielle;Jean Jacques Body;Joan M. Lappe;Mario Plebani

  • Vitamin D status and arterial hypertension: a systematic review

    Stefan Pilz;Andreas Tomaschitz;Eberhard Ritz;Thomas R. Pieber

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Vitamin D deficiency and mortality risk in the general population: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    Armin Zittermann;Simona Iodice;Stefan Pilz;William B Grant

  • Association of hypovitaminosis D with metabolic disturbances in polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Elisabeth Wehr;Stefan Pilz;Natascha Schweighofer;Albrecht Giuliani

  • Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: A mendelian randomisation study

    Karani S Vimaleswaran;Karani S Vimaleswaran;Alana Cavadino;Diane J Berry;Rolf Jorde

  • Low Vitamin D Levels Predict Stroke in Patients Referred to Coronary Angiography

    Stefan Pilz;Harald Dobnig;Joachim E. Fischer;Britta Wellnitz

  • Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Chen Lu;Emmi Tikkanen

  • Effect of vitamin D supplementation on testosterone levels in men.

    S. Pilz;S. Frisch;H. Koertke;J. Kuhn

  • Genome-wide Association Study in 79,366 European-ancestry Individuals Informs the Genetic Architecture of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels

    Xia Jiang;Xia Jiang;Paul F. O'Reilly;Hugues Aschard;Hugues Aschard;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu

  • Vitamin D, cardiovascular disease and mortality

    Stefan Pilz;Andreas Tomaschitz;Winfried März;Winfried März;Winfried März;Christiane Drechsler

Frequent Co-Authors

Winfried März
Winfried März Medical University of Graz
Bernhard O. Boehm
Bernhard O. Boehm Nanyang Technological University
Marcus E. Kleber
Marcus E. Kleber Heidelberg University
Thomas R. Pieber
Thomas R. Pieber Medical University of Graz
Burkert Pieske
Burkert Pieske Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Eberhard Ritz
Eberhard Ritz Heidelberg University
Jacqueline M. Dekker
Jacqueline M. Dekker VU University Medical Center
Christoph Wanner
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg
Giel Nijpels
Giel Nijpels VU University Medical Center
Jos A. Bosch
Jos A. Bosch University of Amsterdam

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