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Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia

Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
24696
World Ranking
7643
National Ranking
73

Overview

Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Genetics
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Diabetes Care

Recent papers include:

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height, 2022, Nature
  • Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, 2024, Nature
  • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol, 2020, Nature

Frequent co-authors working with Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia include:

  • Peter Rossing
  • Carol A. Wang
  • Ilja M. Nolte
  • Jouke-Jan Hottenga
  • Klaus Bønnelykke

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

    Momoko Horikoshi;Robin N. Beaumont;Felix R. Day;Nicole M. Warrington;Nicole M. Warrington

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • 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

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new susceptibility loci for childhood body mass index.

    Janine F. Felix;Jonathan P. Bradfield;Claire Monnereau;Ralf J P Van Der Valk

  • Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

    Nicola Barban;Rick Jansen;Ronald De Vlaming;Ahmad Vaez;Ahmad Vaez

  • Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity. A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

    Mariaelisa Graff;Robert A. Scott;Anne E. Justice;Kristin L. Young

  • Life-Course Genome-wide Association Study Meta-analysis of Total Body BMD and Assessment of Age-Specific Effects

    Carolina Medina-Gomez;John P. Kemp;John P. Kemp;Katerina Trajanoska;Jian'an Luan

  • New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

    Yingchang Lu;Felix R Day;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Martin L Buchkovich

  • Genome-wide analyses identify a role for SLC17A4 and AADAT in thyroid hormone regulation

    Alexander Teumer;Alexander Teumer;Layal Chaker;Stefan Groeneweg;Yong Li

  • Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes

    Emma Ahlqvist;Tarunveer Singh Ahluwalia;Leif Groop

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hans Bisgaard
Hans Bisgaard University of Copenhagen
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Peter Rossing
Peter Rossing University of Copenhagen
Klaus Bønnelykke
Klaus Bønnelykke University of Copenhagen
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University

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