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Wolfgang Rathmann is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work contributes extensively to the understanding and management of diabetes and related metabolic disorders.

Research topics frequently addressed by Rathmann include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes and Associated Disorders
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Prominent publication venues where Rathmann has contributed multiple works include:

  • Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Diabetologia
  • Diabetes
  • PLoS ONE

Some of Rathmann's recent published papers are:

  • Incidence of newly diagnosed diabetes after Covid-19, 2022, Diabetologia
  • Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides insights into molecular mechanisms regulating genomic function, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Cohort Profile Update: The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP), 2022, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Prediabetes and risk of mortality, diabetes-related complications and comorbidities: umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective studies, 2021, Diabetologia
  • Arrhythmic Gut Microbiome Signatures Predict Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rathmann include:

  • Annette Peters
  • Christian Herder
  • Michael Roden
  • Barbara Thorand
  • Wolfgang Köenig

Wolfgang Rathmann's research spans several important subfields of study, such as epidemiology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and endocrinology. This multidisciplinary approach supports a broad understanding of diabetes and its interaction with other physiological systems.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Prediabetes: a high-risk state for diabetes development

    Adam G Tabák;Adam G Tabák;Christian Herder;Wolfgang Rathmann;Eric J Brunner

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • 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

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Cohort Profile: The Study of Health in Pomerania

    Henry Völzke;Dietrich Alte;Carsten Oliver Schmidt;Dörte Radke

  • DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death

    Brian H. Chen;Riccardo E. Marioni;Riccardo E. Marioni;Elena Colicino;Marjolein J. Peters

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Inga Prokopenko;Claudia Langenberg;Jose C. Florez;Jose C. Florez;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in Southern Germany: target populations for efficient screening. The KORA survey 2000.

    W. Rathmann;B. Haastert;A. Icks;H. Löwel

  • Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

    Simone Wahl;Alexander Drong;Benjamin Lehne;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh

  • Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics

    Rui Wang-Sattler;Zhonghao Yu;Christian Herder;Ana C Messias

  • Global prevalence of diabetes: estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030.

    Wolfgang Rathmann;Guido Giani

  • 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

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christa Meisinger
Christa Meisinger University of Augsburg
Christian Herder
Christian Herder Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Michael Roden
Michael Roden Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Barbara Thorand
Barbara Thorand Helmholtz Zentrum München
Wolfgang Koenig
Wolfgang Koenig German Heart Centre
Christian Gieger
Christian Gieger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Harald Grallert
Harald Grallert Helmholtz Zentrum München
Thomas Illig
Thomas Illig Hannover Medical School
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London

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