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Magnús Karl Magnússon - Professor
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School of Health Sciences
Magnús Karl Magnússon
Íslenska
Professor
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Location
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
Courses 2024 - 2025
LÆK224G - Anatomy IIB
HVS202G - Introduction to multidisciplinary health sciences - The health science day
LÆK308G - Pharmacology I
LÆK307G - Pharmacology II
LÆK515G - Pharmacology and Toxicology
LYF106F - Integrated Pharmacology
HGF303G - Pharmacology for Health Information Technicians
LÆK202F - Internal Medicine, theoretical
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
2024
Correction to
Nature
Region-Based U-Net for Accelerated Training and Enhanced Precision in Deep Brain Segmentation
The correlation between CpG methylation and gene expression is driven by sequence variants
Nature Genetics
2023
Actionable Genotypes and Their Association with Life Span in Iceland
The New England journal of medicine
Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations
Nature
Genetics and epidemiology of mutational barcode-defined clonal hematopoiesis
Nature Genetics
2022
Lærdómur
Læknablaðið
Whole genome sequencing identifies structural variants contributing to hematologic traits in the NHLBI TOPMed program
Nature Communications
Monitoring iron stores in Icelandic blood donors from 1997 through 2019
Transfusion Medicine
Monitoring iron stores in Icelandic blood donors from 1997 through 2019
Transfusion Medicine
Genetic architecture of band neutrophil fraction in Iceland
Communications Biology
2021
Genetic variants associated with platelet count are predictive of human disease and physiological markers
Communications Biology
Molecular benchmarks of a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
Nature Communications
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
Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease
Nature Genetics
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
Predicted loss and gain of function mutations in ACO1 are associated with erythropoiesis
Communications Biology
Creating RGB Images from Hyperspectral Images Using a Color Matching Function
Context-Dependent Function of Myoepithelial Cells in Breast Morphogenesis and Neoplasia
Current molecular biology reports
2019
A MUC5B polymorphism associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis mediates overexpression through decreased CpG methylation and C/EBPβ transcriptional activation
Ópíóíðaeitrun í kjölfar vórikónazólmeðferðar - sjúkratilfelli
Læknablaðið
MiR-203a is differentially expressed during branching morphogenesis and EMT in breast progenitor cells and is a repressor of peroxidasin
Mechanisms of Development
MiR-203a is differentially expressed during branching morphogenesis and EMT in breast progenitor cells and is a repressor of peroxidasin
Mechanisms of Development
Nóbelsverðlaun í læknisfræði 2019 – Súrefnisskynjun frumunnar
Laeknabladid
2018
A truncating mutation in EPOR leads to hypo-responsiveness to erythropoietin with normal haemoglobin
Communications Biology
Viðhorf íslenskra kvenna til erfðaráðgjafar og erfðaprófa á BRCA1 og BRCA2 stökkbreytingum
Læknablaðið
Views of Icelandic women towards genetic counseling - and testing of BRCA2 mutations
Laeknabladid
2017
Inhibition of PTP1B disrupts cell-cell adhesion and induces anoikis in breast epithelial cells
Cell Death and Disease
Inhibition of PTP1B disrupts cell–cell adhesion and induces anoikis in breast epithelial cells
Cell Death and Disease
Reduced anticoagulation variability in patients on warfarin monitored with Fiix-prothrombin time associates with reduced thromboembolism
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
2016
Macrophage and dendritic cell subsets in IBD
Mucosal Immunology
Læknaskóli í 140 ár
Laeknabladid
Lyfjameðferð
2015
Clinical phenotype in heterozygote and biallelic Bernard-Soulier syndrome-A case control study
American Journal of Hematology
KIT and PDGFRA mutations and the risk of GI stromal tumor recurrence
Journal of Clinical Oncology
T-pattern analysis for the study of temporal structure of animal and human behavior
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
HER2 induced EMT and tumorigenicity in breast epithelial progenitor cells is inhibited by coexpression of EGFR
Oncogene
Recurrent tumor growth in the right maxilla--a rare case of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Læknablaðið
Sjaldgæft tilfelli af vöðvabandvefsæxli með bólgufrumuíferð í hægri kinnkjálka
Læknablaðið
Nýting erfdafrædi í heilbrigdispjónustu
Laeknabladid
Fiix-prothrombin time versus standard prothrombin time for monitoring of warfarin anticoagulation
The Lancet Haematology
Basal cells of the human airways acquire mesenchymal traits in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and in culture
Laboratory Investigation
MicroRNA-200c-141 and δNp63 are required for breast epithelial differentiation and branching morphogenesis
Developmental Biology
2014
Monitoring Warfarin with the Fiix-Prothrombin Time Improves Anticoagulation Stability and Long-Term Clinical Outcome. the Fiix-Trial
Blood
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
Tveir læknar hlutu nóbels - Verolaunin í efnafræoi 2012
Laeknabladid
Endothelial-rich microenvironment supports growth and branching morphogenesis of prostate epithelial cells
Prostate
Expression and Functional Role of Sprouty-2 in Breast Morphogenesis
PLoS ONE
Fjárfesting í ekkingu er fjárfesting til framtíar
Laeknabladid
Importance of the efficiency of double-stranded DNA formation in cDNA synthesis for the imprecision of microarray expression analysis
Clinical Chemistry
2012
Risk of recurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumour after surgery
The Lancet Oncology
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
Erfoabreytt matvæli
Laeknabladid
Nóbelsverolaun í læknisfræoi 2012
Laeknabladid
2011
Selection for EGFR gene amplification in a breast epithelial cell line with basal-like phenotype and hereditary background
In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal
Endothelial induced EMT in breast epithelial cells with stem cell properties
PLoS ONE
2010
Lung Epithelial Stem Cells
Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm
Nature Genetics
Airway branching morphogenesis in three dimensional culture
Respiratory Research
Tyrosine kinase mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a nation-wide study in Iceland
APMIS
Endothelial cells stimulate growth of normal and cancerous breast epithelial cells in 3D culture
BMC Research Notes
2009
Design and analysis of microarray experiments for pharmacogenomics
2007
Statistically designing microarrays and microarray experiments to enhance sensitivity and specificity
Briefings in Bioinformatics
Clinical study on gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in Iceland, 1990-2003
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
2005
Imatinib inhibits T-cell receptor-mediated T-cell proliferation and activation in a dose-dependent manner
Blood
Stem cell biology and the cellular pathways of carcinogenesis
APMIS
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Iceland, 1990-2003
International Journal of Cancer
2003
Gene expression analysis in mastocytosis reveals a highly consistent profile with candidate molecular markers
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2002
Activity of STI571 in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with a platelet-derived growth factor β receptor fusion oncogene
Blood
2001
Rabaptin-5 is a novel fusion partner to platelet-derived growth factor b receptor (PDGFbR) in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
Blood
Modulation of cell interactions with extracellular matrix by lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine 1-phosphate
Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators
Rabaptin-5 is a novel fusion partner to platelet-derived growth factor β receptor in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Blood
1999
Sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulates fibronectin matrix assembly through a Rho-dependent signal pathway
Blood
1998
Fibronectin
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Fibronectin matrix: cellular regulations.
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
1995
Iron metabolism and coronary heart disease.
Primary Cardiology.
1994
Low iron-binding capacity
Circulation
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: Molecular Pharmacology
1989
Endothelial inositol phosphate generation and prostacyclin production in response to G-protein activation by AIF
4
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Biochemical Journal
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