Kaare Christensen

Research interests

Publications

• Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging

  Genome biology · 2021 · 10.1186/s13059-021-02398-9

• 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

• A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies multiple longevity genes

  Nature Communications · 2019 · 10.1038/s41467-019-11558-2

• Women live longer than men even during severe famines and epidemics

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 10.1073/pnas.1701535115

• Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study

  The Lancet · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30548-2

• Heritability of Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Based on the Nationwide Danish Twin Register

  Biological Psychiatry · 2017 · 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.08.017

• Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries

  JAMA · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.17703

• DNA methylation age is associated with mortality in a longitudinal Danish twin study

  Aging Cell · 2015 · 10.1111/acel.12421

• Mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood cells declines with age and is associated with general health among elderly

  Human Genetics · 2014 · 10.1007/s00439-014-1458-9

• Physical and cognitive functioning of people older than 90 years: a comparison of two Danish cohorts born 10 years apart

  The Lancet · 2013 · 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60777-1

• Gender and telomere length: Systematic review and meta-analysis

  Experimental Gerontology · 2013 · 10.1016/j.exger.2013.12.004

• Epigenetic variation during the adult lifespan: cross‐sectional and longitudinal data on monozygotic twin pairs

  Aging Cell · 2012 · 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00835.x

• Academic Performance in Adolescence after Inguinal Hernia Repair in Infancy

  Anesthesiology · 2011 · 10.1097/aln.0b013e31820e77a0

• A genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without cleft palate identifies risk variants near MAFB and ABCA4

  Nature Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.580

• Causal Inference and Observational Research

  Perspectives on Psychological Science · 2010 · 10.1177/1745691610383511

• Ageing populations: the challenges ahead

  The Lancet · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61460-4

• Disruption of an AP-2α binding site in an IRF6 enhancer is associated with cleft lip

  Nature Genetics · 2008 · 10.1038/ng.242

• Men: good health and high mortality. Sex differences in health and aging

  Aging Clinical and Experimental Research · 2008 · 10.1007/bf03324754

• Genetic influence on human lifespan and longevity

  Human Genetics · 2006 · 10.1007/s00439-006-0144-y

• The quest for genetic determinants of human longevity: challenges and insights

  Nature Reviews Genetics · 2006 · 10.1038/nrg1871

• Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 ( IRF6 ) Gene Variants and the Risk of Isolated Cleft Lip or Palate

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · 10.1056/nejmoa032909

• Predictors of Mortality in 2,249 Nonagenarians—The Danish 1905‐Cohort Survey

  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2003 · 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51453.x

• Evidence for a Major Role of Heredity in Graves’ Disease: A Population-Based Study of Two Danish Twin Cohorts1

  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2001 · 10.1210/jcem.86.2.7242

• Telomere Fluorescence Measurements in Granulocytes and T Lymphocyte Subsets Point to a High Turnover of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Memory T Cells in Early Childhood

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1999 · 10.1084/jem.190.2.157

• Biodemographic Trajectories of Longevity

  Science · 1998 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.280.5365.855

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