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Wolfgang Ahrens

Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPSORCID 0000-0003-3777-570XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genetics· 1

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1

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Aida Ferreiro-IglesiasiD· 1 shared Alberto EscallóniD· 1 shared Alfonso SianiiD· 1 shared Ana Carolina de CarvalhoiD· 1 shared Ana M. Baldión-Elorza· 1 shared André Lopes CarvalhoiD· 1 shared Andrew F. OlshaniD· 1 shared Anke HülsiD· 1 shared

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2025

Cross-ancestral GWAS identifies 29 novel variants across Head and Neck Cancer subsites

Elmira Ebrahimi, Apiwat Sangphukieo, Hanla A. Park…·Paolo Garzino‐Demo

This study conducts a cross-ancestral GWAS and fine mapping of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma subsites, identifying 29 novel variants and highlighting gene-environment interactions.

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GeneticsInternational Journal of ObesityPeer-reviewedMar 22, 2021

A healthy childhood environment helps to combat inherited susceptibility to obesity

Anke Hüls, Marvin N. Wright, Leonie Helen Bogl…·on behalf of the IDEFICS/I.Family consortia

This study shows that a healthy childhood environment can reduce the risk of obesity in children with a genetic predisposition to the condition.

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