Sven Bergmann

Research interests

Publications

• Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing

  Nature · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03779-7

• Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

  Nature Genetics · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00913-z

• A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals

  Nature Genetics · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0407-x

• Chromatin three-dimensional interactions mediate genetic effects on gene expression

  Science · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat8266

• Unraveling the polygenic architecture of complex traits using blood eQTL metaanalysis

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1101/447367

• Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

  Nature Human Behaviour · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-016-0016

• Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

  Nature Genetics · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3841

• Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height

  Nature · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21039

• Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

  Nature Genetics · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-017-0011-x

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

  PLoS Genetics · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006528

• Genome-wide meta-analysis of 241,258 adults accounting for smoking behaviour identifies novel loci for obesity traits

  Nature Communications · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14977

• Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

  Nature · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14618

• Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

  Nature Genetics · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.922

• The evolution of gene expression levels in mammalian organs

  Nature · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10532

• Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-Wide Association Study

  Gastroenterology · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2009.12.056

• Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

  Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.686

• Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

  Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.714

• Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

  Nature Genetics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.361

• Meta-Analysis of 28,141 Individuals Identifies Common Variants within Five New Loci That Influence Uric Acid Concentrations

  PLoS Genetics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000504

• Genes mirror geography within Europe

  Nature · 2008 · 10.1038/nature07331

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