Members

Marta Cabañero Marimon (Technician)

Albert Clarà Velasco (Researcher)

Sandra Farré Anton (Research Assistant)

Yolanda Ferrer Campo (Research Assistant)

Leny Franco Rojas (Technician)

Sonia Gaixas Vasallo (Research Assistant)

Nadia García Mateo (Technician)

Esmeralda Gómez Pires (Research Assistant)

Maria Grau Magaña (Researcher)

Jaume Marrugat de la Iglesia (Researcher)

Silvia Pérez Fernández (Technician)

Irene Román Degano (Researcher)

Sergi Sayols Baixeras (PhD Student)

Isaac Subirana Cachinero (Technician)

Susanna Tello Rovira (Technician)

Joan Salvador Vila Domènech (Technician)

Maria del Mar Vila Muñoz (PhD Student)

• Main Publications
• Ongoing Research Projects
• Participation in Research Networks

• Group’s Recognitions

Main Publications

• Baena-Diez JM, Peñafiel J, Subirana I, Ramos R, Elosua R, Marin-Ibañez A, Guembe MJ, Rigo F, Tormo-Díaz MJ, Moreno-Iribas C, Cabré JJ, Segura A, García-Lareo M, Gómez de la Cámara A, Lapetra J, Quesada M, Marrugat J, Medrano MJ, Berjón J, Frontera G, Gavrila D, Barricarte A, Basora J, García J, Pavone NC, Lora-Pablos D, Mayoral E, Franch J, Mata M, Frances A, Grau M, on behalf of the FRESCO Investigators. Risk of Cause-Specific Death in Individuals With Diabetes: A Competing Risks Analysis. Diabetes Care 2016; 39(11): 1987-1995. IF 8.934. Q1.

• Di Cesare M, Bentham J, Stevens GA, Zhou B, Danaei G, Lu Y, Bixby H, Cowan MJ, Riley LM, Hajifathalian K, Fortunato L, Taddei C, Bennett JE, Ikeda N, Khang YH, Kyobutungi C, Laxmaiah A, Li Y, Lin HH, Miranda JJ, Mostafa A, Turley ML, Paciorek CJ, Gunter M, Ezzati M, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) (...Marrugat J, Porta M...). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants. Lancet 2016; 387(10026): 1377-1396. IF 44.002. Q1.

• Emdin CA, Khera AV, Natarajan P, Klarin D, Won HH, Peloso GM, Stitziel NO, Nomura A, Zekavat SM, Bick AG, Gupta N, Asselta R, Duga S, Merlini PA, Correa A, Kessler T, Wilson JG, Bown MJ, Hall AS, Braund PS, Samani NJ, Schunkert H, Marrugat J, Elosua R, McPherson R, Farrall M, Watkins H, Willer C, Abecasis GR, Felix JF, Vasan RS, Lander E, Rader DJ, Danesh J, Ardissino D, Gabriel S, Saleheen D, Kathiresan S, and the CHARGE–Heart Failure Consortium and CARDIoGRAM Exome Consortium. Phenotypic Characterization of Genetically Lowered Human Lipoprotein(a) Levels. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016; 68: 2761-2772. IF 17.759. Q1.

• Lek M, Karczewski KJ, Minikel EV, Samocha KE, Banks E, Fennell T, O'Donnell-Luria AH, Ware JS, Hill AJ, Cummings BB, Tukiainen T, Birnbaum DP, Kosmicki JA, Duncan LE, Estrada K, Zhao F, Zou J, Pierce-Hoffman E, Berghout J, et al. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans. Nature 2016; 536(7616): 285-291. IF 38.138. Q1.

• Marrugat J, Elosua R, Grau M, Sayols-Baixeras S, Dégano IR. Prevalencia y pronóstico de los pacientes con infarto de miocardio de alto riesgo candidatos a doble tratamiento antiagregante prolongado. Rev Esp Cardiol 2016; 69(5): 480-487. IF 4.596. Q1.

• Ramos R, García-Gil M, Comas-Cufí M, Quesada M, Marrugat J, Elosua R, Grau M, Martí R, Ponjoan A, Alves-Cabratosa L, Blanch J, Bolíbar B. Statins for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in a Low-Risk Population With Low Ankle Brachial Index. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016; 67(2): 630-40. IF 17.759. Q1.

• Sayols-Baixeras S, Subirana I, Lluis-Ganella C, Civeira F, Roquer J, Do AN, Absher D, Cenarro A, Muñoz D, Soriano-Tárraga C, Jiménez-Conde J, Ordovas JM, Senti M, Aslibekyan S, Marrugat J, Arnett DK, Elosua R. Identification and validation of seven new loci showing differential DNA methylation related to serum lipid profile: an epigenome-wide approach. The REGICOR study. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Oct 15; 25(20): 4556-4565. IF 5.985. Q1.

• Soriano C, Jiménez-Conde J, Giralt E, Mola M, Vivanco R, Ois A, Rodríguez-Campello A, Cuadrado E, Sayols-Baixeras S, Elosua R, Roquer J, on behalf of the GENESTROKE Consortium. Epigenome-wide association study identifies TXNIP gene associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and sustained hyperglycemia. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25(3): 609-619. IF 5.985. Q1.

• Velescu A, Clará A, Peñafiel J, Grau M, Dégano IR, Martí R, Ramos R, Marrugat J, Elosua R. Peripheral Arterial Disease Incidence and Associated Risk Factors in a Mediterranean Population-based Cohort. The REGICOR Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2016; 51(5): 696-705. IF 2.912. Q1.