• Metabolic syndrome and the plasma proteome: from association to causation 

      Elhadad, Mohamed; Wilson, Rory; Zaghlool, Shaza B; Huth, Cornelia; Gieger, Christian; Grallert, Harald; Graumann, Johannes; Rathmann, Wolfgang; Koenig, Wolfgang; Sinner, Moritz F.; Hveem, Kristian; Suhre, Karsten; Thorand, Barbara; Jonasson, Christian; Waldenberger, Melanie; Peters, Annette (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS), defined by the simultaneous clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors, is a significant worldwide public health burden with an estimated 25% prevalence worldwide. The pathogenesis ...
    • Pre-analytical sample quality: Metabolite ratios as an intrinsic marker for prolonged room temperature exposure of serum samples 

      Anton, Gabriele; Wilson, Rory; Yu, Zhong-Hao; Prehn, Cornelia; Zukunft, Sven; Adamski, Jerzy; Heier, Margit; Meisinger, Christa; Römisch-Margl, Werner; Wang-Sattler, Rui; Hveem, Kristian; Wolfenbuttel, Bruce; Peters, Annette; Kastenmuller, Gabi; Waldenberger, Melanie (Journal article, 2015)
      Advances in the “omics” field bring about the need for a high number of good quality samples. Many omics studies take advantage of biobanked samples to meet this need. Most of the laboratory errors occur in the pre-analytical ...