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Rafn Benediktsson

Researcher Next ID · RN-016895

Researcher · Medicine

Reykjavík University

, Iceland

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
118
Citation count
20,806
H-index
42
i10-index
64

Research interests

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Birth, Development, and Health
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Publications

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

    Nature Genetics · 2012 · 10.1038/ng.2383

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.520

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.609

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes

    Nature Genetics · 2007 · 10.1038/ng2043

  • Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes

    Nature Genetics · 2006 · 10.1038/ng1732

Current projects

    No projects listed.