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Ulrich Broeckel is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research spans fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension.

Broeckel has contributed to numerous publications across various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Recent papers include:

  • Dynamic incorporation of multiple in silico functional annotations empowers rare variant association analysis of large whole-genome sequencing studies at scale, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Clonal haematopoiesis and risk of chronic liver disease, 2023, Nature
  • A high-resolution HLA reference panel capturing global population diversity enables multi-ancestry fine-mapping in HIV host response, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • A framework for detecting noncoding rare-variant associations of large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies, 2022, Nature Methods
  • Powerful, scalable and resource-efficient meta-analysis of rare variant associations in large whole genome sequencing studies, 2022, Nature Genetics

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Donna K. Arnett
  • Eric Boerwinkle
  • Jennifer A. Brody
  • Donald W. Bowden
  • John Blangero

Best Publications

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Making a definitive diagnosis: successful clinical application of whole exome sequencing in a child with intractable inflammatory bowel disease.

    Elizabeth A Worthey;Alan N Mayer;Alan N Mayer;Grant D Syverson;Daniel Helbling

  • A Platform for Generation of Chamber-Specific Cardiac Tissues and Disease Modeling.

    Yimu Zhao;Naimeh Rafatian;Nicole T. Feric;Brian J. Cox

  • Prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in the community. Results from a Doppler echocardiographic-based survey of a population sample.

    Fischer M;Baessler A;Hense Hw;Hengstenberg C

  • Preemptive Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation: Current Programs in Five US Medical Centers

    Henry M. Dunnenberger;Kristine R. Crews;James M. Hoffman;Kelly E. Caudle

  • A comprehensive linkage analysis for myocardial infarction and its related risk factors.

    Ulrich Broeckel;Christian Hengstenberg;Björn Mayer;Stephan Holmer

  • An autoinflammatory disease due to homozygous deletion of the IL1RN locus.

    Sreelatha Reddy;Shuang Jia;Rhonda Geoffrey;Rachel Lorier

  • A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry.

    Keri L. Monda;Keri L. Monda;Gary K. Chen;Kira C. Taylor;Kira C. Taylor;Cameron Palmer;Cameron Palmer

  • PG4KDS: A model for the clinical implementation of pre-emptive pharmacogenetics

    James M. Hoffman;Cyrine E. Haidar;Mark R. Wilkinson;Kristine R. Crews

  • Distinct Heritable Patterns of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease in Families With Myocardial Infarction

    Marcus Fischer;Ulrich Broeckel;Stephan Holmer;Andrea Baessler

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis points to CTC1 and ZNF676 as genes regulating telomere homeostasis in humans

    Massimo Mangino;Shih Jen Hwang;Timothy D. Spector;Steven C. Hunt

  • Thymic regulatory T cells arise via two distinct developmental programs

    David L. Owen;Shawn A. Mahmud;Louisa E. Sjaastad;Jason B. Williams

  • Incorporating a Genetic Risk Score Into Coronary Heart Disease Risk Estimates Effect on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels (the MI-GENES Clinical Trial)

    Iftikhar J. Kullo;Hayan Jouni;Erin E. Austin;Sherry Ann Brown

  • Development and use of active clinical decision support for preemptive pharmacogenomics

    Gillian C Bell;Kristine R Crews;Mark R Wilkinson;Cyrine E Haidar

  • Genome-wide Association Analysis of Blood-Pressure Traits in African-Ancestry Individuals Reveals Common Associated Genes in African and Non-African Populations

    Nora Franceschini;Ervin Fox;Zhaogong Zhang;Zhaogong Zhang;Todd L. Edwards

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • The associations of body size and body composition with left ventricular mass: impacts for indexation in adults ☆

    Hans-Werner Hense;Birgit Gneiting;Michael Muscholl;Ulrich Broeckel

  • Dynamic incorporation of multiple in silico functional annotations empowers rare variant association analysis of large whole-genome sequencing studies at scale

    Xihao Li;Zilin Li;Hufeng Zhou;Sheila M Gaynor

  • The Pharmacogenomics Research Network Translational Pharmacogenetics Program: overcoming challenges of real-world implementation.

    A R Shuldiner;A R Shuldiner;M V Relling;J F Peterson;K Hicks

  • PITX2 and FOXC1 spectrum of mutations in ocular syndromes.

    Linda M Reis;Rebecca C Tyler;Bethany A Volkmann Kloss;Kala F Schilter

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna K. Arnett
Donna K. Arnett University of South Carolina
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Steven C. Hunt
Steven C. Hunt Cornell University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Sharon L.R. Kardia
Sharon L.R. Kardia University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lisa R. Yanek
Lisa R. Yanek Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Dabeeru C. Rao
Dabeeru C. Rao Washington University in St. Louis
Xiuqing Guo
Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute
Kent D. Taylor
Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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