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Alexander Drong

Pediatrics and Genetics ·
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Endometriosis Research and Treatment, and RNA modifications and cancer.
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10,956
works
47
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Recent publications

Single-cell multi-omics defines the cell-type-specific impact of splicing aberrations in human hematopoietic clonal outgrowths
Cell stem cell 2023cited by 62position: middledoi
Interethnic analyses of blood pressure loci in populations of East Asian and European descent
Nature Communications 2018cited by 127position: middledoi
Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity
Nature 2016cited by 1,019position: middledoi
Erratum to: A coherent approach for analysis of the Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip improves data quality and performance in epigenome-wide association studies
Genome biology 2016cited by 315position: middledoi
New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk
Nature Communications 2016cited by 314position: middledoi
Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels
Nature Communications 2016cited by 188position: middledoi
Multiethnic genome-wide meta-analysis of ectopic fat depots identifies loci associated with adipocyte development and differentiation
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 145position: middledoi
New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution
Nature 2015cited by 1,705position: middledoi
Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2015cited by 542position: middledoi
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation
Nature Genetics 2015cited by 374position: middledoi
Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations
Nature 2015cited by 201position: middledoi
Mouse-Human Experimental Epigenetic Analysis Unmasks Dietary Targets and Genetic Liability for Diabetic Phenotypes
Cell Metabolism 2015cited by 112position: middledoi
The Presence of Methylation Quantitative Trait Loci Indicates a Direct Genetic Influence on the Level of DNA Methylation in Adipose Tissue
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 84position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Mark I. McCarthy · Vanderbilt University Medical Center3 papers (2013–2016)Cecilia M. Lindgren · Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre2 papers (2013–2015)Åsa K. Hedman · Pfizer (United States)1 papers (2013–2013)Weihua Zhang · Qiqihar University1 papers (2016–2016)Yuanyuan Li · Shenzhen Bao'an District People's Hospital1 papers (2015–2015)Xia Lei · Johns Hopkins Medicine1 papers (2015–2015)Marcus M Seldin · Johns Hopkins Medicine1 papers (2015–2015)Mehboob A. Hussain · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor1 papers (2015–2015)Benjamin Lehne · Imperial College London1 papers (2016–2016)Juleen R. Zierath · Karolinska Institutet1 papers (2015–2015)So–Youn Shin · University of Bristol1 papers (2013–2013)Kerrin S. Small · King's College London1 papers (2013–2013)Tim D. Spector · US Forest Service1 papers (2013–2013)G. William Wong · Johns Hopkins University1 papers (2015–2015)V. Rodriguez · Johns Hopkins Medicine1 papers (2015–2015)Prosenjit Mondal · Johns Hopkins Medicine1 papers (2015–2015)John C. Chambers · Centre for Human Genetics1 papers (2016–2016)Marie Loh · Agency for Science, Technology and Research1 papers (2016–2016)Erik Näslund · Karolinska University Hospital1 papers (2015–2015)Paul Elliott · Imperial College London1 papers (2016–2016)