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Magnús Karl Magnússon - Professor
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School of Health Sciences
Magnús Karl Magnússon
Íslenska
Professor
Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Sturlugata 8
Email
magnuskm [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Medicine
Website
http://lifvisindi.hi.is/magnus_karl_magnusson
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-4934
Research portal – Magnús Karl Magnússon
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2022 - 2023
HJÚ409G - Pharmacology
HJÚ249G - Pharmacology
LÆK308G - Pharmacology I
LÆK307G - Pharmacology II
LÆK515G - Pharmacology and Toxicology
LÆK508F - Oncology
LYF106F - Integrated Pharmacology
HGF303G - Pharmacology for Health Information Technicians
Education
1998
,
Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine
,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
,
Internal Medicine, Clinical Investigator Pathway
1991
,
Kandídatspróf
,
,
Professional Experience
2009 -
,
,
2009 -
,
,
2002 -
2009,
,
2003 -
2009,
,
2005 -
2008,
,
Published works
2022
Genetic architecture of band neutrophil fraction in Iceland
Communications Biology
2021
A genome-wide meta-analysis yields 46 new loci associating with biomarkers of iron homeostasis.
Communications biology
Eleven genomic loci affect plasma levels of chronic inflammation marker soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
Communications Biology
2020
Expression of ncRNAs on the DLK1-DIO3 Locus Is Associated With Basal and Mesenchymal Phenotype in Breast Epithelial Progenitor Cells.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Predicted loss and gain of function mutations in ACO1 are associated with erythropoiesis.
Communications biology
2019
[The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2019 - The cellular oxygen sensing mechanism].
Laeknabladid
[Opioid overdose following voriconazole treatment - case report].
Laeknabladid
Improved long-term survival following pulmonary resections for non-small cell lung cancer: results of a nationwide study from Iceland.
Annals of translational medicine
2018
MiR-203a is differentially expressed during branching morphogenesis and EMT in breast progenitor cells and is a repressor of peroxidasin.
Mechanisms of development
[Views of Icelandic women towards genetic counseling - and testing of BRCA2 mutations].
Laeknabladid
A truncating mutation in EPOR leads to hypo-responsiveness to erythropoietin with normal haemoglobin.
Communications biology
2017
Reduced anticoagulation variability in patients on warfarin monitored with Fiix-prothrombin time associates with reduced thromboembolism: The Fiix-trial.
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
Inhibition of PTP1B disrupts cell-cell adhesion and induces anoikis in breast epithelial cells.
Cell Death & Disease
2016
Abstract B08: Expression of noncoding RNAs on the DLK1-DIO1 locus in EMT and breast cancer
Cancer Research
[Medical education in Iceland, 140th anniversary[Editorial]].
Laeknabladid
2015
Context-Dependent Function of Myoepithelial Cells in Breast Morphogenesis and Neoplasia.
Current molecular biology reports
Contribution of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition to phenotypic changes in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
1.5 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
MicroRNA-200c-141 and ∆Np63 are required for breast epithelial differentiation and branching morphogenesis.
Developmental biology
KIT and PDGFRA mutations and the risk of GI stromal tumor recurrence.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Basal cells of the human airways acquire mesenchymal traits in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and in culture
Laboratory Investigation
2014
Clinical phenotype in heterozygote and biallelic Bernard-Soulier syndrome--a case control study.
American journal of hematology
deltaNp63 has a role in maintaining epithelial integrity in airway epithelium.
PloS one
Functional Role of the microRNA-200 Family in Breast Morphogenesis and Neoplasia.
Genes
2013
[Investing in knowledge for the future].
Laeknabladid
Expression and functional role of sprouty-2 in breast morphogenesis.
PloS one
2012
Endothelial-rich microenvironment supports growth and branching morphogenesis of prostate epithelial cells.
The Prostate
[Genetically modified plants; a threat to human health?].
Laeknabladid
Apolipoprotein(a) genetic sequence variants associated with systemic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerotic burden but not with venous thromboembolism.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2011
Risk of recurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumour after surgery: an analysis of pooled population-based cohorts.
The Lancet. Oncology
Endothelial Induced EMT in Breast Epithelial Cells with Stem Cell Properties
PLoS ONE
2010
Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Nature genetics
Endothelial cells stimulate growth of normal and cancerous breast epithelial cells in 3D culture
BMC Research Notes
Selection for EGFR gene amplification in a breast epithelial cell line with basal-like phenotype and hereditary background.
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal
2007
Clinical study on gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in Iceland, 1990-2003.
Digestive diseases and sciences
2005
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Iceland, 1990-2003: The Icelandic GIST study, a population-based incidence and pathologic risk stratification study
International Journal of Cancer
Stem cell biology and the cellular pathways of carcinogenesis.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica
2004
Imatinib inhibits T-cell receptor-mediated T-cell proliferation and activation in a dose-dependent manner.
Blood
2003
Gene expression analysis in mastocytosis reveals a highly consistent profile with candidate molecular markers.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
2002
Activity of STI571 in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with a platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor fusion oncogene.
Blood
2001
Modulation of cell interactions with extracellular matrix by lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine 1-phosphate
Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators
1999
Sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulates fibronectin matrix assembly through a Rho-dependent signal pathway.
Blood
1998
Fibronectin: structure, assembly, and cardiovascular implications.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
1997
Lysophosphatidic acid and microtubule-destabilizing agents stimulate fibronectin matrix assembly through Rho-dependent actin stress fiber formation and cell contraction.
Molecular biology of the cell
1994
Low iron-binding capacity as a risk factor for myocardial infarction.
Circulation
1991
Different mechanisms of homologous and heterologous desensitization of thrombin-induced endothelial prostacyclin production.
European journal of pharmacology
1989
Endothelial inositol phosphate generation and prostacyclin production in response to G-protein activation by AlF4-.
The Biochemical journal
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