Personlig profil
Forskningsområde
My research focus on diet and genetics of the Greenlandic Inuit in relation to metabolic health.
Aktuel forskning
I am currently working with a genetic variant that only excists in Arctic populations. The variant results in an inabilty to digest sucrose - meaning that if you inherited this genetic variant from your parents, you cannot tolerate sugar. We recently found out that Greenlanders who are sucrose-intolerant are metabolically healthier. With my current project I want to figure out why. I'm therefore currently located in Nuuk to do a dietary intervention. I'm affiliated with Steno Diabetes Center Greenland, and working at Illimartusarfik (University of Greenland).
Fingeraftryk
- 1 Lignende profiler
Samarbejde og topforskningsområder i de sidste fem år
Publikation
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The prevalence of diabetic neuropathy in Greenland and its association with Inuit genetic ancestry - a cross-sectional study
Christensen, M. M. B., Hansen, C. S., Fleischer, J., Senftleber, N., Stæger, F. F., Hansen, T., Witte, D. R. & Jørgensen, M. E., nov. 2025, I: Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 39, 11, s. 109179 109179.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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GWAS of lipids in Greenlanders finds association signals shared with Europeans and reveals an independent PCSK9 association signal
Senftleber, N. K., Andersen, M. K., Jørsboe, E., Stæger, F. F., Nøhr, A. K., Garcia-Erill, G., Meisner, J., Santander, C. G., Balboa, R. F., Gilly, A., Bjerregaard, P., Larsen, C. V. L., Grarup, N., Jørgensen, M. E., Zeggini, E., Moltke, I., Hansen, T. & Albrechtsen, A., feb. 2024, I: European journal of human genetics : EJHG. 32, 2, s. 215-223 9 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
8 Citationer (Scopus) -
Healthcare Burden in Greenland of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Adults with Inherited Loss of Sucrase-Isomaltase Function
Andersen, K., Hansen, T., Jørgensen, M. E. & Senftleber, N., 2024, I: The Application of Clinical Genetics. 17, s. 15-21 7 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
4 Citationer (Scopus) -
Personal experiences of living with sucrose intolerance and attitudes towards genetic research in Greenland - a user study
Isidor, S., Senftleber, N., Schnoor, C., Pedersen, K. S., Seibæk, L., Jørgensen, M. E. & Marcussen, J., dec. 2024, I: International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 83, 1, s. 2383023 2383023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
1 Citationer (Scopus) -
Type 2 diabetes in Greenland: prevalence and risk factors
Harder, M., Bjerregaard, P., Jørgensen, M. E., Senftleber, N., Byberg, S. & Hansen, T., 2024, I: Diabetologia. 67, Suppl 1, 313.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Konferenceabstrakt i tidsskrift › Forskning › peer review